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1.
Turn the hand crank either clockwise or counterclockwise at about two cranks per second for
two minutes to activate the internal battery for initial use, or when the unit has not been used
for more than 60 days. The red battery charging light illuminates when charging, as shown in
Figure 1. After two minutes of cranking at two revolutions per minute, wait two minutes to
begin cranking again. This will extend the crank life.
2.
For subsequent charges, turn the hand crank for one minute to produce 70 minutes of
continuous light for the LED flashlight, or 16-20 minutes of continuous radio usage (subject
to volume) or approximately 3-5 minutes of talk time on the cell phone (your results may vary
due to phone variation).
4.4
Power Consumption
The ADVENTURER includes a large battery capacity (800 mAh) but different operational modes
result in significantly varying power consumption requirements. Here is a general guide on power
consumption, typical user operation and recommend power sources.
Mode
Typical User Operation
Power
Consumption
Recommend Power Source
Flashlight
Emergency or remote use
Low
Solar, Hand Crank
AM/FM/Weather
Band Radio
Emergency or remote use
Low
Solar, Hand Crank
Weather Alert
Continuous monitoring (1)
High
AC, USB (from computer)
Cell
phone
charging
Short term emergency use
High
Hand Crank, AC, USB (from
computer)
(1)
The weather alert mode consumes a significant amount of power because it is constantly
scanning for the emergency 1050 Hz tone from the National Weather Service. We
recommend connecting the power input to a USB computer port or the optional USB to AC
converter for continuous alert operation (reference Section 9). Otherwise, you must rely on
hand crank power in this mode when no power is available.
5.
Operation
5.1
Flashlight Operation
Turn the light on and off with the light switch on the top of the unit (Figure 1).
5.2
Radio Operation
The ADVENTURER includes a digital LCD display (Figure 4) with backlighting, with the following
push button controls:
POWER
. Turns on and off the radio. Transitions from clock display to radio tuner display.
MODE
. Switches the radio band between AM, FM, weather band, and weather band alert
mode.
TUN+:
Adjusts the radio frequency up
TUN-:
Adjusts the radio frequency down
VOL+:
Adjusts the radio volume up
VOL-:
Adjusts the radio volume down