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Before You Start: Charge Up the Weather Radio
Before you use the Weather Radio for the first time, use the supplied USB to mini USB
cable to charge its the battery completely. Here’s how:
1. Find the USB Type A to mini USB cable included in this package.
Note: You can also use your own USB Type A to mini USB cable to charge the Weather
Radio’s internal battery.
2. Open the door covering the USB connections on the Weather Radio. Plug the mini
USB end of the cable into the mini USB port behind this door.
3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into a USB power source (like a computer or a
USB power adapter). The Weather Radio’s charging LED will stay illuminated while the
USB power source is connected. A full charge takes approximately 4 hours.
AM/FM/Weather Band Radios
The Weather Radio lets you listen to local weather band, as well as your local AM and FM
radio stations.
To turn the radio on:
Turn the VOLUME knob to the right.
To turn the radio off
: Turn the VOLUME knob to the left to the OFF setting.
To change between AM, FM, or WB (weather band):
Slide the Weather Radio switch to
AM, FM, WB (weather band) number. The Controls show which mode the radio is in: AM,
FM, or WB (weather band).
To increase or decrease radio volume:
Turn the VOLUME knob left to decrease or right to
increase the radio volume.
Using AM/FM radio
To tune to FM or AM radio frequencies:
Turn the TUNE knob to go up or down through
each radio frequency while in FM or AM radio mode. Turn the TUNE knob to scan through
frequencies until you find a station you would like to listen to.
Using the weather band radio
To tune to weather band radio frequencies:
Slide the AM, FM, WB (weather band) switch
to the number that weather information is provided. Start with number 1 and continue
until you hear the weather information.
Flashlight
Press the flashlight button to turn the flashlight on and off. When the Weather Radio is
fully charged, the flashlight can work up to 7 hours consecutively. For every minute of
hand-cranking at 120 RPM, the flashlight can work up to 5 minutes consecutively.