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Problem
Solution
The ADVENTURER will not fully charge
my smart phone.
Charging a smart phone through the Phone Charger Jack
is intended for emergency purpose only. It is not intended
for recharging fully a discharged battery. Smart phone
battery capacity significantly exceeds the battery
capacity of the ADVENTURER.
Therefore, a fully charged ADVENTURER will only
partially charge a smart phone or PDA device. After the
battery stops charging the device, disconnect the device
and begin cranking if a DC power source is not available.
I never receive weather alerts.
Verify you receive the test alert from the National
Weather Service on Wednesday as described in the
weather alert section of this manual.
Verify you have tuned the weather band to your local
area and you have reception before activating the
Weather Alert feature.
Make sure you have good weather radio reception. If
your radio reception is poor, you will not receive any
alerts.
How can I receive warnings only and not
watches or statements?
Selective filtering of statements, watches and warnings is
not possible. You will always receive all three levels.
The ADVENTURER is locked up and
will not respond to commands. How do I
reset it?
Remove the battery. Press the reset button inside the
battery compartment with a paperclip. Reinstall the
battery.
The red charging light does not illuminate
during solar charging.
There is not enough solar energy to drive the red
charging light.
The display fades when placed in direct
sunlight.
If the display heats up outside the operational range, the
display will fade. For solar charging, partial sunlight or
shade is sufficient.
The ADVENTURER exits the alert mode
and displays time.
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 power input to a
USB computer port or the optional USB to AC converter
for continuous alert operation (reference Section 11).
Otherwise, you must rely on hand crank power in this
mode.
The radio does not fully charge with the
solar collector.
The solar collector will not completely charge the
ADVENTURER and is intended to extend the existing
battery charge. The solar collector efficiency is
significantly impacted by direct vs. indirect sunlight,
angle of the solar collector, angle of the sun and weather
conditions, including your latitude, time of year (winter
vs. summer), time of day, and cloud cover.
