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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)
Smart
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 fully charging the battery before using this feature.
6.
Operation
6.1
Flashlight Operation
Turn the light on and off with the flashlight switch on the top of the unit (Figure 1).
6.2
Siren and SOS Operation
To sound the emergency siren with SOS light flasher, press and hold the flashlight switch for 3
seconds. To disable, press the flashlight switch again.
6.3
Power Outage Light Flasher
When plugged into AC power, in the event of a power outage, the flashlight will flash, providing a
location beacon. To disable, press the flashlight switch.
6.4
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
Figure 4
