Problem
Solution
The Emergency Solar Hand Crank
Radio will not fully charge my
smartphone.
Charging a smartphone through the Phone Charger Jack
is intended for emergency purpose only. It is not intended
for recharging fully a discharged battery. Smartphone
battery capacity significantly exceeds the battery capacity
of the Emergency Solar Hand Crank Radio.
Therefore, a fully charged Emergency Solar Hand Crank
Radio will only partially charge a smartphone or
mp3/mp4 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 Emergency Solar Hand Crank Radio
is locked up and will not respond to
commands. How do I reset it?
Remove the battery. Press the reset button with a
paperclip. If the display does not turn on after press the
RESET button, the internal rechargeable battery may
become very low power. Lift the crank handle and rotate
the crank clockwise or connect the unit to computer or
USB charger for charging.
The yellow solar charging light does not
illuminate during solar charging.
There is not enough solar energy to drive the yellow
charging light. For solar charging, you will see a faint
yellow light. The brighter the sunlight, the brighter the
green 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 Emergency Solar Hand Crank Radio
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 device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
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