Owner`s manual

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Hand-Crank Charging
The hand crank charges the Survival Skybox’s internal battery.
Figure 3
Before You Start:
Charge Up the Survival Skybox
Plugging in for power
1. OpenthedoorcoveringtheDCINjackontheSurvivalSkybox’s
backpanel.ConnecttheadaptertotheDCINjackofthe
Survival Skybox.
2. Connect the AC power adapter to a convenient wall outlet
(Fig. 1). The Survival Skybox starts charging and the battery
indicatorashes.Whenthebatteryisfull,theindicatorwillstop
ashing.Afullchargetakesapproximately5hours.
Figure 2
Figure 1
Solar Charging
ThesolarpanelchargestheSurvivalSkybox’sinternalbattery.It
could take 45 hours under strong sunlight. The charging icon will be
shown on the display while charging (Fig. 2).
Tour of the Survival Skybox: Top View and Back Panel
Carry handle
Solar panel
Hideaway
Antenna
Light
switch
Back Panel
Reset
Switch
DCIN
Jack
USB
charging
outlet
Headphone
Jack
Setting the Time and Date
When you first plug in or charge the Survival Skybox, the front
display will show “12:00” for the time. Setting the time and date is
easy...here’s how.
To set the time and date:
1. Make sure the radio is off. Press the
button to turn it off if it
isn’t already.
2. PressandholdtheSETbuttononthefrontpaneluntilthehour
digits(“12”)startashing.Thismeansyoucansetthehour.Use
the
and buttons on the front panel to set the current hour.
3. Onceyou’vesetthecorrecthour,presstheSETbuttonagain.
Theminutesdigits(“00”)startashing,whichmeansyoucan
set the minutes. Use the
and buttons on the front panel to
set the current minutes.
4. Onceyou’vesetthecorrectminutes,presstheSETbutton
again.Theyear(“2012”)startsashing,whichmeansyoucan
set the current year. Use the
and buttons on the front
panel to set the current year.
5. Onceyou’vesetthecorrectyear,presstheSETbuttonagain.
TheMonthdigits(“12”)startashing,whichmeansyoucanset
the current month. Use the
and buttons on the front panel
to set the current month.
6. Onceyou’vesetthecorrectmonth,presstheSETbuttonagain.
TheDatedigits(“01”)startashing,whichmeansyoucanset
the date. Use the
and buttons on the front panel to set the
current date.
7. Onceyou’vesetthecorrectdate,presstheSETbuttonagain.
Nowyoucanchangewhethertheclockshowsthetimein
12-hour (for example, 3:30 PM) or 24-hour (for example, 15:30)
format. The default is the 12-hour format. Press the
buttons
tochangetothe24-hourformat,orpressSETtokeepthe12-
hour format.
That’sit!Thetimeanddateareset.Ifyouneedtomakeachange
toanyofthesesettings,justpressandholdtheSETbuttonwhen
theradioisoffandpressSETuntilyouseethesettingyouwantto
change.
1. Open the hand crank.
2. Grip the Survival Skybox with
one hand and the crank with the
other.
3. Turn the handle rapidly (about
120 to 150 RPM). The Survival
Skybox starts charging and the
batteryindicatorashes(Fig.3).
 IMPORTANT:Don’tforcethe
hand crank. Make sure you turn
from the handle only–don’t grab
the entire crank.