ESP2100 WEATHER ALERT RADIO 3520 Haven Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063 Phone 650-361-1611 · Fax 650-361-1724 Shortwave Hotlines: (US) 1-800-872-2228 (CN) 1-800-637-1648 www.etonmall.com OPERATION MANUAL HOW TO USE YOUR ESP2100 Weather Alert Radio DO YOU NEED HELP? We've tried to make these instructions easy to follow. Please read them carefully. If you need help call us toll free: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. 1-800-872-2228 from the U.S. 1-800-637-1648 from Canada 1-650-361-1611 from anywhere 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES Thank you for purchasing the ESP2100 NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) - SAME (Specific Area Message Encoded) Weather Alert Radio. This new alert technology circuitry is to provide more complete information about weather conditions in your immediate area, letting you avoid hearing alerts for geographical areas that do not interest you. Page # FEATURES .......................................................................................................... 5 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY 5 DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS ............................................................................ 6 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................ 7 OPERATION GUIDE 7 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 7 DISPLAY MODES 7 HOW TO SET THE ALARMS 7 ALARM 1 7 ALARM 2 ............................................................................................ 8 HOW TO SET TIME 8 HOW TO SET CALENDAR 8 HOW TO SET 12-24 HOUR AND C/F MODE 8 PROGRAMMING THE NOAA CHANNELS AND SAME COUNTY CODES 8 HOW TO PROGRAM NOAA CHANNELS 8 HOW TO PROGRAM COUNTY CODES ..................................................... 9 TO PROGRAM COUNTY CODE 9 DESCRIPTION OF SAME CODES 9 STATE-COUNTY CODING 9 STATE CODES 9 COUNTY SUB-SECTION CODE .............................................................. 10 EXAMPLE OF CODING SYSTEM 10 SAME MESSAGES 10 ABOUT RADIO CHANNELS ................................................................... 11 FINDING LOCAL NWR CODES AND CHANNELS 11 HOW TO USE THE RADIO.................................................................................. 12 HOW TO PROGRAM A CHANNEL 12 TO RECALL MEMORY STATION 12 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 12 POWER SUPPLY 12 RADIO 12 NOAA CHANNELS 12 THERMOMETER ....................................................................................13 ANTENNA 13 FCC STATEMENT 13 SERVICE INFORMATION ................................................................................... 14 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 14 The ESP2100 is a full featured, portable, PLL synthesized, digital weather receiver with AM/FM radio. Other functions and features include: - SAME decoding and automatic alert activation - Warning/Watch/Statement display alert indicator - Digital PLL tuning to seven NOAA channels - AM/FM radio with 10 user-select memory channels - 9 county code settings for all SAME compatible counties - Calendar clock with two daily alarms and eight-minutes snooze - Thermometer reading in Fahrenheit or Celsius display - Digital Up or Down volume adjustment - Bright night-light display - Stereo headphone jack - AC/DC adapter jack - Detachable rubber antenna - Removable Belt-Clip - Use 3 x AA alkaline batteries (included) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY Please refer to the diagram below when reading the operating instructions. Each numbered item is discussed in the text of the instructions. NOAA/Monitor/Standby/ Mute indicator Digital clock with AM or PM display AM or FM indicator Radio frequencies display Warning/Watch/ Statement indicator Low battery indicator Temperature with oC/ o F or alarm display Selected radio channel indicator 4 5 DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS GETTING STARTED I B A C D E GETTING STARTED Before operation, please study the manual to get familiar with basic functions and features of the unit. The unit does not have an On/Off switch and the LCD will illuminate once the batteries are inserted. However, the radio can be set to NOAA-on, NOAA stand-by, NOAA-mute, or NOAA-off positions. F Note: Keeping the radio permanently on, will consume substantially more power. Subsequently, NOAA stand-by is recommended when the user is not listening to radio broadcasts. OPERATION J H G GUIDE A. NOAA Change NOAA weather radio operation mode (Monitor/Standby/Mute/Off) and change for channels frequencies from 1 to 7 B. Up/Down volume (< vol >) button Adjustment to high or low volume at your desired C. Radio Change radio operation mode to (FM/AM/OFF) and change Alarm on/off function D. Display/Snooze/Set (DISP/SNZ/SET) - Change LCD display mode to (Alarm 1/Alarm 2/Calendar/Thermometer), and when alarm is activating, press once to enter snooze mode; and if weather alert is activating, press once to turn off the alert. - Press and hold 2 seconds to enter SET mode for Alarm1/Alarm2/Time/ Calendar/12- 24/county code setting. E. Store/Recall (STR/RCL) Store and recall the radio station memories F. Up/Down tuning (+/- tuning) button Up/Down tuning for radio stations or selection of pre-set memory; and change of setting mode G. Stereo headphone jack H. AC/DC adapter jack I. Detachable antenna J. Detachable Belt-Clip INSTALLING THE BATTERIES The unit uses 3 x AA 1.5V alkaline batteries. 1. Gently push toward to open the battery door 2. Flip-up the battery door and insert with new batteries strictly according to the polarities shown 3. Replace the battery door DISPLAY MODES There are three lines of display indications: 1 st line displays clock 2 nd line displays variables Alarm 1/Alarm 2/Temperature/Calendar by pressing (DISP/SNZ/SET) button 3 rd line displays radio station frequencies, pre-set memory, and NOAA channel indicator when channel is being set. Note: Before setting any data, please note that if no data is input within 15 seconds, the original data will resume on the display. HOW TO SET THE ALARMS ALARM 1 1. Press and hold (DISP/SNZ/SET) for 2 seconds (to set ALARM 1 mode) 2. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set Hour 3. Press (STR/RCL) once to flash minute 4. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set minute 5. Press (RADIO) to activate/deactive the alarm ("The bell" symbol appears in the display when the alarm is activated). 6. Press (DISP/SNZ/SET) once to return to normal 6 7 OPERATION GUIDE OPERATION GUIDE ALARM 2 1. Press and Hold (DISP/SNZ/SET) for 2 seconds, then press (DISP/SNZ/SET) twice (to set Alarm 2) 2. Press (DISP/SNZ/SET) once to set Alarm 2 3. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set Hour 4. Press (STR/RCL) once to flash minute 5. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set minute 6. Press (RADIO) to activate/deactive the alarm, ("The bell" symbol appears in the display when the alarm is activated). 7. Press (DISP/SNZ/SET) once to return to normal HOW TO SET TIME 1. Press and Hold (DISP/SNZ/SET) for 2 seconds, then press (DISP/SNZ/SET) twice to set time 2. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set Hour 3. Press (STR/RCL) once to flash minute 4. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set minute 5. Press (DISP/SNZ/SET) once to return to normal HOW TO SET CALENDAR 1. Press and Hold(DISP/SNZ/SET) for 2 seconds, then press(DISP/SNZ/SET) 3 times to set calendar 2. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set desired Month 3. Press (STR/RCL) once to flash Date 4. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set desired Date 5. Press (STR/RCL)key again to flash Year 6. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set desired Year 7. Day of week will be set automatically after setting the year HOW TO SET 12-24 HOUR AND C/F TEMPERATURE MODE 1. After finished setting calendar, press (DISP/SNZ/SET) key once to set 12/24 hour mode 2. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to 12 or 24 mode 3. Press (STR/RCL) key once to set oC or oF mode 4. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to oC or oF mode 5. Press (DISP/SNZ/SET) once to return to normal PROGRAMMING THE NOAA CHANNELS AND SAME COUNTY CODES HOW TO PROGRAM NOAA CHANNELS 1. Press NOAA button for 2 seconds 2. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning key) to set channel 1 to channel 7 3. Press (DISP/SNZ/SET) button once to return to normal HOW TO PROGRAM COUNTY CODES SAME county codes are required to selectively receive weather and environmental alerts for a specific county, and need to be entered into the ESP2100. Up to nine selected SAME codes can be entered. The first step in programming SAME codes requires the user to select the option of receiving (ALL) warnings or selected warnings. Selecting (ALL) will result in the ESP2100 broadcasting all alerts and warnings issued on a particular radio frequency which can encompass a large geographical area of many counties. To receive warnings for a specific county, that county code must be programmed into the ESP2100. Note: It is recommended that the user program the ESP2100 with specific codes of interest or need in order to receive alerts and warnings pertinent to only those counties. Selecting (ALL) of the county code will result in the ESP2100 receiving all of the messages of an entire transmission region. These regions are quite large and encompass about 5,000 square miles. Display fields permit up to nine county codes to be entered. The user can select less than nine codes by leaving the unused fields empty. TO PROGRAM THE COUNTY CODE 1. Press and Hold (DISP/SNZ/SET) for 2 seconds, then press (DISP/SNZ/SET) button 5 times to enter county mode. 2. Press (STR/RCL) button to set county from 1 to 9 3. Press Up/Down (+/- tuning) to set 1 st digit, then press (DISP/SNZ/SET) once to advance to 2 nd digit and so on to repeat this step until all 6 digits completed. 4. When finished, wait 15 seconds for display to return to normal. DESCRIPTION OF SAME CODES SAME codes are comprised of 6 columns. STATE-COUNTY CODING: The 3 digits on the far right identify the specific county. Each county within a state will have an independent three-digit code. Note: To receive all of the alerts for a given state, insert 000 into the county section. STATE CODES: The next two-digits, to the left of the county code, are for state coding. Each of the 50 US states has its own two-digit code. 8 9 OPERATION GUIDE OPERATION GUIDE COUNTY SUB-SECTION CODE The last digit on the extreme left is the county subsection. A county may be broken into nine subsections; each number between one to nine represents a specific county subsection. Note: If the county subsection code is stated as 0, then that county is not sub sectioned. To receive all of the alerts for a given county, insert 0 into the county subsection field. Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Area Northwest North Northeast West Central East Southwest South Southeast ABOUT RADIO CHANNELS Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Corresponding Radio Frequency 162.400 Mhz 162.425 Mhz 162.450 Mhz 162.475 Mhz 162.500 Mhz 162.525 Mhz 162.550 Mhz FINDING LOCAL NWR CODES AND CHANNELS SAME codes are available from the NWR. To contact the NWR by phone, call toll-free: 888-697-7263 and follow the voice menu to NWR channels and SAME codes. The NWR can also be contacted via the internet at: www.nes.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm. Click on the state for which information is desired. Example of the first ten county radio channels and SAME codes for Montana: ST. COUNTY SAME# NWR TRANSMITTER FREQMHZ CALL WATTS EXAMPLE OF CODING SYSTEM: 3 04 003 Code for northeast sub-section of Cochise County Code of Arizona Code for Cochise County Country Code for Cochise Country, Arizona MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT MT Beaverhead BigHorn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Chouteau Chouteau Custer 030001 030003 030005 030007 030009 030011 030013 030015 030015 030017 Butte MT 162.550 Billings MT 162.550 Havre MT 162.400 Helena MT 162.400 Billings MT 162.550 -NoNWRCoverageGreat Falls MT 162.550 Havre MT 162.400 Great Falls MT 162.550 Miles City MT 162.400 WXL79 WXL27 WXL53 WXK66 WXL27 WXJ43 WXL53 WXJ43 WXL54 100 400 300 300 400 300 300 300 300 SAME Messages The ESP2100 receives and displays SAME warning messages in three classifications depending upon severity of emergency: WARNING, WATCH, and STATEMENT. 10 In addition, many counties have been further subdivided into as many as 9 smaller sub-sections. The numbers of one (1) to nine (9) in the far left column of a SAME code identifies specific sub-sections of a county. If the county has not been subdivided, the first digit of the county code will be zero (0). (See "Description of SAME Codes") 11 OPERATION GUIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION HOW TO USE THE RADIO 1. To turn on the radio, press the Radio button once to receive FM, press again for AM, and press one more to turn off the radio 2. Use Tuning Up/Down (+/-) to locate the desired channel. 3. To change the volume, use Volume Up/Down to adjust volume to your desired level. HOW TO PROGRAM A STATION INTO MEMORY 1. You may program up to 10 radio stations. To program a station turn the radio on 2. Select the desired station number using tuning Up/Down (+/-) keys 3. Press and hold (STR/RCL) button for two seconds 4. Press Up/ ...