Grundig ESP-2100 Owners Manual
ESP2100 WEATHER ALERT RADIO
3520 Haven Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone 650-361-1611 • Fax 650-361-1724
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OPERATION MANUAL
HOW TO USE Y OUR
ESP2100 W eather
Alert Radio
DO YOU NEED HELP? We've tried to make these instructions easy to follow.
Please read them carefully.
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Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.,Pacific Standard Time.
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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.
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FEATURES .......................................................................................................... 5
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY 5
DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS............................................................................6
GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................ 7
OPERATION GUIDE 7
INST ALLING THE BA TTERIES 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
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F or alarm display
Selected radio
channel indicator
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DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS
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GETTING STARTED
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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.
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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
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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 GUIDE
INST ALLING THE BA TTERIES
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 T O 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
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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 T O 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
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
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C or oF mode
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.
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