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Radio Shack 12-259 Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment.
Thank you for buying the
RadioShack Portable
Handheld NWR-Same
Weatheradio
. It uses
Specific Area Message
Encoding (SAME) circuitry 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. There
are 10 location codes that can
be programmed for multiple
location warnings. The
warnings are indicated by
,
, and
WARNING
STATEMENT
.
WATCH
DC 6V Jack
If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page with the
corresponding icon for pertinent information.
©
2003 RadioShack Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks
used by RadioShack Corporation.
Portable Handheld
NWR-SAME
SM
Weatheradio
!
!
IMPORTANT
Ô
— Note
12-259
TR/HM — Select
data receive
modes: travel or
home.
º
On/Off
—

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  • Page 1 If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page with the corresponding icon for pertinent information. © 2003 RadioShack Corporation. All Rights Reserved. RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation. NWR-SAME Weatheradio  12-259 TR/HM — Select data receive modes: travel or home. º On/Off — Ô...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    HOW YOUR CONTENTS WEATHERADIO How Your Weatheradio WORKS Works ... 2 Preparation ... 3 Installing Batteries ... 3 Traditional weather radios simply Using AC Power ... 4 receive the National Oceanic and Power Up Reset ... 4 Turning Power Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) On and Off ...

  • Page 3: Preparation

     your Weatheradio sounds an alert only when a weather emergency is declared in that area. This helps you more efficiently track the weather conditions in and around your area. PREPARATION NSTALLING ATTERIES 1. Pull down the latch on the battery compartment cover and then remove the cover.

  • Page 4: Using Ac Power

    SING Your Weatheradio 300mA AC/DC adapter with plug size H (not supplied) for normal operation. With AC connected, normal operation is allowed even if there are batteries in unit. 1. Open the rubber DC 6V jack cover. 2. Insert the AC/DC adapter’s barrel plug into DC 6V jack.

  • Page 5: Turning Power On And Off

    3. Release and press MENU DEFAULT ON appears briefly, and USER SETUP then appears. 4. Remove batteries and/or disconnect AC power. Reinsert to begin use. URNING OWER N AND Press and hold down for two  seconds to turn the Weatheradio and off.

  • Page 6: Attaching The Belt Clip

    TTACHING THE Insert the clip into the hole at the back of the weatheradio until it clicks. To remove the belt clip, press the button on the tip of the clip and pull it out. TTACHING THE TRAP Slide the wrist strap’s small loop under the bar at the back of the weatheradio.
  • Page 7 1. Press MENU. The following functions can be set: SET ALARM SET CLOCK TEMPERATURE SELECT CH ALERT MODE ALT REMINDER SIG REMINDER AREA SELECT TONE DEFEAT 2. Press e or d to scroll through functions. Press g to select a function to modify.

  • Page 8: Setting The Alarm

    5. Press g. Repeatedly press e or d to make your selection. 6. Press g to confirm. One long beep sounds. Press At the set alarm time, the Weatheradio Press any button to stop the alarm.Ô Ô Ô NOTES Setting the Alarm ETTING THE •...

  • Page 9: Selecting Temperature Display Mode

    ELECTING EMPERATURE ISPLAY . Then press e or d 1. Press MENU TEMPERATURE until appears. 2. Press g. The current temperature reading flashes. 3. Press e or d to select the desired temperature display mode ( F or 4. Press g to confirm the setting. to exit.

  • Page 10: Selecting Alert Mode

    channel appear. the Weatheradio To manually search for channels, press g when CHANNEL currently selected channels appear. The Weatheradio to a channel and turns on the broadcast. To select another channel, repeatedly press e or d until the desired channel number appears.

  • Page 11: Enabling/Disabling Missed

     Weatheradio automatically selects TONE the first time you turn it on.  VOICE — The Weatheradio sounds an alert for about eight seconds, and then automatically turns on the weather (voice) broadcast for five minutes. It also displays the alert description (such as TORNADO WARNING) until the alert’s effective time, received as part of the NWS broadcast code, expires.
  • Page 12 1. Press until 2. Press g. 3. Repeatedly press e or d to select Í desired mode appears, press g to select. Press f to return without changes. 4. Press The following weather alert messages will generate a missed alert reminder. Avalanche Warning Blizzard Warning Child Abduction...

  • Page 13: Enabling/Disabling Signal Loss Reminder

    Shelter In-Place Evacuate Immediately Warning Fire Warning Special Marine Warning 911 Telephone Outage Flash Flood Warning Emergency Flood Warning Tornado Warning Hazardous Material Hurricane Warning Warning Immediate Evacuation High Wind Warning Warning Civil Emergency Unknown Warning Tropical Storm Warning Volcano Warning Tsunami Warning Winter Storm Warning NABLING...

  • Page 14: Understanding The Fips

    NDERSTANDING THE For the purpose of broadcasting weather information, the NWS has divided the United States into regions by state and county. A 6-digit FIPS code is used to identify each county, parish, or part of a county. For example, the code for Tarrant County, Texas, is 048439.

  • Page 15: Code

    With the correct state displayed, press g to view the corresponding county list. Press e or d to scroll through the county list and press g to confirm. If your county cannot be found from the list, please refer to “Obtaining Your Area’s FIPS Code(s)”.
  • Page 16 selects ALL LOCATION the first time you turn it on. SINGLE LOC — The Weatheradio alert signal for one FIPS code programmed in memory location 1. MULTIPLE LOC — The Weatheradio alert signal for up to 10 FIPS codes programmed in multiple locations in the Weatheradio’s 1.
  • Page 17 already programmed into that memory location appear. SINGLE LOC 4. If you select , go to step 5. Otherwise, repeatedly press e or d to select the memory location where you want to store a FIPS code. 5. To add a FIPS code or change the displayed FIPS code, press g.

  • Page 18: Enabling/Disabling Alert Tones

    9. When you finish programming the Weatheradio about 45 seconds without pressing any key. NABLING ONES The Weatheradio sounds an alert tone during specific types of weather alerts. You can turn the alert tone on or off for each of these alerts.
  • Page 19 AVALANCHE FLOOD WARNING WARNING BLIZZARD WARNING HIGH WIND WARNING CHILD ABDUCTION SPECIAL MARINE EMERGENCY WARNING COASTAL FLOOD VOLCANO WARNING WARNING DUST STORM WINTER STORM WARNING WARNING FLASH FLOOD WARNING WATCH If you selected , repeatedly press e or d to select one of the following specific alerts.
  • Page 20 If you selected press e or d to select one of the following specific alerts: FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT FLOOD STATEMENT HURRICANE STATEMENT If you selected e or d to select one of the following specific alerts: Ô Ô NOTE When more than one ALL TEST alert message DEMO MESSAGE...

  • Page 21: Receiving Weather Alerts

    RECEIVING WEATHER ALERTS  The Weatheradio generates an alert when the FIPS code matches the pre- programmed location code. The corresponding alert type icon appears at the top of the display. Ô In Voice mode, a siren sounds for about eight seconds, followed by a voice weather broadcast for five minutes or until End Of Message (EOM) is received.

  • Page 22: Locking Key

    OCKING 1. Press Ô Ô NOTE mode. When the keypad is 2. Press f within two seconds. A long locked, the weatheradio beep sounds and ì appears. do not response to any key operation. Unlock 3. The keypad of the Weatheradio the keypad first to is now locked.

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    detected for 10 seconds, the radio switches back to the channel last selected, whether it was in Home mode or in Travel mode. In Travel Mode, the  Weatheradio is configured with the following defaults: Channel Selection — Auto Alert Mode — Tone Missed Alert Reminder —...
  • Page 24 One or more FIPS codes are stored, but the weatheradio responds to weather alert broadcasts for areas not covered by those codes. The weatheradio’s continuous alert tone sounds intermittently or seems to warble. No weather broadcast when you press WX. The weatheradio is not responding properly to NWS weather alert broadcasts.

  • Page 25: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity

    (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Portable Handheld NWR- Product: SAME Weatheradio Model: 12-259 RadioShack Responsible Party: 100 Throckmorton Fort Worth, TX 76102 Phone: 817-415-3200 THE FCC WANTS...
  • Page 26 Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 27: Care

    CARE Keep the weatheradio dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the weatheradio only in normal temperature environments. Handle the weatheradio carefully; do not drop it. Keep the weatheradio away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new.
  • Page 28 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102 12/99 12-259 AO0158AAA1 06A03 Printed in China...

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