Selecting An Alert Type - Radio Shack SAME WEATHERADIO Owner's Manual

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IMPORTANT
• Write down the FIPS
codes you want to
program (see "Obtaining
Your Area's FIPS
Code(s)" on Page 9)
before you start to
program your
Weatheradio.
• When you set up the
Weatheradio using your
PC, make sure the
Weather Reporter
software (supplied with
your Weatheradio) is not
running before you start
to program your
Weatheradio.
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the steps in subsequent sections to program your
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Weatheradio.
1. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug
into
DC 9V
then plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.
2. Press
3. Repeatedly press
following menu options, then skip to the section
that provides information about that option.
ALERT MODE
•
Page 14)
REMINDER
•
Reminders" on Page 15)
AREA SELECT
•
FIPS Code" on Page 16)
TONE DEFEAT
•
Tones" on Page 17)
SELECT CH
•
Page 19)
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ELECTING AN
You can set the Weatheradio to respond to an NWS
alert broadcast in one of two ways.
TONE
— The Weatheradio sounds an alert for 5
minutes and displays an alert description until the
alert's effective time expires. To turn off the alert
sooner, press
broadcast. The Weatheradio automatically selects
TONE
the first time you turn it on.
VOICE
— The Weatheradio sounds an alert for about
8 seconds, then automatically turns on the weather
(voice) broadcast for 5 minutes. It also displays the
alert description (such as
!
on the back of the Weatheradio,
SELECT CH
. appears.
MENU
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or
(see "Selecting an Alert Type" on
(see "Selecting Missed Alert
(see "Selecting/Changing a
(see "Enabling/Disabling Alert
(see "Selecting a Channel" on
A
LERT
. You hear the NWS
WEATHER
TORNADO WARNING
to select one of the
T
YPE
) until the