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Weather Channels:
Turn the radio on. Select AM, FM or WB1-WB7 with the knob above the
TUNE button (right side of the radio).
When listening to FM and Weather channels, pull up the telescopic antenna
all the way. When tuning AM stations the telescopic antenna is not needed
and can be lowered. Tune in stations by revolving the TUNE knob (right side
of the radio).
The weather frequencies are on channels WB1 through WB7. Try all of
them and find the one that's strongest; the strongest one is your weather
station. The frequencies associated with them are:
WB1; Channel 1 162.400 MHz
WB2; Channel 2 162.425 MHz
WB3; Channel 3 162.450 MHz
WB4; Channel 4 162.475 MHz
WB5; Channel 5 162.500 MHz
WB6; Channel 6 162.525 MHz
WB7; Channel 7 162.550 MHz
THE NOAA ALERT FEATURE
After you have tuned in your local Weather channel, the radio can be set
to the ALERT function, by pressing the ALERT button (far right above the
LCD). This function turns off the radio, but continues to monitor the NOAA
frequency. If an alert is broadcast, it turns back on, enabling you to hear the
alert broadcast. To turn ALERT off, press ALERT again; ALERT disappears
from the display.
NOTE: while ALERT is selected, no other stations can be tuned in or
received.
SETTING THE TIME AND ALARM
The clock is a 12/24-hour clock, showing PM in the display starting at Noon.
To change from 12 to 24 hour time or vice versa:
1. With the radio turned off, do three short presses of the SET button.
2. 12 or 24 appears in the display.
3. Press the MIN/UP or HOUR/DOWN buttons to change it.
4. Press SET to finalize it.
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To set the time:
1. With the radio turned off, do a short press on the SET button.
2. While the hour flashes press the HR/UP or MIN/DOWN button to set the
hour.
3. Press SET again.
4. While the minute flashes press the HR/UP or MIN/DOWN button to set
the minutes.
5. Press SET to finalize
To set the alarm:
1. With the radio turned off, press the ALARM button and then the SET
button.
2. ALARM appears on the left of the LCD and the hour flashes.
3. Press HR/UP or MIN/DOWN button to set the alarm hour.
4. Press SET again.
5. While the minute flashes press the HR/UP or MIN/DOWN button to set
the alarm minutes.
6. Press SET to finalize.
TURNING THE ALARM ON AND OFF
With the radio on or off press the ALARM ON/OFF button. Notice that when
it's on, ALARM appears in left of the LCD.
SLEEP FEATURE
The sleep timer can be activated with the radio turned on or off. Activating
the sleep timer enables the radio to play for 90, 60, 30 and 10 minutes,
then shut off automatically.
To activate it press the SLEEP button (in the upper right, above the display)
until the minutes you want it to play appear, then stop pressing. SLEEP ap-
pears to the left in the display and the radio plays for the selected minutes,
then stops.
EARPHONE JACK
Located on the back of the radio, the third socket from the left. Plug in
any stereo earphones. Audio is heard in mono only. Always turn down the
volume when plugging in earphone/headphones, then turn it up.
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