Listening To The Radio - First Alert SFA1180 User Manual

Portable am/fm weather band clock radio with s.a.m.e. weather alert

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4. To cancel the sleep timer, tap the SELECT button twice in clock display

mode, remained sleep time will flash. Tap the

"OFF". Tap the SELECT button, sleep timer indicator "zZ" will disappear

from display immediately.

5. To turn the unit off before the selected length of time, press the POWER

button at any time.

Notes:

1.) To check the remaining sleep time, tap the SELECT button once in clock

display mode.

2.) If you select sleep time in weather band mode, the sleep timer will turn the

unit into Weather Alert mode instead of power off (standby) mode.

1. Tap the POWER

2. Tap the MODE button repeatedly to select AM, FM or Weather band. The

radio indicator displays in the sequence below.

3. To manually tune to a desired station, repeatedly tap the tuning

4. To automatically search for stations with strong signals, press and hold the

tuning

button until the frequency digits on the display begin to scan,

then release the button. The tuner will stop on the first strong signal it finds.

5. Press the VOLUME+ / - button to obtain the desired sound level.

6. Tap the

button on the unit to turn unit into standby mode after listenning.

Notes:

Use manual tuning to select weaker stations that might be skipped

during automatic tuning.

If the automatic tuning does not stop on the exact frequency of the

station, for example, it stops on 88.9 MHz instead of 88.8 MHz, use the

manual tuning method to "fine tune" to the exact frequency of the desired

station.

HINTS FOR BEST RECEPTION:

The AM antenna is located inside the cabinet of the unit. If AM reception

is weak, change the position of unit until the internal antenna picks up

the strongest signal.

To insure maximum FM tuner reception, the Telescopic Antenna should

be fully extended and rotated to obtain the best possible station

reception.