Emergency Alerts - Samsung Galaxy S III mini User Manual

Emergency Alerts

This phone is designed to receive wireless emergency alerts
from the Commercial Mobile Alerting System (CMAS). If your
wireless provider has chosen to participate in CMAS, alerts
are available while in the provider's coverage area. If you
travel outside your provider's coverage area, wireless
emergency alerts may not be available. For more
information, please contact your wireless provider.
Emergency Alerts allows customers to receive
geographically-targeted messages. Alert messages are
provided by the US Department of Homeland Security and
will alert customers of imminent threats to their safety within
their area. There is no charge for receiving an Emergency
Alert message.
There are three types of Emergency Alerts:
•
Alerts issued by the President
•
Alerts involving imminent threats to safety or life (Extreme
and Severe)
•
AMBER Alerts (missing child alert)
Note: Presidential alerts cannot be disabled.
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Configure Emergency Alert Settings
1. Touch Emergency Alerts.
2. Touch Menu
• Alert types: Enable or disable alerts. Presidential alerts
cannot be disabled. All alerts are enabled by default
(check mark showing). Touch an alert option to disable
the alert and remove the check mark.
• Emergency alert tone: Tap to hear a sample
emergency alert.
• Vibrate: When enabled, your phone will vibrate for
emergency alerts.
• Alert reminder: Choose an interval for your phone to
remind you of an emergency alert, or choose Off for no
reminders.
• Speak alert message: When enabled, your phone will
use text-to-speech to read out emergency alerts.
Settings for these options: