Same Messages - Oregon Scientific WR103NX User Manual

NATURE OF ACTIVATION
National Silent Test
Nuclear Power Plant Warning
Power Outage Advisory
Radiological Hazard Warning
Required Monthly Test
Required Weekly Test
Special Marine Warning
Special Weather Statement
Shelter In-Place Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Weather Statement
Tornado Watch
911 Telephone Outage Emergency
Tornado Warning
Tropical Storm Watch
Tropical Storm Warning
Tsunami Watch
Tsunami Warning
Volcano Warning
Wild Fire Watch
Wild Fire Warning
Winter Storm Watch
Winter Storm Warning
MESSAGE NATURE OF ACTIVATION
ADVISORY Unrecognized Watch
WARNING Unrecognized Emergency
ADVISORY Unrecognized Statement
WARNING Unrecognized Warning
ADVISORY
NOTE The 4 "Unrecognized" messages above will
ADVISORY
appear when a new NOAA alert message is created and
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broadcasted. The unit will not be able to recognize the
message as it is not in the software database.
ADVISORY
WARNING
For more information about the Emergency Alert
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System and event codes, please visit:
www.fcc.gov/eb/eas/ or www.nws.noaa.gov/os/eas_codes.
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htm
ADVISORY
WATCH

SAME MESSAGES

ADVISORY
WARNING
The WR103NX receives SAME warning messages in 3
classifications depending upon the level of emergency: Warning,
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Watch and Advisory. In addition to these 3 classifications,
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there is another type of message - Test. The purpose of this
WATCH NWR service is to assist you in verifying that your WR103NX
NOAA weather radio is set-up and working properly. Each
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week the National Weather Service Office will broadcast a test
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message in SAME format. To receive the Test message, your
WR103NX needs to be in NOAA-on, NOAA-standby, or
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NOAA-mute mode with a county code and NWR channel
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selected and programmed into the radio. If your WR103NX is
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properly set, a flashing "Test" icon will be displayed on the LCD
when a Test message is received. The "Test" icon will continue
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MESSAGE
WATCH
ADVISORY
ADVISORY
WARNING