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Alert Works EAR-10 User Manual

Emergency alert weather radio
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  • Page 2: Quick Start Guide

    Quick Start Instructions: Quick Start Instructions: 1) Batteries - This weather radio operates on AC power or four (4) AA alkaline batteries (not supplied). To install batteries, remove battery hatch and insert batteries into the compartment on the underside of the unit. 2) AC Power Adapter - Plug the radio into a standard 120 volt outlet.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Quick Start Guide ............Table of Contents............. Product Information............EAR-10 Features and Controls…………………………….. ICONS on the Display ............Backlight on the Display........... Setting the Clock and Alarm..........Programming Notes ............Start Over ..............If No Program Buttons Are Pressed ......

  • Page 4: Product Information

    We encourage you to read this User’s Guide thoroughly before operating this radio. This manual is a valuable part of your new Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio. Please see the “Quick Start Instructions”...

  • Page 5: Ear-10 Features And Controls

    Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio Features and Controls Features and Controls...

  • Page 6: Backlight On The Display

    Backlight Display Backlight Display The switch on the left side of the unit controls the “Hi” or “Low” backlight display. Programming Notes Programming Notes  Start Over - If you want to start over while programming, press MENU continuously until the unit exits the programming mode. ...

  • Page 7: Getting & Programming Your S.a.m.e. County Code(S)

    Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) County Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) County Codes Codes In addition to your own county code, you can get the S.A.M.E. county code(s) for other counties close to you, especially the counties in the direction from which most of the storms come.

  • Page 8: Any" S.a.m.e. County Codes Is Factory Default

    Programming S.A.M.E. County Codes Default Factory Setting of S.A.M.E. County Codes: Your Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio comes preprogrammed to receive NWS weather and hazard alert transmissions for all S.A.M.E. county codes within range. If this is what you want, leave the radio set to “ANY.”...

  • Page 9: Reviewing The S.a.m.e. County Codes You Have Programmed

    Periodically the National Weather Service may find it necessary to add new alert codes to the system. The EAR-10 will allow the user to program up to five new S.A.M.E. event codes into the radio. The new S.A.M.E. message code is divided into three categories.

  • Page 10: Programming Alert Type (Display, Voice, Or Tone)

    5. Press SELECT to choose the Alert Type you want. 6. Press MENU to exit menu programming mode. ALERT OFF OPTION: Your Alert Work’s EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio allows you to program the radio to silence selected event codes in your area to minimize annoyance.

  • Page 11: Test Signals Broadcast By Nws

    Alert Test Alert Test To test the alert function and ensure that it is working, press MENU then the UP directional arrow until “ALT TEST” is displayed. Press SELECT to sound the alert. Press the UP directional arrow to silence the alarm. Press MENU to exit. Test Signals Broadcast by the National Weather Ser Test Signals Broadcast by the National Weather Service All National Weather Service stations periodically transmit test signals.

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    NOAA to ensure they are presently broadcasting. The radio is not Check to see that you have responding properly programmed in the correct S.A.M.E. to NWS weather county code(s). alert broadcasts For assistance with your Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio, contact: questions@alert-works.com...

  • Page 13: About Noaa

    Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) code, also known as a S.A.M.E. county code. You can program the Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio with up to 25 S.A.M.E. county codes. The weather radio allows you to receive broadcast alerts for your own county, and/or up to 25 other counties.

  • Page 14: County Code Record (Chart)

    S.A.M.E. County Code Record S.A.M.E. County Code Record Use this space to keep a record of the S.A.M.E. county codes you program into your Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio. County Name S.A.M.E. County NWR Channel* Code *Note if you have reason to switch between different weather radio channels, you may also wish to record the channel used for a particular county NWR frequency.

  • Page 15: Reviewing Recent Alerts

    Reviewing Recent Alerts: Reviewing Recent Alerts: The Alert Works EAR-10 Emergency Alert Weather Radio can store up to 10 different Weather/Hazard alerts (with overlapping effective times) in its memory. If the weather radio receives a new alert while any previous alert is still in effect, it automatically displays the new alert.

  • Page 16: Specifications

    Speaker Output at10%THD ....200 mW max. FCC COMPLIANCE INFORMATION: Alert Works Emergency Alert Weather Radio Model EAR-10, “S.A.M.E. Digital Weather/Hazard Alert Radio” This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; (2) This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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