Altec Lansing IMT7012, Quick Start Manual, Page: 9 / 19

Choosing Alert Display (How an Alert is displayed or presented)
1. Press the Menu button until ALERT DISPLAY appears on the display .
2. Press the Select or >| button to enter the menu .
3. Press the + and – buttons to toggle through the following 4 options, then press SELECT.
4. Press Select or >| to save the desired option and exit the menu.
FULL BROADCAST – The speaker will make an alert sound and flash the Hazard
and Alert Button LEDs for eight seconds. This is followed by the weather/alert
broadcast audio (if transmitted) and the display will show the alert text.
SIREN NO CAST –
Siren but no broadcast audio - The speaker will make an alert
sound and flash the Hazard and Alert Button LEDs for eight seconds. The display
screen will show the alert text. There will be no weather/alert broadcast audio.
CAST NO SIREN – Broadcast audio but no siren - The speaker will not make an
alert sound but will flash the Hazard and Alert Button LEDs for eight seconds. This
is followed by the weather/alert broadcast audio (if transmitted) and the display will
show the alert text.
STROBE – Lights only, no broadcast audio or siren - The speaker will not make an
alert sound but will flash the Hazard and Alert Button LEDs for eight seconds. There
will be no weather/alert broadcast audio but the display will show the alert text.
DISPLAY ONLY –
No Hazard lights or audio - The speaker will show the alert text
only, the Alert button will still flash to indicate the level of alert and that an alert
has been received.
Note: The Alert function must be enabled for Alerts to be received.
(Press and hold the Alert button to enable/disable alerts)
When there is an alert, the Alert button will illuminate according to the level or Alert:
Green – Alert reception is on, nothing has been received, or all alerts timed out
Flashing Red – Warning
Flashing Orange - Watch
Flashing Yellow - Advisory
Note: The Alert button always indicates the last active alert received.
To review alerts after they have been received press the Alert button briefly.
The last active alert will be shown on the display, its level is shown by the
color of the button.
Use the + and - or |< and >| buttons to step through up to 10 active alerts if
more than one is currently active.
NOAA alerts are transmitted with a timeouts from 15 minutes to 6 hours. When
all active Alerts have timed out the button will return to green.
Setting Events (The type of event you want to be alerted about)
Alerts are categorised as Advisory, Watch and Warning and then by type of event such
as Flood Watch or Tornado Warning etc.
For the full list of events the Storm Chaser can receive in the modes set below see page 11 .
1. Press the Menu button until ALERT EVENTS appears on the display.
2. Press the Select or >| button to enter the menu.
3. Press the + and – buttons to toggle through the following 4 options, then press SELECT.
4. Press Select or >| to save the desired option and exit the menu.