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LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY 
Chaney Instrument Company warrants that all products it manufactures to be of good material and workmanship and to be free of 
defects if properly installed and operated for a period of one year from date of purchase.  REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS 
WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE ITEMS.  Any product which, under normal use 

and service, is proven to breach the warranty contained herein within ONE YEAR from date of sale 

will, 

upon examination 

by 

Chaney, and at its sole option, be repaired or replaced by Chaney.  In all cases, transportation costs and charges for returned 
goods shall be paid for by the purchaser.  Chaney hereby disclaims all responsibility for such transportation costs and charges. 
This warranty will not be breached, and Chaney will give no credit for products it manufactures which shall have received normal 
wear and tear, been damaged, tampered, abused, improperly installed, damaged in shipping, or repaired or altered by others than 
authorized representatives of Chaney. 

THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND ALL 
OTHER WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF 
MERCHANTABILITY AND THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  CHANEY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS 
ALL LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING IN TORT OR BY CONTRACT FROM 
ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR 
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHANEY FURTHER DISCLAIMS 
ALL LIABILITY FROM PERSONAL INJURY RELATING TO ITS PRODUCTS TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  BY ACCEPTANCE 
OF ANY OF CHANEY

 

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S EQUIPMENT OR PRODUCTS, THE PURCHASER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES 

ARISING FROM THEIR USE OR MISUSE.  NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ASSUME FOR CHANEY ANY 
OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF ITS PRODUCTS.  FURTHERMORE, NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION IS 

AUTHORIZED TO MODIFY OR WAIVE THE TERMS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AND THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH, UNLESS DONE IN 

WRITING AND SIGNED BY A DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT OF CHANEY. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND 
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. 

For in-warranty repair, please contact: 

Customer Care Department 
Chaney Instrument Company 
965 Wells Street 
Lake Geneva, WI  53147 

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, and

 

2- This device must accept any interference received, including interference that

 

may cause undesired operation.

 

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, 

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection 

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can 

radiate radio frequency  energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may 

cause harmful interference to radio communications.  However,  There is no guarantee that interference 

will not occur in a particular installation.  If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or 

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is 

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 

 

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

 

Weather Alert Radio 

 

Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

 

 

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

 

desktop model 

#08510

receiver is connected.

 

 

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

 

NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized 

modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user authority to operate the 

equipment. 

Instruction Manual 

ACURITE® is a registered trademark of the Chaney Instrument Co.  Lake Geneva, WI 

08510 INST 120211 

Summary of Contents for AcuRite 08510

Page 1: ...TY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF ITS PRODUCTS FURTHERMORE NO PERSON FIRM OR CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO MODIFY OR WAIVE THE TERMS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PRECEDINGPARAGRAPH UNLESS DONE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY A DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT OF CHANEY THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE For in warranty repair please contact Cu...

Page 2: ...0 towers throughout the 50 states Puerto Rico the U S Virgin islands and in the U S Pacific Territories This weather alert radio uses Specific Area Message Encoding S A M E to identify specific areas like a county or localized area of a state This technology limitsthe occurrence of false alarms that is alert messages that do not apply to your area The Acurite Weather Alert Radio will receive all 7...

Page 3: ...vice or repair work is required Opening the case of the radio or the power dock adapter voids the warranty This product contains NO user serviceable parts TESTYOUR SIGNAL RECEPTIONBEFORERELYINGON THIS DEVICEIN EMERGENCIES RECEPTIONof the national weather service TESTis the best way to ensure your radio will have proper reception during an emergency The national weather service NWS conducts a requi...

Page 4: ...silenced AUTO ON unit will automatically sound audio AUTO 11 to notify you of all advisories watches and warnings that it is programmed to receive ON unit will display ON when you manually turn on the weather report 4 MESSAGE AREA ACPOWER INDICATOR DISPLAY This area is used to This icon indicates when disP lay the type of alert the unit is AC powered ana tne specitic alert issued as well as the me...

Page 5: ...powering on the radio and choosing placement you will need to plug in the power adapter to supply main power to the Weather Radio Note the t icon will display indicating the radio is plugged in and powered by the AC adapter ACadapter ACPOWER INICATOR BATIERY Clean the battery contacts and also those of the device prior to SAFETY battery installation Remove batteries from equipment which is not to ...

Page 6: ...can be set by going through the Quick Setup process To access the Quick Setup menu press the MENU button on the radio The display will show SELECT To select the Quick Setup menu navigate right by pressing the navigation button Press OK to enter into Quick Setup You may exit the menu at any time by pressing the MENU button 1 FIPS CodeEntry To find your SAME FIPS code call the national weather servi...

Page 7: ... the f or buttons to adjust the minutes then press the navigation button to move over to setting AM or PM Press the f or buttons to select AM or PM Press the OK button to confirm your selection 10 QUICK SETUP 6 CurrentDate After you enter your current time the quick setup will automatically move on to setting the date The display will read MONTH 01 Adjust the month by pressing the f or navigation ...

Page 8: ...s watches and warnings that it is programmed to respond to Additionally the alert message will scroll on the display and the LEDwill illuminate LISTEN when the display shows 11 the audio weather report is ON 12 ReceivingAlerts Ifthe radio is set to AUTO when any alert advisory watch or warning is issued by the NWS the radio will automatically turn on and the audio weather report will sound Additio...

Page 9: ... weather report 14 MANUAL SETUP ManualSetup Most basic preferences can be set by going through the Quick Setup process The manual setup offers more advanced options To access the Manual Setup menu press the MENU button on the radio The display will show SELECT Toselect the Manual Setup menu navigate left by pressing the navigation button Press OK to enter into Manual Setup Note that you may exit t...

Page 10: ... and press OK to confirm your language selection 16 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem PossibleSolution Make sure the AC power adopter is securely plugged into the radio and then wall socket The indicator icon will display to confirm radio is being powered by the AC power adopter No Power Make sure batteries ore fresh in case AC power foils Ifthe radio is being powered by batteries alone note that the batter...

Page 11: ...SUPPORT To receive product updates and information Go to www AcuRite com Register a Product 18 AlertDescriptionChart The following table lists the alert codes and the associated alert message broadcast by NOAA as well as the alert type Alert on default is also listed as ALERTON YES or ALERTOFF NO from the factory NOAA Code ALERT ON DEFAULT ALERT TYPE ALERT MESSAGE ADR NO Advisory Administrative Me...

Page 12: ... Warning EAT YES Advisory Emergency Action Termination HUA NO Watch Hurricane Watch EQW YES Warning Earthquake Warning HUW YES Warning Hurricane Warning EVA NO Watch Evacuation Watch HWA NO Watch High WindWatch EVI YES Warning Immediate Evacuation HWW YES Warning High Wind Warning FCW YES Warning Food Contamination Warning IBW YES Warning Iceberg Warning FFA NO Watch Flash Flood Watch IFW YES Warn...

Page 13: ...i Warning RHW YES Warning Radiological Hazard Warning TXB NO Advisory Transmitter Backup On RMT NO Advisory Required Monthly Test TXF NO Advisory Transmitter Carrier Off RWT YES Advisory Required Weekly Test TXO NO Advisory Transmitter Carrier On SMW YES Warning Special Marine Warning TXP NO Advisory Transmitter Primary On SPS NO Advisory Special Weather Statement vow YES Warning Volcano Warning S...

Page 14: ...e Have questions about product setup or operation We re here to help 24 7 Support www acurite com Product Setup Demo Videos Register your Product Product Manuals Support Forum Frequently Asked Questions Submit Feedback Ideas EMAIL TOLL FREE info chaney inst com 877 221 1252 7 00 a m 7 00 p m CST 1 Year Warranty Don t forget Register your product at www acurite com 24 COUNTV FIPS CODE RECORD use th...

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