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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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