Federal Signal Corporation
Informer Tone Alert Receiver Manual
4-9
Informer Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide
4-4
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
ALERT
LED flashes Red
when TAR receives an
Alert Message. The
TAR may also give a
series of loud beeps and
open the channel to
provide an alert
message.
You should
immediately respond
as instructed.
The
ALERT
LED will
continue to flash until
you press the
RESET
button below.
POWER
LED lights
steady Green when
TAR is receiving power
from wall outlet, blinks
when using battery
power.
TEST
LED turns on to
inform you that the TAR
has received a Test
message. The
TEST
LED will stay on until you
press the
RESET
button.
In the event that the TAR
detects a failure, the
TEST
LED will flash once
per second.
If this
occurs, please contact
your local distributor or
service center for
repair.
The
VOLUME
Control
buttons control sound
volume for Alert
Messages and for NOAA
Weather Radio. Push to
change or Press and
Hold to scroll to highest
or lowest volume setting.
The sound cannot be
turned down completely.
The
RESET/TEST
button
is used to take the unit
out of monitor mode and
place the unit in standby.
After an Alert message,
press the
RESET
button
to turn off the blinking
ALERT
LED.
Press the
MONITOR
button in order to listen
to radio traffic. To return
to Standby Mode, push
the
RESET
button. Hold
down both the
MONITOR
and
RESET/TEST
buttons to
emit Alert tone.
