4. Tap the
or
button to select “
DISPLAY
”, “
VOICE
” or “
TONE
” alert mode and then
tap the
SELECT
button again to save.
5. Tap the
MENU
button to exit.
6. When an alert is received you are able to silence the alert manually by tapping the
POWER / MODE
button. The unit will sound again the next time an alert is received.
•
“DISPLAY”
Alert = No audible sound will be heard when an alert is received, and only
a text alert will scroll on the display.
ALERT TYPE OPTIONS
EXCEPTION:
When the SFA1150 is set to “DISPLAY” Alert, the alert tone siren will
still sound if one of the alerts marked with an asterisk “
*
” on the “
SELECTABLE
ALERT REFERENCE CHART
” below is received.
•
“VOICE”
Alert = The alert tone siren will sound for 8 seconds, and then automatically
switch to the NOAA weather broadcast. The NOAA broadcast will continue until the
NWR end-of-message code is received.
•
“TONE”
Alert = The alert tone siren will sound for 5 minutes or until you press any
button to silence it. The volume of alert tone siren is fixed and cannot be adjusted with
the /- control button.
ALERT INDICATOR LIGHTS
The Alert indicator lights on top of the unit will flash whenever an alert is received and then
stay on solid for the duration of the alert. The indicators will light in different colors based on
the type of alert received.
• WARNING
Alert received – the Alert indicator lights flash
RED
, and then stay lit
while the warning is in effect.
• ADVISORY
Alert received – the Alert indicator lights flash
YELLOW
, and then stay
lit while the advisory is in effect.
• WATCH
Alert received – the Alert indicator lights flash
ORANGE
, and then stay lit
while the watch is in effect.
After an alert is received, tap any button on the unit to stop LED flashing. LED changes to
light steadily. Tap the SNOOZE/MESSAGE button repeatedly to view activating alerts if any.
you can temporarily turn off the indicator lights by press and hold the SNOOZE/MESSAGE
button on the unit for 3 seconds. The alert message will continue to scroll on the display
until the alert expires. The Alert indicator lights will turn on again when another alert is
received.
DEFEATING AN ALERT TONE
1. Press the
MENU
button, and “
TIME
” is shown on the display.
2. Tap the
or
button repeatedly until “DEFEAT SIREN” is displayed.
3. Tap the
SELECT
button to enter selection mode.
4. Tap the
or
button to scroll through pre-defined event codes.
5. Tap the
SELECT
button to choose an event code that is relevant to your area, and that
you want to manually “ENABLE” or “DISABLE”
•
“ENABLE” will turn that event alert ON.
•
“DISABLE” will turn that event alert OFF.
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