Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the First Alert
®
Specific Area
Message Encode (S.A.M.E.) Emergency Alert Radio – WX67. This
product is designed to exacting standards, which provide reliabili-
ty, long life and outstanding performance.
This product embraces the advanced technology to receive digi-
tally encoded weather, emergency and hazard alert messages
transmitted from the National Oceanic and Aerospace
Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) broad-
cast stations. NOAA has more than 425 stations in the 50 states
and near adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands and the U.S. Pacific Territories.
The S.A.M.E. Technology allows NOAA to send digitally coded
information for all types of hazards, both natural (earthquakes and
volcano activities) and technological (oil spills and chemical releas-
es), targeted to a specific area, like a county or portion of a state.
The WX-67 Emergency Alert Radio receives all of the seven NOAA
weather channels and allows you to program and view warnings
on up to 20 pre-defined FIPS (Federal Information Processing
System) codes corresponding to the locations that you want to
monitor. (NOTE: You have to select the correct weather channel in
order to receive warnings for the state/ county codes that you
have programmed). The unit will sound an audible alert tone and
display the alert message on its |alphanumeric LCD display when
an alert with matching code(s) is received. In addition, there are
three colored lights indicating whether it is a “Statement”,
“Watch” or “Warning” alert message.
Working with other Federal agencies and the FCC’s new
Emergency Alert System (EAS), NOAA is the single source for
weather and emergency information available to the public.
For up-to-date information on NOAA and weather frequencies
used in your area, Check the NOAA National Weather Service web
site at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr. Your can also call
1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263) to obtain the FIPS code
number for programming your radio.
The main features of the WX-67
Emergency Alert Radio include:
Alert Function: Your Emergency Alert Radio will sound an alert
tone (siren) and turn on the corresponding color indicator when it
receives a weather emergency broadcast from NOAA. Users are
required to enter the FIPS codes into the Emergency Alert Radio
in order to be able to receive these alert signals.
SAME Operation: Allows you to store up to 20 different FIPS
codes into the Emergency Alert Radio’s memory. Each FIPS code
identifies a specific geographic area (defined by NWS). This helps
you track the weather conditions in and around your area. Your
Emergency Alert Radio will sound an alert when the weather
emergency is declared in your locations.
8-Character Alphanumeric Liquid Crystal Display: Allows you to
display time, NOAA channel numbers, programming information and
alert/status description. (Note: Time keeping function will be lost and
the clock will reset to 12:00am if AC power is disconnected from the
unit and there is no battery power to back up the operation).
7 Weather-Channels: Allows you to select any of all 7 NOAA
weather broadcast channels. (Note: The channel that gives you the
best reception may not be from the station that broadcasts weather
information for your own location or county, Check with NOAA/NWS
for the correct channel and station that broadcasts the information
that you need).
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