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CUSTOMIZING YOUR WEATHER RADIO
Weather Radio
allows selecting and programming of several different
features, including the weather radio channel, country, language of the
events (alerts), alerts, location, signal reminder, alert reminder and alert
mode.
CHANNEL SEARCH
There are two options available for searching of NWR channels – an
auto
and
manual
.
The default channel search mode is
auto
.
If an
auto search
is
selected, leave the
Weather Radio
in the default
mode after the main unit has been powered. Then the
Weather Radio
will
scan automatically through all 7 NOAA frequencies (channels) and lock
on the strongest available channel.
When an
auto search
is selected and reception is successful, the
Weather Radio
will display the number of the received channel (for
example:
CHANNEL 7
).
If no channel is detected at this time, the message
NO
CHANNEL
AVAILABLE BACK TO CHANNEL X
will be displayed.
If a
manual search
is selected, follow this programming procedure:
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
button until message
MANUAL
is
displayed
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
once entering into the channel search
programming mode – a channel number will be displayed
•
Press
▲
or
▼
adjusting the desired channel number - 1 through
7
•
Press
WEATHER/SNOOZE
button on the main unit to listen a
NWR broadcast – the icon
NOAA
will be displayed next to the
reception status icon [
]
•
Press
◄
to exit
NOTE
:
If your Weather Radio is receiving a NWR broadcast on more
than one channel, the one with the best reception may not be the
best option for your location. Contact NWS for information
regarding broadcasting stations locations.
To contact the NWS by telephone, dial 1-888-NWR-SAME
(1-888-697-7263)
To obtain NWS radio channels and SAME codes on Internet:
www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
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COUNTRY SELECTION (US or Canada)
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
button entering into the programming
mode. Continue button presses until
SELECT CH
is displayed
•
Press
▲
button until the
SET COUNTRY
message is displayed
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
button to enter country programming
mode
•
Press
▲
or
▼
to select either the
US
or
Canada
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
button to confirm – the unit will beep once
confirming the country selection
•
Press
◄
to exit
LANGUAGE SELECTION
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
button entering into the programming
mode until
SELECT CH
message is displayed
•
Press
▲
or
▼
buttons until the
SET LANGUAGE
message is
displayed
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
button to enter language programming
mode
•
Press
▲
or
▼
selecting
English, Spanish or French
•
Press
MENU/SELECT
button to confirm – the unit will beep once
confirming the language selection
•
Press
◄
to exit
ALERTS SELECTION
Your
Weather Radio
contains all NWR events (alerts) pre-programmed;
many of them are set to
ON
by default.
There are three events (alerts) categories may be displayed –
Advisory
,
Watch
or
Warning
Advisory-
an advisory is issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic
event is occurring, imminent or likely. Advisories are for less serious
conditions than warnings, which cause significant inconvenience and if
caution is not exercised, could lead to situations that may threaten life or
property.
Watch
–potential severe weather approaching your area. It does not
mean severe weather occur, but that the right conditions exist which could
lead to severe storms. You should be prepared for the weather to
deteriorate rapidly.
Warning
–severe weather is imminent or present in your vicinity. You
should immediately take precautions to protect yourself and your family.