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Note:
Tornado Watches will unmute the radio (if muted) but will
not automatically increase volume.
NOAA/LISTEN Button:
When in WB (weather band), press the NOAA/LISTEN
button to mute alerts*.
•
When alerts are muted, the Alert will continue to
scroll across the display.
•
The color-coded Alert LED Light (advisory, watch, or warning) will
stay lit until the alert expires.
•
The Red LED Armed light will flash during Tornado warnings.
(0.8 seconds in every 2 seconds).
•
Press the NOAA/LISTEN button again to hear the alerts.
Note:
All
warnings
will automatically unmute the radio and the
volume will increase to 16 (maximum).
Note:
Advisories and Watches (except for Tornado Watch and
Weekly Test) will not unmute but the message will scroll and the
appropriate Alert Type Light will remain on.
Weather Band Signal Strength Indicator
•
Signal strength indicator operates on Weather Band
only.
•
The bars will not change once the reception of the
selected channel is okay unless it changes to
another Weather Band channel.
PROGRAM MENU:
The program menu allows you to set:
•
DST (Daylight Saving Time) ON/OFF
•
Time
•
Calendar
•
Scroll Speed
•
Pro-settings (FIPS Code, Channel, Edit or Select Alerts)
OK Button:
The OK button will confirm each setting.
〉
Navigation button
: From each mode the
〉
navigation button will
move to the next mode in the program menu.
︿
or
﹀
Navigation Buttons:
Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to
adjust a setting.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
:
Press the MENU button on the top of the weather radio to enter the
program menu. DST ON will show on the display.
1.
DST ON/OFF: Press the OK button to select
DST set.
2.
Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to select
DST ON or OFF. Press the OK button to
confirm.
3.
Press the
〉
navigation button to move to
time
setting
.
TIME SET:
With TIME SETTING displayed, press the OK button to select the
hour
.
1.
HOUR: The hour will flash. Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to adjust the hour. Press the
OK button to confirm and move to the
minutes
.
2.
MINUTES: The minutes will flash. Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to adjust the
minutes. Press the OK button to confirm.
CALENDAR SET
:
From the time set mode, press the navigation button
〉
to enter
calendar set mode to set the
month
.
1.
MONTH: Press the OK button. The month will
flash. Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to
adjust the three-letter month. Press the OK
button to confirm and move to the
date
.
2.
DATE: The date will flash. Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to adjust the date. Press the
OK button to confirm and move to the
year
.
3.
YEAR: The year will flash. Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to
adjust the year. Press the OK button to confirm.
SCROLL SPEED:
From calendar set mode, press the
〉
navigation button to enter
scroll
speed
. Press the OK button to enter the setting.
1.
Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to adjust the
scroll speed (1, 2 or 3).
2.
Press the OK button to confirm and move to the
optional pro-settings
mode.
OPTIONAL PRO-SETTINGS:
These settings are not required for the alerts to function. These
settings allow you flexibility in the alerts* you wish to receive for a
given location.
•
FIPS CODE
•
CHANNEL
•
SELECT ALERTS
PRO-SETTINGS:
From scroll speed mode, press the
〉
navigation
button to enter
pro-settings
.
Press the OK button to move to SET FIPS CODE setting. Press the
OK button again to select the FIPS Code (Federal Information
Processing Standard). The first
“bit”
will flash.
1.
FIPS CODE:
Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to adjust the
first “
bit
” of the code. Use the
〉
button to select the second bit of
the code.
2.
Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to adjust the “bit”. Repeat
these steps for the rest of the bits.
3.
Press the OK button to confirm the setting.
Remove FIPS Code
: To remove a FIPS Code, set all the ‘bits’ to “0”.
Note:
Find USA FIPS Codes:
http://nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
SET NOAA CHANNEL
:
From the FIPS Code settings press the
〉
navigation button to move to
manual channel set. Press the OK button to enter the setting.
1.
Use the
︿
or
﹀
navigation buttons to select a
weather band
channel
.
2.
Press the OK button to confirm. The radio will briefly show the
NOAA weather band selected.
SELECT
ALERTS
:
From
channel
mode
press
the
〉
navigation button to move to Select Alerts.
Press the OK button to view the first
alert
*.
