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How Your Weatheradio Works

Hurricane warning

HURRICAN

WARNING

Hurricane watch

HURRICAN

WATCH

Immediate
evacuation warning

IMMEDIAT

EVACUATE

WARNING

Law enforcement
warning

LAW

ENFORCE

WARNING

Local area
emergency

LOCAL

AREA

EMERGENC

National hazard
warning

NATIONAL

HAZARD

WARNING

National information
center (information from
an official government
source)

NATIONAL

INFO

CENTER

Periodic national test

NATIONAL

PERIODIC

TEST

Practice/Demo

DEMO

MESSAGE

Radiological hazard
warning

RADIOLOG

HAZARD

WARNING

Radiological hazard
watch

RADIOLOG

HAZARD

WATCH

Required monthly test

MONTHLY

TEST

Weather/Alert

Description

You See

Required weekly test

WEEKLY

TEST

Severe thunderstorm
warning

SEVERE

THUNDER

WARNING

Severe thunderstorm
watch

SEVERE

THUNDER

WATCH

Severe weather
statement

SEVERE

WEATHER

Shelter in-place warning

SHELTER

IN-PLACE

WARNING

Special marine
warning

SPECIAL

MARINE

WARNING

Special weather
statement

SPECIAL

WEATHER

Test message

TEST

MESSAGE

Tornado warning

TORNADO

WARNING

Tornado watch

TORNADO

WATCH

Tsunami warning

TSUNAMI

WARNING

Tsunami watch

TSUNAMI

WATCH

Volcano warning

VOLCANO

WARNING

Volcano watch

VOLCANO

WATCH

Weather/Alert

Description

You See

12-253.fm Page 8 Tuesday, October 24, 2000 12:27 PM

Summary of Contents for 12-253

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Please read before using this equipment SAME Alert Weatheradio with AM FM Atomic Clock Radio 12 253 fm Page 1 Tuesday October 24 2000 12 27 PM...

Page 2: ...ing the Clock 11 Automatic Time Set 11 Manually Setting the Time 12 Selecting the Time Zone 12 Setting Up Daylight Saving Time 12 Programming the Weatheradio 13 Testing the Weatheradio 14 Enabling Dis...

Page 3: ...Tuning AM FM Radio lets you select your favorite broadcast station 10 Station Memory Programming lets you store five AM and five FM stations into memo ry so you can quickly tune to your favorite stati...

Page 4: ...hen AC power fails or is temporarily disconnected An indi cator appears when it is time to replace the backup battery FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules O...

Page 5: ...radio A Quick Look at Your Weatheradio OK HR SCROLL WEATHER AM FM OFF SNOOZE CLEAR MIN CLOCK ALARM1 ALARM2 SLEEP VOLUME SEEK ALERT VOLUME AUTO ALARM ALERT ON OFF PROGRAM KEY LOCK 12 253 fm Page 5 Tues...

Page 6: ...mergency is declared in that area This helps you more efficiently track the weather conditions in and around your area WHEN A WEATHER ALERT OCCURS When the Weatheradio receives a weather alert it soun...

Page 7: ...t defined in the Weatheradio s memory Coastal flood warning COASTAL FLOOD WARNING Coastal flood watch COASTAL FLOOD WATCH Emergency action warning EMERGENC ACTION WARNING Emergency action termination...

Page 8: ...ogical hazard watch RADIOLOG HAZARD WATCH Required monthly test MONTHLY TEST Weather Alert Description You See Required weekly test WEEKLY TEST Severe thunderstorm warning SEVERE THUNDER WARNING Sever...

Page 9: ...mile radi us but not necessarily to your county or par ish Obtaining Your Area s FIPS Code s To obtain the FIPS code for the location where you installed your Weatheradio con tact your local RadioShac...

Page 10: ...stalled appears Warning Your Weatheradio s power cord has a polarized plug one blade is wider than the other If you have difficulty inserting the plug into the outlet do not force it Turn the plug ove...

Page 11: ...or try to change the length of the antenna cord Avoid placing the antenna s cord where it could be pinched or cut Preparing the Antennas To use the telescoping antenna lift it up so it is vertical the...

Page 12: ...changed to that point and stops the setup mode A appears when you set an AM time P appears when you set a PM time 4 Press CLOCK to store the settings Selecting the Time Zone 1 Hold down CLOCK until t...

Page 13: ...hannel you want then rotate VOL UME so you can hear the broadcast as you make your selection Note If you receive a NOAA broadcast on more than one channel the one with the best reception might not be...

Page 14: ...on for the Weatheradio see Selecting a Location on Page 11 and regularly check the Weath eradio to be sure it is operating properly Note Testing the Weatheradio erases all data you stored in its memor...

Page 15: ...alert tone for a warning however means that the Weatheradio will not turn itself on when it receives that warning You can set the Weatheradio so it does not sound an alert tone during only the followi...

Page 16: ...nd When you hear the frequency you want press ALARM1 or ALARM2 to store it 7 To wake to the alarm sound slide AUTO ALARM to ALARM At the preset alarm time the alarm sounds To stop it sooner press ALAR...

Page 17: ...he Weatheradio switches back to the radio broadcast If the radio is on and the Weatheradio receives a weather warning expira tion message the Weatheradio auto matically switches back to the radio broa...

Page 18: ...ou press WEATHER Make sure the telescoping antenna is fully extended See Selecting a Loca tion on Page 11 Make sure the Weatheradio is set to the NOAA channel that is being broad cast in your area See...

Page 19: ...3 162 450 Channel 4 162 475 Channel 5 162 500 Channel 6 162 525 Channel 7 162 550 Receiving Sensitivity at 12 dB SINAD 0 6 V Audio Output 200 mW Dimensions HWD 29 32 715 32 423 32 in 58 190 120 mm We...

Page 20: ...ing the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a correct the...

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