Radio Shack 12-262, User Manual, Page: 12 / 26

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Alerts always display in the LCD. To enable audible alerts, slide
ALERT ON/OFF to ON . An alert sounds when a Warning, Watch, or
Advisory is received and the alert
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icon appears.
When ALERT ON/OFF is set to OFF , your radio beeps twice and
Í
appears.
If you slide ALERT ON/OFF to OFF before the unit is
powered on, the radio still operates in ALERT ON mode, until
you slide ALERT ON/OFF to ON and then OFF again.
NOTE
Turn on alerts.
1. To select alert type, press MENU/SELECT and press  or  until
ALERT MODE
appears. Press MENU/SELECT to enter. Use  or 
to select either:
VOICE
– An alert tone sounds for 10 seconds, and then the
weather (voice) broadcast automatically turns on for five
minutes. The alert description and duration also appear.
TONE
– An alert tone sounds for 5 minutes, and the alert
description and duration appear. To silence the alert tone
sooner, press WEATHER/SNOOZE .
2. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm and press

to exit.
select alert type (voice or tone)
turning on audible alerts