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1
using your radio
Your Hazard Alert Radio is pre-programmed with the seven weather
broadcast frequencies (channels 1-7). The first time you use your
Hazard Alert Radio, it automatically scans for the strongest channel
and receives all SAME alert signals broadcast within a 50-mile (80 km)
radius.
WARNING! Your radio has FIPS/CLC codes preset for your state/
province and county/region. Only change a FIPS/CLC code if you
have verified with the NWS/EC that the code is correct.
1. Press MENU/SELECT and press  or  to select
LOCATION
setup.
Press MENU/SELECT again to enter location setting.
2. Press

or

and select from the following , then press MENU/
SELECT :
•
ALL
– Receives all SAME alert signals broadcast within a 50-
mile (80 km) radius. There are no locations to edit.
•
SINGLE
– Receives a SAME alert signal for only one
programmed location. In
SINGLE
mode, only the first
memory location can be selected.
•
MULTIPLE
– Receives a SAME alert signal only for the pre-
programmed locations (up to 9). Press

or

to select an
EMPTY
location or a location to edit.
3. In
MULTIPLE
or
SINGLE
mode, press MENU/SELECT to select
current memory location and press

or

to select
EDIT?
or
DELETE?
.
4. To edit, press MENU/SELECT then press

or

to select new
state/province and county/region. Or, after a county/region is
selected, press

to display FIPS/CLC code. Use

or

to change
the first digit in the FIPS/CLC code and

to select the next digit in
the code.
5. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm and  to exit.
• The Hazard Alert Radio may miss alert signals while it is being
programmed.
• When selecting an empty location after adding an county/region to
memory, a list of nearby counties/regions displays. Press

once to
choose a county/region from a previously selected state/province.
Press

again to select another state/province.
• The radio updates the location based on the entered FIPS/CLC code
and displays the location name. If the new FIPS/CLC code does not
match any county or region,
NOT FOUND
displays and the entered code
is displayed instead of a county/region name.
• If you press

when the cursor is at the left most digit of the FIPS/
CLC code, your changes will not be saved.
programming locations and FIPS/CLC codes
NOTES