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OWNER’S MANUAL — 
Please read before using this equipment.

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Liquid Crystal Display 
— 
a large, easy-to-read 
display shows alert and 
channel information.

MENU — Press to 
select programming. 

CLOCK — Press to set the 
clock and alarm time.

WEATHER/SNOOZE — Press 
to listen to a broadcast. Press to 
silence the alarm to snooze.

ADVISORY/WATCH/
WARNING LEDs — 
Light to indicate the 
severity of a weather 
alert.

e

d

f

g

 

 

Press to navigate 

programming menus.

Weather and other hazard information brought to you by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page with the 
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Bedside SAME

Weatheradio

®

12-261

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Summary of Contents for Bedside SAME Weatheradio

Page 1: ...t the clock and alarm time WEATHER SNOOZE Press to listen to a broadcast Press to silence the alarm to snooze ADVISORY WATCH WARNING LEDs Light to indicate the severity of a weather alert e d f g Pres...

Page 2: ...ert on or off as desired ALARM ON OFF SNOOZE Turn the alarm on or off or enable the snooze function ALERT OUT Connect to an external device to be notified of weather alerts almost anywhere in your hom...

Page 3: ...ergency affects your area Only SAME compatible weather radios are able to take advantage of this technology Each FIPS code identifies a specific geographic area defined by the CONTENTS How Your Weathe...

Page 4: ...Descriptions on Page 30 o LOCKING OUT UNDEFINED WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS The NWS might occasionally broadcast weather information intended for commercial or non private use This information could include...

Page 5: ...or parish where applicable and assigned a six digit FIPS code For example the code for Tarrant County Texas is 048439 The first digit of a FIPS code identifies the county subdivision the next two digi...

Page 6: ...the NWS toll free at 1 888 NWR SAME 1 888 697 7263 You can also visit the NWS website at www nws noaa gov nwr indexnw htm PREPARATION Your Weatheradio uses the supplied AC adapter for power and one 9V...

Page 7: ...9V jack 2 Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard AC outlet INSTALLING THE BACKUP BATTERY 1 Slide the battery compartment cover downward to remove it Barrel Plug NOTE Using the different pol...

Page 8: ...NA The built in telescoping antenna lets you receive strong local signals To use the built in antenna lift it so it is positioned vertically and fully extend it BATTERY NOTES Dispose of old batteries...

Page 9: ...nna CHOOSING A LOCATION You can set your Weatheradio on any flat surface For the best reception place your Weatheradio where it can receive alert signals you can hear the alert tone Make sure the Weat...

Page 10: ...object such as a straightened paper clip to press on the orange tabs under the cable wires and gently pull on the wires to remove them TESTING THE WEATHERADIO In the United States the NWS broadcasts a...

Page 11: ...clear the memory and restore the factory settings DEFAULT and then USR SET appears 6 Unplug the AC adapter and reconnect it Re install the backup battery PROGRAMMING Your Weatheradio is pre programme...

Page 12: ...ze the following options Channel Setup Alert Type Setup Missed Alert Reminder Signal Loss Reminder Response Location and Tone Defeat CHANNEL SETUP You can search for a channel automatically or manuall...

Page 13: ...Then a beep sounds and SEL CH reappears 4 Press MENU to exit ALERT TYPE SETUP The Weatheradio responds to an NWS alert broadcast in one of two ways Voice An alert tone sounds for 10 seconds and then t...

Page 14: ...TONE or VOICE 3 Press g to confirm your selection A beep tone sounds ALT MODE reappears and idisappears 4 Press MENU to exit MISSED ALERT REMINDER The Weatheradio beeps every 30 seconds after a weathe...

Page 15: ...E LOCATION You can set the Weatheradio to work with FIPS codes in one of three ways ALL LOC Receives all SAME alert signals broadcast within about a 50 mile radius MULTIPLE Receives SAME alert signals...

Page 16: ...unds and the setting is stored LOCATION reappears and LOCATION stops flashing Single 1 To store a single location press g when SINGLE appears 1 appears 2 Press g The first digit of the code flashes 3...

Page 17: ...first digit of the code flashes 3 Press e or d to select the first digit When the correct number appears press g to move to the next digit If you made a mistake press f to move back and then press e o...

Page 18: ...alert For example you can turn off the volcano warning alert if you do not live near a volcano 1 When T DEFEAT appears press g 2 Repeatedly press e or d until WARNING WATCH ADVISORY appears 3 When WAR...

Page 19: ...TONE ON or TONE OFF appears 6 Press e or d to toggle between TONE ON and TONE OFF and press g to confirm A beep sounds 7 Press f to return to the previous menu category 8 Repeatedly press e or d until...

Page 20: ...s 13 Press f to return to the previous menu category 14 Repeatedly press e or d until ADVISORY appears 15 Press g ADMIN MESSAGE appears 16 Press e or d to scroll through the statement menu options ADM...

Page 21: ...e or d to toggle between TONE ON and TONE OFF and press g to confirm A beep sounds 19 Press f to return to the previous menu category 20 Once you have made your selections for each alert type press M...

Page 22: ...t SIG LOSS appears and flashes WARNING ADVISORY LEDs flash alternatively and WATCH LED is on all the time SETTING THE CLOCK AND ALARM 1 Press CLOCK to enter alarm setting mode flashes If you have not...

Page 23: ...1 Press e or d to select the desired clock minutes 12 Press g to confirm A beep sounds and the newly set clock time appears on the display 13 Slide ALARM ON OFF SNOOZE to the desired alarm function di...

Page 24: ...LERT to OFF Two beeps sound and appears SETTING ALERT TONE LEVEL When no NOAA appears repeatedly press e or dto adjust alert tone level The alert tone sounds and VOL 1 16 appears Press MENU when finis...

Page 25: ...H FLOOD WARNING effective for 3 hours 15 minutes The following alert information appears in sequence FLASH FLOOD WARNING 3 H15M 4 EVENTS FLASH 2nd Alert HURRICAN WATCH effective for 15 minutes The fol...

Page 26: ...e reviewing alerts if you do not press gor f for 30 seconds the most recently viewed alert information appears on the display BACKLIGHT The backlight is always on when operating with AC power When ope...

Page 27: ...intermittently or warbles The Weatheradio constantly monitors the selected channel even while it is sounding a continuous alert Each time it receives a signal on the channel it pauses to compare the...

Page 28: ...y and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particula...

Page 29: ...2 450 MHz Channel 4 162 475 MHz Channel 5 162 500 MHz Channel 6 162 525 MHz Channel 7 162 550 MHz Receiving Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD 0 3 uV FIPS Code Sensitivity 4 kHz Deviation 100 Success Rate 0 3 uV...

Page 30: ...m warning DUST STORM WARNING Siren Emergency Action Notification EMERGENC ACTION NOTICE Siren Emergency Action Termination EMERGENC ACTION Siren Earthquake warning EARTHQKE WARNING Siren Immediate Eva...

Page 31: ...r in place warning SHELTER IN PLACE WARNING Siren Special marine warning SPECIAL MARINE WARNING Siren Special weather statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT Siren 911 telephone outage emergency 911 PHONE...

Page 32: ...arranty period take the product and the Ra dioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a correct the defect...

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