X. FINDING THE BEST LOCATION..., Continued
Testing the Alert Tone, Continued
you keep the weather monitor to make sure you
can hear the tone from other nearby rooms.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
•
To make sure your weather monitor will sound the
alert tone when it receives an emergency signal
always keep the built-in antenna fully extended.
•
Testing the alert tone only ensures that the weather
monitor's alert tone can be heard. It does not test
the weather monitor's receiver or guarantee you
will receive an emergency alert!
•
An emergency alert broadcast might not trigger your
weather monitor's alert tone, even if it receives voice
transmission clearly or if the alert tone sounds when
you manually test it. Also, if you are in a fringe area,
your weather monitor might be triggered by a
broadcast when it is placed in one area, but not be
triggered if you place it somewhere else (even close
by).
XI. USING THE ALERT FUNCTION
The WX-80 alert function, using the ALERT button, is
what determines whether or not the WX-80 will sound
the alarm when alert signals are detected. With the
monitor powered on, read the display for the Alert
status message. To change the alert status press the
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