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Operation

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Operation

LISTENING TO A WEATHER 
BROADCAST

To listen to a weather broadcast, press

WEATHER/SNOOZE

, then adjust 

VOLUME

 to

the desired listening level. To turn off the
weather broadcast, press 

WEATHER/

SNOOZE

 again.

USING THE ALARMS

You can set two independent alarms to
sound.

1. Hold down 

ALARM1

 or 

ALARM2

 until the

display flashes.

2. Repeatedly press or hold down 

OK/HR

until the display shows the correct alarm
hour setting.

3. Repeatedly press or hold down 

SCROLL/

MIN

 until the display shows the correct

alarm minute setting. The display
flashes.

4. Press 

ALARM1

 or 

ALARM2

 again to

store the alarm time setting. 

ALARM

appears, the Weatheradio beeps, and
the radio turns on. 

5. If the radio is not already set to the band

you want to use (AM or FM), select the
desired band by pressing 

AM/FM/OFF

.

AM

 and an AM frequency appear. To

select the FM band, press 

AM/FM/OFF

again.

Within 30 seconds, if you do not press
any key, the Weatheradio will quit alarm
time setup mode automatically and save
all of the alarm settings.

6. Press 

SEEK

 to automatically search for

the frequency you want in the selected
band. 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 

ALARM1

 or 

ALARM2

.

8. To wake to the radio, slide 

AUTO/ALARM

to 

AUTO

. At the preset time, the radio

turns on. To stop it sooner, press

ALARM1

 or 

ALARM2

.

9. To cancel the alarms, repeatedly press

ALARM1

 or 

ALARM2

 until 

ALARM1

 

OFF

or 

ALARM2

 

OFF

 appears.

Using Snooze

To temporarily silence the alarm (or the ra-
dio), press 

WEATHER/SNOOZE

. This silenc-

es the alarm (or the radio) for about 10
minutes. You can press 

WEATHER/SNOOZE

as many times as you like.

USING THE SLEEP TIMER

You can set the radio to play for up to 2
hours then automatically turn off.

1. Press 

AM/FM/OFF

 to turn on the radio.

2. Press 

SLEEP

SLP

 

120M

 flashes.

3. Repeatedly press 

SLEEP

 to reduce the

sleep time in 10 minute intervals.

The radio plays for the set length of time
then automatically turns off. To turn off
the sleep timer, repeatedly press 

SLEEP

until 

SLP

 

--

 

-- --

 

M

 flashes, or press

WEATHER/SNOOZE

 to switch to a

weather broadcast for weather informa-
tion. 

Note: When the Weatheradio receives a
weather warning message, it turns off the ra-
dio if it is playing and switches to the weather
broadcast.

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Содержание Weather Radio

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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