Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 12-259 Radio Shack
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www.radioshack.com SM OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before usin g this equipm ent. © 2003 Rad ioShack Co rporatio n. All Ri ght s Reserved . RadioS hack and R adioSh ack.com are trade marks used by RadioS hack Corporation . Thank y ou for b uying the Radi oSha ck Port able Handheld NWR-Same Weat hera dio .
How Your Weatheradio‚ Works 2 HOW Y OUR WEATH ERADI O WORK S Tradi tional w eather radios si mply receive the N ation al Ocea nic an d Atmospheric Ad ministrat ion (NOAA) weathe r broadcas t (usu ally withi n a 50- mile ra dius), then sound an al arm if any emergen cy code was trans mitted al ong with the b roadca st.
3 Preparation your Wea theradi o sound s an a lert only w hen a weather emerge ncy i s declare d in th at area. This hel ps yo u more eff icien tly track the weat her conditi ons in an d arou nd you r area. PREPARATI ON I NSTALLIN G B ATTERIES 1. Pull dow n the la tch on the bat tery compart ment cover and th en remo ve the cove r .
4 Preparation U SING AC P OWER Your Weath eradio can also use 6V, 300mA AC/DC adap ter with p lug size H (not sup plied) for n ormal ope ration. With AC conne cte d, normal operati on is allo wed eve n if th ere are batteries i n unit . 1. Open the rubber DC 6V jack cover.
5 Preparation 3. R eleas e WX and press MEN U . DEFAULT ON appea rs brie fly , and then USER SETUP appe ars. 4. Remov e batt erie s and /or disconnec t AC pow er . Reinsert t o begin u se. T URNING P OW ER O N AND O FF Press an d hold do wn G for two second s to tu rn the W eathera dio on and off.
6 Programming the Weatheradio‚ A TTAC HING TH E B ELT C LIP Insert th e clip into t he hole at the back of th e weat hera dio un til i t cli cks. To remove the bel t clip , press th e butto n on the ti p of th e clip an d pull it out.
7 Programming the Weatheradio‚ 1. Press MENU . Th e f oll owin g functio ns ca n be s et: 2. Press e or d to sc roll throu gh functio ns. Pres s g to sel ec t a functio n to modi fy . Press f to go back to the pre vious m ode or to exit. S ETTING THE A LARM 1.
8 Programming the Weatheradio‚ 5. Press g . AM or PM flashes. Repea tedl y press e or d to make your selectio n. 6. Press g to conf irm. One long b eep sounds . Press ME NU to exi t. At the se t alarm time, the Weathera dio genera tes an ala r m.
9 Programming the Weatheradio‚ S ELECTING T EMPE RATURE D ISPLAY M ODE 1. Press ME NU . Th en press e or d unti l TEMPER ATURE appears. 2. Press g . Th e current te mperat ure reading fla she s. 3. Press e or d to se lect t he desire d tempera ture displ ay mode ( ° F or ° C).
10 Programming the Weatheradio‚ channe l a ppear . AUTO appears and the W eathe radio beeps. T o manually search fo r chan nels, press g when MA NUAL appe ars. CHANNEL and the numb er of th e currently select ed cha nnels appear . The Weatherad io tun es to a cha nnel a nd turn s on the broad cast.
11 Programming the Weatheradio‚ Weathera dio autom atica lly s elec ts TONE the f irst time you tu rn it on. VOICE — The Weathe radio sound s an alert for abou t eight s econd s, and then au tomatica lly turns on the weather (voice) broadc ast for fiv e minute s.
12 Programming the Weatheradio‚ 1. Press ME NU . Th en press e or d unti l ALT REMI NDER appears . 2. Press g . Í or ¹ appe ars. 3. Repea tedl y press e or d to selec t Í (off) o r ¹ (on). When th e desired mode appears , pres s g to select . Press f to return without change s.
13 Programming the Weatheradio‚ E NABLIN G /D ISABLIN G S IGNAL L OSS R EMINDER 1. Press ME NU . Th en press e or d unti l SIG REM INDER appears. 2. Press g . Í or ¹ appear s. 3. Repea tedl y pres s e or d to selec t Í (off) o r ¹ (on) . When the desired option appea rs, pres s g .
14 Programming the Weatheradio‚ U NDERSTAN DING THE FIPS C ODE For the pu rpose of broadca sting weat her i nform a tio n, the N WS ha s divide d the Uni ted Stat es int o regions by stat e and cou nty. A 6-dig it FIPS code is used to identi fy eac h county , parish, or part of a county.
15 Programming the Weatheradio‚ With the correc t state display ed, pre ss g to view the correspondin g county li st. Press e or d to scrol l through the county list and press g to con firm. If your count y cannot be foun d from the list, pl ease refe r to “Ob tainin g Your Area’s FI PS Code(s)”.
16 Programming the Weatheradio‚ select s ALL LOCA TION the first time yo u turn i t on. SINGLE LO C — The W eather adio r eceives a SAM E alert si gnal fo r one F IPS code progra mmed in memo ry locati on 1.
17 Programming the Weatheradio‚ alre ady pr ogra mmed in to th at memory locatio n appea r . 4. If yo u select SINGLE LOC , go to step 5. Othe rwise, re peated ly press e or d to s elect the me mory l ocat ion wher e you wa nt to store a FIP S code.
18 Programming the Weatheradio‚ 9. When yo u finis h prog ramming the W eather adio , press MEN U or wait about 4 5 second s without pressing any ke y . E NABLIN G /D IS ABLIN G A LERT T ONES The Weat heradio automat ically sounds an al ert tone dur ing specific types o f weathe r alerts.
19 Programming the Weatheradio‚ If you selected WATC H , repeated ly press e or d to select one of the fol lowing specif ic ale rts. A V ALANCHE WAR N I NG FLOOD WARNING BLIZZARD WARNING HIGH WIND W.
Programming the Weatheradio‚ 20 If yo u select ed ST ATEMENT , repeatedly press e or d to se lect o ne of t he follow ing spec ific alerts: If yo u select ed TEST , r epeatedly press e or d to select one of the fol lowing specif ic ale rts: 6. Press g .
Receiving Weather Alerts 21 RECEIVING WEATHER ALERT S The Weat heradio gen er at es an al ert when t he FIPS code matc hes the p re- progra mmed lo cation code.
Receiving Weather Alerts 22 L OCKING K EY 1. Press ME NU on ce to ente r menu mode. 2. Press f within two second s. A long beep sounds and ì appea rs. 3. The key pad of the W eatheradio is now lo cked. Ô 4. Repea t steps 1 an d 2 to unloc k the keypad.
23 Troubleshooting detecte d for 10 seconds , the ra dio switche s back to the c hannel la st select ed, wheth er it was in Home mode or in Travel mo de.
24 Troubleshooting One or m ore FI PS codes ar e stored, but the w eathera dio respon ds to weathe r alert bro adcasts for areas not cov ered by th ose codes. Make sure the weat heradio i s not set to A LL LOC A TION Make sure the weat heradio i s not set to TRA V EL mode .
25 FCC Declaration of Conformity FCC DECL ARATION OF CON FORMI TY This device complies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two cond iti ons : (1) t his dev i ce ma y.
26 The FCC Wants You to Know Rules . These limits are designed t o provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal lation.
Care 27 CARE Keep the weatheradio dry; if i t gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the weatheradio only in normal temperature environments. Handle the weatheradio carefully; d o not drop it. Keep the weatheradio away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new.
12-259 AO0158AAA1 06A03 Printed in China Limited Ni nety-Day W arran ty This product is war ran ted b y Radi oSha ck aga i nst manufa cturing defe ct s i n mater i al and wor k- manship under norma l use for n inety (90) days from the date of purchase fro m Radi oShack company- owned stores and auth orized Radi oS hack franchi sees and dealers.
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