Radio Shack 1200255 Remote Sensor User Manual

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Owner’s Manual
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FCC DECLARATION
OF CONFORMITY
Thls device complies with pan 15 oi
the FCC Rules. Opelalicn is subject
in me lollewmg lwu conditions: (1)
this device may not cause nannlul in»
lenerence, and (2) this device must
accept any inlerlerenee received, in-
cludlng lnlerlerence that may cause
undesired operation
Precinct. 7 Channel SAME
Weatheradlu
Model 12-255
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Responsi-
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Phuns 61746-3200
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THE FCC WANTS YOU
TO KNOW
This Weameraaio complies wilh (he
IlmllS [of a Class B dlgllal device as
speafied in Fan 15 Df FCC Rules
These Ilmils prow‘de reasonable pro-
lecllon against radio and TV lnlerler-
enoe in a residential area
However. your Weatheradio might
cause TV or radio interverence even
when II is operafing properly. To elimr
male intenerence, you can try fine ur
more of lhe following corrective mea—
sures:
- recrlenl of relocale me receiving
anlenna
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the Wealheradio and he radio Or
TV
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cuculls lor lhe Wealheladro and
the ladlo or TV
‘ oonsull your local Radio Shack
store illhe problem still axisls
Wamlng: Changes or modificalions
lo Ihis unit not expressly approved by
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El Contents
Introduction
Weather Alerts . . ..
Lacking Out Undefined Weather Descnphons .
NWS Weather Alert Descriptions t
Understandlngthe FIPS Codes ,, . ,,
Obtaimng Your Area-s FIPS Code(s)
A Quick Lack at Your Weatheradlo
Preparation ..
Connectlng Power .
Connecting the Weathered to AC Palmer .
Installlng the Wealheradlo's Backup Battery t
Installlng the Remote Sensor's Ballenes A. u t
Selling the Clock
Chooslng Locahons
Mounting the Remole Sensor.
Programming the Wealheradlo ..
Testing the Weatheradlo .
Manually Testlrlg the Alan Tone
Test or Demo Alerts. v.
Programming the Temperalure Sensor
Resellmg Indoor/Outdoor
Settlng °CJ°F .
Semrlg the Remote Channel
Vlewmg the Temperalure Dlsplay
Operatlon u
Llsterllrlg to a Weather Broadcast
USlrlg the Alert Funcllon 17
Settlng the Alert Volume. , le
Changing/Checklng the Alert Patlem lB
Ehabling/Dtsabllng Alert Tones. la
Revlewmg Overlapplng Alerts 20
Troubleshooting
Care ........
Specification: ,
Contents
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El Introduction
Your RadioShack 7 Channel SAME
Weatheradio represents the latest
generation at weather alert technolo—
gy. Your Weatheradio uses SAME
(soeoiiio Area Message Encoding)
circuitry to provide compiete intmma»
tion aoout weather conditions in your
immediate area. so you are not bottle
ered by aierts that do not affect you
Your Weatheradio includes an Indoor
thermometen Wireless outdoor ther-
mometer and digltal clock
SAME Operatlon ~ lets you pro»
gram up to 15 FIPS (Federal intorma
tton Processing System) codes into
the Weatheradlo's memory, so alerts
only sound when a weather emergen-
cy is declared in those specific loca-
tions
Mlsud Alert Remlnder — sounds a
tone every 10 seconds while an alert
is active. to present you irom mISSIng
an alert
Alert Status Indicator: — help you
determine at a glance the Noe ot alert
the Waatneradto ls recetvmgv
Traditional weather radios simply re-
ceive the National Oceanic and Almo~
spheric Administration (NOAA)
weather broadcast (usually within a
SO-mile radius) then sound an alarm
it any emergency code was transmit-
ted along With the broadcast This
means that people outSide an afiect-
ed area are often alerted even though
their area is not affected causing
some to ignore Weather warnings that
appty to flteir areas
In 1994, NCAA began broadcasting
Signals called FIPS (Federal Informa-
tion Processing System) codes aiong
with their standard weather broad—
casls These codes identity the type
at emergency and the specitio geo—
graphtc area (such as a county) at
tected by the emergency Vour
Weatheradto receives, interprets. and
displays intolmallon about the codes
so you can determine I! the emergen-
cy might atteot your area, Only
SAME-compatible weather radios are
able to take advantage ol this new
technology.
Each FIPS code identifies a specific
geographic area defined by the Na-
tional Weather Service (NWS), so
your Weatheradio sounds an alert
only when a weather emergency is
declared in that area. This helps you
more etficiently track the weather
conditions in and around your area
WEATHER ALERTS
When the Weatheradio receives a
weather alert:
~ it sounds an alert (siren or beep)
Introduction
- lt dlsplays a description or the
alert and the alert duration
- an lrldicator llghts
Note: lr the Weatherauio receives
more than one weather alert at the
same time. it dlsplays lnlormation for
each alert ln sequence.
The alert descnpttons your Weathera»
dlo can dlsplay are based on a list at
specillc weather alert types published
by the Nws For a list of all the alert
descripttorls that your Weatheradto
can dlsplay. sec “NWS Weather Alert
nescnptions "
Warning: The Nws uses sophtsttesl
ed weather models tc delerrntne an
alert‘s eflectlve tlrrler However. the
end of an alert does not necessarily
mean that the related weather emer-
gency is over.
Locking Out Undefined
Weather Descriptions
The NWS mlghl occasionally broad-
cast several types of weather tnlor-
matiorl lntertded tor commerctal or
other non-private use This interma-
tlon could lrlclude. for example. mes-
sage Intended for automated weather
services (such as those used by radio
or TV stations) Your Wealherad‘to's
memery does not contain a specific
corresponding descriptlon {or the eig-
rials related ta these commercial
weather types.
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Additionally. your Weatheradlo is de-
signed to recognize all common
weather alert types currently used by
the NWS. However, the NWS occa-
sionally creates and broadcasts new
alert types (tor whim the Weathers-
dio‘s memory does not contain a spe-
crltc, corresponding descnpttcn) it
your Weatttoradto receives a signal
tor a new alert type. it is preset (lr the
alefl tunction is turned on) to dlsplay
mtmrovm, the alert descrlption
(EMERGENCY, STATEMENT,
WARNING ctr WATCH), and TUNE
TV. then sound an alert siren
Depending on your prererence, you
can tottow these steps to change the
way the Weatheradio responds to
new weather alen broadcasts.
t Turn oft the Wealheradio by
unplugging the AC adapler iron-t
the AC outlet and crsconnectlng
the 9V battery.
2. While holding down WEATHER
lot about 2 seconds, turn on lhe
Weatheradto by plugglng the AC
adapter back Into the AC outlet,
USER SETUP appears
3. Press “EMU to reset all the set-
tlng to de'ault except SAME alert
tone status DEFAULT ON than
USER SETUP appears
4. Turn 0" the Weatheradlo.
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NWS Weather Alert Descriptions
Your Weatheradio can display lhese nws weather alen descriptions For easy
ieierence. this Ilsl also shows lhe iype oi aien (siren or beep) Ihal sounds during
each aien
Weathermen Description Display Sound
Avaiencne waining AvALANclm wummc siien
Avnianche Weicn AVALANCHE WATcu siien
Eiiuam Wammg nuzzm WARNING Siien
CNHDEHQEYWEYNVVQ clvn. DANGER WARNING siien
eminangeiwmcn ctvn. DANGER HATCH siren
Ciiiii Emergency rm w siren
defined In me Wealnevaaio‘s memory
Nan. TUNE TV migni also "mm in: Weaineiznn nzs renewed s smai for; mndiliun not
Colstieofi waininy COASTAL FLOOD WARNING Sir-n
ceasuiFlwd w-icn COASTAL PLooD WATCH SWSH
EmeigencyAciienwarning macsucy Airflow "WING Siren
Emulgency AchoHTemefliV" mRGchY ACTION TERMINATION seep
Eueuneimmdiai-iy BVACUATB mMBDn‘rBLY siren
Fir. Warning Pm! WARNING SWIH
Flash Fiew Smemenl PLASH noon seep
Flash Fiend warning FLASH noon WARNING siren
Flash Fiouq waicn PLAsu FLOOD WATcH siren
Fieoa Siaiemeni HOOD sum"? Beep
Fiaoa Warning FLOOD WARNING siien
Fieoa Waicn FLOOD HATcl-i siien
Huardcul Maienai Warning HAZARD mun“ WARNING siien
Hazardous Mamialwaicn HAZARD HAT!!!“ HATCH
Hiqn wind Warning HIGH WIND WARNING
HIGH WIND WATCH
Hiqii Wlfld mien
siren
Hurricane Siabemem
mucm
mnlcm WARNING
HURRICANE WATCH
Hurricane Warning
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Weather/Alert Description Display Sound
Immedlalg Evacuamn Wamim xmmnIArx vacuATIoN WARNING Swan
Law EmmementWamng LAW monexHENT WARNING Sun
Lemma Emuvgency Loch. AREA EMERGENCY Siren
NahonalHazavd Wammg NATIONAL HAZARD WARNING Siren
NalmnaHnYormahon Cent-N NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER Swen
Nauonawpemmcfisu NATIONAL EEEIoDIc TEST Beep
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Seveve Thundevslurmwammg SEVERE Tmmmms'mnu WARNING Swan
SEVERE mNDERsTc-Rn WATCH
SEVERE “ATM" STATlmT
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SPECIAL MARIN! WARNING
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TSUNAMI NARNING Swen
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WINTER STORM WATCH
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Note: ll the Wealheradlo displays a
warning (emergency) alert message.
the WARNtNG indicator lights cone»
spondingly. ll the Weatheradio dis»
plays 3 Watch alert message, the
WATCH indicator lights it the Wealhr
eradlo displays a Statement alert
message. the STATEMENT indicator
lights.
UNDERSTANDING THE
FIPS CODES
For the purpose or broadcastlng
weather intermaliuh. the NWS has di-
vlded the Untied States lnlo regions
by state and county (or parish. where
applicable) then asstgned a Graig“
FIPS code to identify each oounly or
parish. For example. the code lot Tar-
rartt County, ‘l'exas. is 043439.
The first digit In a FIPS code identifies
the county subdivision. the next two
digits identity the state. and the last
three digits identity the county or par-
ish.
Note: Most FIPS codes begin With 0,
which means the code represents an
entire county. The NWS. however.
plans to eventually subdivide some
large counties When thal happenst
each subdivision Will be assigned a
dtglt from 1-9. resultth In codes such
85148439.245A39.and so on.
Your Weetheradio can receive all
SAME alert Signals oroadoasl wrthln
about a 50 ml|e radius. To receive
SAME alerts and nroadcasls about
wealher occurring only In particular
counties wllhln that area, you can
program up to is FIPS codes mm the
Weameradio‘s memory. This lets you
avoid heanng an alert thal applies to
an area wimirt a 50 mile radius but not
necessarily to your county or parish
Obtaining Your Area’s FIPS
Code(s)
To obtain the FIPS code for the loca—
iron you installed your Weatheredlo.
conlacl your local Radioshack store
or call the NWS toll tree at 1-888-
NWR-SAME (14386974263)
Your can also Visit the NWS website
www.nws.noaa.govlnwr/I rid-x-
nw.htm#umotabl¢
Note: "you are close to a county or
parish line. you mlght want to obtain
the codes tor the nearby counties or
parishes.
Hint: Since you can program up to 15
FIPS codes into the Weatheradlo‘s
memory. you mtghl want lo oblain lhe
codes lor other local areas that you
frequently travel through (as long as
those areas are wilhin a 50 mile radi-
us oi your location and within an area
covered by your local NWS broadcast
slation). That way. you can program
lhose codes lnlo lhe Wealheradlo
and receive broadcasts covering
those locations, loo
lntroductmn
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El A Quick Look at Your
Weatheradio
Please mscn Ji’a-fmnl mu] xldt View ||Ius|mlions has
El Preparation
CONNECTING POWER
- Do not use rechargeable baller-
ies in your Wealheradlo or
Your Wealneradlc uses the supplied
AC adapter [or normal operalbon. and
one gv battery lnol supplied) tor ~ Never leave dead or weak baller-
backup power when Ac power lens or
is temporarlly dlsconnected. The re-
mote sensor uses three AA ballenes
(ncl supplled) for power For (he besl Dans.
performance and longest life‘ we rec-
ommend RadlcShack alkallne benef-
les.
Clutionl:
Ihem.
Nous:
, use only fresh baneries of the
requlrsd slze and recommended
typev
remole sensor
ies In [he radlo or (he lemme
sensor. Baltenes can leak charm-
cals lhal can des'roy eletlromc
. Dnsme o! ballenes Dlomplly
and properly‘ do nal bury or burn
. Always connect vhe Weathers»
duo lo AC power (or normal use
A Quick Look 31 Your Wealhsramo
ll‘
fin" .
l m m Fags ttt ntttmttlneepemm turn» m 0 AM
- it the backup battery becomes
weak‘ yeur Wealheradm mrgbt
not sound a tone when an emer»
gency or test alert IS broadcast.
Test your radio's receptrcn pen»
odtcally, and replace the battery
it the tone does not sound.
Connecting the
Weatheradio to AC Power
‘l. insert the supplled AC adapters
barrel plug tntct the ac av r tack
on the back at the Wealheradiot
2 Plug the adapter into a slandard
Ac outlet Tne backltgnt turns on.
Installing the Weatheradio‘s
Backup Battery
1 Press the
tab On the
Please-"wt
battery" battery com-
SeTt'tnacoAt/er pflflnwlll rt-
t lttstmtnt
than Illt ofl | y '
ten:
the cover
2 Snap a 9\/ battery onto the bat-
tery termtrtals trtstde the compart-
mentt then place the battery
trtstde the compartment
3. Replace the cover
Motel:
- when (Indoor battery low icon)
flashes slowly, the Wealnerad‘to's
backup battery ls low When
(indoor battery low tcbn) llesnes
quickly Ihe backup battery ts
dead, or not installed in eitner
case, replace the battery.
~ ti you only use battery power the
Weatheradio‘s backllght ltghts (or
10 seconds each time you press
a key, of remains on until the
event time has expired ler the
renewed alert message
Installing the Remote
Sensor‘s Batteries
1. Slide the channel swttch to select
CH1, CH}, of CM]
2 Loosen Ihe
screw on
the ballery
compart-
ment covet,
then slide
the cover
0" in the
directmn ol
lhe arrow.
Ptcesc add
Battery tn-
slallatlon
Illustrallon
hm
3. Install three AA batteries as trim-
cated by lne polarity symbols (4
and —) marked InStde the com-
panment.
4. Replace the cover and secure ll
WIlh the Screw.
Notes:
. At temperatures below 4 “F
(—20 °C)‘ we suggest usmg
70 Prebaretron
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RadioShack llthium batteries in
the remote sensor.
- ll lrerrlute sensor low battery
lean) flashes in the Weathera»
dlo's display and the remote sen»
sar battery indicator repeatedly
flashes twice ln 30 seconds.
replace the batterles
- The remote sensor sends data to
the Weatheradicl once when the
batterles are Installed. and every
30 seconds alter that.
SETTING THE CLOCK
1. Repeatedly press menu wnen
TEMPERATURE appears
repeatedly press A or v until
an cnocx appears.
2. Press > to set the time The
hour diglts flash
3 Repeatedly press (or hold down)
A or v to set the hour.
Ar Press 7. The minute drglts
flash Repeatedly press (or hold
down) A or V to set the mm-
utes
5. Press P. M or PM appears
Press A or v to select AM or
PM
6. Press P .A beep sounds.
7 Press MENU to return to the clock
dlsplay.
When there is no alen dlsplayed‘ the
time continuously appears when an
alert appears in the display press
CLOCK to View Ihe films (or 10 sec-
ends.
CHOOSING
LOCATIONS
Caution: Do not place the Weathere-
die or remote sensor where they will
be ‘ direct sunlight. near electrlcel
appliances. or heating/alt conditlon-
mg vents
You can set your Weatheradio on any
tlat surface (such as a shell or
counter top). For the best recepllcn,
choose a locallon where:
« rt can receive alert stgnals
‘ you can hear us alert lone (sea
"Settlng the Alert Volume" on
Page 13)
~ you can fully extend the built-tn
antenna
Note: Posltton the Wealheradlc away
lrom obstructlons such as metal cabi-
nets or bookshelves. Do not place the
Weetheradio near any metal surlace
such as a relngeretor, a metal door or
wall. ora water plpe hldden behind a
wall.
Choose a location tor the remote sen»
sor that ts within 20—30 yards at the
Weatheradio‘ elther Indoors or out»
doors, The construction of your home
Preparation
or oniee might attect the transmission
range between the Wealheradlo and
the remote sensor. it you have a
choice or several locations, try each
to see which provides the best perfor-
mance.
Note: The remote sensor is resistant
to water damage. However, it is not
waterproof and should not sub
mergeo in water or put directly in rront
or shower spray.
Each time you install batteries in the
remote sensor. it sends data and its
indicator riashes once so you can
check its transmission range. See
"Setting the Remote Channer on
PageiG.
Mounting the Remote
Sensor
You can mount the remote sensor on
a wall using two '/5 inch 13 mm)
screws (not supplied) with heads that
lit into the keyhole slots on the back
olthe supplied mounting bracket.
1. Drill two holes ills inches apart.
Thread a screw into each hole
and let the heads extend about lI
0 Inch from the mounting surface.
2 Align the keyhole slots on the
mounting bracket with the screws
and slide the bracket downward
to secure it
3. Slide the remote sensor into the
mounting bracket.
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PROGRAMMING THE
WEATHERADIO
While programming your Weatheraa
die, you can selecl a weather tre-
qiiency, Ium the Misseo Alert
Reminder on or off. one specify the
geographiml areas for which you re-
ceive Glens.
Your Weatheradio is pre-
programmed with Ihe seven NOAA
broadcasl trequencles (channels l-
7) Depending on your location, you
mlghl need to select a different chan-
nel.
Your Weatheradto is preset to receive
any weather alen broadcast Within its
reception range iabout a 50 mile radi-
us In most locations). The first time
you use your Wealheradio. It auto-
matically scans lhe strongest channel
and receives all SAME aierl signals
broadcast within a 50 mile radius oi
its location
Nous:
~ The Weatheradio does not
receive signals while it is being
programmed.
~ ll you do not press a key ior 45
seconds. the Wealheradio stores
all valid entries and exits the pie»
grammtng mode.
' I! you make an Invalid entry, an
error lone sounds.
Prenaralioi-i
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- ll you press MENU durlng pros
grammrng, the Weatheradio
stores art vatiu entries (except
the crock settings) and exits the
prugrammrng mode,
Follow these steps to program the
Wealheradio.
1. Connect the Weatheladlo to AC
power
2 Press MENU.
a. Repeatedty press A or v untll
WEATHERADIO appears.
4. Press > same-r Cl-lappears.
5. Press D to enter channel setup
Press A or V to select AUTO
ur MANUAL channel setup.
Automatlc Channel Setup:
When AUTO appears. press ' .
CHANNEL. SEARCHING...
appears
lf there ts an avatlable channel.
CHANNEL X and AVAILABLE
appear If there r‘s no avarlable
channet. no CHANNEL.
AVAILABLE, BACK TO and
CHANNEL x (the preset chan-
nel) then Auto appears and the
Weetneradto beeps
Manual Channel Setup:
when MANUAL appears. press
D . The preset channel appears
Repealedly press A or v untrt
the desired manner appears
Press > to confirm your setee
lion. A beep sounds and cm. x
szngc‘r (ttre new selected
channel) appears Then
55mm cu reappears.
Note: I! you recetve 3 NOAA
broadcast on more than one
channel. the one with the best
leceptlon might not be the one
broadcasting tntermatron tor your
locallnn Contact your Ibcal
RadloShack store orthe NWS to
tlnd oul whlch rrequency NCAA
ls usrrrg to broadcast for rnrorma-
lion regardrrrg your teeation, then
selecl that channel
. Repeatedly press A or v unlrt
REMINDER appears, Press
’ to lurn the Mrssed NSF!
Remlnder beep on or oft.
REMINDER ON 07 REMINDER
OPP appears.
.Press A or v to toggle
between REMINDER DN tbeep
on) and REMINDER OFF (been
0"). then press t to confirm, A
beep sounds and REMINDER
appears.
Note: It you enable the Mlssed
Alert Remlnder beep. the lone
sounds every 10 seconds after
the broadcast ends unttt the alert
lime expires.
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9. Press A 01 V urml RESPONSE
LOC appears, lnen press >.
Press A m v 10 toggle
between SINGLE LOG, HUI.»
TIPLE LOC and ALL LOCA-
110".
SINGLE LOC: The Weather}
dlo receives a SAME alert signal
lor one FIPS code stored in me
radio's memory.
MULTIPLE 11°C: The Weath—
eradlc receives SAME alen 5|g~
nals rm up to 15 FIPS nodes
stored in me radio‘s memory
Note: When you choose mm-
TIPLE LOC or SINGLE LOC‘
LOCI 000000 appears
ALL LOCATION: The Wealh-
eradlo recelves all SAME alerl
slgnals broadcast wrlhin about a
50-mile radlus
Note: When ALL, LOCATION
appears press P to selecl ALL
LOCATION mode Then skip lo
Step 16
111.11 you selected MULTIPLE
LOC‘ press A or v 10 scroll
through me 15 location codes
11, Press P to edit a local-on code.
The llrsl dlgll ol the code flashes.
12 Press 1 cr b lo move lhe cur-
sor backwards or lorwards. and
A or V (o selectadlgll.
13. Press r Io confirm (he setting
(and move 10 me nexl location
code‘ if you selected MULTIPLE
we) . Abeep sounds.
14 Repeal Steps 10 - 13 of you
selected MULTIPLE LDC) to
emer up to 15 FIPS codes |n
memory. Press 1 m relurn to
llle previous menu
15 Press > lo confirm your selec-
uonl A beep sounds.
IE. Press MENU. 1113 Waalheradlo
stores all valid emnes and exits
programmmgl
TESTING THE
WEATHERADIO
In lhe Uniled $Iales, lhe NWS bread-
casls a lesl alerl every week on
Wednesday belween 11 AM and 1
PM. To [mu oul the specmc lest
schedule in your area. conlacl your
local NOAA or NWS office These ol-
fices are usually Iisled ln (he lela-
phone book under “US Government.
Department 01 Commerce,"
lmponant: Clear reception of a
wealher broadcasl srgnal does nol
guaranlee man an emergency alerl
W|II |rlgger your Wealheradio's alen
luncuon. Be sure you cheese lhe
proper Iocalion lor the Wealheradio
and regularly check me Waalheradio
lo be sure 11 Is operaling properly.
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Manually Testing the Alert
Tone
r. Unplug the AC adapter (mm the
AC outlet and disconnecl lhe 9v
battery.
2 Hold down WEATHER and turn on
the power by plugging the AC
adapter back into the AC outlet,
05311 55109 appears.
3 Press A or V (0 choose BEEP
TONE or SIREN TONE The
Wealheradru suurrds the corre-
sponding alert tone.
4. Press P to sllence the lone anu
confirm your selectron.
5. Press MENU to clear (he Weath-
eredlo's memory and restore the
lactory sellings. BEIAULT 0)!
appears then USER SETUP
appears
Test or Demo Alerts
The NWS sends out dally and weekly
lest slgnals you can use to confirm
that your Wealheraoro ls working
properly To find our the specific lesl
schedule lrr your area Contact your
local NOAA or NWS office
When (he Wealheradio‘s alert lunc-
tron rs lurneo on and the Wealheradio
reserves a test broadcast lor a
programmed FIPS code. it responds
m one ol these ways
smmm n, mm m a; AM
uws Alert
Type
Demo
Message
Reqmted
Weekly
SAME (5!
Required
Mmlllly
SAME Test
Display Alen
DEMO MESSAGE None
WEEKLY TEST Beep
|HOHTHLY TEST Beep
PROGRAMMING THE
TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
Paired wllh lhe remote sensor, your
Wealheradio reglslers temperatures
|ndoors and outdoors, When you set
the Weathered-o and me remote sen-
sor lo lhe same channel (1 - 3), your
Wealheradio displays (he minrmum
and maxrmum lemperarures, Vuu can
also choose to display lhe lempera-
lure m °C or “Fr
lv While the clock appears. press
MENU, TEMPERATURE appears,
Press ’ .
2. Press A or v to selecl
INDOOR OUTDOOR ”(T/”F. Dr
Rmo‘rs CHANNEL Then
press P .
Resetting Indoor/Outdoor
In INDOOR mode. you can reset the
minimum and maximum tempera-
lures let me Weatheradio's localron.
In OUTDOOR mode. you can reset
Prepararron 15
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the mintmum and maxlmum tempera»
three for the remote sensor's location.
1. When RESET mappeatsand
MAX and [m icon] (lor INDOOR)
or [cu-r tcon] (lot OUTDDOR)
flash. press > to reset the maxi
mum temperature A beep
sounds and the maximum tem-
perature resets to -- .- “c or
"F.
2 P1255 A or V until RESET
MIN appears. ram and |m icon]
or [our icon] flash.
3. Press > to reset the mtmmum
temperature. A beep sounds and
the mimmum temperature resets
to --.-‘Cor°!‘.
4 Press 4
appears.
T EMPERATURB
Settlng ”01°F
1. When °Cl°F appears repeatedly
press D unttl the current tem-
perature dtsplay formal (‘C or ‘P)
appears
2. Press A or v to selecl the “C
or “F formats then press b .Both
tndoor and outdoor tempera-
tures appear tn the selecled lor-
mat, and a beep sounds,
Settlng the Remote Channel
For the remote sensor to operale.
both the sensor and the Weatheradto
s tm Peg: ltr Wednesddysrplflnlbfl mow m4; AM
mus1 he set to the same channel. tt
the Weathefadio does nol dtsplay the
remote temperature afler 1 minute
white the remote sensor ts ett (- - . -
appears), that channel is clear and
tree [or use If a remote temperature
is displayed white the remote sensor
ls ott. there is tnterterenoe on that
channel To dear the Interference set
the sensor and the Weatheradio to a
dtl'ferent channel.
1. When 115»:ng then CHANNEL
appears, press b
Note: REMOTE and CHANNEL
do not appear on the dtsplay at
the same "me
2. Press A or v on the Weath-
eradle to select a channel (1 - 3)
that matches lhe channel set on
the remote sensor (see “Install-
ing lhe Remele Sensors Batter-
ies“ on Page 10).
3. Press
channel
sounds,
VIEWING THE
TEMPERATURE
DISPLAY
The remote sensor sends tempere-
ture data to the Weatheratxto every 30
seconds. The Wealheredte's rnternal
sensor updales the manor tempera-
ture every 10 seconds.
} when the desired
appears, A Deal:
15
Prepararrmr
Note: ll the Weatheradlo loses pow»
err all the stored lemperarures are
last.
film l‘agk‘ 17 W(dnndn}.5qurlnbfl new» in mm
Press A to view the Indoor and am-
door maximum temperatures for in
seconds, of v to view the manor
and 0.4er minimum Iamperatures
Ior iOseoonds.
Cl Operation
To turn on the Weatheradlo. insen me
supplied AC adapter‘s barrel plug mm
the no av + jack on the back of the
Weatheradlc‘ then plug the adapler
mm a standard AC outlet.
Nclus:
- ll no signal lS renewed Irom the
lemme Sensor In! t mlnuIe allel
power ls connectedl - -
appears Be sure the battery is
properly installeol the sensor is
Wlthln range 01 the Weathered-or
and the sensor and lhe Weath-
eredio are set to the same chan-
nel
' lf the clock ls not set of a weather
alert has not been received. --
AM flashes in the center 01
the display
~ ll 3 weather alert has been
receivedr an alert message
appears instead of the time
To turn the Weatheradlo on, unplug
the Ac adapter trorn the AC outlet.
LISTENING TO A
WEATH ER
BROADCAST
To lrslen lo a weather broadcast.
press WEATHER, lnen adlusl VOLUME
lo the desued Iislening level To turn
on me wealher broadcast, press
wen-um again
USING THE ALERT
FUNCTION
To sel lhe Wealheradlo lo sound an
alert when Ihe Nws broadcasts a
wamlng‘ walcn. or statement. sel
ALERT ONIOFF Io ALERT ON. A beep
sounds and ALERT ON appears,
Notes:
. II you programmed more lhan
one FIPS code into memory, be
sure the Weatheradlo Is set to
MULTIPLE Loc or ALL
LOCATION mode, OlherWlse,
the Wealheradlo only receives
broadcasts tor lhe FIPS code
you slored in lhe firsl memory
posillon.
Operation
_a-*.
”7
+3”;
' ll severe weather threatens. do
not well luv an alert tone Tum on
the weather broadcasl and rrmnir
tor the weather lnlormallon.
To set me Weatheradlc so il does nol
sound an alert, set the ALERT ourorr
switch to ALERT OFF. Two beeps
sound and ALERT an appears.
Setting the Alert Volume
To sel your Weatheradlo's alerl vol-
ume turn on lhe alert lone, then ro-
late VOLUME clockwlse to increase
(or cuunlerclockwlse lo decrease) lhe
volume.
Note: We recommend you sel the
alert volume to the highest volume
setting. then decrease lt as needed
Changing/Checking the
Alert Pattern
You can set me Weatheradlo to re-
spond to an NWS alert broadcast ln
one of two ways
Volco — the Wealheradlo sounds an
alert tor about 8 seconds then auto-
matically turns on the weather (voice)
broadcast tor 5 minutes. ll also dls-
plays the alert descrlpllon (such as
TORNADO WARNING} until (he alert‘s
eflectlve tlrrle recelved as part 0! the
NWS broadcast code expires An
alert could be lrl effect lor several
hours.
5m Fug: llt Wednesdaybqwrmhfl lmlm lu 41 AM
Tone — me Wealheradlo sounds an
alert for 5 mlnules and displays an
alerl description unfil the alerl's eflec—
five llme expires To Ium off lrle alert
sooner, press wamen. To turn on
me NWS voice broadcast. press
WEATHER again.
The Wealheradio automallcally ses
Iects Tone me first time you lurn il on.
To change the alen panern (or check
wrum pallem ls currently selected)‘
1 Whlle me clock appears, press
menu then A or v unlll
wenumm appears Then
press b
2 Press A or v untll ALERT
MODE appears. The currenlly
selecled alert pattern (TON! or
VOICE) appears,
3 To select lhe olner panern. press
A or v solnal peltern (roux
or VOICE) appears,
4. Press > agaln lo slore your
selecllon, then press MENU,
Enabling/Disabling Alert
Tones
You can turn on or oft some lypes ol
alert tones received by your Weath-
eradio. For example. you can lurn all
me alert lone tor a volcano warning ll
you do not Ilve near a volcano
Note: The Weatheredlo sllll detects
and alsplays the inlonnsllon even af-
Operalron
“r
, 1:7sz m Fig: 1a Wedn<5d4ly.>qirmbfl mm. m u w
(er you disable the (one 10! lhose 2,
alerts
You can set the Wealheradio so il
does not suund an alen (one during 3.
mese types or alerts:
Warnings
Avalanche B Izzfld
Flash Flood Volcano
Wrmer Storm ' Coastal Flood
Flcud my. Wm
Special Msnne
Watches
Flash Flood Caes|a| Flood
Flood Avalanche
Volcanu anter Sloan
ngh Wlnd Hurricane
Severe Thunderslovm
stat-menu
Flood
Special Weather
Hurricane
Severe Wealhe'
Flash Flood
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Required
Monthly Test P”°"°°’D°"‘°
1. To enable Or disable alen (Onesl
while me clock appears. press
MENU men A 01 7 “Mil
WEATHERADIO appears Then
press P .
Repealedly press A or v unm
TONE DEFEAT appears Then
press } .
Repeatedly press A or v unm
mums, 1-351, STATE-
mam: ova'l'CH appears
When WARNING appears, you
can select:
~ AVALANCHE
~ auzzun
~ COASTAL noon
~ FLASH noon
~ Fuom)
- HIGH wmn
- SPECIAL MARINE
- voncmo
' WIN": STORM
When WATCH appears, you can
select
' AVALANCHE
' COASTAL FLOOD
' FLASH FLOOD
' PMOD WATCH
' HIGH WIND
' HURRICANE
' SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
‘ VOLCANO
‘ WINTER STORM
When sn‘rmsm appears.
you can selecl:
' FLASH FLOOD
' FLOOD
~ HURRICANE
' SEVERE WEATHER
’ SPECIAL WEATHER
Operation
19
- UNKNOWN
When 1231 appears, you can
select.
- DEMO MESSAGE
- MONTHLY TEST
4 Press P .A beep Suunds Press
A ctr V to select the alert.
5. For each destred alert. press b .
TONE ON 01 T0113 DPF
appears
6. Press A or v to toggle
between TONE ON and TONE
OFF. then press b. A beep
Sounds.
7. Press 4 to return to the prev--
ous rnehu category (WARNING.
TEST, STATEMENT. or WATCH).
5 Once you have made all your
selections for each alert type.
press MENU to exlt The clock
appears
Reviewing Overlapping
Alerts
Your Weatheradio can store up to
three dillerent alerts (wtth overlappmg
ellective tlmest tn lls memory. It the
Weatheradlo recetves a new alerl
whlle a prevrcus alert ls still in effect.
ll automatically dlsulays the new alert
descripttan and sounds the corre-
sponding tone
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Note: While an alert is in effect. the
earrespondmg alert indlcator lights
1. Press ’ to review the next mes—
sage or 4 to rel/law the previ-
ous message.
2 Press > In dlsplay the recelved
alerts in the order recelved For
example:
1st Alert — Flash Flood
Warning. elleclive tar 3 hours
15 rmnutes. The red warnlng
mdimtorlights
lslmessage H FLASH FLOOD
2nd message WARNING
stamessage 3 Hr. 15 Min.
mtmessage I 3 szrs
Slhmssage _ FLASH moon
2nd Alen -— Hurrican-
Whtch. ellecltve tor 15 minutes.
The yellow watch indicator llghls
—| mm
—|
Sldmessage In Minutes
_I 3 mm
3m Alert — Special
wntzher statement. after:-
ttve to! 6 hours. The green state»
ment indicator lights.
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While reviewmg warning messages il
you do no! press b or 4 hr 10 sec—
2nd message mama ands, lhe display returns in the most
3m message sTA'rxuxm- rew’my “may“ message‘
151 message SPECIAL
4m message 51-1005
7 3 xvms
am message spscxu.
5m message
El Troubleshooting
H your Weatheradwo IS nm wofking as ll should, lhese suggestions might help
you e‘immate the problem. ll Ihe Wealhefadlo sllII does not operale normaHy‘
take H (0 your ‘oca‘ Ramoshack store [or assistance
Prohltmlfl)
Make Sule (he adaD'ev ls conneded o! Ihs bauenes ave
Installed
Adjust VOLUME
No power
No sound
Mulhple FIFS codes are
Shrem but (he Wealhefadio
urfly responds to weather
alert broadcasls For one
code
One or more FIF'S codes are
stored in memory bur the
13er responds to weamer
awl broadcasts «or areas
not covered by those woes
Make sure |he Wealhefadlo IS 591 lo HULTI PL!
LOC See “Programmmg lhe Wealheradio' on Page 12
Make sure lhe Wealhefadm‘s AM. me made rs no(
sen in memory See "Programming [he Wealheradlo” on
Page |2.
Make sure the lelempmg anrerm is fully exlendeu
Make sure Ihe Ween-crease is sel to the NOAA channel
lhal ls being broaccasl in you area See Programming
the Wearnereaso- on Page 12
Na weather broadcast when
you preis wennsa
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Problems“)
Mneflhflti}
The Weatheradin's Cunllmr
cus alert tune saunas inter.
mittenl or seems to warble.
inn Weatheraflin wnshnfiy monitors lhe channel yrni
set it It). even while ii is sounding a mnlimmus alen
Each time ine Wrsailieradin receives a Signal on the
channel. II pauses very briefly to mpare the slgnal
against inose stored in its memary ii the Wealheradlu
pauses llequenlly (depending on how oflen ii receives a
signal), il might make ind Wezmeradio‘s mnirnnous aim
The radio is not resnnnding
properly to NWS weather
alert broadcasts
lone sound intermillenl This is (ml a mammalian 4
Maire sure you programmed the correct FIPS cadetsl
into the Wethe-‘adm's inemcny. See “Programming ine
Weaineranio‘ on Page i:
Make sure ALERT 0" appears. lr rm set Ihe ALERT
ONIDFF |o ALERT ON
Make sure the Wealneiadio is set to receive new alert
types. See 1ng Out Undefined Weather Descrip-
tions on Page 5
CHECK OP (check opera~
tlon) appears
‘lhe Weathorardio has nol received any type at SAME
alerl Signal (Include lesl 0! demo signals) for aboul one
week
Make sure [he FIPS coders) stored In memory are cur-
reel. see Obtaining Vour Area‘s FIPS Coae(s)' on
Page a
Make sure me telescoping antenna is fully exlendsd
CARE
Keep the Wealheradlo dry. il it gets
watt wlpe it dry immediately. Use and
store the Weatheradlo only in normal
temperature envrronments.
the Weatheradio careiully, do nol
drop it. Keep the Wealheradlo away
lrom dust and dim and wipe it Wilh a
Modifying or tampering With the
Weatheradlo‘s inlemal components
can cause a maltunclion. might invali-
date its warrantyl and void your FCC
authorization lo operate I| It your
Weatheradlo is not pertormlng as ll
shouldr lake ii to your local
Handle
damp cloth occasionally lo keep it Radiosnaok store [or assistance it
looking new. lhe trouble is aflecllng the telephone
lines. the phone company can ask
you to disconnect your Wealneradln
until you have resolved Ihe problem.
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CI Specifications
Frequency Coveraqu
Channel ‘i . 152 400 MHZ
Channel 2 A. 152 425 MHz
Channel 3 . \52 450 MHz
ChannelA 152475MH1®
Channel 5 A 152 500 MHz
Channel 6. . . 152 525 MHz
Channei 7 162 550 MHz
Receiving Sensinwiy (a! 12 dB SINAD)
A. . A 03 uV
FIPS Code sensitivity @ + /~ 3 kHz Devlalm190% Success Rale . . . A n 3 uV
Signal to Noise Rana .. . .A A . A . .. ..A 40 dB
channei Seieciwiiy .. . . . A A A 1/45 kHz‘ 4555
Power Output by Adapter (Maximum) . . A 250 mW
Clock Accuracy. .. .. .. . .. . . .A A AA 0 57 Second Per Day
Tempuralum Accuracy
Weaineiadio
—10(00°C.4 . ,.. A. . ...,, A 4/4
0 (a 40 ’C ./_ 2
40m 50 "C A 4/—4
Remote sensor.
40tc—ZO“C . . .. . A. . AA ¢/—5
—20 to 0 ‘C '/—4
0 lo 40 °C w/—2
¢0 (c 50 “C . A . . A ./_4
50l070"C A .. A .... AA d—B
Sample Cyclo (Approximate)
Wealheradic A H) Seconds
Ramole Sensor A A .A . , .. . , 30 Seconds
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