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Introduction 12-258.fm Page 2 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Introduction ....................... 2 Your RadioShack SAME Weatheradio represents Computer System the latest generation of weather alert technology. Requirements ................ 3 As soon as you connect it to power, your Supplied Accessories .... 4 Weatheradio is ready to monitor weather conditions FCC Declaration of in your area, providing unobtrusive, round-the-clock Conformity ..................... 4 protect
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12-258.fm Page 3 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM Weather Alert Status — indicators on the front of Turning the Alert Tone the Weatheradio light, showing you the type of alert. On/Off .......................... 21 Reviewing Overlapping 12-Character Liquid Crystal Display —the Alerts ........................... 21 Weatheradio’s large, easy-to-read display clearly Using the Weatheradio With a PC .................... 22 shows a description of the type of alert in progress Troubleshooting ...........
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Introduction 12-258.fm Page 4 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM at least 60 MB free hard disk space (for installing supplied software) SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Make sure you have all of the following accessories as you take the Weatheradio out of its box. AC adapter Weatheradio software CD USB low-speed detachable cable Wall-mount bracket FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device ma
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12-258.fm Page 5 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
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A Quick Look at Your Weatheradio 12-258.fm Page 6 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR WEATHERADIO /Ý /Þ ß / Ü WEATHER Let you navigate Press to hear a programming menus weather (see “Using the broadcast (see Weatheradio for the “Listening to a First Time” on Page 9 Weather and “Programming the Broadcast” on Weatheradio” on Page 20). You Page 13). canalsopress WEATHER to help set up your Weatheradio (see “Testing the MENU Weatheradio’s Lets you select Tone” on Page 12). progra
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12-258.fm Page 7 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM HOW YOUR WEATHERADIO WORKS Traditional weather radios simply receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration CAUTION (NOAA) weather broadcast (usually within a 50-mile The National Weather radius), then sound an alarm if any emergency code Service (NWS) uses was transmitted along with the broadcast. This sophisticated models to means that people who live near an affected area determine an alert’s are often alerted, even when their
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How Your Weatheradio Works 12-258.fm Page 8 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM Type of Ô NOTE Ô Indicator Recommended Action Alert If the Weatheradio Be aware that conditions are receives more than one Watch Yellow favorable for the described weather alert at the weather condition to develop. same time, it displays information about each Be aware that conditions could alert. Statement Green become favorable for the described weather condition to develop. If you are close to a county line, NWS
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12-258.fm Page 9 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM parish, where applicable) then assigned a 6-digit Obtaining Your FIPS code to identify each county, subcounty, or Area’s FIPS parish. For example, the code for Tarrant County, Code(s) Texas, is 048439. The first digit in a FIPS code To obtain the FIPS code identifies the subcounty (if any), the next two digits for the location where you identify the state, and the last three digits identify installed your Weatheradio, the county or parish. conta
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Preparation 12-258.fm Page 10 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM 6. Press WEATHER to turn off the weather broadcast, WARNING then repeatedly press or to adjust the alert ß Ü o o Dispose of an old battery tone volume to the desired listening level. promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury it. CONNECTING THE WEATHERADIO CAUTION TO AC POWER Your Weatheradio uses the supplied AC adapter for Connecting the normal operation and one 9V battery (not supplied) Weatheradio to for backup power when
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12-258.fm Page 11 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM To connect an external antenna to the Weatheradio, connect one end of the adapter cable to EXT ANT on the back of the Weatheradio, then connect the other end to the antenna. MOUNTING THE WEATHERADIO CAUTION You can place your Weatheradio on a flat surface, Installing the such as a desk, shelf, or table, or mount it on a wall. Backup Battery To mount the Weatheradio on a wall, you need to Use only a fresh battery attach the supplied mounting b
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Preparation 12-258.fm Page 12 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM CONNECTING THE WEATHERADIO IMPORTANT ! ! TO AN EXTERNAL SYSTEM An emergency alert broadcast might not You can connect optional external modules such as trigger your Plug ’n Power or X-10 (available at your local Weatheradio’s alert tone, RadioShack store) to sound a siren or flash a light even if it receives voice when the Weatheradio receives a weather transmissions clearly or emergency alert broadcast. the alert tone sounds whe
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12-258.fm Page 13 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM 2. While holding down WEATHER, plug the Ô NOTE Ô Weatheradio’s AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. USER SETUP appears and the The Weatheradio does Weatheradio beeps. Then release WEATHER. not receive alert signals while you program it. 3. Press either (to select the Weatheradio’s ß If you press MENU or do beep tone) or (to select the Weatheradio’s Ü not press a key for about siren tone). The Weatheradio sounds the tone 45 seconds while you
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Programming the Weatheradio 12-258.fm Page 14 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM the steps in subsequent sections to program your IMPORTANT ! ! Weatheradio. ! Write down the FIPS 1. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug codes you want to program (see “Obtaining into DC 9V on the back of the Weatheradio, Your Area’s FIPS then plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Code(s)” on Page 9) before you start to 2. Press MENU. SELECT CH appears. program your 3. Repeatedly press or to select o
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12-258.fm Page 15 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM alert's effective time, received as part of the NWS broadcast code, expires. 1. When ALERT MODE appears, pressÞ .The currently selected alert type (TONE or VOICE) appears. 2. To change the alert pattern, repeatedly press ß or to select TONE or VOICE. Ü 3. PressÞ when the option you want appears. The Weatheradio beeps, then TONE MODE or VOICE MODE appears. 4. When you finish programming the Weatheradio, press MENU or wait about 45 seconds without
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Programming the Weatheradio 12-258.fm Page 16 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM SELECTING/CHANGING A FIPS CODE You can set the Weatheradio to work with FIPS codes in one of three ways. ALL LOCATION — the Weatheradio receives all SAME alert signals broadcast within about a 50-mile radius. The Weatheradio automatically selects ALL LOCATION the first time you turn it on. SINGLE LOC — the Weatheradio receives a SAME alert signal for one FIPS code programmed in memory location 1. MULTIPLE LOC — the We
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12-258.fm Page 17 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM then repeatedly press or until the desired ß Ü digit appears. Then pressÞ . For example, if 155300 appears and you want to change it to 153300,press twice then press Þ Ü twice. To erase a displayed FIPS code, hold down Ý for about 1 second. The cursor returns to the first digit. 6. Repeat Step 5 for each digit you want to change or add. Then pressÞ when the last digit flashes. The radio beeps and saves the FIPS code. 7. If you selected MULTIPLE L
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Programming the Weatheradio 12-258.fm Page 18 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM Ifyouselected WARNING, repeatedly press ß or to select one of the following specific Ü alerts: AVALANCHE WARNING BLIZZARD WARNING CHILD ABDUCTION COASTAL FLOOD EMERGENCY WARNING DUST STORM WARNING FLASH FLOOD WARNING FLOOD WARNING HIGH WIND WARNING SPECIAL MARINE VOLCANO WARNING WARNING WINTER STORM WARNING If you selected WATCH, repeatedly press or ß Ü to select one of the following specific alerts: AVALANCHE WA
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12-258.fm Page 19 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM If you selected TEST,pressÞ to select one of the following specific alerts: ALL TEST DEMO MESSAGE MONTHLY TEST WEEKLY TEST 3. Press . TONE ON (if the Weatheradio is set to Þ sound a tone during that alert) or TONE OFF appears (if the Weatheradio is set not to sound a tone during that alert). 4. Repeatedly press or to select TONE ON or ß Ü TONE OFF for the specific alert you selected, then press . Þ 5. To select another alert type and specific a
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Programming the Weatheradio 12-258.fm Page 20 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 PM selected channel appear. Then, AUTO appears and the Weatheradio beeps. To manually search for channels,pressÞ when MANUAL appears. CHANNEL and the number of the currently selected channel appears and the Weatheradio tunes the channel and turns on the broadcast so you can hear it. To select another channel, repeatedly press or until ß Ü the desired channel number appears. 3. PressÞ to confirm the selection. The Weathera
