Weatheradio Alert
(120-0248)                 Operation                  Faxback Doc. # 37812


LISTENING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROADCASTS

1.  Set WX/ALERT/LOCK to WX.

2.  Turn OFF/VOL clockwise until it clicks, then adjust it to the desired
    volume level.

3.  Fully extend the telescoping antenna.

4.  Set CH to the channel (1-7) that produces the clearest signal.

USING ALERT

You can set the radio to sound the alert when it detects the alert signal
broadcast by weather stations during a weather emergency.

1.  Turn on the radio, then set CH to the channel that produces the
    clearest signal.

2.  Set WX/ALERT/LOCK to ALERT.  When the radio detects a weather alert
    signal, it automatically sounds the alert for 6 seconds.

    Notes:

    To ensure that your radio will sound the alert when it receives an
    emergency signal, keep the antenna fully extended.

    When you hear the alert, you can set WX/ALERT/LOCK to WX to hear the
    emergency information after the alert stops.

    If severe weather threatens, do not wait for an alert; turn on your
    radio and monitor the latest weather information.

    The radio sounds the alert at full power, regardless of the volume
    setting.

3.  Adjust OFF/VOL to a comfortable listening level.

4.  Return WX/ALERT/LOCK to ALERT if you want the radio to monitor for
    more weather alert signals.

USING ALERT LOCK

If you are out of the room or away from your Weatheradio, you might miss
an alert.  When you will be out of hearing range of the alert, leave
WX/ALERT/LOCK set to LOCK.

In this mode, if the alert sounds, it stays on until you change the mode
setting.

To turn off the alert and listen for more emergency information, set
WX/ALERT/LOCK to WX.

TESTING ALERT OPERATION

For your Weatheradio to be effective, you must place the Weatheradio where
it can receive an emergency alert broadcast and where you can hear the
alert.

Once you determine a location that meets those two conditions, leave the
Weatheradio there for the best protection.

The fact that you get clear voice reception or that the alert sounds when
you press TEST does not guarantee that an emergency signal will trigger
your Weatheradio's alert.  Also, if you are in a fringe area, your radio's
alert might be triggered in one area, but not be triggered if you place it
somewhere else (even close by).

To test for actual reception, your radio must receive a test or emergency
alert broadcast.  The National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasts a test
alert every Wednesday between 11 AM and 1 PM.

To find out the specific test schedule in your area, contact your local
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or National Weather
Service office.  These offices are usually listed in the telephone book
under "US Government, Department of Commerce."

To verify that your Weatheradio receives the test alert properly, set
WX/ALERT/LOCK to LOCK or ALERT during the time when the test alert is
broadcast in your local.

If the test alert does not trigger your radio's alert, you are either out
of range of the broadcast or your radio's batteries are weak.

    Note:

    If you use your Weatheradio when you travel, you cannot be sure that
    an emergency alert broadcast will trigger your radio's alert, unless
    you test it at its new location.

TESTING THE ALERT SIREN

The TEST button lets you hear the radio's alert siren, but does not test
the radio's receiver or guarantee that the radio will receive an emergency
alert.

Follow these steps to test the radio's alert siren.

1.  Turn on the radio, then set WX/ALERT/LOCK to LOCK or ALERT.

2.  Hold down TEST for a few seconds until you hear the alert siren.

    If you set WX/ALERT/LOCK to LOCK, the alert siren sounds until you set
    WX/ALERT/LOCK to WX or ALERT, or turn off the radio.

    If you set WX ALERT/LOCK to ALERT, the alert siren sounds only while
    you hold down TEST.

(br/km-02/04/1997)

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