12-251 Weatheradio with Alert Tutorial: Selecting a Broadcast Frequency

This is a tutorial for selecting a broadcast frequency in your weatheradio. The first time you use your Weatheradio, it is automatically set to use the NOAA weather broadcast frequency 162.400 MHz (Channel 1) and receive all SAME alert signals broadcast within a 50 mile radius of where you installed it. Depending on your location, you might need to select a different channel and enter one or two FIPS codes into the Weatheradio.

Notes:

The programming steps refer to setting Program/Operate; this is a switch on the back of your Weatheradio as shown in Steps 2 and 5.
To stop programming the Weatheradio at any time during the steps described in this section, set Program/Operate to Operate. The Weatheradio saves any valid entries you made.
The Weatheradio will not receive a weather alert while you are programming it.

For additional information on this product, see the links below:

Step 1: Turning on the Weatheradio

12-251 Dash display

12-251 Side Volume

To turn on the Weatheradio, turn the Volume dial on the right side of the Weatheradio toward the back of the Weatheradio (towards MAX) until it clicks. The display automatically defaults to a dash when there isn't anything programmed in the Weatheradio.

Step 2: Setting the Weatheradio to Program

12-251 Back Program

Set Program/Operate on the back of your Weatheradio to Program. C and the current radio channel setting alternate flashing in the display above.

Step 3: Selecting the Channel

12-251 Side Volume

Repeatedly press Scroll to select the channel you want, then rotate the Volume dial as needed so you can hear the current weather broadcast as you make your selections. As you press Scroll, the currently selected weather broadcast channel (1 through 7) lights. The display above shows Channel 1.

Channel	Frequency (MHz)
1	162.400
2	162.425
3	162.450
4	162.475
5	162.500
6	162.525
7	162.550

Note: If you receive a NOAA broadcast on more than one channel, the one with the best reception might not be the one broadcasting information for your location. See the links below if you are not certain what frequency you should be listening to.

To find information on your local weather frequencies, contact your local RadioShack or go to the NOAA Weather Radio service website.

Step 4: Programming the Channel

When you hear the channel you want, press Confirm. The weather broadcast stops, the Weatheradio beeps, and L, 1, ( -), and the FIPS code stored in the first memory location flash in the display.

When purchased, the Weatheradio is pre-programmed to respond to alert signals for all areas. To limit the Weatheradio to responding to alert signals for specific areas only, see the Storing/Changing FIPS Codes Tutorial. Otherwise, continue to Step 5, below, to begin using the Weatheradio.

Step 5: Setting the Weatheradio to Operate

12-251 Side Operate

To begin using the Weatheradio, set Program/Operate to Operate. The display above shows that channel seven (7) has been selected.

Note: If you do not press a button for 45 seconds, the Weatheradio automatically switches to operate mode. Set Program/Operate back to Operate and start over at Step 2.