Quick Start Guide

Choosing Alert Display (How an Alert is displayed or presented)
1. Press the Menu button until ALERT DISPLAY appears on the display .
2. Press the Select or >|
button to enter the menu .
3.
Press the + and – buttons to toggle through the following 4 options, then press SELECT.
4. Press Select or >| to save the desired option and exit the menu.
BROADCAST – Full broadcast - The speaker will make an alert sound and ash the
Alert LEDs for eight seconds. This is followed by the weather broadcast audio and
the display will show the alert text.
SIREN – Siren but no broadcast audio - The speaker will make an alert sound and
ash the Alert LEDs for eight seconds. The display screen will show the alert text.
There will be no broadcast audio.
STROBE – LEDs only, no audio - The speaker will ash the Alert LEDs for eight
seconds. The display screen will show the alert text. There will be no broadcast
audio or siren.
DISPLAY ONLY – No LEDs or audio - The speaker will show the alert text only.
Note: The Alert function must be enabled for Alerts to be received
(The Alert On/O button enables/disables alerts).
When there is an alert, the Alert button will illuminate according to the level or Alert:
Green – Alert reception is on, nothing has been received.
Flashing Red - Warning
Flashing Orange - Watch
Flashing Yellow - Advisory
Setting Events (The type of event you want to be alerted about)
Alerts are categorised as Advisory, Watch and Warning and then by type of event such
as Flood Watch or Tornado Warning etc.
For the full list of events the Storm Chaser can receive in the modes set below see page 11 .
1. Press the Menu button until ALERT EVENTS appears on the display.
2. Press the Select or >|
button to enter the menu.
3. Press the + and – buttons to toggle through the following 4 options, then press SELECT.
4. Press Select or >| to save the desired option and exit the menu.
ALL - Enables all alerts including test alerts
DEFAULT - Enables all alerts except some advisory level test alerts
MAJOR - Enables a xed list of all important alerts (see page 11).
USER - Allows the user to set their preference. Various major alerts cannot be disabled
as these are crucial to the operation of the NOAA/SAME service. (see page 11).