www.radioshack.com Bedside SAME Weatheradio® SM OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment. 12-261 WEATHER/SNOOZE — Press to listen to a broadcast. Press to silence the alarm to snooze. CLOCK — Press to set the clock and alarm time. Liquid Crystal Display — a large, easy-to-read display shows alert and channel information. ADVISORY/WATCH/ WARNING LEDs — Light to indicate the severity of a weather alert. e, d, f, g — Press to navigate programming menus.
Back view ALARM ON/OFF/SNOOZE — Turn the alarm on or off, or enable the snooze function. ALERT ON/OFF — Turn the audible alert on or off as desired. DC 9V Jack — Insert the supplied adapter to power your Weatheradio®. ALERT OUT — Connect to an external device to be notified of weather alerts almost anywhere in your home. 2 EXT ANT — Connect an external antenna for crisp, clear reception.
Traditional weather radios simply receive the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather broadcast, and then sound an alarm if an emergency code is transmitted along with the broadcast. This means that people outside an affected area are often alerted even though their area is not affected, causing some to ignore weather warnings that apply to their area.
How Your Weatheradio® Works Ô NOTE Ô If more than one weather alert is received at the same time, the latest one will be shown. User can browse the alert buffer by pressing f or g. o WARNING o The NWS uses sophisticated weather models to determine an alert’s effective time. However, the end of an alert does not necessary mean that the weather emergency is over. 4 National Weather Service (NWS).
Additionally, your Weatheradio® is designed to recognize all common weather alert types currently used by the NWS. However, the NWS occasionally creates and broadcasts new alert types. If a signal for a new alert type is received and the alert is turned on, UNRECOGN and the alert description (EMERGENCY, STATEMENT, WARNING or WATCH) appear.
about a 50-mile radius. To receive alerts about weather occurring only in particular counties within that area, you can program up to nine FIPS codes into memory. You can then avoid hearing an alert that applies to an area within a 50-mile radius, but not necessarily to your county or parish.
disconnected. We recommend RadioShack alkaline batteries. Barrel Plug TO AC Ô NOTE Ô 1. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the Weatheradio®’s DC 9V jack.Ô 2. Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Ô INSTALLING BATTERY THE BACKUP 1. Slide the battery compartment cover downward to remove it. • Using the different polarity adapter may cause the weatheradio's electronics trouble.
ÔBATTERY NOTESÔ • • • • Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury batteries. Use only a fresh battery of the required size and recommended type. If you do not plan to use the Weatheradio® for several weeks, remove the battery. Batteries can leak chemicals that can damage electronic parts. 2. Place a 9V battery in the compartment according to the polarity symbols marked inside. 3. Replace the cover. Preparation When ² appears, backup battery power is low.
CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL ANTENNA To improve reception in remote areas, you can connect an external antenna using an adapter cable with a phono plug. Your local RadioShack store sells a wide variety of antennas. To connect an external antenna, connect one end of the adapter cable to the Weatheradio®’s EXT ANT jack. Connect the other end of the cable to the antenna. A LOCATION Preparation CHOOSING You can set your Weatheradio® on any flat surface.
CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL SYSTEM Ô NOTE Ô • Your local RadioShack store carries a wide selection of cable and audible or visible alert accessories. Preparation • The ALERT OUT terminal is turned on when an valid alert is received and turned off after the effective time has expired. • Pressing WEATHER to turn broadcast off can turn off ALERT OUT also.
listed in the telephone book under “US Government, Department of Commerce.” ! 1. Unplug the AC adapter and remove the backup battery. 2. Hold down WEATHER and use the supplied adapter to connect to AC power. USR SET appears and the Weatheradio® beeps. Release WEATHER. ! IMPORTANT ! Clear reception of a weather broadcast signal does not guarantee that an emergency alert will trigger your Weatheradio®’s alert function. Be sure you choose the proper location for the Weatheradio®. 3.
The first time you use your Weatheradio®, it automatically scans for the strongest channel and receives all SAME alert signals broadcast within a 50-mile radius. The Weatheradio® may not receive alert signals while it is being programmed. 1. Press MENU. SEL CH appears. 2. Repeatedly press e or d to select and customize the following options: Channel Setup, Alert Type Setup, Missed Alert Reminder, Signal Loss Reminder, Response Location, and Tone Defeat.
channel), and AVLABLE appear. Then a beep sounds and AUTO reappears. If no channel is detected, NO CH AVLABLE, BACK TO, and CHANNEL # (the preset channel) appear. Then a beep sounds and AUTO reappears. Manual 3. If you selected MANUAL, press g. CHANNEL # (current channel) appears and the broadcast begins. Repeatedly press e or d until the desired channel number appears. 4. Press MENU to exit. ALERT TYPE SETUP The Weatheradio® responds to an NWS alert broadcast in one of two ways.
Tone – An alert tone sounds for five minutes, and the alert description and duration appear. To silence the alert tone sooner, press WEATHER. The NWS broadcast turns on. This is the default setting. 1. When ALT MODE appears, press g. The currently selected alert type (TONE or VOICE) appears and i flashes. 2. Repeatedly press e or d to select TONE or VOICE. 3. Press g to confirm your selection. A beep tone sounds. ALT MODE reappears and i disappears. 4. Press MENU to exit.
press g to confirm. A beep sounds, MISS ALT and REMINDER reappear. 3. Press MENU to exit. SIGNAL LOSS REMINDER 1. When SIG LOSS and REMINDER appear, press g. SIG-ON or SIG-OFF appears, and REMINDER flashes. 2. Repeatedly press e or d to toggle between SIG-ON and SIG-OFF, and press g to confirm. A beep sounds, SIG LOSS and REMINDER reappear. 3. Press MENU to exit. RESPONSE LOCATION You can set the Weatheradio® to work with FIPS codes in one of three ways.
• SINGLE – Receives a SAME alert signal for the FIPS code programmed in memory location 1. 1. When LOCATION and LOCATION appear, press g. The current response location appears and LOCATION flashes. 2. Repeatedly press e or d until the desired setting (ALL LOC, SINGLE, or MULTIPLE) appears. All Locations To store all locations, press g when ALL LOC appears. A beep sounds and the setting is stored. LOCATION reappears and LOCATION stops flashing. Single 1.
4. Press g when you finish entering all six digits of the FIPS code. The radio stores your entry. Then, LOCATION reappears and LOCATION stops flashing." 5. Press MENU to exit. Multiple 1. To store multiple locations, press g when MULTIPLE appears. 1------appears. 2. Press g. The first digit of the code flashes. 3. Press e or d to select the first digit. When the correct number appears, press g to move to the next digit.
6. Press MENU. The Weatheradio® stores all valid entries and exits programming. TONE DEFEAT Ô NOTE Ô • The Weatheradio® still detects and displays alert information for alert tones that are disabled. The Weatheradio® automatically sounds an alert tone during specific types of weather alerts. You can turn the alert tone on or off for each type of alert. For example, you can turn off the volcano warning alert if you do not live near a volcano. Ô 1. When T-DEFEAT appears, press g. 2.
AVALANCH WARNING BOIL WATER WARNING BLIZZARD WARNING COASTAL FLOOD WARNING DUST STORM WARNING FLASH FLOOD WARNING FLOOD WARNING FIRE WARNING FLASH FREEZE WARNING FREEZE WARNING HIGH WIND WARNING ICEBERG WARNING SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SEVERE THUNDER WARNING WINTER STORM WARNING 5. For each type of alert, press g. TONE ON or TONE OFF appears. 6. Press e or d to toggle between TONE ON and TONE OFF, and press g to confirm. A beep sounds. Ô 7. Press f to return to the previous menu category.
HIGH WIND WATCH SEVERE THUNDER WATCH TORNADO WATCH TROPICAL STORM WATCH TSUNAMI WATCH WIND FIRE WATCH WINTER STORM WATCH UNRECOGN WATCH 11. For each alert option, press g. TONE ON or TONE OFF appears. 12. Press e or d to toggle between TONE ON and TONE OFF, and press g to confirm. A beep sounds. 13. Press f to return to the previous menu category. 14. Repeatedly press e or d until ADVISORY appears. 15. Press g. ADMIN MESSAGE appears. 16.
Operation REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT SEVERE WEATHER STATMENT 911 PHONE OUTAGE TRANSMIT BACKUP ON TRANSMIT CARRIER OFF TRANSMIT CARRIER ON TRANSMIT PRIMARY ON UNRECOGN EMERGENC UNRECOGN STATMENT 17. For each alert option, press g. TONE ON or TONE OFF appears. 18. Press e or d to toggle between TONE ON and TONE OFF, and press g to confirm. A beep sounds. 19. Press f to return to the previous menu category. 20. Once you have made your selections for each alert type, press MENU to exit.
Operation 4. If no channels are detected, NO CH, AVLABLE, BACK TO, and CHANNEL # (last set channel) appear. Then SIG LOSS appears, Ê flashes, WARNING, ADVISORY LEDs flash alternatively, and WATCH LED is on all the time. 5. The Weatheradio® monitors the signal strength at all the times. If the signal is lost, SIG LOSS appears, and Ê flashes, WARNING, ADVISORY LEDs flash alternatively, and WATCH LED is on all the time. SETTING THE CLOCK AND ALARM 1. Press CLOCK to enter alarm setting mode, É flashes.
5. Press e or d to select the desired alarm minutes. Operation 6. Press g to confirm. A beep sounds. 7. Press CLOCK to enter clock setting mode. If you have not set the clock before, --:-- appears. 8. Hold down CLOCK for about two seconds and release. The clock hour digits flash. 9. Press e or d to select the desired clock hour. PM appears to indicate a PM hour. 10. Press g to confirm. The minute digits flash. 11. Press e or d to select the desired clock minutes. 12. Press g to confirm.
Ô NOTE Ô Operation • • • If you programmed more than one FIPS code into memory, be sure the response location is set to MULTIPLE or ALL LOC. Otherwise, broadcasts are only received for the FIPS code you stored in the first memory position (SINGLE). If severe weather is imminent, do not wait for an alert tone. Turn on the weather broadcast and monitor the weather information.
VIEWING MULTIPLE ALERTS 1. If an alert is received while another alert is in effect, the new alert description appears and a corresponding tone sounds. 2. Press g or f to view each alert. Ô 3. Press g to view alerts in the order they were received. For example: Operation Your Weatheradio® can store up to four different alerts (with overlapping effective times) in memory. Ô NOTE Ô While an alert is in effect, the corresponding alert LED lights red for WARNING, orange for WATCH, yellow for ADVISORY.
6HOOM, 4 EVENTS, SPECIAL 4th Alert – LAND SLIDE WARNING, effective for 1 hour. Backlight The following alert information appears in sequence: LAND, SLIDE, WARNING, 1 HOOM, 4 EVENTS, LAND While reviewing alerts, if you do not press g or f for 30 seconds, the most recently viewed alert information appears on the display. BACKLIGHT The backlight is always on when operating with AC power. When operating on battery power, the backlight turns on for 10 seconds only when you press a button or it receives alert.
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem(s) No sound. Multiple FIPS codes are stored, but the Weatheradio® only responds to weather alert broadcasts for one code. One or more FIPS codes are stored in memory, but the radio responds to weather alert broadcasts for areas not covered by those codes. No weather broadcast when you press WEATHER. Suggestion(s) Make sure adapter is connected or batteries are installed. Adjust volume level. Make sure the Weatheradio® is set to MULTIPLE. See “Response Location” on page 15.
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
• If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using your Weatheradio®. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by RadioShack may cause interference and void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage Channel 1 .............................................................................162.400 MHz Channel 2 .............................................................................162.425 MHz Channel 3 ............................
NWS ALERT DESCRIPTIONS Specifications Weather/Alert Description You See You Hear Administrative Message Avalanche warning Avalanche watch Biological Hazard Warning Boil Water Warning Blizzard warning Child abduction emergency Civil danger warning Civil emergency message Coastal flood warning Coastal flood watch Chemical Hazard Warning Dam Watch Dam Break Warning Contagious Disease Warning Practice/Demo Dust storm warning Emergency Action Notification Emergency Action Termination Earthquake warning Imme
INDUSTRL FIRE WARNING LAW ENFORCE WARNING LAND SLIDE WARNING LOCAL AREA EMERGENC NATIONAL AUDIBLE TEST NATIONAL INFO CENTER NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST NATIONAL SILENT TEST NETWORK NOTICE MESSAGE NUCLEAR PWR PLNT WARNING RADIOLOG HAZARD WARNING POWER OUTAGE ADVISORY REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST REQUIRED WEEKLY TEST SEVERE THUNDER WARNING SEVERE THUNDER WATCH SEVERE WEATHER STATMENT SHELTER IN-PLACE WARNING SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT 911 PHONE OUTAGE TORNADO WARNING TORNADO WATCH TROPICAL STORM WARN
Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
