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    © 2003 RadioShack C orporation . All Rig ht s Reserv ed. RadioS hack, Ra dioSha ck.com, and Weat heradi o are trademark s used by Ra dioSh ack Corp oration. OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment. 12-258 www.radioshack.com ™ ! IMPORTANT ! If an icon appea rs at the end of a paragr aph, go to the box on tha t page with the c[...]

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    2 INTR ODUCTION Your RadioShac k SAME Weatheradio represen ts the late st gen eration of we ather a lert tec hnolo gy. As soon as you connec t it to power, your Weathera dio is read y to monitor weath er conditio ns in your are a, prov iding unob trusiv e, round -the-clock prote ction for you and y our fami ly or busi ness . With the suppli ed soft[...]

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    3 Introduction Weather Alert Status — indi cators on the front of the Weathe radio li ght, sho wing you t he type o f alert. 12-C harac ter Li quid C rysta l Disp lay —t h e Weathera dio’s lar ge, easy-t o-read displa y clearly shows a desc ription of the typ e of alert in progress (such a s a tor nado warn ing, fl ood wat ch, and so on), set[...]

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    Introduction 4 • at least 60 MB free har d disk spac e (for inst allin g supp lied s oft ware) S UPPLIED A CC ESS ORI ES Make sur e you have all of t he follo wing acce ssori es as you take the Weat heradio ou t of its box. • AC adap ter • W eather adio sof twa re CD • USB low -speed d eta chabl e cable • Wall-moun t brack et FCC D ECLAR [...]

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    5 Introduction T HE FCC W ANT S Y OU TO K NOW This equip ment has be en tested and fou nd to comply w ith the lim its for a Class B digi tal de vice, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . T hese lim its are d esigned t o provi de rea sonabl e prote ction agains t harmf ul inte rferenc e in a r esidenti al install ation. This equipmen t genera tes[...]

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    6 A Quick Look at Your Weatheradio A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR WEATHERADIO WEATHER Pres s to hear a weather broadcast (see “Listening to a Weather Broadcast” on Page 20). You c a na l s op r e s s WEA THER to hel p set up y ou r Weatheradio (see “Testing the Weath eradio’s Tone ” on Page 12 ). ß / Ü / Ý / Þ Let you n avigate programming m en[...]

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    7 How Your Weat heradio Works How Your Weat heradio Works HOW YOUR WEATHERADIO WORKS Tradi tional weat her radi os simp ly receive the Nation al Ocea nic and Atmo spheric Ad ministra tion (NOAA) we ather broad cast (usually w ithin a 5 0-mile radius), the n sound an ala rm if any emergen cy code was transmi tted along with th e broadcas t. This mea[...]

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    8 How Your Weat heradio Works W HEN A W EAT HER A LE RT O CCURS When the Weathe radio receives a weather alert, it sounds an al ert (siren or beep), the ale rt’s des cript ion and du rati on appe ar, and an in dic ator on the fro nt of th e Weath eradio l ights. The ale rt des cri ption s your We ather adio ca n dis play are b ased on a list of s[...]

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    9 Preparation pari sh, wh ere app lic able) then assign ed a 6- digi t FIPS code to identif y each county, su bcounty, or pari sh. Fo r ex ample , the c ode f or Ta rran t Co unty, Texas, is 048 439. The firs t digit in a FIPS code identifi es the subc ounty (if any), th e next two digits identify th e state, and the last th ree digits ident ify th[...]

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    Preparation 10 6. Pr ess WEA THER to tu rn off the weat her broa dcast, then repeatedly press ß or Ü to adjust t he alert tone volume to the desired lis tening level. C ONNECTING THE W EATHERADIO TO AC P OWER Your Weath eradio uses th e supplied AC adapte r for normal ope ration and one 9V batt ery (not supplied) for bac kup po wer when A C powe [...]

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    11 Preparation To connect an external antenna to the Wea theradio, connec t one end of the adapter cable to EXT A NT on the back of the Weatherad io, then c onnect th e other end to the an tenn a. M OUNTING THE W EA THERA DIO You can place your W eatheradio on a flat surf ace, such as a des k, shel f, or table , or mount i t on a wall. To mount the[...]

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    Preparation 12 C ONNECTING THE W EATHERADIO TO AN E XTER NAL S YST EM You can co nnect o ptiona l extern al modules su ch as Plug ’n Power or X-10 (avai lable at you r local Radio Shack store) t o sound a siren or flash a light when the Weat heradio rec eives a weather emer gency alert b roadca st. To connec t your Weathera dio to an externa l sy[...]

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    Programming the Weatheradio 13 2. Whil e holding dow n WEA THER, plug the Wea theradio’ s AC adapter into a st andard AC outl et. USER SETUP appears and the W eather adio beep s. Then release WEA THER . 3. Press eithe r ß (to select the W eatheradio’s beep tone) o r Ü (to select the Weath eradio’ s siren tone). The W eatheradio sound s the [...]

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    14 Programming the Weatheradio the step s in sub s eque nt sectio ns to p rogram your Weathera dio. ! 1. Insert th e supplied AC adapter ’s b arrel pl ug into DC 9V on the bac k of th e W eathe radio, then plug th e adapte r into a st andard AC ou tlet. 2. Press MENU . SELECT CH appears. 3. Repea tedly press ß or Ü t o select one of the followi[...]

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    Programming the Weatheradio 15 alert's effective time , received as p art of th e NWS broad cast cod e, expir es. 1. When ALERT MODE appears, press Þ .T h e currentl y selected ale rt type ( TONE or VOICE ) appears . 2. T o change the alert p attern, repeat edly press ß or Ü to select TONE or VOICE . 3. Press Þ when the option you want app[...]

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    16 Programming the Weatheradio S ELECTING /C HANGING A FIPS C ODE You can set the Weathe radio t o work wi th FIPS codes in one of three w ays. ALL LO CATIO N — the W eathe radi o rece ives a ll SA ME alert signa ls broadcas t within about a 50-m ile radius. The Wea theradi o automatic ally selec ts ALL LOCATION the first time you turn it on. SIN[...]

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    Programming the Weatheradio 17 then repeate d ly press ß or Ü until the de sired digit appea rs. Then pres s Þ . For exampl e, if 155300 appears and you wan t to change it to 15330 0 ,p r e s s Þ twic e th en pr ess Ü twice. T o erase a display ed FIPS code, hold do wn Ý for about 1 second. Th e cursor r eturns to the first digit. 6. Repea t [...]

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    18 Programming the Weatheradio •I f y o u s e l e c t e d WARNING , repeate dly press ß or Ü to sele ct one of the follow ing spe cific aler ts: • If you selected WATCH , repeatedly press ß or Ü to select o ne of the follow ing specif ic alerts: •I f y o u s e l e c t e d STATEMENT , repeat edly press ß or Ü to selec t one of t he foll [...]

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    Programming the Weatheradio 19 • If you sele cted TEST ,p r e s s Þ to select on e of the fol lowi ng speci fic al erts: 3. Press Þ . TONE ON (if the Weatheradio is se t to sound a to ne duri ng tha t alert) or TO NE OFF appears (if th e Wea theradi o is set not to sound a tone d uring th at ale rt). 4. Repea tedly press ß or Ü to select TONE[...]

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    20 Programming the Weatheradio select ed channel appear . Then, AUTO appears and the Weatherad io bee ps. T o manual ly search for channels ,p r e s s Þ when MANUA L appears . CHANNEL a nd the number of the current ly sele cted ch annel appea rs and the Wea theradio tunes th e channel and tu rns on the broad cast so yo u can hear it. T o select an[...]

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    Programming the Weatheradio 21 2. Repea tedly press ß or Ü to ad just t he volume to the desired lis tenin g level. VOLUME: and a number app ear show ing the current volu me. 3. T o turn off the weather broadcast, pre ss WEA THER again. T o turn off the Wea theradi o, unplug the A C adapter and dis connec t the backup ba ttery . T UR NING THE A L[...]

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    22 Programming the Weatheradio U SING TH E W EATHER ADIO W ITH A PC Your Weat herad io c omes w ith a W eath eradi o software CD. When you instal l this so ftware, your computer automati cally detects the W eatheradio. Ô 1. T urn on your computer and start the W indows operat ing system (Wi ndows 2000, Window s ME, Wind ows 98SE, or Window s XP). [...]

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    23 Troubleshooting TROUBLESH OOTING If your Weat heradio is not worki ng as it should , these s uggestio ns might hel p you elimin ate the prob lem. I f the We atherad io still d oes n ot opera te properly , take it to your loc al RadioSh ack store for assista nce. Problem Sugge stion No power . Make s ure the AC ada pter is con nected to the Weat [...]

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    24 Troubleshooting No weather broadcas t when you press WEA THER . Make sure the telescoping antenna is fully extended. See “Using the Built-In A ntenna” on Page 10. Make sure the Weatheradio is set t o the NOAA channel that is being broadcast in your area. See “S electing a Channel” on Page 19. Adjust the volume. Y our c omputer might be i[...]

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    25 Specifications C ARE Keep the Weatheradio d ry; if it ge ts wet, wi pe it d ry immed iately. Us e and stor e the W eathera dio on ly in normal tem perature en vironmen ts. Handle the Weathera dio c arefu lly; do not drop it. K eep the Weathera dio away from dus t and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth oc casio nally to keep it l ooking new. S E[...]

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    26 NWS Weather Alert Descr iptions Weight (not including 9V Battery and W all Mount) ........... 9.14 oz (260 g) Supplied Access ories ...... ...... AC-to-DC (9V DC, 300 mA) AC Adapter, CD-ROM Software 6 ft. (1.82 m) USB Low-Speed Detachable Cable Wall -Mount Bracke t Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subje[...]

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    NWS Weather Alert Descr iptions 27 Flash flood warning FLASH FLOOD WARNING Siren Flas h flo od w atch FLASH FLOOD WATCH Siren Flood statement FLOOD STATEMENT Beep Flood warning FLOOD WAR NING Siren Flood watch FL OOD WATCH Siren Hazardous materia l warning HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WARN ING Siren Hazardous materia l watch HAZARDOU S MATERIAL WATCH Siren H[...]

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    28 NWS Weather Alert Descr iptions S pecial m arine warning SPECIAL MARIN E WARNING Siren S pecial w eather statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMEN T Beep 91 1 telephone out age emergency 911 OUTAGE Siren T ornado warning TORN ADO WARN ING Siren T ornado watch TORNADO WAT CH Siren T ropical storm warning TROPICAL STORM WARNING Siren T ropical storm watc[...]

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    29 Parts and Acces sories PARTS AN D ACCESSORIES Par ts and a ccess ories are av ail able a t your local RadioSh ack store. Acce ssories are als o availabl e online at www.radioshack.com. Parts a nd access ories are avail able but not lim ited to the foll owin g. Vi sit you r lo cal R adioS hack s tore or obtain a Radi oShack catal og for a more co[...]

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    Notes 30 NOTES 12-258.fm Page 30 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 P M[...]

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    31 Notes 12-258.fm Page 31 Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:47 P M[...]

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    12-258 AO0078AAA 1 05A03 Printed in China Radio Shack Corp oration Fort Worth , Texas 7 6102 Limited Ninety-D ay Warranty This prod uct is warr anted by Radi oShack ag ainst man ufactur ing defects in mate rial and workm anshi p under n ormal use fo r ninety (90 ) days f rom the date o f purcha se from Ra dioSha ck company -owned stor es and a utho[...]