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Radio Shack 12-261 Owner's Manual

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    Www.Radioshack.Com sm owner’s manual — please read before using this equipment. © 2003 radioshack corporation. All rights reserved. Radioshack and radioshack.Com are trademarks used by radioshack corporation. \ ! Important ! If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page wi...

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    2 back view dc 9v jack — insert the supplied adapter to power your weatheradio. Alert on/off — turn the audible alert on or off as desired. Alarm on/off/snooze — turn the alarm on or off, or enable the snooze function. Alert out — connect to an external device to be notified of weather alerts almost...

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    How y our w eat heradio w o rks 3 how your weatheradio works 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...

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    How y our w eat her adi o w o rks 4 national weather service (nws). If fips codes are entered, your weatheradio sounds an alert only when a weather emergency is declared in that area. This helps you more efficiently track the weather conditions in and around your area. W eather a lerts when a weathe...

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    How y our w eat heradio w o rks 5 signals related to these commercial weather types. 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 typ...

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    6 prep arat ion 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 o...

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    7 prep arat ion disconnected. We recommend radioshack alkaline batteries. C onnecting to ac p ower 1. Insert the supplied ac adapter’s barrel plug into the weatheradio © ’s dc 9v jack. 2. Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard ac outlet. Ô i nstalling the b ackup b attery 1. Slide the bat...

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    8 prep arat ion 2. Place a 9v battery in the compartment according to the polarity symbols marked inside. 3. Replace the cover. When ² appears, backup battery power is low. When ² flashes and ac power is connected, the backup battery is dead, or not installed correctly. Replace or install a fresh ba...

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    9 prep arat ion c onnecting an e xternal a ntenna 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 ...

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    10 prep arat ion c onnecting to an e xternal s ystem the weatheradio’s alert out terminals let you connect an external module interface using twin-lead 20- gauge cable (not supplied). Then you can set the interface to sound an audible or visible alert on a connected appliance when a weather emergenc...

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    11 progr amm ing 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 . 3. Press e to select a beep tone, or d to select a si...

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    12 pro gramm ing 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. If you do not press a key within about 45 seconds, all valid channels are stored. The weatheradio does not receive aler...

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    13 progr amm ing channel is detected, w eather , channel # (new channel), and avlable appear. Then auto reappears. If no channel is detected, no ch avlable , back to , and channel # (the preset channel) appear. Then auto reappears. Manual 3. If you selected m anual , press g . Channel # (current cha...

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    14 pro gramm ing 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 m ode appears, press g . The currently selected alert type ( tone or vo...

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    15 progr amm ing and m i ss alt appears. Rem i nder appears and remains on the display if missed alert reminder is turned on. 3. Press menu to exit. S ignal l oss r eminder if a channel signal becomes weak or is lost, you can set a reminder to sound. You must then choose another channel or relocate ...

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    16 pro gramm ing • multiple – receives same alert signals for up to nine programmed fips codes. • single – receives a same alert signal for the fips code programmed in memory location 1. 1. When locati on appears, press g . The current response location appears. 2. Repeatedly press e or d until the ...

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    17 progr amm ing press f to move back, and then press e or d to correct the number. 4. Press g when you finish entering all six digits of the fips code. The radio stores your entry and si ngle appears. 5. Press menu to exit. Multiple 1. To store multiple locations, press g when m ulti ple appears. 1...

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    18 pro gramm ing 5. Repeat steps 2-4 to enter up to nine fips codes in memory. 6. Press menu . The weatheradio stores all valid entries and exits programming. T one d efeat the weatheradio automatically sounds an alert tone during specific types of weather alerts. You can turn the alert tone on or o...

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    19 progr amm ing avalanch w arni ng bli zzard w arni ng chi ld abductn em ergenc coastal flood w arni ng dust storm w arni ng flash flood w arni ng flood w arni ng hi gh w i nd w arni ng speci al m ari ne w arni ng volcano w arni ng w i nter storm w arni ng 5.For each type of alert, press g . Tone o...

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    20 pro gramm ing 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 statm ent appears. 15. Press g . F...

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    O perat ion 21 20. Repeatedly press e or d until test appears. 21. Press g . All test appears. 22. Press e or d to scroll through the test menu options: all test dem o m essage m onthly test w eekly test 23. For each desired alert, press g . Tone on or tone off appears. 24. Press e or d to toggle be...

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    O per at ion 22 3. When a channel is detected, w eather , channel# , avlable , and Ê appear. 4. If no channels are detected, no ch avlable , back to , and channel # (last set channel) appear. Ê flashes. 5. The weatheradio monitors the signal strength at all the times. If the signal is lost, si g los...

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    O perat ion 23 5. Press e or d to select the desired alarm minutes. 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 ...

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    O per at ion 24 15. Press weather/snooze to postpone the alarm for 10 minutes, or slide alarm on/off/snooze to off to disable the alarm. L istening to a w eather b roadcast 1. To listen to a weather broadcast, press weather . Noaa appears. 2. Repeatedly press e or d to adjust volume level ( 1 - 16 )...

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    O perat ion 25 v iewing m ultiple a lerts your weatheradio can store up to three different alerts (with overlapping effective times) in memory. 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...

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    O per at ion 26 hurri can, w atch, 0h15m , 3 events 3rd alert – speci al w eather statm ent , effective for 6 hours. The following alert information appears in sequence: speci al, w eather, statm ent, 6hoom , 3 events, speci al 4.While reviewing alerts, if you do not press g or f for 30 seconds, the...

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    27 t roubleshoot ing troubleshooting problem(s) suggestion(s) no power. Make sure adapter is connected or batteries are installed. No sound. Adjust volume level. Multiple fips codes are stored, but the weatheradio only responds to weather alert broadcasts for one code. Make sure the weatheradio is s...

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    28 t he f cc w ant s y ou t o k now 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 interferenc...

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    Specif ic at ions 29 • consult your local radioshack store or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. • 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 vo...

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    30 nw s alert d e script ions nws alert descriptions alert 1st display 2nd display 3rd display avw avalanch warning ava avalanch watch bzw blizzard warning cae child abductio emergenc cdw civil danger warning cda civil danger watch cem civil emergenc cfw coastal flood warning cfa coastal flood watch...

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    31 nw s alert d e script ions lew law enforce warning lae local area emergenc nhw national hazard warning nic national info center npt national periodic test nuw nuclear pwr plnt warning rhw radiolog hazard warning rha radiolog hazard watch rwt weekly test rmt monthly test svr severe thunder warning...

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    12-261 ao0175aaa1 09a03 printed in china 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 ra- dioshack company-owned stores and authorized radioshack fran...