RadioShack 12-259 - Manual

5 P reparat ion 3. Release WX and press MENU . DEFAULT ON appears briefly, and then USER SETUP appears. 4. Remove batteries and/or disconnect AC power. Reinsert to begin use. T URNING P OWER O N AND O FF Press and hold down G for two seconds to turn the Weatheradio  on and off. Ô A DJUSTING V OICE ...

6 Program ming t h e Weat heradio‚ A TTACHING THE B ELT C LIP Insert the clip into the hole at the back of the weatheradio until it clicks. To remove the belt clip, press the button on the tip of the clip and pull it out. A TTACHING THE W RIST S TRAP ( NOT SUPPLIED ) Slide the wrist strap’s small lo...

7 P rogram ming t he W eat h e radio‚ 1. Press MENU. The following functions can be set: 2. Press e or d to scroll through functions. Press g to select a function to modify. Press f to go back to the previous mode or to exit. S ETTING THE A LARM 1. Press MENU . Then press e and d until SET ALARM app...

8 Program ming t h e Weat heradio‚ 5. Press g . AM or PM flashes. Repeatedly press e or d to make your selection. 6. Press g to confirm. One long beep sounds. Press MENU to exit. At the set alarm time, the Weatheradio  generates an alarm. Press any button to stop the alarm. Ô S ETTING THE C LOCK 1....

9 P rogram ming t he W eat h e radio‚ S ELECTING T EMPERATURE D ISPLAY M ODE 1. Press MENU . Then press e or d until TEMPERATURE appears. 2. Press g . The current temperature reading flashes. 3. Press e or d to select the desired temperature display mode ( ° F or ° C). 4. Press g to confirm the sett...

10 Program ming t h e Weat heradio‚ channel appear. AUTO appears and the Weatheradio  beeps. To manually search for channels, press g when MANUAL appears. CHANNEL and the number of the currently selected channels appear. The Weatheradio  tunes to a channel and turns on the broadcast. To select ano...

11 P rogram ming t he W eat h e radio‚ Weatheradio  automatically selects TONE the first time you turn it on. VOICE — The Weatheradio  sounds an alert for about eight seconds, and then automatically turns on the weather (voice) broadcast for five minutes. It also displays the alert description (su...

12 Program ming t h e Weat heradio‚ 1. Press MENU . Then press e or d until ALT REMINDER appears. 2. Press g . Í or ¹ appears. 3. Repeatedly press e or d to select Í (off) or ¹ (on). When the desired mode appears, press g to select. Press f to return without changes. 4. Press MENU to exit. The follo...

13 P rogram ming t he W eat h e radio‚ E NABLING /D ISABLING S IGNAL L OSS R EMINDER 1. Press MENU . Then press e or d until SIG REMINDER appears. 2. Press g . Í or ¹ appears. 3. Repeatedly press e or d to select Í (off) or ¹ (on) . When the desired option appears, press g . Or press f to return wit...

14 Program ming t h e Weat heradio‚ U NDERSTANDING THE FIPS C ODE For the purpose of broadcasting weather information, the NWS has divided the United States into regions by state and county. A 6-digit FIPS code is used to identify each county, parish, or part of a county. For example, the code for T...

15 P rogram ming t he W eat h e radio‚ With the correct state displayed, press g to view the corresponding county list. Press e or d to scroll through the county list and press g to confirm. If your county cannot be found from the list, please refer to “Obtaining Your Area’s FIPS Code(s)”. Obtaining...

16 Program ming t h e Weat heradio‚ selects ALL LOCATION the first time you turn it on. SINGLE LOC — The Weatheradio  receives a SAME alert signal for one FIPS code programmed in memory location 1. MULTIPLE LOC — The Weatheradio  receives a SAME alert signal for up to 10 FIPS codes programmed in m...

17 P rogram ming t he W eat h e radio‚ already programmed into that memory location appear. 4. If you select SINGLE LOC , go to step 5. Otherwise, repeatedly press e or d to select the memory location where you want to store a FIPS code. 5. To add a FIPS code or change the displayed FIPS code, press...

19 P rogram ming t he W eat h e radio‚ If you selected WATCH , repeatedly press e or d to select one of the following specific alerts. AVALANCHE WARNING FLOOD WARNING BLIZZARD WARNING HIGH WIND WARNING CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY SPECIAL MARINE WARNING COASTAL FLOOD WARNING VOLCANO WARNING DUST STORM ...

Receiv ing W eat her A lert s 21 RECEIVING WEATHER ALERTS The Weatheradio  generates an alert when the FIPS code matches the pre-programmed location code. The corresponding alert type icon appears at the top of the display. Ô In Voice mode, a siren sounds for about eight seconds, followed by a voic...

23 T roubl e s hoot ing detected for 10 seconds, the radio switches back to the channel last selected, whether it was in Home mode or in Travel mode. In Travel Mode, the Weatheradio  is configured with the following defaults: Channel Selection — Auto Alert Mode — Tone Missed Alert Reminder — Off Re...

24 T roubl e s hoot ing One or more FIPS codes are stored, but the weatheradio responds to weather alert broadcasts for areas not covered by those codes. Make sure the weatheradio is not set to ALL LOCATION Make sure the weatheradio is not set to TRAVEL mode. The weatheradio’s continuous alert tone ...

25 F CC De clarat ion of Conf ormit y FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 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 inter...

Care 27 CARE Keep the weatheradio dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the weatheradio only in normal temperature environments. Handle the weatheradio carefully; do not drop it. Keep the weatheradio away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it...