Back Light Activation
Press and release the
Back Light Activation (2)
control to get the
soft green back light on the display.
Displaying the Temperature
Press the
Temperature Activation (3)
control to dispiay the current
temperature in Fahrenheit
NOTE:
The built-in sensor updates the temperature every 60
seconds.
Freeze Warning Alert Activation
The Weather Monitor will alert you with the flashing
SNOW
(*)
icon
and the beep tone that sounds every 60 seconds when temperature
drops to or below 34 degrees F.
To activate the
Freeze
Warning
Alert,
press the
Temperature
Activation (3)
and then
HOUR/UP (11)
controls and hold them 5
seconds until SNOW (*) icon will appear on the display.
Press the
Temperature Activation (3)
and then
MIN/DOWN
(8)
controls and hold them within 5 seconds until
SNOW
(*)
icon will
disappear.
NOTE:
The Weather Monitor
temperature operating range
is -15
to 115 degrees in Fahrenheit.
If
the outside temperature is lower or
higher than the operating range, the unit will only display
“-
-
-
-‘!
RECEIVING THE NOAA WEATHER
AND ALL HAZARD ALERT
SiGNAL
IMPORTANT: The All Hazard Weather Monitor WILL NOT
FUNCTION unless it is properly tuned to the appropriate NOAA
channel in your area. Before that, please, follow the owner’s
manual directlons to set your local time/date and radio volume.
Slide the OFF/ON
(10)
control switch to the “ON” position. When
the monitor is not in use, we recommend that you keep this switch
in the
“‘OFF”
position to save the battery power.
Slide the
MUTE/STANDBY/SPEAKER (9)
control switch into the
“SPEAKER” position.
Press
SEEK (8)
control button to select the strongest signal channel
in your area. The display will show a channel (A through
G)
to
indicate the selected NOAA frequency.
,
NOTE: When seeking a NOAA channels, it is possible that ydur
Portable Oregon Scientific All Hazard Weather Monitor may pick up
one or more stations in your local area.
,I
In this case please, choose the station (A through G) with the
strongest signal by pressing
SEEK (6)
button. If you are in the area
with a weak or no signal at all, please try to relocate your monitor
closer to the area with the better NOAA signal reception.
IMPORTANT: If you are traveling or camping with your Oregon
Scientific Portable All Hazards Weather Monitor more then 35
miles from your local area, it is important to re-seek the
channel for the best possible reception.
To set the volume.at the desired level, press VOL (7) control button
and select one number from the eight volume levels (0 -7).
Press
HOUFUUP(11)
or MIN/ DOWN (8) to adjust the volume.
WARNING:
The VOLUME control knob adjusts the Alert signal.
If you have your volume set on minimum, you may not hear the
emergency weather alert.
NOAA SIGNALS MONITORING
p
There are three modes for the monitoring NOAA signals: MUTE
i
STANDBY and SPEAKER.
For the unit normal operation in all three modes, the OFF/ON
(10:
control switch has to be in the “ON” position.
STANDBY MODE
When an alert is broadcast, the speaker will be activated so
yoi
can hear the announcement and the red LED (1) warning ligh
will flash.
In STANDBY mode your monitor will sound
.the
Emergenq
Alert Signal when it is broadcast. After your Weather
monitor
received an emergency alert, the warning signal on the
speaker
will go off automatically after 1 hour and indicator light wil
stop flashing after 2-3 hours, if you did not disabled
therr
manually.
MUTE MODE
If switch is on the MUTE mode, the ALERT icon and
red LEC
(1)
indicator will be flashing, but speaker wiil remain silent,
SC
you CAN NOT HEAR the emergency alert signal.
SPEAKER MODE
When your monitor is in
SPEAKER
mode, you’ll heal
continuous National Weather Service broadcasts
IN
ADDlTlOh
TO ALL EMERGENCY ALERTS.
RECEPTION
TtiOUBLESHOOTlNG
Please understand that there are some conditions in which
YOL
won’t receive a NOAA Weather Radio broadcast on any of sever
weather channels (coded A through G on this monitor) used across
the
USA.
You
are not in an area served by NOAA Weather Radio.
There
are some areas that where there is no signal reception, although
the
National Weather Service transmitters cover about 92% of the
UI
territory. Present efforts are directed to make NOAA Weather
Radic
a nationwide service.
The local geography (for example, a mountainous area) or
YOUI
specific location (inside a heavily steel-reinforced
office
building) inhibits the Weather Radio signal.
Please, move to
2
clearer and/or closer location to the Weather Service transmitter.
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