Setting Siren Volume
1. Press andhold PROG key for 2seconds to enter program
menu page. Skipthis step ifit is nowin program menu.
2. Keep pressing key to menupage P5.
3. Press ENTER key to select.The siren volume is displayed.
4. Press or key to adjustsiren volume.
5. Press ENTER key to saveand complete thissection.
The radio provides16 siren volume leveladjustment for
different noise environmentand hearing impaired use.
Siren mute optionis available fornon-critical events.
1. Press STOP key to stopand save thesiren volume.
2. The ALARM OUT socket becomes activeduring siren.
If the radioreceives the belowalert messages andthe
siren volume hasbeen set to00 or SIREN MUTE, it will
still be sirenat the volumelevel the sameas to what you
have previously setthe volume tohear radio broadcast.
1. BIOLOGICALHAZARD WARNING
2. CIVILDANGER WARNING
3. CIVILEMERGENCY MESSAGE
4. CHEMICALHAZARD WARNING
5. DAM BREAKWARNING
6. CONTAGIOUSDISEASE WARNING
7. CONTAMINATED WATERWARNING
8. EMERGENCYACTION NOTIFICATION
9. EMERGENCYACTION TERMINATION
10 EARTHQUAKE WARNING
11. IMMEDIATE EVACUATION
12. FOOD CONTAMINATIONWARNING
13. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WARNING
14. HURRICANE WARNING
15. INDUSTRIALFIRE WARNING
16. LOCALAREAEMERGENCY
17. LAWENFORCEMENT WARNING
18. LAND SLIDEWARNING
19. NUCLEAR POWERPLANT WARNING
20. RADIOLOGICALHAZARD WARNING
21. SHELTER IN-PLACE WARNING
22. TORNADO WARNING
23. TROPICALSTORM WARNING
24. TSUNAMI WATCH
25. TSUNAMI WARNING
26. VOLCANO WARNING
27. WILD FIREWARNING
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National Weather Service (NWS) Test Signals
Periodic test signals(Required Weekly Test or Required
Monthly Test) are sent out by NWS transmitter stations.
Such test signalsare used tolet the usersto confirm their
alert radios inuse functioning properly.
Upon receiving thetest signal, theradio will displaythe
test message onthe LCD. Thebeep tone (fortest signals)
is disabled bydefault. You can enablethe beep tone in
program menu pageP6.
If the radiohas not receivedany messages (e.g. Test,
Alert or Non-Alertmessages) for consecutive10 days,
the LCD willdisplay: RE-CHECK SET UP.
Receiving Alert Message
When the radioreceives an alertmessage, it willdisplay
the Effective Time (with auto-count-down function) and
respond according tothe alert optionset in program menu
page P4 ( refer toAlert Option Table).The flashing LED
indicates the alertlevel. The radio's real timeclock / date,
together with thealert message willbe logged andsaved
into the eventmemory.
When the radioreceives Non-Alert Messages (refer to
page 6), itwill not giveaudio and visual response but
save the messageto the eventmemory. Ifa new message
is received, theNon-Alert Message will be clearedfrom
the event memoryright away.
For the scrollingmessage, press andhold STOP key will
stop scrolling. Releasethe key willresume scrolling.
In such occasion,you have to
1. check ifthe weather channelis set correctly,
2. check ifthe county codesstored are right for your
local area,
3. check ifthe radio isin weak signal reception (statics),
4. contact yourlocal NOAAto see ifthey transmit test
signals periodically.
The RE-CHECK SET UPmessage will disappear in about
5 minutes afterany key ispressed. Afterthat, You can
review it inthe event memory(by pressing MEMORY
key). It willbe cleared fromthe memory assoon as the
radio decodes thenext coming message.
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