Weatheradio With Alert
(120-0247)                 Operation                  Faxback Doc. # 18233

RECEIVING WEATHER BROADCASTS

Follow these steps to receive National Weather Service broadcasts.

1.  To turn on your radio, turn VOLUME clockwise until it clicks.
    The ALERT indicator lights.  Then set VOLUME halfway between
    OFF and MAX.

    NOTE:  Whenever you turn on the radio, it is automatically set to
           the alert mode (see "Using the Alert Mode", see below).

2.  Press WEATHER to set the radio to receive weather broadcasts.
    The ALERT indicator turns off.

3.  Set CHANNEL to the frequency that provides the best reception.

4.  Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level.

    NOTE:  To ensure your Weatheradio will sound the alert tone when it
           receives an emergency signal, keep the antenna fully extended
           at all times.

5.  To turn off your radio, turn VOLUME counterclockwise until it
    clicks.

USING THE ALERT MODE

You can set your radio to alert you only when it detects a weather
emergency so you do not have to continuously listen to the National
Weather Service broadcasts.

1.  If your radio is set to receive weather broadcasts, simply press
    ALERT to set the radio to the alert mode.  The ALERT indicator
    lights, and the receiver is silent.

2.  Set ALERT LOCK on the bottom of the radio as follows:

    IN - When the radio receives an alert broadcast, the siren
         sounds until you press WEATHER to silence it.

    OUT - When the radio receives an alert broadcast, the siren
          sounds only during the 10-second alert signal broadcast.
          Use this setting when you are away from the radio so the 
          siren does not disturb others.

          After the siren sounds, the ALERT indicator flashes to let
          you know that the radio received an alert signal
          broadcast.

3.  To silence the siren and/or stop the indicator from flashing,
    press WEATHER.  You hear the current weather broadcast.

NOTE: If severe weather threatens, do not wait for an alert tone; turn on
      the Weatheradio and monitor the latest weather information.

TESTING ALERT OPERATION

For your Weatheradio to be effective, the following two conditions
must be met:

    You must place the Weatheradio where it can receive an emergency
    alert broadcast (see "Testing Alert Reception", see below).

    You must place the Weatheradio where you can hear its alert tone
    (see "Using the TEST Button", see below).

TESTING ALERT RECEPTION

The fact that you get clear voice reception or that the tone sounds when
you press TEST does not guarantee that an emergency alert broadcast will
trigger your Weatheradio's alert tone.  Also, if you are in a fringe area,
your Weatheradio might be triggered by a broadcast in one area, but not
triggered if you place it somewhere else (even close by).

To test for actual reception, your radio must receive a test or emergency
alert broadcast.  The National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasts a test
alert every week on Wednesday between 11 AM and 12 Noon.  To find out the
specific test schedule in your area, contact your local National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or National Weather Service office. 
These offices are usually listed in the telephone book under "US
Government."

To verify that your Weatheradio receives the test alert properly, set
ALERT LOCK to IN during the time when the test tone is broadcast in
your local area.

If the test alert broadcast does not trigger your radio's tone, you are
either out of range of the broadcast or your radio's batteries are weak.

NOTE:  If you use your Weatheradio when you travel, you cannot guarantee
       that an emergency alert broadcast will trigger the radio.

USING THE TEST BUTTON

The TEST button lets you hear the tone the Weatheradio produces but does
not test the radio's receiver or guarantee you will receive an emergency
alert.  (See "Testing Alert Reception", see above).

1.  Be sure the radio is on and in the alert mode.  (See "Receiving
    Weather Broadcasts" and "Using the Alert Mode", see above).

2.  Press TEST.

    If you set ALERT LOCK to IN, the tone sounds until you press 
    WEATHER or turn off the radio.  While the tone sounds, walk
    around the area where you keep the Weatheradio to determine from
    where you can hear the tone.

    If you set ALERT LOCK to OUT, the tone sounds only while you
    hold down TEST.

3.  To stop the indicator from flashing, press WEATHER.  You hear
    the current weather broadcast.


(cd 10/19/95)