POWER ON BOARD VEC1029FPOB, User'S Manual & Warranty Information

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USING THE RADIO

Refer to the enlargement of the Radio Panel on page 8 to locate referenced buttons
and controls.
By default, the Digital Display shows the time. Pressing the Radio ON/OFF
Pushbutton (

) toggles between turning the Radio ON and OFF. When it is ON, the

Digital Display shows the currently selected frequency and station. Note that the back
light will activate automatically whenever any button is pressed.
Press the BAND/ALERT Pushbutton to cycle through to the desired frequency (AM, FM
or WX [Weather]).
Use the TUNING Pushbuttons (+ or –) to cycle up or down to the desired station.

Note:

When WX (Weather Band) is selected, the display will show “CH 01” through
“CH 07” indicating which of the seven NOAA weather stations is currently
selected.

Using the Sleep Feature

Press the Radio ON/OFF Pushbutton to turn the Radio ON. Press the SLEEP
Pushbutton. “Sleep” will blink in the upper center and “90” in the right corner of the
Digital Display. Press the SLEEP Pushbutton repeatedly until the desired number of
minutes shows.
Press and hold the SLEEP Pushbutton to show the rest time. To cancel the Sleep feature,
press the SLEEP Pushbutton again.

Programming Stations Into Memory

Up to 10 stations can be programmed into memory.
• Press the Radio ON/OFF Pushbutton to turn the Radio ON.
• Press the BAND/ALERT Pushbutton to cycle through to the desired frequency (AM

or FM).

• Use the TUNING Pushbuttons (+ or –) to cycle up or down to the desired station.
• Press and hold the MEM/CLOCK Pushbutton until a blinking “M” appears on the

Digital Display.

• Press the TUNING Pushbuttons (+ or –) to select the desired memory station number.
• Press the MEM/CLOCK Pushbutton to save the setting.
• Repeat this process (up to 9 times). Stations will be accessed in the order they were

programmed in.

To Access User-Programmed Stations:

• Press the Radio ON/OFF Pushbutton to turn the Radio ON.
• Press the BAND/ALERT Pushbutton to cycle through to the desired frequency (AM

or FM).

• Press the MEM/CLOCK Pushbutton to cycle through all programmed stations until

desired memory number appears.

Using the Weather Radio Alert Feature

To use the Weather Alert feature, you must first select the WX (Weather) frequency and
NOAA weather station. Press the BAND/ALERT Pushbutton to turn the Alert feature ON
while the radio is OFF. Press and hold the BAND/ALERT pushbutton to turn the Alert
feature ON while the radio is ON. “ALERT” will appear on the Digital Display.

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