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Manually Testing the Alert Tone
To manually test the Weatheradio’s alert tone, turn off
the Weatheradio, hold down
OFF
, turn on the Weath-
eradio by turning
VOLUME
to the left until it clicks,
then release
OFF
and press
ALERT
. The Weatheradio
sounds the alert tone. Then, as the tone sounds, walk
around the area where you keep the Weatheradio to
make sure you can hear the tone.
Important Notes:
• To make sure your Weatheradio will sound the
alert tone when it receives an emergency signal,
always keep the built-in antenna fully extended
(unless you connected an external antenna).
• Testing the alert tone only ensures that the
Weatheradio’s alert tone can be heard. It does
not test the Weatheradio's receiver or guarantee
you will receive an emergency alert.
• If the Weatheradio does not sound an alert tone,
you are either out of range of the broadcast or
the backup battery is weak.
• An emergency alert broadcast might not trigger
your Weatheradio’s alert tone, even if it receives
voice transmissions clearly or if the alert tone
sounds when you manually test it. Also, if you are
in a fringe area, your Weatheradio might be trig-
gered by a broadcast when it is placed in one
area, but not be triggered if you place it some-
where else (even close by).
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