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11
Using Your Radio
Flash Flood
3H15M
3—EVENT
Hurricane
0H15M
3—EVENT
Fire
6H00M
3—EVENT
Where
3H15M
means 3 hours 15 minutes, the forecast duration of the weather
condition;
3—EVENT
means three weather alerts are received.
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Note:
While reviewing warning alerts, if you do not press
or
for 30
seconds, the description of the alert last received displays.
Connecting to an External System
Connect a compatible external alerting
device such as a pillow shaker and a flasher
to the
ALERT OUT
jack. The external alert
device can be up to 200mA with a 3.5mm
phono plug (not supplied).
Your radio passes alerts to the external
device. The alert turns off automatically
when the alert period ends or is manually
reset by pressing
WEATHER/SNOOZE
twice.
Turning Audible Alerts On or Off
Alerts are always shown on the display, but they can be audible or silent.
• To enable audible alerts, slide
ALERT ON/OFF
to
ON
. displays.
• To disable audible alerts, slide
ALERT ON/OFF
to
OFF
. displays.
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Note:
If you slide
ALERT ON/OFF
to
OFF
before the radio is powered on,
the radio still operates in
ALERT ON
mode. If this happens, slide
ALERT ON/OFF
to
ON
and then
OFF
again with the power on to disable audible alerts.
Using the Alarm and Snooze
You must set the alarm time before enabling the alarm. To enable the alarm, slide
ALARM SNOOZE/OFF/ON
to
ON
or
SNOOZE
(
É
displays).
When the alarm sounds, press
WEATHER/SNOOZE
to stop it. In snooze mode,
press
WEATHER/SNOOZE
to silence the alarm for 10 minutes. When the alarm is
not wanted, slide
ALARM SNOOZE/OFF/ON
to
OFF
to disable it.
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Note:
During a broadcast, the alarm sounds for 5 seconds.
ALERT OUT
ALARM SNOOZE/OFF/ON
ALERT ON/OFF
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