Radio Shack 12-261, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...rresponding icon for pertinent information o Warning Important Note Desktop SAME Weatheradio 12 261 Liquid Crystal Display a large easy to read display shows alert and channel information e d f g Pres...

Page 2: ...resence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within this product s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock Do not open the product s case The exclamation sym...

Page 3: ...so you can determine if the emergency affects your area Only SAME compatible weather radios are able to take advantage of this technology Each FIPS code identifies a specific geographic area defined b...

Page 4: ...layed on your Weatheradio see NWS Alert Descriptions on Page 30 o LOCKING OUT UNDEFINED WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS The NWS might occasionally broadcast weather information intended for commercial or non pri...

Page 5: ...ns by state and county or parish where applicable and assigned a six digit FIPS code For example the code for Tarrant County Texas is 048439 The first digit of a FIPS code identifies the county subdiv...

Page 6: ...ocal RadioShack store or call the NWS toll free at 1 888 NWR SAME 1 888 697 7263 You can also visit the NWS website at www nws noaa gov nwr indexnw htm sametable PREPARATION Your Weatheradio uses the...

Page 7: ...t the supplied AC adapter s barrel plug into the weatheradio s DC 9V jack 2 Plug the other end of the adapter into a standard AC outlet INSTALLING THE BACKUP BATTERY 1 Slide the battery compartment co...

Page 8: ...ve strong local signals To use the built in antenna lift it so it is positioned vertically and fully extend it BATTERY NOTES Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly Do not burn or bury batterie...

Page 9: ...f the cable to the antenna CHOOSING A LOCATION You can set your Weatheradio on any flat surface For the best reception place your Weatheradio where it can receive alert signals you can hear the alert...

Page 10: ...ponding and terminals on the external system 2 When you are finished use a pointed object such as a straightened paper clip to press on the orange tabs under the cable wires and gently pull on the wir...

Page 11: ...5 Press MENU to clear the memory and restore the factory settings DEFAUL T and then USRSETappears 6 Unplug the AC adapter and reconnect it Re install the backup battery PROGRAMMING Your Weatheradio i...

Page 12: ...while it is being programmed 1 Press MENU SELCHappears 2 Repeatedly press e or d to select and customize the following options Channel Setup Alert Type Setup Missed Alert Reminder Signal Loss Reminde...

Page 13: ...ds and CHANNEL new channel appears Then MANUALreappears 4 Press MENU to exit ALERT TYPE SETUP The Weatheradio responds to an NWS alert broadcast in one of two ways Voice An alert tone sounds for 10 se...

Page 14: ...ess e or d to select TONEor VOI CE 3 Press g to confirm your selection A beep tone sounds and AL TMODE reappears 4 Press MENU to exit MISSED ALERT REMINDER The Weatheradio beeps every 30 seconds after...

Page 15: ...the unit for better reception 1 When SI GL OSSappears press g SI G ONor SI G OFFappears 2 Repeatedly press e or d to toggle between SI G ONand SI G OFF and press g to confirm A beep sounds and SI G L...

Page 16: ...ress e or d until the desired setting AL LL OC SI NGL E or MUL TI PL E appears All Locations To store all locations press g when AL L L OCappears A beep sounds and L OCATI ONflashes at the bottom of t...

Page 17: ...iple locations press g when MUL TI PL Eappears 1 appears 2 Press g The first digit of the code flashes 3 Press e or d to select the first digit When the correct number appears press g to move to the n...

Page 18: ...or each type of alert For example you can turn off the volcano warning alert if you do not live near a volcano 1 When T DEFEATappears press g 2 Repeatedly press e or d until WARNI NG WATCH STATMENT or...

Page 19: ...TONEONor TONEOFFappears 6 Press e or d to toggle between TONEONand TONEOFF and press g to confirm A beep sounds 7 Press f to return to the previous menu category 8 Repeatedly press e or d until WATCH...

Page 20: ...til STATMENTappears 15 Press g FL ASHFL OODSTATMENT appears 16 Press e or d to scroll through the statement menu options FL ASHFL OODSTATMENT FL OODSTATMENT HURRI CANSTATMENT SEVEREW EATHERSTATMENT SP...

Page 21: ...desired alert press g TONEONor TONEOFFappears 24 Press e or d to toggle between TONEONand TONEOFF and press g to confirm A beep sounds 25 Press f to return to the previous menu category 26 Once you ha...

Page 22: ...at all the times If the signal is lost SI GL OSSappears and and the alert type LEDs flash SETTING THE CLOCK AND ALARM 1 Press CLOCK to enter alarm setting mode If you have not set the alarm before app...

Page 23: ...ash 9 Press e or d to select the desired clock hour PM appears to indicate a PM hour 10 Press g to confirm The minute digits flash 11 Press e or d to select the desired clock minutes 12 Press g to con...

Page 24: ...S broadcasts a warning watch or statement i appears To deactivate the alert slide ALERT to OFF Two beeps sound and appears SETTING ALERT TONE LEVEL Repeatedly press e or dto adjust alert tone level Th...

Page 25: ...f to view each alert 3 Press g to view alerts in the order they were received For example 1st Alert FL ASHFL OODWARNI NG effective for 3 hours 15 minutes The following alert information appears in seq...

Page 26: ...ER STATMENT effective for 6 hours The following alert information appears in sequence SPECI AL WEATHER STATMENT 6HOOM 3EVENTS SPECI AL 4 While reviewing alerts if you do not press gor f for 30 seconds...

Page 27: ...us alert tone sounds intermittently or warbles The Weatheradio constantly monitors the selected channel even while it is sounding a continuous alert Each time it receives a signal on the channel it pa...

Page 28: ...e radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will n...

Page 29: ...y Coverage Channel 1 162 400 MHz Channel 2 162 425 MHz Channel 3 162 450 MHz Channel 4 162 475 MHz Channel 5 162 500 MHz Channel 6 162 525 MHz Channel 7 162 550 MHz Receiving Sensitivity 12 dB SINAD 0...

Page 30: ...ASTAL FLOOD WATCH DMO DEMO MESSAGE DSW DUST STORM WARNING EQW EARTHQKE WARNING EAN EMERGENC ACTION EAT EMERGENC ACTION TERMINAT EVI EVACUATE IMMEDIAT FRW FIRE WARNING FFS FLASH FLOOD STATMENT FFW FLAS...

Page 31: ...WARNING SVA SEVERE THUNDER WATCH SVS SEVERE WEATHER STATMENT SPW SHELTER IN PLACE WARNING SMW SPECIAL MARINE WARNING SPS SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT TOR TORNADO WARNING TOW TORNADO WARNING TOA TORNADO W...

Page 32: ...uct defect during the warranty period take the product and the Ra dioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by la...