Introduction, Contents | Acu-Rite #08560 specification

1Introduction: About the Weather Alert Radio

3Overview of Features

Section 1: Setup

6Installing Standard Alkaline Batteries

7Hand Crank Power

9Quick Setup

FIPS Code Entry, Channel Setup, Time zone, DST Current Time Setting, Current Date Setting

Section 2: Using Your Weather Alert Radio

12Reception

12Listen Modes

13Receiving Alerts

13Silencing Alerts

13Viewing Alert Message History

14Volume Control, Backlight, Scroll Rate, Headphone Jack

15Manual Setup

Edit FIPS Code, Edit Channel, Edit Time/Date, Edit Alerts

Section 3: Troubleshooting and Reference

17Troubleshooting

18Specifications

19Reference: Alert Description Chart

Parts List model #08560

1.Weather alert radio with integrated flashlight

2.Pre-installed 3.7v Ni-MH rechargeable battery pack

Introduction

The Acurite® 08560 Weather Alert Radio will receive encoded civil and weather emergency alert messages from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio broadcast towers. These broadcast stations are located all over the United States. NOAA operates more than 1000 towers throughout the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin islands and in the U.S. Pacific Territories. This weather alert radio uses Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E) to identify specific areas, like a county or localized area of a state. This technology limits the occurrence of “false alarms”, that is, alert messages that do not apply to your area.

The Acurite® 08560 Weather Alert Radio will receive all 7 NOAA weather alert channels. When an official alert is received, the radio will automatically switch on (as long as it is powered ON) and you will hear the tone and audio voice broadcast. The alert type and message will scroll across the display. One of the color-coded LEDʼs will also illuminate- signifying which type of message has been received; “Advisory” is yellow, “Watch” is orange and “Warning” is red.

This product features a battery compartment for holding standard alkaline batteries (not included)- this is the main power source. The radio/flashlight also includes an internal 3.6v Ni-MH battery pack that is recharged with the integrated hand crank. In an emergency, you may need to take the radio with you to a safe area, the hand crank provides you with emergency power for the the radio and the flashlight. There is also the option of plugging in an AC power adaptor (not included) for powering the device long term (note that this will NOT recharge the battery pack).

Please read through this manual to learn more about the Acurite® Weather Alert Radio. Keep this manual for future reference.