Optimus 12-1610, CR-307 owner manual Testing Alert Operation, Set Alert Lock as follows Illust

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2.Set ALERT LOCK as follows:

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•ON — When the radio receives an alert signal, the siren sounds continuously until you change the FM/AM/WX/ALERT or ALERT LOCK setting.

•OFF — When the radio receives an alert signal, the siren sounds only during the 10-second alert signal.

3.To silence the siren, set FM/AM/ WX/ALERT to WX. You hear the current weather broadcast.

Notes:

•If severe weather threatens, do not wait for an alert tone; turn on your radio and monitor the latest weather information.

•With ALERT LOCK set to OFF, the alert sounds for 10 seconds. If you set the switch to WX immediately after the siren starts to sound, you hear the tone for a short period, and then the emergency informa- tion.

•The radio sounds the alert siren at full power, regardless of the radio’s volume setting.

TESTING ALERT

OPERATION

For your radio to be effective, you must place the radio:

•Where it can receive an emer- gency alert signal (see “Testing Alert Reception”)

•Where you can hear its alert tone (see “Using the ALERT TEST But- ton”)

Once you determine a location that meets these two conditions, leave the radio there for the best protection.

Testing Alert Reception

The fact that you get clear voice re- ception or that the tone sounds when you set ALERT TEST to ON (see “Us- ing the ALERT TEST Button”) does not guarantee that an emergency alert signal will trigger your radio’s alert tone. Also, if you are in a fringe area, an emergency alert signal might trig- ger your radio while it is in one place, but not in another place (even close by).

To test for actual reception, your radio must receive a test or emergency alert signal. The National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasts a test alert every week on Wednesday between 11 AM and 12 Noon.

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