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2. Set ALERT LOCK as follows:
•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 we ather 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.
Illust.
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