2.While holding down WEATHER, plug the

Weatheradio’s AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. USER SETUP appears and the Weatheradio beeps. Then release WEATHER.

3.Press eitherß (to select the Weatheradio’s beep tone) or Ü (to select the Weatheradio’s siren tone). The Weatheradio sounds the tone you selected.

4.PressÞ to silence the tone. Ô

5.Press MENU to clear the Weatheradio’s

memory and restore the factory settings.

DEFAULT ON then USER SETUP appear. Ô

6.Unplug the AC adapter then follow the steps under “Connecting the Weatheradio to AC Power” on Page 10 and “Installing the Backup Battery” on Page 10 to power the Weatheradio and protect its memory.

PROGRAMMING THE WEATHERADIO

Your Weatheradio is preprogrammed with the seven national NOAA broadcast frequencies (Channels 1–7). Depending on your location, you might need to select a different channel (see “Selecting a Channel” on Page 19). The first time you use your Weatheradio, it: Ô

•sounds a tone for 5 minutes during a weather alert and displays an alert description until the alert's effective time expires

•receives all SAME alert signals broadcast within a 50-mile radius of where you installed it

•automatically scans to find the strongest NOAA weather broadcast frequency in your area

If necessary, you can program your Weatheradio to change the way it operates. Follow these steps and

Ô NOTE Ô

•The Weatheradio does not receive alert signals while you program it.

•If you press MENU or do not press a key for about 45 seconds while programming the Weatheradio, it saves any valid entries you made and exits pro- gramming.

•While programming the

Weatheradio, you can press Ý to return to the previous menu unless otherwise noted.

•An alert might be in effect for several hours.

•If you programmed the Weatheradio (see “Programming the Weatheradio”) before you press MENU in Step 5, the Weatheradio’s memory is cleared and the factory settings are restored.

Programming the Weatheradio

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