Introduction

CONTENTS

 

Introduction .......................

2

Computer System

 

Requirements ................

3

Supplied Accessories ....

4

FCC Declaration of

 

Conformity .....................

4

The FCC Wants You

 

to Know .........................

5

A Quick Look at Your

 

Weatheradio .....................

6

How Your Weatheradio

 

Works ...............................

7

When a Weather Alert

 

Occurs ...........................

8

Understanding FIPS

 

Codes ............................

8

Preparation .......................

9

Using the Weatheradio for

the First Time ................

9

Connecting the

 

Weatheradio to

 

AC Power ....................

10

Mounting the

 

Weatheradio .................

11

Connecting the

 

Weatheradio to an

 

External System ..........

12

Testing the Weatheradio’s

Tone ............................

12

Programming the

 

Weatheradio ...................

13

Selecting an

 

Alert Type ....................

14

Selecting Missed Alert

 

Reminders ...................

15

Selecting/Changing a

 

FIPS Code ..................

16

Enabling/Disabling

 

Alert Tones ..................

17

Selecting a Channel ....

19

Listening to a Weather

 

Broadcast ....................

20

INTRODUCTION

Your RadioShack SAME Weatheradio represents the latest generation of weather alert technology. As soon as you connect it to power, your Weatheradio is ready to monitor weather conditions in your area, providing unobtrusive, round-the-clock protection for you and your family or business. With the supplied software, you can even connect the Weatheradio to and use it with your personal computer. Your Weatheradio uses SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) circuitry to provide more complete information about weather conditions in your immediate area, letting you avoid hearing alerts for geographical areas that do not interest you.

SAME Operation — you can program up to 15 different location codes into the Weatheradio’s memory, so the Weatheradio sounds an alert only when a weather emergency is declared in your local area (or one nearby).

7 Weather Channels — let you select the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather broadcast in your area.

Auto Channel Scan — lets you set the Weatheradio so it automatically receives the strongest weather broadcast in your area.

Remote Operation Using Your Personal

Computer— you can connect the Weatheradio to your computer’s USB port, then use your computer to program your Weatheradio and view weather alert messages received by your Weatheradio.

Weather Alert with Voice/Tone Selection — lets you set the Weatheradio so it sounds an alert then automatically turns on the weather (voice) broadcast or sounds an alert for 5 minutes and displays a description of the alert.

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