One or more FIPS codes are stored,

Make sure the weatheradio is not set

 

 

to ALL LOCATION

 

 

but the weatheradio responds to

 

 

 

weather alert broadcasts for areas

Make sure the weatheradio is not set

 

 

not covered by those codes.

 

 

to TRAVEL mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The weatheradio constantly monitors

 

 

 

the channel you set it to, even while it

 

 

 

is sounding a continuous alert. Each

 

 

 

time a signal is received on the

 

 

The weatheradio’s continuous alert

channel, it pauses briefly to compare

 

 

tone sounds intermittently or seems

the signal against those stored in its

 

 

to warble.

memory. If the weatheradio pauses

 

 

 

frequently (depending on how often it

 

 

 

receives a signal), it might make the

 

 

 

 

 

 

continuous alert tone sound

 

 

 

intermittent. This is not a malfunction.

 

 

No weather broadcast when you

Make sure your hand is not holding

Troubleshooting

 

the antenna.

 

press WX.

 

range. Move the weatheradio closer

 

 

 

Adjust the volume.

 

 

 

Make sure the correct FIPS code(s)

 

 

 

are programmed into the memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You might be out of the broadcast

 

 

 

to the broadcast source, if possible.

 

 

The weatheradio is not responding

Make sure the weatheradio is set to

 

 

the NOAA channel that is being

 

 

properly to NWS weather alert

 

 

broadcast in your area.

 

 

broadcasts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the backup battery becomes weak,

 

 

 

your weatheradio might not sound a

 

 

 

tone when an alert is broadcast. Test

 

 

 

your weatheradio’s reception

 

 

 

periodically, and replace the battery if

 

 

 

the tone does not sound.

 

 

 

The weatheradio is broadcasting and

 

 

CHECK OPERATION

has not received a SAME alert signal

 

 

for about one week. Make sure the

 

 

(check operation) appears.

 

 

FIPS code(s) stored in memory are

 

 

 

 

 

 

correct.

 

 

 

 

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