User manual UNIDEN WX500 REFERENCE GUIDE

[. . . ] Technology Liquid Crystal Display for Alert Description Backlit Display 20 Programmable Area Codes 3 Alert Modes (Display, Tone, Voice) Multiple Alert Display Capability Alarm Clock with Snooze Battery Backup Power Source About Emergency/Weather Alerts When the WX500 receives an emergency/weather alert: It sounds an alert tone. If the radio receives more than one emergency/weather alert at the same time, it displays information about each alert. The alert descriptions your radio can display are based on a list of specific emergency/weather alert types published by the NWS. For a list of all the alert descriptions that your radio can display, see NWS Emergency/Weather Alert Event Code descriptions on pages 22 - 23. [. . . ] : Indicates that the Alarm Clock is set to sound Alarm tones. If the NOAA icon is ON but the TONE and VOICE icons are OFF, the Weather Receiver is available (ON) for listening to NWR broadcasts and the Alert Method is DISPLAY (Alerts will be displayed, but no Alert tones will be sounded). 10 Initial Settings There are six menu options that you must set up prior to proper operation. Setting Clock Time (TIME) Alarm (ALARM) Channel (CHANNEL) SAME code (SAME SET) Alert type (ALT TYPE) Backlight mode (LIGHT) Default 12:00 AM OFF 1 (162. 550 MHz) ANY VOICE SAVE To exit the menu mode, press menu repeatedly. Each of these options are described in more detail following this introduction. 11 Clock Setting When you first apply power or when there is a power outage without the battery backup, the current time on the display will not be correct. 7. 8. FIPS Code Setting The 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) code established by the National Weather Service (NWS) identifies geographic areas in the United States. If you do not want to see or change the first FIPS caode, use 5/6to choose another location. b) Press select again and the first digit of the FIPS code starts flashing, indicating that the code is ready to be edited. d) Repeat the above steps in any or all memory locations using the 5/6 to select another location. e) To exit this mode, press menu key until SAME SET appears in the display. 15 Option Description: ANY FIPS SINGLE MULTIPLE When this option is selected, your radio receives the alert signals of any FIPS codes whether you have programmed them or not. When this option is selected, your radio only receives the alert signals corresponding to the FIPS code that you enter. When this option is selected, your radio receives the alert signals corresponding to the FIPS code that you program in any of the 20 memory locations. 6. To turn OFF the radio, turn the on/off/volume control until it clicks. The selected settings remain for the next time the radio is turned ON 16 Alert Type Setting When the All Hazards/Weather Radio is ON, this setting determines how WX500 will communicate screened NWR Alert messages. For all three selections, the 5 most recent Alerts, along with Severity and Time of the Message Expiration, will be shown on the display. DISPLAY: Upon receiving a screened NWR Alert, only the Alert and Alert Severity displays will be affected. No Alert tones will sound and the broadcast will not be heard unless you press the weather/snooze key. VOICE: Upon receiving a screened NWR Alert, an alert tone will sound for about 8 seconds. After the alert tone, the WX500 will automatically turn ON the emergency/weather broadcast (speaker). You will hear the broadcast until the NWR End-of-Message code is received or until you turn the broadcast OFF. The WX500 automatically selects the VOICE Alert Type the first time you turn it ON. TONE: Upon receiving a screened NWR Alert, an alert tone will sound for up to 15 minutes. The broadcast will not be heard unless you press the weather/snooze key. 17 To change the Alert Type setting, see the following steps. Press menu to exit. The Alert Type setting you selected will determine the Alert Type icon on the display. If you selected the TONE Alert Type alert, the following icon will be displayed. If you selected the VOICE Alert Type alert, the following icon will be displayed. If you selected the DISPLAY Alert Type alert, the following icon will be displayed. To silence the tone, press any key. 18 Backlight Setting The initial setting for the display backlight is SAVE, which means the backlight stays on for 10 seconds. The LCD backlight will turn on (bright) for 10 seconds following a new NWR Alert or following a user key-press. The backlight will stay on dimly most of the time but will switch to bright for 10 seconds following a new NWR Alert or following a key press. [. . . ] THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE 27 FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. LEGAL REMEDIES: This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in the reference guide you are certain that the Product is defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). [. . . ]