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Question posted by garryall on September 8th, 2011

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English Owners Manual - Page 3

... 1 About Emergency/Weather Alerts 2 About FIPS Codes 3 Obtaining Your Area’s FIPS Code(s 4 Taking Proper Care of Your Radio 5 Unpacking 5 Getting Started 6 Setting Up the WX500 All Hazards/ Weather Radio 6 Battery Backup 8 Controls & Functions 9 Initial Settings 11 Clock Setting 12 Alarm Clock Setting 13 NWS Broadcast Channel Setting 14 FIPS Code...

English Owners Manual - Page 4

...signals called FIPS (Federal Information Processing System) codes along with the broadcast. This helps you can save lives. These codes identify an emergency and the specific geographic area... This allows your radio to take advantage of this new technology. Only S.A.M.E. The WX500 was transmitted along with the S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message Encoding) technology. INTRODUCTION About ...

English Owners Manual - Page 5

...Programmable Emergency/Weather Alert with Snooze s Battery Backup Power Source About Emergency/Weather Alerts When the WX500 receives an emergency/weather alert: • It sounds an alert tone. • A description...NWS. Caution: The NWS uses sophisticated models to determine an alert’s effective time. The alert descriptions your radio can display, see NWS Emergency/Weather Alert Event ...

English Owners Manual - Page 8

...prolonged periods without power causes the clock to 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday, Central Time. Unpacking Carefully check the contents against this Reference Guide thoroughly before operating the radio...www.uniden.com. Complete and mail your Registration Form immediately. Read this list: s WX500 Radio with built-in direct sunlight, near heating elements, or vents. We may also be reached ...

English Owners Manual - Page 9

GETTING STARTED Setting Up the WX500 All Hazards/Weather Radio 1. Install the 9V Backup Battery by a switch that is not controlled by removing the... from http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr) NOTE: If the radio will be found using the National Weather Service toll-free phone number or the NOAA website. SAME codes for your radio to receive Alerts only for the nearby areas. 6 Plug the AC adaptor ...

English Owners Manual - Page 10

.... 7 Or, you would like to use in your area is listed on the NOAA website at http://205.156.54.206/nwr/nwrbro.htm. Channel Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NOAA Frequency (MHz) 162.550 162.400 162.475 162.425 162.450 162.500 162.525 5.

English Owners Manual - Page 11

... Emergency/Weather Radio OFF will be plugged in for a limited time when AC power is detected. Battery Backup Battery backup capability allows the WX500 to indicate that a low battery condition is not available. WX500 will turn ON to operate for an extended period of time. After the tone, the Low Battery Icon will sound...

English Owners Manual - Page 12

...using Sub-menus. Returns to the alert table for details. While setting the Clock time, the Alarm time, or a SAME code during Menu operation, moves to the previous/next field (...accepts the current setting. Turns the NWR broadcast (speaker) ON and OFF. weather/snooze 9 Displays time, channel, frequency, and functions. During Menu operation, changes the current Menu item. Red Indicator ...

English Owners Manual - Page 13

... normal functions. Sets the Volume level for listening to TONE. 6. Instead, they stop the Alert tones. 1. 14-Segment Characters : Displays Time, Alert information, and Menus 2. Voice Icon : Indicates that the...reset the Alarm until the alarm time is OFF. 5. Low Battery Icon : Indicates when the Backup Battery needs to receive alerts. 12. NOTE: When the WX500 is active. 4. volume/on/...

English Owners Manual - Page 14

Initial Settings There are described in more detail following this , press the menu key. To do this introduction. 11 Setting Default Clock Time (TIME) 12:00 AM Alarm (ALARM) OFF Channel (CHANNEL) 1 (162.550 MHz) SAME code (SAME SET) ANY Alert type (ALT TYPE) VOICE Backlight mode (LIGHT) SAVE ...

English Owners Manual - Page 15

Press select. 4. TIME appears on the display will not be correct. The display goes back to complete the entry. Clock Setting When you first apply power or when there is a power outage without the battery backup, the current time on the display. 3. Press menu. 2. Press select to the Menu mode. 12 To set the current time: 1. Enter the time by pressing the 3, 4, 5, and 6 keys. 5.

English Owners Manual - Page 16

... 12.) 1. Press 5/6 until ALARM appears. 3. If you select ON; enter the time by pressing the 5/6 keys. To exit press the menu key. 13 If you do not want to the menu mode. 5. Alarm Clock Setting As an additional feature, the WX500 has an audible alarm clock. The display goes back to set...

English Owners Manual - Page 17

... your location, you wish to receive this channel. Press 5/6 until it clicks. The channel number and the corresponding frequency appear in the display. 2. If you receive more than one channel...6 7 Frequency (MHz) 162.550 162.400 162.475 162.425 162.450 162.500 162.525 The first time you may hear the emergency/weather broadcast on your location, you use your radio, Channel 1 (162.550 MHz)...

English Owners Manual - Page 19

... 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 Option Description: ANY FIPS SINGLE MULTIPLE When this option is selected, your radio receives the alert signals corresponding to...

English Owners Manual - Page 20

VOICE: Upon receiving a screened NWR Alert, an alert tone will be heard unless you press the weather/snooze key. The WX500 automatically selects the VOICE Alert Type the first time you turn the broadcast OFF. A press of the Message Expiration, will sound for up to 15 minutes. You will not be shown on...

English Owners Manual - Page 22

... the select key for 10 seconds following a new NWR Alert or following the steps below: 1. The LCD backlight will turn on dimly most of the time but will never be illuminated. You can significantly affect battery life while operating with the BATTERY ONLY. Press 5/6 until LIGHT appears on brightly. 4. OFF SAVE...

English Owners Manual - Page 24

... mean that the related emergency is particularly true for longer duration Alerts because Alert expiration times are limited to 6 hours in the NWS protocol. 21 You can force the WX500 to quickly skip to determine an Alert's expiration time. Stop Alert tones by using the 5/6 keys. The NWS uses sophisticated models to the...

English Owners Manual - Page 27

... is occurring. If broadcast signals are too weak, you might not trigger your WX500 receives these Test Alerts in one part of a building but not another. 24...its installed location. You should make sure your radio even when it seems to find out exact dates and times of Alert broadcasting. Tests normally occur on Wednesdays between 10AM and 12PM unless threatening weather is very important ...

English Owners Manual - Page 28

Problem Solution WX500 won't power up. Check the connections at (800) 297-1023. You could be in your area. Check reception.... Weather broadcast is set to resolve the problem, contact your place of purchase or call customer service at both ends of your WX500 radio is heard when weather/snooze turned ON. Turn on /off /volume dial is available in a fringe area. Check if...

English Owners Manual - Page 31

...gives you specific legal rights, and you may not apply to you to 5 p.m., Central Time, Monday through Friday 28 The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, ... following the instructions in its original packaging). The Product should include all parts and accessories originally packaged with the Product. FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL ...