Radio Shack 12-250 Bedienungsanleitung

Cat. No. 12-250

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

7 Channel WRSAME

Weatheradio®with Alert

RadioShack, Plug ’n Power, and Weatheradio are registered

trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.

X-10 is a registered trademark of X-10 (USA) Inc.

WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire or shock

hazard, do not expose this product to rain or

moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-

ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING

TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This symbol is intended to alert

you to the presence of uninsu-

lated dangerous voltage within

the product’s enclosure that might

be of sufficient magnitude to con-

stitute a risk of electric shock. Do

not open the product’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform

you that important operating and

maintenance instructions are

included in the literature accom-

panying this product.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference,

and (2) this device must accept any interference re-

ceived, including interference that may cause undes-

ired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the

FCC Rules

. These limits are designed

to provide reasonable protection against harmful in-

terference in a residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency en-

ergy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to

radio communications.

Product: 7 Channel WRSAME

Weatheradio with Alert

Model: 12-250

Responsible Party: RadioShack

100 Throckmorton

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Phone: 817-415-3200

However, there is no guarantee that interference will

not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment

does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the follow-

ing measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is con-

nected.

• Consult your local RadioShack store or an expe-

rienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by

RadioShack may cause interference and void the us-

er’s authority to operate the equipment.

FEATURES

Your RadioShack 7 Channel WRSAME Weatheradio

is the next generation of weather alert technology.

Your Weatheradio uses SAME (Specific Area Mes-

sage Encoding) circuitry to provide more complete in-

formation about weather conditions in your immediate

area, letting you avoid hearing alerts for geographical

areas that do not interest you.

Your Weatheradio’s features include:

SAME Operation — lets you program up to 15 differ-

ent geographical codes into the Weatheradio’s mem-

ory, so the Weatheradio sounds an alert only when a

weather emergency is declared in any of those loca-

tions.

7 Weather Channels — let you select the frequency

for your local National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-

ministration (NOAA) weather broadcasts.

Selectable Alert Function — lets you set the Weath-

eradio so it sounds an alert when it receives a weath-

er emergency broadcast from NOAA. You can also

set the Weatheradio so it does not alert you when it

receives some types of warnings.

8-Character Liquid Crystal Display — the Weath-

eradio’s large, easy-to-read display clearly shows a

description of the type of alert in progress (such as a

tornado warning, flood watch, and so on).

Alert Status Indicators — help you determine at a

glance the type of alert the Weatheradio is receiving.

Adjustable Display Backlight — helps you read the

display in low light situations. You can set the light to

turn on for about 10 seconds when you press a key,

or remain on until you turn it off.

Alert Volume Control — lets you adjust the volume

of an alert so you will be sure to hear it.

External Alert Terminals — let you connect an ex-

ternal controller system (such as a Plug ’n Poweror

X-10system) to the Weatheradio, then set that sys-

tem to indicate an alert based on signals received by

the Weatheradio. This lets you hear or see the alert in

a location (such as the garage) that might be some

distance from where you installed the Weatheradio.

External Antenna Connector — lets you connect an

optional external antenna to the Weatheradio to im-

prove reception in remote areas.

We recommend you record your Weatheradio’s serial

number here. The number is on the bottom of the ra-

dio.

Serial Number:

CONTENTS

How Your Radio Works .................................................... 8

When a Weather Alert Occurs ...................................... 9

New Alert Types ..................................................... 10

NWS Weather Alert Descriptions ................................ 10

Understanding FIPS Codes ........................................ 17

Obtaining Your Area’s FIPS Code(s) ...................... 18

Preparation ..................................................................... 19

Powering the Weatheradio .......................................... 19

Connecting the Weatheradio to AC Power ............. 20

Installing the Backup Battery ................................. 21

Using the Built-In Antenna .......................................... 22

Choosing a Location and Mounting the Weatheradio . 23

Connecting the Weatheradio to an External System .. 25

Programming the Weatheradio ................................... 26

Testing the Weatheradio ............................................. 31

Manually Testing the Alert Tone ............................. 32

Testing the Alert Siren/Display ............................... 33

Operation ........................................................................ 35

Listening to a Weather Broadcast ............................... 35

Using the Alert Function ............................................. 36

Setting the Alert Volume ........................................ 37

Changing/Checking the Alert Pattern .................... 37

Enabling/Disabling Alert Tones .............................. 39

Using the Weatheradio’s ‘All Signals’ Code ........... 41

Reviewing Overlapping Alerts ................................ 42

When a Test or Demo Alert Occurs ....................... 43

Using the Backlight ..................................................... 44

Troubleshooting ............................................................ 45

Care and Maintenance ................................................... 48

The FCC Wants You to Know ...................................... 49

Specifications ................................................................ 50

HOW YOUR RADIO WORKS

Traditional weather radios simply receive NOAA’s

weather broadcast (usually within a 50-mile radius)

then sound an alarm if any emergency code was

transmitted along with the broadcast. This means that

people who live outside an affected area are often

alerted even when their area is not affected, causing

many of them to ignore potentially real weather warn-

ings that can save lives.

In 1994, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-

ministration (NOAA) began broadcasting coded sig-

nals called FIPS (Federal Information Processing

System) codes along with their standard weather

broadcasts from stations in your area. These codes

identify the type of emergency and the specific geo-

graphic area (such as a county) affected by the emer-

gency. Your Weatheradio receives, interprets, and

displays information about the codes so you can de-

termine if the emergency might affect your area. Only

SAME-compatible weather radios (such as this

Weatheradio) are able to take advantage of this

new technology.

Each FIPS code identifies a specific geographic area

(defined by the National Weather Service), so your

Weatheradio sounds an alert only when a weather

emergency is declared in that area. This helps you

more efficiently track the weather conditions in and

around your area.

WHEN A WEATHER ALERT

OCCURS

When the Weatheradio receives a weather alert:

• it sounds an alert (siren or beep)

• a description of the alert appears

• an indicator on the front of the Weatheradio lights

Note: If the Weatheradio receives more than one

weather alert at the same time, it displays information

about each alert.

The alert descriptions your Weatheradio can display

are based on a list of specific weather alert types pub-

lished by the NWS. For a list of all the alert descrip-

tions that your Weatheradio can display, see “NWS

Weather Alert Descriptions” on Page 10.

Caution: The NWS uses sophisticated weather mod-

els to determine an alert’s effective time. However,

the end of an alert does not necessarily mean that the

related weather emergency is over.

New Alert Types

Your Weatheradio is designed to recognize all com-

mon weather alert types currently used by the NWS.

However, the NWS occasionally creates and broad-

casts

new

alert types (for which the Weatheradio’s

memory does not contain a specific, corresponding

description). If your Weatheradio receives a signal for

a new alert type, it is preset (if the alert function is

turned on) to display UNKNOWN, the alert description

(EMERGENC, STATEMNT, WARNING, or WATCH),

and

TUNE TV, then sound a siren alert.

NWS WEATHER ALERT

DESCRIPTIONS

Your Weatheradio can display these NWS weather

alert descriptions. For easy reference, this list also

shows the type of alert (siren or beep) that sounds

during each alert.

Weather/Alert

Description You See You

Hear

Avalanche warning AVALANCH

WARNING Siren

Avalanche watch AVALANCH

WATCH Siren

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