Uniden WX500 Bedienungsanleitung

REFERENCE GUIDE

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Precautions

Before you read anything else,

please observe the following:

Changes or modifications to this product not expressly

approved by Uniden, or operation of this product in any

way other than as detailed by this Reference Guide, could

void your authority to operate this product.

Uniden DOES NOT represent this unit to be waterproof.

To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, DO NOT

expose this unit to rain or moisture.

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alert Type Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Backlight Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the All Hazards/Weather Radio . . . . . . . 20

Testing the Weather Alert Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

One-Year Extended Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Getting

Started

Operation

Initial Settings

Troubleshooting

Specifications

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About Your Radio

Traditional weather radios receive NOAA's weather broadcast (usually

within a 50-mile radius) then sound an alarm of any emergency code

which 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

emergency/weather warnings that can save lives.

In 1994, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

began broadcasting coded signals called FIPS (Federal Information

Processing System) codes along with their standard weather broadcasts

from stations in your area. These codes identify an emergency and the

specific geographic area (such as a county) affected by the emergency.

The WX500 was developed with the S.A.M.E. (Specific Area Message

Encoding) technology. This allows your radio to receive, interpret,

and display the information about the codes so you can determine

if the emergency might affect your area. Only S.A.M.E. compatible

emergency/weather radios 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 radio sounds an alert only when

an emergency/weather emergency is declared in those locations.

This helps you more efficiently track the emergency/weather conditions

in and around your area.

INTRODUCTION

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Your new radio is equipped with the following features:

■7 Preprogrammed National Weather Service Broadcast Channels

■Programmable Emergency/Weather Alert with S.A.M.E. 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.

 A description of the alert appears.

 An indicator on the front of the radio illuminates.

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.

Caution: The NWS uses sophisticated models to determine an

alerts effective time. However, the end of an alert does

not necessarily mean that the related emergency is over.

If the radio receives more than one emergency/weather

alert at the same time, it displays information about

each alert.

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About FIPS Codes

For the purpose of broadcasting emergency/weather information, the

NWS has divided the United States into regions by state and county (or

parish, where applicable) then assigned a 6-digit FIPS code to identify

each county or parish. For example, the code for Tarrant County, Texas,

is 048439.

The first digit in a FIPS code

identifies the county subdivision,

the next two digits identify the state,

and the last three digits identify the

county or parish.

Your radio can receive all S.A.M.E. alert signals broadcasted within about

a 50-mile radius of where you installed it. To receive S.A.M.E. alerts and

broadcasts about emergencies/weather occurring only in particular

counties within that area, you can program up to 20 FIPS codes into the

radios memory. For example, this lets you avoid hearing an alert that

applies to an area within a 50-mile radius but not necessarily to your

county or parish.

Most FIPS codes begin with 0, which means that FIPS code

represents an entire county. The NWS, however, eventually

plans to subdivide some large counties. When that

happens, each subdivision will be assigned a digit from 1-

9, resulting in codes such as 148439, 248439, and so on.

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Obtaining Your Areas FIPS Code(s)

To obtain the FIPS code for the location where you installed your radio,

contact the NWS toll free at 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263).

Visit their website: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm

If you call the NWS, follow the instructions you hear.

Hint:

Since you can program up to 20 FIPS codes into the radios

memory, you might want to obtain the codes for other local areas

(as long as those areas are within a 50 mile radius of your local

NWS broadcast station). That way, you can program those codes

into the radio and receive broadcasts covering those locations, too.

If you are close to a county or parish line, you might want

to obtain the codes for the nearby counties or parishes.

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Taking Proper Care of Your Radio

■Do not use the radio in high-moisture environments such as the

kitchen or bathroom.

■Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight, near heating elements,

or vents.

■Do not plug the radio into an outlet controlled by a wall switch as

prolonged periods without power causes the clock to reset.

Unpacking

Carefully check the contents against this list:

■WX500 Radio with built-in telescopic antenna

■AC Adaptor (Model AC500)

■Cigarette Lighter Adaptor (Model DC500)

■This Reference Guide and other printed materials

☞If any items are missing or damaged, contact the

Uniden Parts Department at (800) 554-3988. Hours

are from 7:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Monday through Friday,

Central Time. We may also be reached at:

www.uniden.com.

☞Complete and mail your Registration Form immediately.

☞Read this Reference Guide thoroughly before operating

the radio.

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Setting Up the WX500 All Hazards/Weather Radio

1. Plug the AC adaptor into an outlet and into the WX500. Make sure

that the outlet is not controlled by a switch that is turned OFF.

2. Install the 9V Backup Battery by removing the battery compartment

cover and snapping the battery onto the terminals.

3. If you would like to program your radio to receive Alerts only for

certain areas, determine the SAME codes you need. SAME codes for

your area can be found using the National Weather Service toll-free

phone number or the NOAA website. Phone: 1-888-NWR-SAME

(1-888-697-7263) Web: http://205.156.54.206/nwr/indexnw.htm

(a branch from http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr)

NOTE: If the radio will be located close to a county or parish

boundary lines, you may want to program SAME codes for

the nearby areas.

GETTING STARTED

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4. Determine the best Emergency/Weather Channel to use in your area.

The best channel for your area is listed on the NOAA website at:

http://205.156.54.206/nwr/indexnw.htm along with the SAME codes,

or at http://205.156.54.206/nwr/nwrbro.htm. Or, you can turn the

Emergency/Weather Radio and NWR broadcast ON, enter the Menu,

and change the CHANNEL until you find the broadcast with the best

reception.

5. Enter the Menu (menu key) and use the 3,4,5,6 and select

key if you would like to change the user-programmed settings.

Channel Number NOAA Frequency (MHz)

1 162.550

2 162.400

3 162.475

4 162.425

5 162.450

6 162.500

7 162.525

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