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1200093User’s Guide

Weather Radio Alarm Clock

Thank you for purchasing your Weather Radio Alarm Clock from RadioShack. Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up, and using your new weather radio.

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Package contents • WeatherRadioAlarmClock• ACAdapter• User’sGuide

Features• ReceiveslocalNOAAWeatherRadiochannels• Providesaudiblealerts• Dual-powered• Autochannel-scan

1 Mount Your Weather RadioPlaceyourweatherradioonaflatsurface,suchasadesk,shelf,ortableormountitonthewall.Tomountitonthewall,youneedtwoscrews(notsupplied)withheadsthatfitintothekeyholeslotsonthebottomoftheweatherradio.1. Useapenciltomarkthescrewlocations311/16in(94

mm)apartonthewall.2. Drillaholeateachmarkedlocation.Threadascrew

intoeachhole,makingsureeachscrew’sheadextendsabout¼in(6.5mm)fromthewall.

3. Alignthekeyholeslotsonthebottomoftheweatherradiowiththescrewheads,andslidetheradiodowntosecureit.

4. Extendtheantenna.

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2 Power Your Weather RadioUsethesupplied6V,300mAACadapterforpoweroranAC/DCadapter(notincluded)toconnectinyourvehicle.YoucanalsoinstallfourAAbatteries(notsupplied)incaseACpowerfailsoristemporarilydisconnected.

AC Power Connection1. Inserttheadapter’sbarrelplugintotheweather

radio’sDC 6Vjack.2. PlugtheotherendoftheadapterintoastandardAC

outlet.3. Routetheadapter’scordthroughthestrainreliefon

theradio.

Install Batteries1. Slideoffthebattery

compartmentcovertoremoveit.

2. PlacefourAAbatteriesinthecompartmentasindicatedbythepolaritysymbols(+and–)markedinside.

3. Replacethecover.

b Battery Notes:• The battery icon(j)shows battery power. When all

the segments are lit, the batteries have full power. The number of lit segments decreases as battery power decreases.

• Dispose of batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them.

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)and(Presstoadjustthebroadcastandalertvolume,ortosetthechannelnumber,clocktime,andalarmtimevalues.

WEATHER/SNOOZEPresstostartandstoptheweatherbroadcastortoenablethealarmorsnoozefeature.

Signal Strength Indicator

DC 6VConnectthesuppliedACadapteroracaradapter.

ALARMON/OFF/SNOOZE

AC Adapter

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SET Holdfor2secondstoenterfunctionsetupmodeandpresstoconfirmselections.

Clock Time

Alarm Time

ALERT ON/OFF SWITCHTheweatherradiorespondstoNationalWeatherService(NOAA)alertbroadcastsintwoways:

ON WhenALERTissettoONandanalertbroadcastisreceived,analertsoundsforfiveminutes.Tostopthealertandlistentothebroadcast,pressWEATHER/ SNOOZE.PressWEATHER/SNOOZEagaintoturnofftheweatherbroadcast.

OFF WhenALERTissettoOFFandanalertbroadcastisreceived,analertsoundsfor10seconds.Theradioautomaticallyswitchestotheweatherbroadcastforfiveminutes.PressWEATHER/SNOOZEtoswitchfromthealerttonetothebroadcastbeforetheradioswitchesautomatically,ortostopthebroadcastbefore5minutes.

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• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type.• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types

of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.

• If you do not plan to use the weather radio with batteries for a week or more, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can damage electronic parts.

3 Listen to a Weather ChannelWhenyouturnontheweatherradiothefirsttime,allLCDsegmentslightforafewseconds,andtheautomaticchannelsearchbegins.Whenanactivechannelisfound,Êappears.Ifnochannelsaredetected,©flashes.1. PressWEATHER/SNOOZEtolistentotheweather

broadcast.2. Press)or(toadjustthebroadcastvolumetothe

desiredlevel.VOLandthevolumelevel(1 – 8)appear.3. PressWEATHER/SNOOZEtoturnoffthebroadcast.4. Press)or(toadjusttheweatheralertvolumeto

thedesiredlevel. VOLandthevolumelevel(1–8)appear.

4 Function SetupFunctionsetupallowsyoutoselectabroadcastchannel,andsetthealarmandclocktime.Youcanalsoenableordisablethesignallossremindersothatanalertsoundswhentheradiosignalislost.

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Set Channel1. HolddownSETuntilyouhearabeep.CH 1-7(current

channelnumber)flashes.2. PressSETtoenablechannelselection.nOAAappears.3. Press)or(tomanuallychangethechanneland

turnonbroadcastaudio.Holddown)or(toautomaticallysearchforthestrongestchannel.

4. PressSETtoconfirmtheselectedchannelnumber.Thealarmtimeflashes.

5. HolddownSETtoreturntothenormaldisplay.Or,pressSETtoproceedandsetthealarmtime(seenextsection).

Set the Alarm Time1. HolddownSETuntilyouhearabeep.CH 1-7(current

channelnumber)flashes.2. Press)once.Thecurrentalarmtimeflashes.3. PressSET.Thealarmhourdigitsflash.4. Pressorholddown)or(tosetthealarmhour.5. PressSETtoconfirm.Thealarmminutedigitsflash.6. Pressorholddown)or(tosetthealarm

minutes.

7. PressSETtoconfirm.Theclocktimeflashes.8. HolddownSETtoreturntothenormaldisplayor,

pressSETtosettheclocktime(proceedtostep4inthenextsection).

Set the Clock Time1. HolddownSETuntilyouhearabeep.CH 1-7(current

channelnumber)flashes.2. Press)twice.Thecurrentclocktimeflashes.3. PressSET.Theclockhourdigitsflash.

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4. Pressorholddown)or(tosetthehour.5. PressSETtoconfirm.Theminutedigitsflash.6. Pressorholddown)or(tosettheclock

minutes.7. PressSETtoconfirm.%andthecurrentsignalloss

remindersetting(OnorOFF)appear.8. HolddownSETtoreturntothenormaldisplay.

Or,pressSETtoenableordisablethesignallossreminder(proceedtostep4inthenextsection).

Enable/Disable the Signal Loss Reminder1. HolddownSETuntilyouhearabeep.CH 1-7(current

channelnumber)flashes.2. Press)threetimes.Thecurrentsetting(OnorOFF)

and%appear.3. PressSET.%flashes.4. Press)or(totogglebetweenOnandOFF.5. PressSETtoconfirm.CHandthecurrentchannel

numberflash.6. HolddownSETtoreturntothenormaldisplay,or

pressSEToncetoreturntochannelsettingmode.

Enable/Disable the Alarm1. SlideALARMtoONorSNOOZEtoenablethe

alarm.Éappears.2. Thealarmsoundsatthepresetalarmtime,becoming

progressivelylouder.3. Tosnooze,pressWEATHER/SNOOZE.Thealarm

stopsfor10minutes.After10minutes,thealarmsoundsagainuntilyouslideALARMtoOFFtoturnitoff.

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n Notes:• PMappearstoindicatePMhoursinalarmandclock

settingmodesanddisappearstoindicateAMhours.• Thesignallossreminderbeepdoesnotsoundwhile

listeningtoaNWSbroadcast.• Thebacklightisalwaysonwhenoperatingwith

ACpower.Whenoperatingonbatterypower,thebacklightturnsononlywhenyoupressabutton.

• Thesignalstrengthindicator(Ê)showsthepowerofthereceivedsignal.Ifthesignalislostandthesignallossreminderisenabled,theradioemitsashortbeepat30seconds,1minute,1.5minutes,andsoonupto5minuteintervals.Itthensoundseveryfiveminutesuntilyoupressanykey,oruntilasignalisreceived.Ifyoupressakeytosilencethereminder,thereminderbeepswillbeterminated.Ifastrongenoughsignalisdetectedformorethan10minutesandlostagain,thereminderbeepwillstartagainat30seconds.

Care and Maintenance• Keeptheweatherradiodry.Ifitgetswet,wipeitdry

immediately.• Useandstoretheweatherradioonlyinnormal

temperatureenvironments.• Keeptheweatherradioawayfromdustanddirt,and

handletheweatherradiogentlyandcarefully.• Modifyingortamperingwiththeweatherradio’s

internalcomponentscancauseamalfunctionandmightinvalidateitswarranty.Ifyourweatherradioisnotperformingasitshould,takeittoyourlocalRadioShackstoreforassistance.

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SpecificationsFrequency Coverage (MHz):Channel1.............................................................................162.400Channel2.............................................................................162.425Channel3.............................................................................162.450Channel4.............................................................................162.475Channel5.............................................................................162.500Channel6.............................................................................162.525Channel7.............................................................................162.550ReceivingSensitivity(at12dBSINAD)................................ 0.6µVSignal-to-NoiseRatio.............................................................40dB

Audio Output Power:Maximum.............................................................................250mWAt10%THD..........................................................................200mWChannelSelectivity..................................................±25KHz,40dBPowerSupply.............................................6VDC300mAAdapter................................................................ DC6VbatteryforbackupAntenna.................................................TelescopingRodAntennaDimensions(HDW).............1.4×4.6×5.5in(35.1×117.5×140mm)Weight(nobattery)..................................................... 8.8oz(250g)Specificationsaresubjecttochangeandimprovementwithoutnotice.Actualproductmayvaryfromtheimagesfoundinthisdocument.

FCC InformationThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstalla-tion.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterfer-encewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

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•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe

receiverisconnected.•ConsultyourlocalRadioShackstoreoranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianfor

help.Ifyoucannoteliminatetheinterference,theFCCrequiresthatyoustopusingyourequipment.ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyRadioShackmaycauseinterferenceandvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation

Product WeatherRadioAlarmClock

Model 1200093

ResponsibleParty

RadioShack300RadioShackCir.FortWorth,TX76102

Phone 817-415-3200

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