Eton Zoneguard User Manual

Owner’s Manual

EN English

MEET THE ZONEGUARD

Than k you for purcha sing the Etón Zo neGuard. No w that
you’re a n official own er, we suggest rea ding this Ow ner’s
Manua l cover to cover to lea rn everyt hing you need t o
know—fr om setting up t o tuning in.

FRONT

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Alert Light

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Display

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Select Button

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Power Button

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Alert ON/OFF

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Speaker

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Menu Button

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Alarm ON/OFF

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Snooze Button

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Memory Location 1-6

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WB

Alert

WB

AM/FM

Memory

VOL

+

-

LEFT SIDE RIGHT SIDE

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Weatherband Alert Button

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Weatherband Button

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AM/FM Button

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Memory Button

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DC-in

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Antenna

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Battery Compartment

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Volume +

_

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Volume

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EN English

AA Battery Compartment

SET IT UP

PLUG IT IN

Use the e nclosed DC-IN •
5V AC ada pter. Plug one
end into t he socket on
the ba ck of the radio a nd
the oth er into the outl et.
For em ergency bac kup, •
pop in th ree AA batte ries
into the b attery
compa rtment on th e back of the Zon eGuard. Be s ure to
follow t he polarit y diagrams .

SET THE CLOCK

Press <• MENU>.

Press < • > or < >. When the h our flashes , press < >
or <

> to adjus t. (Watch for t he AM/PM i ndicator).

Press < •

> or < >. When the m inute flashe s, press <

> or <

> to adjus t.

Press <• MENU> twice to confi rm and exit .

NOTE: The clo ck is in 12-hour mode ; AM displays i n the

morn ing and PM disp lays in the aft ernoon and n ight.

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SET THE ALARM

With ra dio OFF, press <• MENU>, then press < > or < >
to selec t <SETUP ALARM> mo de.

Press < • > or < >. When the h our flashes , press <UP> or
<DOWN>to adju st. (Watch fo r the AM/P M indicator).
Press < •

> or < >. When the m inute flashe s, press < >

or <

> to adjus t.

Press <• MENU> twice to confi rm and exit .

TURN THE ALARM ON/OFF

Press < • >to turn t he alarm on or of f.
When th e bell appea rs in the uppe r left of the dis play, it •
will be ep at the desig nated time.
Press < •

> to turn t he alarm off.

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EN English

HIT SNOOZE

When th e alarm beep s, press <• SNOOZE> to sleep f or 5
more mi nutes.
Alarm a utomatica lly resumes af ter 5 minutes . •
Press < •

> to turn t he alarm off.

STAY ALERT

The Zon eGuard send s you S.A.M .E. (Speci fic Area Mess age
Encod ing) notifica tions for you r area. When al erts occur,
light s flash, sirens b eep and mess ages are disp layed on
the Zon eGuard to make su re everyone ’s in the know an d
prepa red. Follow a ll the steps bel ow to stay aler t.

For a full explanation of S. A.M.E. go to:

http://www.nws .noaa.gov/nwr/nwrsame.htm

FIND YOUR S.A.M.E. CODE

To receive S. A.M.E. not ifications fo r your area, yo u’ll first
need to g et your six digi t code(s).

In the US :

Visit t he National We ather Serv ice Website at ww w.nws.•
noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
Call th e National Wea ther Servi ce To ll-Free Num ber at •
1-888-N WS-SAME (1-888 -697-72 63)

In Cana da:

Visit E nvironment C anada’s Meteo rological S ervice •
Website a t http://ec. gc.ca/mete o-weather/d efault.
asp?lang=En&n=1CD5BDF2-1
Call En vironment Ca nada’s Meteo rological Se rvice Toll-•
Free Nu mber at 1-877-789-7733 (Canad a Only)

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SELECT YOUR COUNTY

ZoneGu ard lets you ch oose which a lerts to recei ve—SINGLE
for one a rea; MULTIPLE for u p to 25 areas; ALL fo r
every where…or in c ase you don’ t know your code .

With ra dio • OFF, press <MENU>, then press <
to selec t <COUNTY – ALL/SINGL /MULTI> mode.

Press < • > or < >, when mod e flashes, pre ss < > or
<

> to selec t.

> or < >

ENTER YOUR CODE

Just a wo rd of warning , you’ll nee d to work kind of fa st on
the ins tructio ns below. Some times the dis play will retur n to
the mai n menu and you ’ll have to star t from the be ginning.

For a SINGLE code:

With se lected mod e still flashi ng, press < • > or < >
to begin .
Press < •

> or < > to set firs t code digit. P ress < > or

<

> to adjus t. Repeat for a ll other digit s.

Press <• MENU> twice to confi rm and exit .

For MULTIPLE code s:

With se lected mod e still flashi ng, press < • > or < > to
make “01” flash . This is your fir st county/pro vince code
Press < •

> or < > to set firs t code digit. P ress < > or <

> to adjus t. Repeat for a ll other digit s.

Press < •

> or < > to retur n to flashing “01”, press <

> or <

> to adjus t to next count y/province co de. Press

<

> or < > to set firs t code digit. P ress < > or < >
to adjus t. Repeat for a ll other digit s. Repeat for al l county/
provin ce codes.
Press <• MENU> twice to confi rm and exit .

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EN English

SET ALERT MODE

Press <• MENU>, then press < > or < > to s elect
<ALERT – SIREN/VOICE> mod e.
[SIREN]: Th e alarm will be ep for about 5 mi nutes and th e
LCD will d isplay the me ssage.
[VOICE]: The a larm will bee p for a few second s and the
LCD will d isplay the me ssage.
Press < •

> or < >, when the <SIREN/VOICE> flashes ,

press <

> or < > to sele ct.

Press <• MENU> twice to confi rm and exit .

When th e alert sou nds:

Press <• ALERT-ON/OFF> t o turn off the b eep.
Press < •

> or < > to read th e alert mess age in the
displa y. If there is no weat her informa tion, the LCD w ill
displa y NO-MESSAGE .

KNOW YOUR LIGHTS

When yo u receive a S.A .M.E. noti fication, a re d, orange
or gree n light appea rs on the ZoneG uard, repres enting a
WARNIN G, WATCH or ADV ISORY alert . The alert m essage
will sim ultaneou sly scroll acr oss the displ ay.

WARNING (Red Light)

A WARNIN G is issued whe n a hazardous w eather or
hydrol ogic event is occ urring, im minent or like ly. A WARNING
means w eather condi tions pose a t hreat to life or pro perty.
Peopl e in the path of th e storm need t o take protecti ve
action.

WATCH (Orange Light)

A WATCH is used w hen the risk of a h azardous we ather
or hydro logic event ha s increased s ignificantl y, but its
occur rence, locat ion or timing i s still uncer tain. It is inte nded
to provi de enough lea d time so thos e who need to set
their p lans in motio n can do so. A WATCH mean s that
hazar dous weathe r is possible . People sho uld have a plan
of acti on in case a stor m threatens an d they shoul d listen
for later i nformation a nd possibl e warnings es pecially wh en
plann ing travel or o utdoor act ivities.

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ADVIS ORY (Green Light)

An ADVI SORY is issued w hen a hazard ous weather
or hydro logic event is o ccurring , imminent or l ikely.
ADVISO RIES are for le ss serious co nditions th an
WARNIN GS, that caus e significant i nconvenien ce and if
cauti on is not exercis ed, could lea d to situatio ns that may
threate n life or prope rty.

ENABLE/DISABLE S.A.M.E. AUDIO ALERTS

S.A .M.E. provi des many typ es of alerts —from tornad os
and hu rricanes to fl ash floods an d tsunami wa rnings.
ZoneGu ard gives you t he option to sel ectively en able/
disab le the audio (s iren/voice) t hat accompa nies these
aler ts, with the e xception of tor nado and hur ricane
warni ngs. Pleas e do so at your own r isk/discr etion. When
disab led, ZoneGu ard will still d isplay aler t messages .

With ra dio • OFF, press <MENU>, then press < > or <
> to selec t <DEFEAT-SIREN> mode .
Press < •

> or < > to see sa mple messa ge scroll in th e
display.
Press < •

> or < > to caref ully read each a lert type ,
then pr ess <
all aler t types.
Press <• MENU> twice to confi rm and exit .

> or < > to enabl e or disable . Repeat for

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EN English

GET THE WEATHER

CHOOSE YOUR CHANNEL

ZoneGu ard provide s weather repo rts and adv isories di rect
from th e National Oce anic and Atmo spheric As sociation
(NOA A) weather ba nd (WB) channe ls.

Press • < > to turn r adio ON, the n press <WB> (on left sid e).
Press < •

> or < > to scro ll through NO AA weather
chann els 1 – 7. T he cleares t is your local N OAA channe l.
Once yo ur channel is s et, you can lis ten to the weath er •
anyti me by simply pr essing < > to tur n radio ON, and
selec ting <WB> (on left sid e).

The 7 NOA A weather ch annels are on t he following
frequ encies:

Chan nel 1 162.400 MHz

o

Chan nel 2 162.425 MHz o
Chan nel 3 162.450 MHz o
Chan nel 4 162.475 MHz o
Chan nel 5 162.500 MHz o
Chan nel 6 162.525 MHz o
Chan nel 7 162.550 MHz o

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SET UP NOAA WE ATHER ALERTS

Press • < > to turn r adio ON, the n press <WB> (on left sid e).
Press <• WB/ALERT> (on left side). T his turns of f the
audio a nd puts Zone Guard in stan dby mode, so t he radio
will aut omatically t urn back on w hen an alert m essage
is receiv ed.

TUNE IN TO AM/FMRADIO

Press • < > to turn r adio ON, the n press <AM/FM> (on
left si de).
Adjus t volume with <• +/-> (on right s ide).
Tune statio ns with < •
shor t press. Auto t une with two -second pre ss.
To store a stati on, press <• MEMORY> (on left side) a nd
any of the b uttons mar ked 1 – 6. To retrieve a sta tion,
press o ne of buttons 1-6.

NOTE: Whe n listening to FM s tations, we s uggest pul ling

up the te lescopic ante nna for bette r reception.

> or < >. Manual ly tune with

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EN English

WARNING

Do not ex pose this ap pliance to rai n or moisture . •
Do not su bmerge or ex pose for exte nded perio d to water.•
Protec t from high hu midity and r ain.•
Only op erate within s pecified tem perature ra nge •
(0 °C to 40 ° C).
Unplu g immediatel y if liquid has b een spilled o r any •
objec t has fallen i nto the appar atus.
Clean o nly with a dry c loth. Do not us e detergents o r •
chemi cal solvent s as this might da mage the fini sh.
Unplu g and disconn ect exter nal antennas d uring •
lightn ing storms .
Do not rem ove cover [or back] .•
Refer ser vicing to qua lified ser vice person nel.•

ENVIRONMENT

Disposal

Accordi ng to the Europ ean Directi ve 2002/96 /EC all
elect rical and el ectronic p roducts mu st be collec ted
separ ately by a local co llection s ystem.
Pleas e act accordin g to your local r ules and do no t dispose
of your ol d product s with your nor mal househ old waste.

Pleas e dispose of all t ypes of bat teries
per you r Government , State or Local r ules
and/o r regulation s. If you are uns ure,

to find ou t how to dispose o f them safely an d help protect
the env ironment.

SERVICE FOR YOUR PRODUCT

To obtain ser vice for your p roduct, we r ecommend
first co ntacting an Et ón service re presentativ e at
800- 872-2228 US, 800- 637-1648 Ca nada or
(650) 903-3 866 for probl em determina tion and trou ble­shoot ing. If furt her servi ce is required, t he technica l staff
will ins truct how to p roceed base d on whether t he radio is
still u nder warra nty or needs n on-warran ty service .

pleas e call the appr opriate loca l authorit y

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