Radio Shack 120-0246 User Manual

Weatheradio Alert
(120-0246) Features Faxback Doc. # 19119

Your Radio Shack Weatheradio Alert is designed to receive National Weather
Service broadcasts, which provide information about weather conditions and
forecasts 24 hours a day.

The Weatheradio receives these transmissions from up to 50 miles away.

The Weatheradio sounds an alarm when a weather station broadcasts a special
trigger alert signal indicating a weather emergency.

Your Weatheradio includes the following features:

Seven Channels (1-7) - let you choose the frequency that provides the
best reception.

Alert Mode - sounds the siren when it detects an emergency
weather situation.

Siren Test Button - lets you check the alert siren.

Battery-Saving Circuit - minimizes power consumption in the alert
mode.

Lightweight Compact Design - lets you carry the radio anywhere.

Weatheradio Alert
(120-0246) Batteries Faxback Doc. # 19120

Your radio uses three AA batteries for power. We recommend alkaline
batteries, such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-552. Follow these steps to
install the batteries.

NOTE: Do not use rechargeable batteries in your Weatheradio.

1. Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding if off in the
direction of the arrow.

2. Install three AA batteries as indicated by the polarity symbols
(+ and -) marked inside the compartment.

3. Replace the cover.

NOTES: If reception becomes weak or the sound becomes distorted, replace
the batteries.

Never leave weak or dead batteries in the radio. They can leak
chemicals that can damage the radio.

If you do not plan to use your radio for several weeks, remove the
batteries.

If your radio's batteries become weak, your radio might not sound a
tone when an emergency or test alert is broadcast. Test your
radio's reception periodically (see "Testing Alert Reception"), and
replace the batteries if the tone does not sound.

Weatheradio Alert
(120-0246) Operation Faxback Doc. # 19121

LISTENING TO THE RADIO

Follow these steps to receive a National Weather Service broadcast.

1. Set WEATHER/ALERT/LOCK to WEATHER.

2. Turn VOLUME/OFF clockwise until it clicks, and adjust it to the
desired sound level.

3. Fully extend the telescoping antenna.

4. Set CHANNEL to the position (1-7) that produces the clearest signal.

USING THE ALERT ALARM

You can set the radio to alert you only when it detects a weather
emergency, so you do not have to continuously listen to the National
Weather Service broadcasts.

1. Turn on the radio.

2. Set CHANNEL to the position that produces the clearest signal.

3. Set WEATHER/ALERT/LOCK to ALERT.

In an emergency situation, your Weatheradio will automatically sound an
alert siren for 10 seconds.

NOTES: After hearing the alert siren, set WEATHER/ALERT/LOCK to WEATHER
to hear the emergency information.

To ensure your Weatheradio will sound the alert tone when it
receives an emergency signal keep the antenna fully extended at all
times.

If severe weather threatens, do not wait for an alert tone; turn on
your Weatheradio and monitor the latest weather information.

Because the alert is broadcast for 10 seconds, if you set the
switch to WEATHER immediately after the siren starts to sound, you
hear the broadcast tone for the remainder of the 10 seconds, and
then the emergency information.