CONTENTS
The FCC Wants You to Know ............................................. 1
FCC Declaration of Conformity ........................................... 2
Connecting Power................................................................ 3
Using AC Power ........................................................... 3
Using Batteries ............................................................ 3
Installing Batteries ....................................................... 4
Turning On/Off the Weather Broadcast ............................... 4
Receiving Alert Messages ................................................... 5
Manually Testing the Alert Tone .......................................... 5
Setting the Clock ................................................................. 6
Setting the Hour ........................................................... 6
Setting the Minute ........................................................ 7
Setting the Day ............................................................ 7
Care .................................................................................... 7
Specifications ...................................................................... 8
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7 Channel Weatheradio
OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.
Your RadioShack 7 Channel Weatheradio with Tone Alert and
Talking Clock is designed to receive National Weather Service
broadcasts and NOAA weather alert signals, which provide information about weather conditions and forecasts 24 hours a day.
Your Weatheradio receives these transmissions from up to 40
miles away and sounds an alert tone when a weather station
broadcasts a special trigger alert signal, indicating a weather
emergency.
Seven Weather Frequencies —
let you choose the frequency
that provides the best reception.
Alert Mode —
sounds an alert tone when an emergency weather
alert is detected.
Battery-Saving Circuit —
prolongs battery life.
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
Rules
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in
a particular installation. If this equipment does cause h armful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter-
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mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following 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 connected.
• Consult your local RadioShack store or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
• If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires
that you stop using your radio.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by RadioShack
may cause interference and void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.
FCC 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 received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Product: 7 Channel Weatheradio
Model: 12-256
Responsible Party: RadioShack
Phone: 817-415-3200
100 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, TX 76102
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