User manual UNIDEN WX500 REFERENCE GUIDE

[. . . ] REFERENCE GUIDE Precautions Before you read anything else, please observe the following: 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. 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . 6 Setting Up the WX500 All Hazards/ Weather Radio . 20 Using the All Hazards/Weather Radio . [. . . ] Use the 5/6 keys to change the six menu options. Setting Clock Time (TIME) Alarm (ALARM) Channel (CHANNEL) SAME code (SAME SET) Alert type (ALT TYPE) Backlight mode (LIGHT) Default 12:00 AM OFF 1 (162. 550 MHz) ANY VOICE SAVE To exit the menu mode, press menu repeatedly. Each of these options are described in more detail following this introduction. 11 Clock Setting When you first apply power or when there is a power outage without the battery backup, the current time on the display will not be correct. Press menu. TIME appears on the display. 3. Press select again to complete the entry. 7. 8. FIPS Code Setting The 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) code established by the National Weather Service (NWS) identifies geographic areas in the United States. Programming FIPS code is necessary to receive S. A. M. E. alerts about emergencies/weather occurring in a particular area. Press menu and toggle 5/6 until SAME SET appears in the display. Press 5/6 to select SINGLE, MULTIPLE, or ANY. Then enter the FIPS code that you want to be monitoring. b) Press select and the display returns to menu mode. If you select MULTIPLE, a) Press select. If you do not want to see or change the first FIPS caode, use 5/6to choose another location. b) Press select again and the first digit of the FIPS code starts flashing, indicating that the code is ready to be edited. c) Press the 5/6, 3/4 keys to enter the code and press select again. d) Repeat the above steps in any or all memory locations using the 5/6 to select another location. e) To exit this mode, press menu key until SAME SET appears in the display. 15 Option Description: ANY FIPS SINGLE MULTIPLE When this option is selected, your radio receives the alert signals of any FIPS codes whether you have programmed them or not. When this option is selected, your radio only receives the alert signals corresponding to the FIPS code that you enter. When this option is selected, your radio receives the alert signals corresponding to the FIPS code that you program in any of the 20 memory locations. 6. To turn OFF the radio, turn the on/off/volume control until it clicks. Your radio will continue to function as an Alarm Clock. The selected settings remain for the next time the radio is turned ON 16 Alert Type Setting When the All Hazards/Weather Radio is ON, this setting determines how WX500 will communicate screened NWR Alert messages. [. . . ] Make sure the on/off/volume dial is turned ON. Alerts received for all / Make sure that the Alert screening unwanted counties/parishes method is SINGLE or MULTIPLE and that the S. A. M. E. 'Erase' unwanted area codes by setting them to something like '000000' or '999999'. Weather broadcast is not Make sure the on/off/volume dial is heard when weather/snooze turned ON. [. . . ]