Sima wx-268 Benutzerhandbuch
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the First Alert
®
brand Public Alert
TM
Radio, Model
WX-268. This product complies with the exacting standards for CEA-2009 Public Alert
TM
devices, and will provide reliability, long life and outstanding performance. The WX-268
receives digitally encoded civil and weather emergency alert messages transmitted from
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Radio (NWR) broadcast
towers. NOAA has more than 900 towers in the 50 states and near adjacent coastal
waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S. Pacific Territories. The WX-268
Public Alert
receives digitally encoded civil and weather emergency alert messages transmitted from
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Radio (NWR) broadcast
towers. NOAA has more than 900 towers in the 50 states and near adjacent coastal
waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the U.S. Pacific Territories. The WX-268
Public Alert
TM
Radio receives all 7 NOAA weather channels and uses Specific Area
Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) technology to
identify specific areas, like a county or portion of
a state.
identify specific areas, like a county or portion of
a state.
The WX-268 also receives alerts broadcast
by the Emergency Alert System (EAS) over
commercial AM and FM stations.
commercial AM and FM stations.
In addition, the WX-268 receives the signal
from the atomic clock at the National Institiute
of Standards and Technologies. The NIST clock
automatically sets the correct time and date and
adjusts for daylight savings time.
of Standards and Technologies. The NIST clock
automatically sets the correct time and date and
adjusts for daylight savings time.
How it works
The WX-268 displays NOAA and EAS text
messages on the LCD screen. When an alert is
received, the alert siren sounds and the radio automatically switches to the voice
broadcast. Messages are identified by one of three color-coded LED lights as follows:
“Advisory” (yellow), “Watch” (orange) or “Warning” (red). External handicapped
accessory devices are also triggered, if connected.
received, the alert siren sounds and the radio automatically switches to the voice
broadcast. Messages are identified by one of three color-coded LED lights as follows:
“Advisory” (yellow), “Watch” (orange) or “Warning” (red). External handicapped
accessory devices are also triggered, if connected.
To simplify programming, the WX-268 has a built-in database of over 3000 state and
county locations. You can select up to 20 locations for your radio to respond to. Note:
You must select the correct weather channel to receive warnings from NOAA for
the state/county locations that you have programmed.
You must select the correct weather channel to receive warnings from NOAA for
the state/county locations that you have programmed.
There are advanced optional settings which you can use, such as Event Blocking,
Alerting Options and Select Source to customize the response of your radio. For up-to-
date information on NOAA and weather frequencies used in your area, check the NOAA
web site at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr. Call 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263)
for further information.
date information on NOAA and weather frequencies used in your area, check the NOAA
web site at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr. Call 1-888-NWR-SAME (1-888-697-7263)
for further information.