Radio Shack Weather Radio - Manual (Page 19)

19 Operation
Setting the Sea Level
Barometric Pressure
No matter where you are, barometric pres-
sure is measured using the current sea level
barometric pressure. This way, meteorolo-
gists (and you!) can easily compare mea-
surements from locations at different
altitudes.
Note: To obtain the current sea level baro-
metric pressure in your area, contact the
nearest airport or go to http://
www.nws.noaa.gov and select current
weather conditions for the closest location to
you in your state.
1. Repeatedly press BARO until
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appears.
2. Hold down SET for about 2 seconds until
the previous sea level pressure setting
flashes.
3. Press or to set the sea level pres-
sure.
4. Press SET to store the setting.
Using the Barometric
Pressure-Drop Alarm
You can set the monitor to sound an alarm
when the current barometric pressure drops
to the condition relevant to a programmed
setting. For example, you can set the monitor
to sound an alarm if the current barometric
pressure drops .03 inch below the level you
specify. Each time the barometric pressure
changes and meets the set condition,
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flashes and the monitor sounds an alarm for
about 1 minute. To silence the alarm sooner,
press any key.
Note: If you press a key to silence the alarm,
the alarm stops sounding, but
continues
to flash until the alarm condition is no longer
met.
To view the current barometric pressure-
drop alarm setting, press
BARO , then
press ALARM . The barometric pressure-drop
alarm setting and
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appear.
Note:
   
appears when no alarm condition
is set.
Setting the Barometric
Pressure-Drop Alarm
1. Press BARO .
2. Repeatedly press ALARM until
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appears.
3. Hold down SET for about 2 seconds until
the last set pressure-drop alarm condi-
tion flashes.
4. Repeatedly press (or hold down) or
until the monitor shows the desired
setting.
5. Press SET to store the setting.
Note: If you do not press any button for
about 60 seconds, the monitor returns to the
current barometric reading display. To con-
tinue programming, start over at Step 2.
Clearing the Barometric
Pressure-Drop Alarm Setting
To clear the barometric pressure-drop alarm
condition so the alarm does not sound, press
BARO . Repeatedly press ALARM until
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appears, then repeatedly press
until
   
appears.