Optimus 12-1610 - Manual (Page 12)

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To find out the specific test schedule
in your area, contact your local Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration (NOAA) or National
Weather Service office. These offices
are usually listed in the telephone
book under “US Government.”
To verify that your radio receives the
test alert properly, set
ALERT LOCK to
ON during the time when the test tone
is broadcast in your local area.
If the test alert signal does not trigger
your radio’s tone, you are either out of
range of the signal or AC power is dis-
connected and your radio’s backup
battery is weak.
Note: If you take the radio with you to
use when you travel, you cannot be
sure that an emergency alert signal
will trigger the radio in its new location,
unless you test it during the test alert
time in the new area.
Using the ALERT TEST
Button
The ALERT TEST button lets you hear
the alert tone the radio produces but
does not test the radio’s receiver or in-
dicate that your radio will receive an
emergency alert.
1. Set FUNCTION to ON and set FM/
AM/WX/ALERT to ALERT .
2. Set ALERT TEST to ON . While the
tone sounds, walk away from the
radio to determine how far away
from it you can get and still hear
the tone.
Notes:
• If ALERT LOCK is set to ON , the
tone sounds until you set FM/
AM/WX/ALERT to WX , AM , or
FM .
• If ALERT LOCK is set to OFF ,
the tone sounds only while
ALERT TEST is set to ON .
3. To stop the alert sound, set ALERT
TEST to OFF .
Illust.
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