Radio Shack 12-519 - Manual (Page 10)

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Set Weather Channel Memory
While the radio is on the desired channel, press and hold M1 to M5 until
the selected memory indicator (
M1 – M5 ) is displayed. You can store up to five
channels.
To listen to a channel from memory, press M1–M5 while in weather radio
mode.
Viewing Weather Alerts
You can view the last four different weather alerts received by the radio. When
an alert is received, the alert description scrolls across the display. If multiple
alerts are received, press  or  to view them in order. The first description is
always the newest and descriptions are shown in chronological order. Example:
1) Flash Flood Watch 0:15
2) Hurricane Watch 1:15
Receiving Alerts for Specific Areas
When an emergency event happens, the National Weather Service (NWS)
broadcasts a SAME code indicating the affected region along with the alert
signal. You can program your weather radio to alert you for events in up to ten
regions.
1. Press MENU, then press  or  to scroll to SAME Code .
2. Press  or  to select Multiple . Press SELECT.
. Press SELECT to choose Location #1.
. Press SELECT to choose Edit By Name .
5. Press  or  to choose your state and press SELECT.
. Press  or  to choose your county and press SELECT.
7. Press MENU to return to the location menu.
. Press  to go to Location #2.
9. Repeat steps 4 – 8 to program additional locations.
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Notes:
• If you want to program only one location, choose Single at step 2.
• For more information see “SAME Code” on page 13 and “What are FIPS codes
and SAME signals?” on page 19.