Oregon Scientific WR601N - Manual (Page 19)

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NATURE OF ACTIVATION MESSAGE
National Silent Test ADVISORY
Nuclear Power Plant Warning WARNING
Power Outage Advisory ADVISORY
Radiological Hazard Warning WARNING
Required Monthly Test ADVISORY
Required Weekly Test ADVISORY
Special Marine Warning WARNING
Special Weather Statement ADVISORY
Shelter In-Place Warning WARNING
Severe Thunderstorm Watch WATCH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning WARNING
Severe Weather Statement ADVISORY
Tornado Watch WATCH
911 Telephone Outage Emergency ADVISORY
Tornado Warning WARNING
Tropical Storm Watch WATCH
Tropical Storm Warning WARNING
Tsunami Watch WATCH
Tsunami Warning WARNING
Volcano Warning WARNING
Wild Fire Watch WATCH
Wild Fire Warning WARNING
Winter Storm Watch WATCH
Winter Storm Warning WARNING
NATURE OF ACTIVATION MESSAGE
Unrecognized Watch WATCH
Unrecognized Emergency ADVISORY
Unrecognized Statement ADVISORY
Unrecognized Warning WARNING
NOTE
SAME MESSAGES
The 4 “Unrecognized” messages above will
appear when a new NOAA alert message is created and
broadcasted. The unit will not be able to recognize the
message as it is not in the software database.
For more information about the Emergency Alert System
and event codes, please visit:
www.fcc.gov/eb/eas/ or
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/eas_codes.shtml
The WR601N receives SAME warning messages in 3
classifications depending upon the level of emergency:
Warning, Watch and Advisory. In addition to these 3
classifications, there is another type of message - Test.
The purpose of this NWR/Weatheradio Canada service
is to assist you in verifying that your WR601N weather
radio is set up and working properly. Each week your
local weather office will broadcast a test message in SAME
format. To receive the Test message, your WR601N
needs to be in NOAA-on, NOAA-standby, or NOAA-mute
mode with a county/ClC code and channel selected and
programmed into the radio. If your WR601N is properly set,
a flashing “Test” icon will be displayed on the LCD when a
Test message is received. The “Test” icon will continue