Honeywell TN924W User Manual

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NOTE: The Weather Radio may miss alerts while being programmed.
When selecting an empty location after adding a specific county or area to the
memory, press◄ once to select a county from a previously selected state. Press
◄ again to select another state.
Based on entered FIPS code, the Weather Radio will update the name of the
location. If the new entered FIPS code does not match any county or area, the
message NOT FOUND will be displayed instead of the county name.
If ◄ pressed when the cursor is at the farthest left digit of the FIPS code, your
change will not be saved.

SIGNAL LOSS REMINDER

• Press MENU/SELECT button entering into the programming mode until

SELECT CH message is displayed

• Press ▲or ▼button until the SIG REMINDER message is displayed

• Press MENU/SELECT button to activate it or deactivate the signal loss

reminder - the unit will beep and display when activated and when
deactivated.

• Press ◄ to exit

NOTE: If the signal is lost, the SIGNAL LOSS message will appear with the
reception icon flashing. The WARNING, WATCH and ADVISORY indicators will
periodically flash. If the signal has been detected and lost within 10 minutes, no
signal loss reminder will sound.

MISSED ALERT REMINDER PROGRAMMING
When the missed alert reminder is set for a TONE mode, your Weather Radio will beep
every 30 seconds after the end of the alert broadcast, until the effective time of the alert
will expire.
When missed alert reminder is set for a VOICE mode, a voice alert will broadcast for up
to 5 minutes. Then radio will beep every 30 seconds until the effective time of the alert
will expire.

• Press MENU/SELECT button entering into the programming mode until

SELECT CH message is displayed

• Press ▲or ▼button until the ALT REMINDER message is displayed

• Press MENU/SELECT button to activate it or deactivate the alert loss

reminder – the unit will beep and display a flashing speaker icon in upper left to
the right of “NOAA” when activated and a speaker icon with a line through it
midway between top and bottom, just to the left of letter “A” when deactivated

• Press ◄ to exit

NOTE: Press any button to mute the missed alert reminder

ALERT MODE SELECTION
There are two options available for the alert type – voice or tone.
If the VOICE option is selected, the alert sounds for 1o seconds and then the weather
broadcast will turn on automatically for five (5) minutes. The Weather Radio display will
reflect alert description and duration.
If the TONE option is selected, the alert tone will sound for five (5) minutes. The Weather
Radio display will reflect an alert description and duration.
To mute the alert tone sooner, press WEATHER/SNOOZE button on the top of the main
unit.

• Press MENU/SELECT button entering into the programming mode until

ALERT MODE message is displayed

• Press ▲button until the ALERT MODE message is displayed

• Press MENU/SELECT button entering into the alert type programming mode

• Press ▲ or ▼ selecting tone or voice

• Press MENU/SELECT button to confirm – the unit will beep once confirming

the alert type selection

• Press ◄ to exit

ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING AUDIBLE ALERTS

For activating audible alerts slide the ALERT ON/OFF (N) switch to ON position.
When alert is received, it will sound and the alert speaker sound icon will appear on the
display.
For deactivating audible alerts slide the ALERT ON/OFF (N) switch to OFF position – the
radio will beep twice and the speaker icon with a line through it will appear.

NOTE: If the switch ALERT ON/OFF is in OFF position before unit is powered, the radio
will still operate in ALERT ON mode until you slide ALERT ON/OFF to ON position and
OFF again.

CONNECTING YOUR WEATHER RADIO TO AN EXTERNAL ALERTING

DEVICES

The main unit is equipped with an ALERT OUT connector which enables your radio to
activate different external alerting devices, such as pillow shakers, flashers and etc.
These compatible special needs devices are not included with the Weather Information
Station and have to be purchased separately.
The switch closure provides capability of handling of up to 200mA current, which is
suitable for activating most common alerting devices.
NOTE: The output signal will change when alert is received or expired.

TESTING YOUR WEATHER RADIO