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Acu-Rite #08560 - page 1
W eather Aler t R adio with Flashlight & Hand Crank model #08560 Instruction Manual LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY Chaney Instrument Company warrants that all pr oducts it manufactur es to be of good material and workmanship and to be fr ee of defects if pr operly install ed and operated for a period of one y ear from date of pur chase. REMEDY FOR B ...
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Acu-Rite #08560 - page 2
Introduction The Acurite ® 08560 W eat her Aler t Radio will r eceive encoded civil and weather emergency aler t messages from the N ational Oceanic and Atmospher ic Administration (NO AA) W eather Radio broadcast to wers. These broadcast stations are located all o ver the U nited St ates. NO AA operates more than 1 000 tow ers throughout t he 50 ...
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IMPORTANT! This weather radio, flashlight, and pow er source are NO T waterproof. T o reduce the r isk of fire, electr ic shock , or damage to the unit, do no t e xpose t his pr oduct to rain, moisture, or immerse in water . This product has the capability to operate wit h t hree (3) 1 .5v “ AA ” alkaline batteries. Use of rec hargeable batter ...
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Display Features Overview 5 4 VOLUME INDICATOR LISTEN MODE INDIC ATORS AC POWER INDICATOR RADIO READ Y INDIC ATOR MESSAGE DISPL AY AREA CURRENT CHANNEL ALERT INDICATOR LIGHT S DISPL AY BACKLIGHT MENU MODE INDICATOR HISTORY MODE INDICATOR LOW B ATTERY INDICATOR MENU READY NOAA OFF HIST ORY SILENCED AUT O ON CH NOAA OFF INDICATOR Displays t he curren ...
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Acu-Rite #08560 - page 5
REMO VE BA TTER Y CO VER Inst alling Batteries CONSERVING BATTERIES: When the W eat her Radio is ON The w eat her radio is always “listening” for aler ts, even when the audio speaker is silenced. This requires substantial pow er , as a result, t he batteries will last appro ximately 3 da ys. T o conser ve batter y pow er, turn the W eat her Rad ...
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Acu-Rite #08560 - page 6
Quic k Setup Af ter pow ering on t he radio, y ou will need to set your preferences. Most basic preferences can be set by going through the Quic k Setup process. T o access t he Quick Se tup menu, press the “MENU” button on t he radio. The display will show “ ” . T o select t he Quic k Setup menu, navigate r ight b y pressing the “ ” na ...
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2.Channel Setup Af ter you enter your FIPS co de, t he display will read “FIPS CODE SET” and will automatically mov e on to “C HANNEL SETUP - PRESS OK T O SC AN”. Aft er y ou press OK, the radio will automatically scan for t he strongest channel available. The display will read “SEARCHING”. Af ter scanning, t he display will read “THE ...
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Acu-Rite #08560 - page 8
The display will read “READ Y” if t he reception is optimal, press t he “LISTEN” button t o manually c heck and listen t o ho w good your reception is. If you do not hav e good reception, you may need to relocate the radio to an outside wall near a window . RECEPTION of the WEEKL Y TES T is the best way to ensure your r adio will have prope ...
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Acu-Rite #08560 - page 9
USE MANUAL SETUP The volume contr ol buttons are located under t he display . The volume le vel is shown on the display , pro vided the radio is not “SILENCED”. V olume Control If you wish to edit y our pre viously ent ered S AME# or FIPS code, this is where y ou may do so. Press t he “OK” button to edit your FIPS code. T o edit your code, ...
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Enter into “EDIT C HANNEL ” If you wish to manually select a c hannel. The display will read “SELECT CHANNEL _”, press the “ ” or “ ” navigation buttons to select one of t he sev en NO AA broadcast channels. If you wish to select your r ecommended c hannel, visit the NO AA website and re view the table t o find t he correct weather ...
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Acu-Rite #08560 - page 11
Aler t Description Char t REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS 1 9 1 8 The following table lists the aler t codes and t he associated aler t message broadcasted b y NO AA , as well as the aler t type. Aler t on default is also list ed as ALER T ON (YES) or ALERT OFF (NO) from the f actor y . S t a nd ar d Al k al in e B a tt e ri es : 3 x “ AA ” (n ot i nc ...
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2 1 20 DBA NO Watch Dam Watch DBW YES Warning Dam Break Warning DEW YES Warning Contagious Disease Warning DMO NO Advisory Practice Demo DSW YES Warning Dust Storm Warning EAN YES Warning Emergency Action Notification EAT YES Advisory Emergency Action Termination EQW YES Warning Earth Quake Warning EVA NO Watch Evacuation Watch EVI YES Warning Imme ...
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23 22 NIC NO Advisory National Information Center NMN NO Advisory Network Notification NPT NO Advisory National Periodic Test NST NO Advisory National Silent Test NUW YES Warning Nuclear Power Plant Warning POS NO Advisory Power Outage Advisory RHW YES Warning Radiological Hazard Warning RMT NO Advisory Required Monthly Test RWT YES Advisory Requir ...
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25 24 C O UN TY #/ FI PS C OD E RE C OR D u s e th is a r ea t o k ee p a r ec or d of t he c od es y o u e nt er i nt o y ou r r ad io C O UN TY - C OD E - C HA NN E L ??E NO Advisory Unrecognized Emergency ??S NO Advisory Unrecognized Statement ??W YES Warning Unrecognized Warning NOAA Code ALERT ON DEFAUL T ALERT T YPE ALERT MESSAGE T o f ind y ...
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