X. FINDING THE BEST LOCATION..., Continued
Testing the Alert Tone, Continued
you keep the weather monitor to make sure you
can hear the tone from other nearby rooms.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
To make sure your weather monitor will sound the
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alert tone when it receives an emergency signal
always keep the built-in antenna fully extended.
Testing the alert tone only ensures that the weather
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monitor's alert tone can be heard. It does not test
the weather monitor's receiver or guarantee you
will receive an emergency alert!
An emergency alert broadcast might not trigger your
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weather monitor's alert tone, even if it receives voice
transmission clearly or if the alert tone sounds when
you manually test it. Also, if you are in a fringe area,
your weather monitor might be triggered by a
broadcast when it is placed in one area, but not be
triggered if you place it somewhere else (even close
by).
XI. USING THE ALERT FUNCTION
The WX-80 alert function, using the ALERT button, is
what determines whether or not the WX-80 will sound
the alarm when alert signals are detected. With the
monitor powered on, read the display for the Alert
status message. To change the alert status press the
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