Uniden WX100 English Owners Manual - Page 22

Helpful Hints, User Shortcut Keys

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5. To silence the siren, press any key. 6. To turn off the radio, turn the volume/off control counterclockwise until it clicks. Your radio will continue to function as an Alarm Clock. The selected settings remain for the next time the radio is turned on. Helpful Hints If you programmed more than one FIPS code, make sure the menu option is set to MULTIPLE or ANY FIPS mode. Otherwise, the radio will only receive broadcasts for the FIPS code you entered in the SINGLE mode. User Shortcut Keys The following are few shortcut keys to allow you to change options without going back to the menu mode. • Select key - press and hold the select key to toggle the Alarm clock on and off. The alarm icon appears when the alarm clock is on. This functions whether the volume/off control is either set to on or off. • Weather key - Press and hold the weather key to toggle between the tone or voice Alert type. The corresponding icon appears. This functions only when the volume/off control is set to on. • Alert key - Press and hold the alert key to toggle the audible weather alert mode on or off. When the audible weather alert mode is on, the siren and the external alert terminals are enabled. The Alert Type indicator appears in display. When the audible weather alert mode is off, the siren and the external alert terminals are disabled. The Alert Type indicator does not appear in display, but the messages and corresponding indicator appear when an emergency code is received. When using either the weather or alert shortcut keys while the display is flashing, you can change to another channel by pressing v/w key and then press select to complete the entry. 19

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5.
To silence the siren, press any key.
6.
To turn off the radio, turn the
volume/off
control counterclockwise until
it clicks. Your radio will continue to function as an Alarm Clock. The
selected settings remain for the next time the radio is turned on.
Helpful Hints
If you programmed more than one FIPS code, make sure the menu option is
set to MULTIPLE or ANY FIPS mode.
Otherwise, the radio will only receive broadcasts for the FIPS code you entered
in the SINGLE mode.
User Shortcut Keys
The following are few shortcut keys to allow you to change options without
going back to the menu mode.
Select
key
press and hold the
select
key to toggle the Alarm clock on and
off. The alarm icon appears when the alarm clock is on. This functions
whether the
volume/off
control is either set to on or off.
Weather
key
Press and hold the
weather
key to toggle between the tone
or voice Alert type. The corresponding icon appears. This functions only when
the
volume/off
control is set to on.
Alert
key
Press and hold the
alert
key to toggle the audible weather alert
mode on or off. When the audible weather alert mode is on, the siren and the
external alert terminals are enabled. The Alert Type indicator appears in
display. When the audible weather alert mode is off, the siren and the external
alert terminals are disabled. The Alert Type indicator does not appear in
display, but the messages and corresponding indicator appear when an
emergency code is received.
When using either the
weather
or
alert
shortcut keys while
the display is flashing, you can change to another channel
by pressing
/
key and then press
select
to complete
the entry.