Meade TE256W Weather Radio User Manual


 
TIME AND CALENDER
• Press and hold MODE button until the day of week language abbreviation “ENG” will flash
• Press the UP (? ) or DOWN (? ) selecting the day of the week in English, German, French,
Italian, Spanish, Dutch or Swedish.
• After the language of weekday is set, press MODE button to confirm and move to the next
parameter (year)
• Continue setting the year, month, day, time format (12 or 24 hours), local hour and minutes,
using the same technique
• After programming is complete the display will return to the default hour and minutes with
seconds display.
CLOCK ALARMS
There are two time alarms – Weekday alarm (W) and Single day alarm(S) - and one Ice
Warning Alarm (PRE-AL).
• If Weekday (W) alarm is activated, it will sound at the set time and the alarm icon will flash
Mondays through Fridays
• If Single (S) day alarm is activated, it will sound at the set time and the alarm icon will flash
only for this specific day and will not activate on subsequent days
• If Ice Warning Alarm ( PRE-AL) is activated, in will sound at the set time and alarm icon
will flash once the remote temperature for Channel One (1) will reach 32°F(0°C) and below
NOTE: Ice Warning Alarm can be set only if one or both - Weekday or Single alarm - are
programmed.
SETTING THE WEEKDAY (W) AND SINGLE DAY (S) ALARMS
• Press ALARM button once to enter into the alarms setting mode. The default alarm is a
Weekday alarm (W). The abbreviation “OFF” with a letter “W” next to it will be displayed,
if the alarm has not been set previously
• Press and hold ALARM button for two seconds. The hour digit will flash
• Adjust the hour using UP ( ? ) or DOWN ( ? ) buttons
• Press ALARM button again. The minute digits will flash
• Adjust the minutes using UP (? ) or DOWN (? ) buttons
• Press ALARM button again to confirm and the weekday alarm time will be set
• Set Single (S) day alarm if desired in the same manner
SETTING THE ICE WARNING ALARM (PRE-AL)
If Weekday (W) or Single day (S) alarm is set, the Ice Warning Alarm (Pre-AL) can be
programmed.
• Press ALARM button once to enter into the Ice Warning Alarm setting mode. The
abbreviation OFF with a PRE-AL next to it will be displayed.
• Press and hold ALARM button for two seconds. The number 30 will flash, meaning that if
selected, the alarm will sound 30 minutes earlier than the Weekday or Single alarm.
• Select the desired Ice Warning Alarm interval in 15 minutes increments between 15 and 90
minutes, using UP (? ) or DOWN (? )buttons
• Press ALARM button to confirm and exit from the alarm setting mode.
ACTIVATING/ DEACTIVATING ALARMS
• Press ALARM
button to enter into the desired alarm mode.
• Press UP ( ? ) to activate alarm and the corresponding icons W, S or PRE-AL will be
displayed.
• Press DOWN ( ? ) to deactivate alarm until “OFF” is displayed.
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