Uniden WX100 Weather Radio User Manual


 
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About Weather Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About FIPS Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Obtaining Your Area’s FIPS Code(s) . . . . . 4
Taking Proper Care of Your Radio . . . . . . 5
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mounting on the Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls & Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Initial Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Clock Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Weather Channel Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
FIPS Code Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Alert Type Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Alarm Time Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Backlight Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Helpful Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
User Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Testing the Weather Alert Radio . . . . . . . 22
Testing the Alert Siren and Indicators . . . 23
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
One-Year Extended Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Getting
Started
Operation
Initial Settings
Troubleshooting
Specifications
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