XI. USING THE ALERT FUNCTION
Undefined Weather Descriptions, Continued
Your weather monitor's memory does not contain a
specific event code or corresponding description for
the event signals related to these commercial weather
types.
Additionally, your weather monitor is designed to
recognize all common weather alert types currently
used by the NWS. The NWS could, however, eventu-
ally create and broadcast new alert types (for which the
weather monitor's memory does not contain a specific,
corresponding description).
If your weather monitor receives a signal for a new alert
type, it is programmed to display UNKNOWN, the alert
description (EMERGENCY, STATEMNT, WARNING, or
WATCH), and TUNE TV, then sound a Siren Alert. The
display will show:
UNKNOWN
WARNING
TUNE TV
Test Mode
You can test basic functionality of the WX-80 weather
monitor by performing the following.
1. Turn on the WX-80 weather monitor while holding
down the OFF/PROGRAM button. All LED
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