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PREPARATION
POWERING THE WEATHERADIO
Your Weatheradio uses standard AC power for nor-
mal operation and one 9V battery (not supplied) for
backup power when AC power fails or is temporarily
disconnected. For the best performance and longest
life, we recommend a RadioShack alkaline battery.
Cautions:
• Use only a fresh battery of the required size and
recommended type.
• Do not use a rechargeable battery in your Weath-
eradio.
Notes:
• A fresh backup battery will power the Weathera-
dio for up to 1 hour with the weather broadcast
turned on, or up to 8 hours in alert standby mode
(see “Using the Alert Function” on Page 36).
However, we recommend you always connect the
Weatheradio to AC power for normal use.
• If the backup battery becomes weak, your
Weatheradio might not sound a tone when an
emergency or test alert is broadcast. Test your
radio's reception periodically (see “Testing the
Weatheradio” on Page 31), and replace the bat-
tery if the tone does not sound.
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