Midland WR300MID User manual

All Hazards Weather

Alert Radio

WR-300

Owner’sManual

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Quick Start Instructions:

Please see pg. 5 for important buttons and controls.

1 . P la ce 4 A A b a tte ries (n ot s u p p lie d ) in to th e com p a rtm en t on th e u n d e r s i d e of th e ra d io.

(N ote:ba tteries are im portant because they provide emrgency p ower for th e ra dio in case of

a power outage .)

2 . P lu g th e A C a d a p ter i n to a sta n d a rd h ou s e ou tle t. P lu g th e oth e r en d of th e a d a p te r in to th e

D C jack on the back of the radio.

3 . P u ll ou t th e a n ten n a a n d exten d to its f u ll le n gth a b ove th e we a th e r r a d io.

4. P rogram the W eather C hannel fo r Yo u r A rea-

(A). Turn the radio on with power/volume wheel on side of th e ra dio (En sure th e volume is up s o you will be able to hea r the broadc as t). (B ) . P ress th e “M E N U ” b u tton . ( C ). P re ss the “U P ” (or “D O W N ”) arro w until “W E ATH E R C H A N N E L ” is di spl ay ed on the

LCD . (D ). P ress th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton . (E ). P ress the “U P ” arrow to m anu ally scroll throu gh the w eather channel s

u ntil you hear the weather broadcast. (F ) . P re s s th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton to s a ve th is ch a n n e l. (G ) . P r e ss th e “M E N U ” b u tton to e x i t p r ogr a m m i n g m od e .

5 . P re s s th e “W E A T H E R /H A Z A R D O N /O F F ” b u tton to li s te n to th e we a th e r ra d i o. T h en u s e

the power/volu m e whee l to a djus t the volume to a des ired lis teni ng level.

You are now ab le to receive weather alerts for you r area and su rrounding areas. To narrow th e a lerts to ju st y ou r cou n ty, se e p g. 8 to p rogr a m th e S .A . M .E . cod e for you r cou n ty in to th e ra d i o.

eather Channel Frequencies:

WWeather Channel Frequencies:

Channels Preset on the

Weather Radio

1 162.400 2 162.425

3 162.450

4 162.475 5 162.500 6 162.525 7 162. 550

o get the S.A.M.E. code for your area, call

TTo get the S.A.M.E. code for your area, call

Broadcast Frequency

(MHz)

1-888-697-7263 or visit

www

. nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw

.htm

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Table of Contents

Quick Sta rt G uide Tab le of Contents Product Information W R -300 C on trols I cons on the D is pla y W R - 300 Accessor y Jacks S et th e T i m e S et th e D a te S et th e A L A R M Tim e Ch oosing an Alarm Type P rogramming Notes G ettin g y ou r S . A . M .E . C ou n ty C od e s Programming S.A.M.E. County Codes H elpful Tip All S.A.M.E. County Code A Single S.A.M .E . County Code M ultiple S .A. M . E . C ounty C ode R eviewing Stored S. A.M .E . C odes C hoos ing an Ale rt Type(Voice or Siren) To Turn th e Alert ON a n d OFF S ettin g th e A lert V olu m e Selectable Aler t O ption Testing the Alert R eviewing the Alert Test Sign a ls Broadcast b y N W S N o R e ception W arnin g AM/FM Radio Turn ing the AM /FM R a dio On Ch anging the A M /FM Stations AM/FM Memory Channels Trouble s hooting Reception About NOAA,N WS,&S.A.M .E.Cou nty Codes S.A.M .E . County Code R ecord Spe cifica tion FC C Complia nce Specification W arranty Info Service O ther Midland Products

2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19

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Product Information:

Thank y ou for choosing M idla nd! Your ne w W R -3 00 we athe r radio is the late st in we ather a n d h a z a rd a le rt m on itorin g te ch n ology, p rovid i n g you with th e i n for m ation n e ed e d to keep y ou safe. Y our W R -300 weath e r ra dio h as a special receiver that tunes to th e 24/7 broadcast issued b y the N ational Weath er Service. The com bined All Hazards/W ea ther Alert b roadcast network is the single, most immediate sou rce for comp reh ensive weather and emergency information availa b le to th e p u b lic.

T h is W R - 3 00 we a th e r ra d io h a s a n in n ova ti ve a u tom a tic a le r t s y s te m . I n th e e ve n t of a sp e cia l wa rn i n g b r oa d ca s t, th e ra d io is a u tom atica lly a ctiva ted a lon g with a l ou d ton e , a f la s h in g LED indicator and an “alert” message on the LCD . E mergency weather bulletins include alerts a bout: tornadoes, hurricane s , floods , ice /snow s torms and othe r se ve re weathe r. O ther emergencies might include : Ambe r ale rt, ha zardous e xplosions, fires, che m ical s pills a nd othe r civil em ergencies.

In addition, this WR-300 weather rad io has the “S.A.M .E. D igital Weather/Hazard A lert” feature, p rovid ing you with constant monitoring of you r localized N W S broadcast. Th e S.A.M .E. d ecoding receiver allows you to hear only m essages for the area(s) concerning you. You now have a ch oice as to what information will be brought to you.

We encourage you to read this owner’s manual thoroughly before operating this radio. This manual is a valuable part of your new weather radio. See the “Quick Start Instructions” section of this manual for the initial weather radio setup and programming. After your new weather radio is programmed and operating properly, store the manual in a safe place for future reference.

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WR-300 Controls:

Snooze

Alert

On/OFF

Weather/ Hazard

On/OFF Button

AM/FM Button

Radio Button

Warning Light-

Red

Watch Light-

Orange

Advisory

Light- Yellow

ICONS on the Display

Alphanumeric Message

County Code

Indicator

Alarm Clock

On/Off Switch

Programming

(Arrow)

Buttons

Power On/Off

and Volume

Select Button

Menu Button

Time Indicator

Clock Alarm

Weather Channel Indicator

LCD Bac

klighting

Alert Type Indicator

Low Battery indicator

P re s s a n d re le a se a n y b u tton to tu rn th e b a ckli gh t on for 5 s e con d s . F or con tin u ou s b a cklig h t, p re ss th e “M E N U ” b u tton , th e n th e p re s s th e “D O W N ” a rr ow u n ti l “L I G H T ” d i sp la ys on th e screen. Then press th e “SELECT” button. T hen press th e “U P ” arrow to cha n ge th e ba cklight settin g from “N O R M A L ” to “C O N T I N U O U S ”. P re s s th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton to sa ve you r s e ttin gs.

WR-300

Accessory Jacks

DC Jack

Programming

Cable Port

External

Alert Jack

External Antenna

Connector

Earphone

Jack

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Setting the

Set the Time:

(A ). Tu rn on the w eather rad io with p o wer/volu m e wh eel on sid e of the rad io. (B ) . P re ss th e “M E N U ” b u tton . (C ). P ress th e “D O W N ” a r row b u tton u n ti l “S E T U P T I M E ” i s d isp l a yed . (D ). P ress th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton , h ou r s e ttin g will b e g in to fla s h . (E ) . P r e ss th e “U P ” b u tton to a d ju s t th e h ou r s e tti n g. ( N ote: th e a m / p m se ttin g ca n n ot b e

manually changed ; it ch an ges au tom atically as you scroll through th e h ours.) (F) . P ress the “RIG H T” arrow to adjust minute s a nd sa ve your h our setting. (G ) . P r e ss th e “U P ” b u tton to a d ju s t th e m in u te s e tti n g. (H ) . P re ss th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton to store th e tim e s e ttin g. (I ) . P ress th e “M E N U ” b u tton to re tu rn to th e m a i n m e n u .

Set the DATE:

(A ). Tu rn on the w eather rad io with p o wer/volu m e wh eel on sid e of the rad io. (B ) . P re ss th e “M E N U ” b u tton . (C ). P ress the “D O W N ” arrow u nti l “S E T U P D ATE ” is d isp layed . (D ). P ress th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton . (E ) . P r e ss th e “U P ” a r row to a d ju s t th e d a y. (F ) . P re s s th e “R I G H T” a r row to se lect th e m on th . (G ) . P r e ss th e “U P ” a r row to a d j u st th e m on th . (H ) . P re ss th e “R I G H T” a rrow to s e le ct th e y e a r. ( I). P ress the “U P ” arrow to adjus t the Year. (J ) . P re s s th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton to store D A Y /M O N T H / Y E A R . K ) . P re ss th e “M E N U ” b u tton to r e tu rn to th e m a in m e n u .

Set the

ALARM Time (for the AM/FM Clock Radio)

(A ). Tu rn on the w eather rad io with p o wer/volu m e wh eel on sid e of the rad io. (B ) . P re ss th e “M E N U ” b u tton . ( C ). P ress the “D O W N ” a rrow unti l “SE T U P A L A R M ” is di splaye d . (D ). P ress th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton . T h e a la rm h ou r s e ttin g will b e g in to fla s h . (E ) . P r e ss th e “U P ” a r row to a d ju s t th e a la rm h ou r s e tti n g. ( N ote: th e A M / P M se ttin g

ca n n ot b e m a n u a lly ch a n ge d ; it ch a n g e s a u tom a tica lly a s y ou s cr oll th rou g h th e h ou rs . ) (F ) . P re s s th e “R I G H T” a r row to ch oose se ttin g a la rm m i n u te s. (G ) . P r e ss th e “U P ” a r row to a d j u st th e a la rm m in u te settin g.

AM /FM Clock Radio Functions:

To Choose the Type of Alarm:

(A ) . P re ss th e “M E N U ” b u tton .

( B ) . U s e the “U P ” arrow to choose ra d i o o r sou nd for clo ck alarm. (The ico ns are

locate d be low the clock display. ) (C ). P ress th e “S E L E C T ” b u tton to s tor e th e ty p e of a l a r m s e ttin g. (D ). To a ctivate th e a la rm , s e t th e “A L A R M O F F /O N ” s witch to th e “O N ” p os ition .

The cl ock face i con will appe ar.

(E ) . T h e “S N O O Z E ” b u tton on th e top of th e W R -3 00 i s f or a d va n cin g th e a la rm tim e

by 9 m inutes each tim e the alarm s ou nds. The “SN Z” icon wi l l be d i splay ed. ( F ) . T urn the alarm o ff with the ”A LA R M O FF /O N ” switch on s i d e o f the ra d i o . (G ) . P r e ss th e “U P ” a r row to a d j u st th e a la rm m in u te settin g.

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