Midland Radio All Hazards Alert Weather Radio with S.A.M.E WR-120 - Manual (Page 7)

WR-120 Owner’s Manual
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Programming the radio for your area:
Your WR-120 All Hazards Weather Alert Radio comes preprogrammed
to receive weather and hazard alert transmissions for all S.A.M.E. codes
within range of the transmitter of the selected channel. Follow these simple
instructions to program your radio to receive alerts just for your county.
“Single” County (S.A.M.E.) Code:
1. Press MENU to open menu options.
2. Press
▲
to scroll through menu to SET LOCATION, then press SELECT .
3. Press
▲
to SINGLE then press SELECT .
4. 01 EMPTY will be displayed. Press SELECT .
5. Press
▲
or
▼
to select the desired country then press SELECT.
6. Press
▲
or
▼
to select the desired state/province then press SELECT.
7. Press
▲
or
▼
to select the desired location then press SELECT.
8. Press MENU to exit menu mode.
“Multiple” County Code:
For multiple counties, follow the above instructions. At step 3, press
▲
until MULTIPLE is displayed. The “NEARBY” counties will come up
automatically to make selection easy. You can program up to 25 different
location codes.
Note: To manually enter a FIPS code, press ► while ##
LOCATION is displayed. However, selecting a NEARBY will be
unavailable. NEARBY locations are based on weather transmitter
coverage area, not geographical location.
Set Alert Type (Display, Voice or Tone):
1. Press MENU to open menu options.
2. Press
▲
to scroll through menu to ALERT TYPE, then press SELECT .
3. Press
▲
to choose VOICE, TONE or DISPLAY then press SELECT .
4. Press MENU to exit menu mode.
Alert Type Description
Display
When the DISPLAY alert type is chosen, only a
text alert will scroll on the display. There will be
no audible alarm.
Voice
When the VOICE alert type is chosen, the alert
tone will sound for 8 seconds, then you will
hear the voice of the weather broadcast for 3
minutes.
Tone
When the TONE alert type is chosen, the alert
tone will sound for 3 minutes, or until you press
any but ton.