User manual MIDLAND WR-100

[. . . ] All Hazards Weather Alert Radio WR-100 Owner's Manual www. midlandradio. com WR-100 Owner's Manual Quick Start Instructions: Please see pg. Place 3 AAA alkaline batteries (not supplied) into the compartment on underside of radio. (Note: Batteries are important because they provide emergency power for the radio in case of a power outage. ) 2. Plug the AC Adapter into a standard house outlet. [. . . ] · Then you will hear, "Your geographic code is xxxxxx. " (This is your S. A. M. E. County Code. ) Be sure to write it down for future reference. The system will then give you the option to enter "another combination": This enables you to get additional S. A. M. E. The Internet Web Site of National Weather Servicewww. nws. noaa. gov/nwr/indexnw. htm. This is what to expect when you go to the website. · The link above takes you directly to the list of states. · Find your county, and record the "S. A. M. E. County Code) that is listed to the right of your county, and for any other counties in which you are interested. Page 7 www. midlandradio. com WR-100 Owner's Manual 3. Go to the Midland Radio Corporation website at www. midlandradio. com · Click on the weather radio link at the top of the page. · At the top of the weather radio page will be the link to the NWS list of states and corresponding county codes. · Click on your state and a list of counties and codes will be listed. Locate your county and then find your code. Programming S. A. M. E. Codes into the WR-100: Helpful Tip: The S. A. M. E. code is created using the following method: · The first digit is the subcounty code-currently 0 in most areas. · The second two digits represent the state code. · The last three digits represent the county code. County Codes is the Default Factory Setting: Your WR100 weather radio comes preprogrammed to receive NWS weather and hazard alert transmissions for all S. A. M. E. If this is what you want, leave the radio set to "ANY. " A Single S. A. M. E. County Code: Press "MENU" button to open menu options. · Press the "UP" arrow to scroll through menu options until "S. A. M. E. SET" is displayed, then press "SELECT" button. · Press the "UP" arrow to scroll through: "SINGLE", "MULTIPLE", or "ANY. " · Display "SINGLE", then press "SELECT. " "S. A. M. E. 01" will be displayed. [. . . ] county code(s) into the WR-100 weather radio, you eliminate any alerts that are not within those counties. Warnings, watches and statements of weather and other area emergencies, about 50 different types, will activate the weather radio for only your programmed specific area. message the NWS sends contains information pertaining to the period for which the alert is valid. NWS can set the active time of the alert from 15 minutes up to 6 hours. [. . . ]