User manual OREGON SCIENTIFIC WR-103

[. . . ] CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About the National Weather Radio system . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Example of the first 10 county radio channels and SAME codes for Montana: MT MT MT MT WXJ 300 43 WXL 300 53 WXJ 300 43 WXL 300 54 NOTE Many counties have been subdivided into as many as 9 smaller subsections. The numbers 1 to 9 in the far left column of the SAME code identifies specific subsections of a county. If a county has not been subdivided, the first digit of the county code will be zero. 8 ABOUT RADIO CHANNELS The NWR radio channels work in the same way as a regular radio channel. All of the NWR transmission stations operate on 1 of 7 frequencies. Channel A B C D E F G Corresponding Radio Frequency 162. 400 MHz 162. 425 MHz 162. 450 MHz 162. 475 MHz 162. 500 MHz 162. 525 MHz 162. 550 MHz PROGRAMMING "SAME" COUNTY CODES SAME county codes are required to receive weather and environmental information, and need to be entered into the WR103N. Up to 6 specific SAME codes can be entered into 6 display fields. NOTE The system can only alert the user to weather or warning information after SAME county-code information has been entered and enabled. A county may be subdivided into nine subsections; each number between (1-9) represents a specific county sub-section. Code for Cochise County Code for Arizona Code for northeast sub-section of Cochise County County code for Cochise County, Arizona NOTE If the county sub-section code is stated as 0, then that county is not sub-divided and all alerts for that county will be received. To receive all of the alerts for a given county, insert 0 into the county sub-section. 10 A county can be subdivided as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Northwest North Central Northeast West Central Central East Central Southwest South Central Southeast To select to receive all warnings or only warnings from specified localities: 1. Press COUNTY to enter the county-code display from any clock display mode. to switch between receiving all (ALL) Press or warnings or only warnings from specified local areas [----]. NOTE If (1-6) [----] (specified local area) is selected, local county codes need to be programmed into the unit. To enter the appropriate county code: 1. Press COUNTY to enter the county-code display from clock-display mode. Press COUNTY to bypass the county-code field 0 and advance to county code field 1. To enter the county-code in this field, press and hold COUNTY for 2 seconds. The extreme left countycode digit will flash. To enter the first county-code digit, press or . 4. Remember: This part of the code subdivides a county into localized sub-sections. If the county code has not been subdivided into smaller sub-sections, select (0) in the far left column. 11 Enter the remaining 5 digits by following the same process. Press COUNTY followed by or . EN EN 6. When finished, press COUNTY to advance to the next county-code field, or wait 9 seconds to automatically return to clock-display mode. HOW TO SET THE TIME AND DATE You can choose between 12 / 24-hour clock or month / day, day / month display format. RADIO VOLUME Before you can set the volume, the radio needs to be in NOAA on mode. [. . . ] Doing so will terminate the unit's warranty and may cause damage. The unit contains no user-serviceable parts. Only use new batteries as specified in this instruction manual. Do not mix new and old batteries as the old batteries may leak corrosive or hazardous fluids. SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FUNCTIONS Channels: SAME code setting options: Volume: TIME FUNCTIONS Clock: Calendar: Digital PLL tuning for 7 NOAA channels 6 independent setting or ALL counties 7 adjustment levels 3. 4. Daily alarms: Snooze: Accuracy: 12 or 24 hour format Calendar day-of-the-week display in English, French or Spanish User-select month/day or day/ month format 2 one-minute duration alarms 8-minute alarm delay + / - 0. 5 seconds / day 5. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Battery Type: 3 UM-3 or "AA" size 1. 5V alkaline batteries AC / DC Adapter: 7. 5V - 350mA LCD Dimensions: 2 (L) x 0. 9 (W) inches (50 x 22 mm) Unit Dimensions: 5. 4 (L) x 3 (W) x 1. 4 (D) inches (137 x 74 x 35 mm) Unit Weight: 4. 5 oz (131 g) without batteries Operating Temperature: 23 ûF to 122 ûF (-5 ûC to 50 ûC) 18 CAUTION · · · The content of this manual is subject to change without notice. [. . . ]