User manual OREGON SCIENTIFIC WR103NX

[. . . ] Weather & Emergency Alert Monitor Model: WR103NX User Manual CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About the National Weather Radio system . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 8 To contact the NWS by telephone: 1. Follow prompts through a simple voice menu. To obtain NWS radio channels and SAME codes on the internet: 1. Locate www. nws. noaa. gov/nwr/indexnw. htm Click the State for which information is needed. For example, clicking on "Montana" will give a list of information relevant to the State of Montana including the names of counties, SAME codes, NWR transmitter locations, the frequency of the transmitter, the strength of the signal in WATTS, and any remarks as applicable. Example of the first 10 county radio channels and SAME codes for Montana: COUNTY/ CITY/AREA Beaverhead Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Chouteau SAME # 030001 030001 030003 030005 030005 030007 030009 030011 030013 030015 NWR TRANSMITTER Butte, MT Dillon, MT Billings, MT Havre, MT Malta, MT Helena, MT Billings, MT Baker, MT Great Falls, MT Belgian Hill, MT FREQ. 162. 550 162. 475 162. 550 162. 400 162. 475 162. 400 162. 550 162. 550 162. 550 162. 500 CALL WXL79 WNG638 WXL27 WXL53 WWG85 WXK66 WXL27 WXK57 WXJ43 WWG84 WATTS 100 150 300 300 100 1000 300 300 300 300 N REMARKS ABOUT RADIO CHANNELS The NWR radio channels work in the same way as a regular radio channel. 6 display fields permit up to 6 county codes to be entered. The user can select less than 6 codes by leaving the unused display fields empty. As mentioned in the section "Finding local NWR channels and County codes", a toll-free phone number or Internet website are available to locate county code information. DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGE ENCODING CODES. A SAME code is broken into 6 fields of numbers. 3 04 003 Code for Cochise County Code for Arizona Code for northeast sub-section of Cochise County County code for Cochise County, Arizona 10 State-county coding: The 3 digits on the far right refer to the state county coding. Each county within a state will have an independent 3-digit code. NOTE To receive all of the alerts for a given state, insert 000 into the county section. State codes: Moving towards the left, the next 2 digits are for state coding. County sub-section code: The last digit on the extreme left is the county subsection. A county may be subdivided into nine subsections; each number between (1-9) represents a specific county sub-section. 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. 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 11 EN EN To receive all warnings or only warnings from specified localities: 1. Press COUNTY to enter the county-code display from any Clock Display Mode. Press or to switch between receiving all (ALL) warnings or only warnings from specified local areas [----]. 6. When finished, press COUNTY to advance to the next county-code field, or wait 9 seconds to automatically return to Clock Display Mode. RADIO VOLUME Before you can set the volume, the radio needs to be in NOAA on mode. To set the radio volume: In Clock Display Mode, with the radio set to NOAA on, press or to adjust the volume. (Maximum volume is 7, no sound is 1. ) 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. [. . . ] 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. 3. 4. 5. 18 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 · · · CAUTION The content of this manual is subject to change without notice. [. . . ]