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Page 2 - WR-300 Owner’s Manual; Q u i c k S t a r t I n s t r u c t i o n s :; DC jack on the back of the radio.; w w w; e a t h e r C h a n n e l F r e q u e n c i e s :; Please see pg. 5 for important buttons and controls.

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 2 www.midlandradio.com Q u i c k S t a r t I n s t r u c t i o n s : Q u i c k S t a r t I n s t r u c t i o n s : 1. Place 4 AA batteries (not supplied) into the compartment on the underside of the radio. (Note:batteries are important because they provide emrgency power f...

Page 3 - Table of Contents

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 3 www.midlandradio.com Quick Start GuideTable of ContentsProduct InformationWR-300 ControlsIcons on the DisplayWR-300 Accessory JacksSet the TimeSet the DateSet the ALARM TimeChoosing an Alarm TypeProgramming NotesGetting your S.A.M.E. County CodesProgramming S.A.M.E. Coun...

Page 4 - P r o d u c t I n f o r m a t i o n :

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 4 www.midlandradio.com P r o d u c t I n f o r m a t i o n : P r o d u c t I n f o r m a t i o n : Thank you for choosing Midland! Your new WR-300 weather radio is the latest in weather and hazard alert monitoring technology, providing you with the information needed to ke...

Page 5 - I C O N S o n t h e D i s p l a y

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 5 www.midlandradio.com W R - 3 0 0 C o n t r o l s : W R - 3 0 0 C o n t r o l s : Advisory Light- Yellow Watch Light- Orange Warning Light- Red Snooze Alert On/OFF Weather/ Hazard On/OFF Button AM/FM Button Radio Button Alarm Clock On/Off Switch Power On/Off and Volume Pr...

Page 6 - S e t t i n g t h e; To Choose the Type of Alarm:; The clock face icon will appear.

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 6 www.midlandradio.com Set the Time: (A). Turn on the weather radio with power/volume wheel on side of the radio.(B). Press the “MENU” button.(C). Press the “DOWN” arrow button until “SET UP TIME” is displayed. (D). Press the “SELECT” button, hour setting will begin to fla...

Page 7 - P r o g r a m m i n g N o t e s :; three steps to get the codes:; The Internet Web Site of National Weather Service-; When you pull up this URL, you will see a list of states .

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 7 www.midlandradio.com P r o g r a m m i n g N o t e s : P r o g r a m m i n g N o t e s : * Your WR-300 can be programmed with up to 23 different S.A.M.E. codes for your county and the surrounding counties of your choice. This ensures you receive alerts for only those cou...

Page 9 - button and “VOICE” will start blinking.

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 9 www.midlandradio.com C h o o s i n g a n C h o o s i n g a n A l e r t T A l e r t T y p e ( V y p e ( V o i c e o r S i r e n ) : o i c e o r S i r e n ) : 1. Press the “MENU” button to open menu options.2. Press the “UP” arrow until Alert Mode is displayed on the scree...

Page 10 - e s t S i g n a l s B r o a d c a s t b y N W S :; The following test signals may be sent by the NWS during testing:; required weekly test,; N o R e c e p t i o n W

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 10 www.midlandradio.com T T e s t S i g n a l s B r o a d c a s t b y N W S : e s t S i g n a l s B r o a d c a s t b y N W S : All National Weather Service stations periodically transmit test signals. You can find out whenyour local NWS station broadcasts test signals by ...

Page 11 - Press the “RADIO” button to turn the AM/FM radio on and

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 11 www.midlandradio.com A M / F M R a d i o : A M / F M R a d i o : There is an AM/FM radio built into the WR-300 weather radio that you can listen to withoutinterrupting the weather radio functions. If an alert is received, the radio automatically switchesfrom the AM/FM r...

Page 12 - P r o b l e m; No power; r o u b l e s h o o t i n g :

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 12 www.midlandradio.com P r o b l e m P r o b l e m S u g g e s t i o n S u g g e s t i o n No power Make sure the AC Power Adapter issecurely plugged into both DC jack on backof weather radio and into wall outlet. Makesure batteries are installed in case ACpower fails. No...

Page 13 - you may need an external antenna.

, WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 13 www.midlandradio.com R e c e p t i o n : R e c e p t i o n : The National Weather Service operates a system of weather and hazard alert broadcasts cov-ering a large area of the United States. Currently, only a few areas are not covered. Typicalbroadcasts are within re...

Page 15 - County Name

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 15 www.midlandradio.com S . A . M . E . C o u n t y C o d e R e c o r d : S . A . M . E . C o u n t y C o d e R e c o r d : County Name S.A.M.E. County Code NWS Channel

Page 16 - S p e c i f i c a t i o n s :; Specifications are nominal and subject to change.; F C C C o m p l i a n c e I n f o r m a t i o n :

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 16 www.midlandradio.com S p e c i f i c a t i o n s : S p e c i f i c a t i o n s : G e n e r a l G e n e r a l Frequency Range (162.40, 162.425, 162.45, 162.475, 162.50, 162.525, 162.55 MHz) Number of WX Channels 7 Input Voltage 9-14 Volts DC Dimensions 7.0x5.5x2.25 20 dB...

Page 17 - O n e; Midland Radio Corporation

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 17 www.midlandradio.com O n e O n e Y Y e a r L i m i t e d W e a r L i m i t e d W a r r a n t y : a r r a n t y : MIDLAND Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, your WR-300weather radio which fails due to a defect in material or workmansh...

Page 18 - required in some states)

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 18 www.midlandradio.com S e r v i c e : S e r v i c e : If your MIDLAND Weather Radio fails to operate properly, check the “Troubleshooting” sectionin this manual before returning it for service. If necessary, return as follows: 1. Pack the unit in its original box and pac...

Page 19 - C o m e s e e O u r O t h e r M i d l a n d P r o d u c t s a t w w w

WR-300 Owner’s Manual Page 19 www.midlandradio.com C o m e s e e O u r O t h e r M i d l a n d P r o d u c t s a t w w w C o m e s e e O u r O t h e r M i d l a n d P r o d u c t s a t w w w . m i d l a n d r a d i o . c o m . m i d l a n d r a d i o . c o m