Oregon Scientific WR601N - Manuals

Page 3 - User Manual; CONTENTS; Specifications; Emergency Portable Weather Radio; About Oregon Scientific

N E 1 User Manual CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................... 2About the National Weather Radio system ............ 2Key features ............................................................. 3 Front .............................................................

Page 4 - specific

N E 2 INTRODUCTION The 2-line liquid crystal display (LCD) is easy to read. Switching from 1 display mode to another is a 1-step procedure, and the electroluminescent (EL) backlight ensures that nighttime warnings can be seen in low light levels. ABOUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER RADIO SYSTEM The National ...

Page 5 - KEY FEATURES; FRONT

EN 3 KEY FEATURES FRONT 1. LCD2. MODE BUTTON • Switch between clock, calendar, and alarms (1 and 2). • Enables clock, calendar, and alarm setting. 3. CHANNEL BUTTON • Enable / exit channel setting mode. • Press CHANNEL and in quick succession to activate / deactivate the keypad lock. 4. INDICATOR Re...

Page 7 - GETTING STARTED; NOAA

N E 5 CARRYING HOLDER 1. CARRYING HOLDER Mount on a wall or attach to a belt for easy portability. CRADLE House your weather radio in this cradle for convenientplacement. LCD 1. Voice radio in NOAA on [ NOAA ] position (NOAA standby [ ], NOAA mute [ ], and NOAA off). 2. Radio frequency channel. 3. C...

Page 8 - INSTALLING THE BATTERIES; shows when batteries are low.; The non-volatile flash memory enables the unit; NOTE; D o n o t u s e r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r i e s . I t i s; DIFFERENT DISPLAY MODES

N E 6 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES The WR601N uses 3 UM-3 or “AA” size 1.5V alkalinebatteries. shows when batteries are low. NOTE The non-volatile flash memory enables the unit to store your settings in the event of temporary power loss. NOTE D o n o t u s e r e c h a r g e a b l e b a t t e r i e s . I...

Page 9 - EARLY WARNING ALERT SYSTEM; Current time; NOAA OFF

N E 7 To alternate between various time / date displays: Press MODE to advance the second line through the time, date and alarm displays. NOTE Each press will advance the display sequentially. To alternate between various radio-status displays: Press NOAA button to scroll through the NOAA mode optio...

Page 11 - ABOUT RADIO CHANNELS

NE 9 Example of the first 10 county radio channels and SAME codes for Montana: 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, t...

Page 12 - County code for Cochise County, Arizona; The system can only alert the user to weather or; It is recommended to select a SAME code field

N E 10 As mentioned in the section “Finding local NWR channelsand County codes”, a toll-free phone number or Internetwebsite are available to locate county code information. DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC AREA MESSAGEENCODING CODES. A SAME code is broken into 6 fields of numbers. 003 04 3 Code for northeas...

Page 14 - RADIO VOLUME; RECEPTION TEST

N E 12 6. When ﬁnished, press COUNTY to advance to the next c ounty- c o d e f ield, or wa i t 9 s e c on ds 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 radi...

Page 15 - RECEPTION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS; MANY THINGS AFFECT RECEPTION!; CLOCK AND CALENDAR; HOW TO SET THE TIME AND DATE

N E 13 place the emergency radio in a location where it can receive an emergency alert signal, you can hear its siren, and see its ﬂashing indicator lights. RECEPTION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS MANY THINGS AFFECT RECEPTION! RECOMMENDATION CLOCK AND CALENDAR The Clock Display Mode is the unit’s default d...

Page 17 - SNOOZE

N E 15 NOTE When an alarm is activated, the alarm time will be displayed in the alarm display. In the Clock Display Mode, the respective alarm-on icon will appear indicating that alarm 1, 2 (or both) is set. ENABLING AN ALARM When disabled, the respective alarm icon will not be displayed. The displa...

Page 19 - SAME MESSAGES

N E 17 NATURE OF ACTIVATION MESSAGE National Silent Test ADVISORY Nuclear Power Plant Warning WARNING Power Outage Advisory ADVISORY Radiological Hazard Warning WARNING Required Monthly Test ADVISORY Required Weekly Test ADVISORY Special Marine Warning WARNING Special Weather Statement ADVISORY Shel...

Page 20 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE; To properly maintain this product:

EN 18 If the Test is cancelled due to the threat of severe weather, the Test broadcast schedule will resume with the next available good-weather day. CARE AND MAINTENANCE When handled properly, this unit is engineered to give years of satisfactory service. To properly maintain this product: 1. The u...

Page 21 - SPECIFICATIONS; RADIO FUNCTIONS; CAUTION; WARNING

N E 19 SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FUNCTIONS Channels: Digital PLL tuning for 7 NOAA channels SAME code 6 independent setting setting options: or ALL counties Volume: 7 adjustment levels TIME FUNCTIONS Clock: 12 or 24 hour format Calendar: Calendar day-of-the-week display in English, French or Spanish User...