Midland Radio WR-300/301 Reviewing Stored S.A.M.E. Codes, Choosing an Alert Type Voice or Siren

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Reviewing Stored S.A.M.E. Codes

To review your saved S.A.M.E. codes, do the following:

Press the “MENU” button.

Press the “UP” arrow until “COUNTY CODE” is displayed on the screen.

Press “SELECT”

Use the “UP” arrow to scroll through the S.A.M.E. memory code locations.

All empty memory locations will appear as “------”.

Press the “MENU” button when finished reviewing the S.A.M.E. codes.

Choosing an Alert Type (Voice or Siren):

1.Press the “MENU” button to open menu options.

2.Press the “UP” arrow until Alert Mode is displayed on the screen. Press the “SELECT” button and “VOICE” will start blinking.

3.If you want the voice alert, press the “SELECT” button.

4.If “VOICE” is chosen, the alert would sound for 8 seconds followed by 5 minutes of weather broadcast.

5.If you want the siren alert, press the “UP” arrow until “SIREN” is displayed, then press the “SELECT” button to save your setting.

6.If “SIREN” is chosen, alert tones will sound for 5 minutes or until the “ALERT ON/OFF” button is pressed.

To Turn the Alert ON and OFF:

To turn the alert on and off, press and hold the “ALERT ON/OFF” button for 5 seconds until you see “ALERT ON” blinking. While still holding down the button, press the “UP” arrow to switch between “ALERT ON” and “ALERT OFF”. Press the “SELECT” button to save your selection.

Setting the Alert Volume:

To set the alert volume, press the “MENU” button.

Press the “UP” arrow until “SIREN LEVEL” is displayed.

Press the “SELECT” button and “LEVEL HIGH” or “LEVEL LO” will start blinking.

Then press the “UP” arrow to choose “LEVEL HI” or “LEVEL LO” volume.

Press the “SELECT” button to save your setting.

Selectable Alert Option:

You can program the WR-300/301 weather radio to only sound the voice or siren alert for cer- tain weather emergency messages. Those messages unimportant to you can be programmed to only display a message, minimizing annoyance.

To program the emergency messages you want to silence, do the following:

Press the “MENU” button until “DEFEAT SIREN” is displayed. Press the “SELECT”button.

Using the “UP” arrow, scroll through the different alerts you may want to silence.

When you have selected one, press the “RIGHT” arrow to change the status of the event from “ALERT ENABLE” to “ALERT DISABLE”.

Press the “MENU” button to save your selection and exit the programming option.

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Contents All Hazards Weather Alert Radio Weather Channel Frequencies Quick Start InstructionsTable of Contents Product Information WR-300/301 Accessory Jacks WR-300/301 ControlsIcons on the Display Set the Time Setting the AM /FM Clock Radio FunctionsGetting your S.A.M.E. County Codes Programming NotesSingle S.A.M.E. County Code Programming S.A.M.E. County Codes into the WR-300/301Reviewing Stored S.A.M.E. Codes Setting the Alert VolumeChoosing an Alert Type Voice or Siren To Turn the Alert on and OFFSelectable Alert Reference Chart Page Page Test Signals Broadcast by NWS Testing the AlertReviewing Alerts No Reception WarningAM/FM Radio Problem Suggestion TroubleshootingReception About NOAA, NWS, & S.A.M.E. County Codes M.E. County Code Record FCC Compliance Information SpecificationsOne Year Limited Warranty Service 18-259W AccessoriesPage Ble for unintentional errors or omissions on its packaging