Midland Radio WR300 owner manual Programming Notes, Getting your S.A.M.E. County Codes

WR300 Owner’s Manual

Set the Channel:

a.Press the “MENU” button.

b.Press the “UP” (or “DOWN”) arrow until “WEATHER CHANNEL” is displayed on the LCD.

c.Press the “SELECT” button.

d.Press the “UP” arrow to manually scroll to the desired channel (Find the channel for your area by visiting http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwrbro.htm and reviewing the corresponding frequency and channel for your area using the chart on page 2 of this Owner’s Manual).

e.Press the “SELECT” button to save this channel.

f.Press the “MENU” button to exit programming mode.

Programming Notes:

*Your WR300 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 counties con- cerning you.

*Please note: Embedded in an alert message is the amount of time for which the alert is active. The WR300 will continue to display the alert until the expiration time. Ex: END 12-55P indicates the event ends at 12:55 PM.

Getting your S.A.M.E. County Codes:

First, determine the counties you are interested in. Then, do one of the following three steps to get the codes:

a.The National Weather Service Toll-Free Number provides S.A.M.E. County Codes at:1-888-NWS-S.A.M.E. (1-888-697-7263)

This is what to expect when you call the NWS number. When you call the NWS toll-free number, automated instructions will guide you to the S.A.M.E. County Code(s) you need. The number will be six digits long.

•You will hear “Welcome to the National Weather Service. You have reached the Specific

Area Message Encoding Program Service.”

•If you select “touch tone” to make your entries, you will be prompted to enter the name of your state using the telephone keypad.

•Next you will be prompted to enter your county name.

•Then you will hear, “Your geographic code is XXXXXX.” (This is your S.A.M.E. County

Code.

b.The Internet Web Site of National Weather Service - www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm When you pull up this URL, you will see a list of states.

•Click on your state.

•Find your county, and record the S.A.M.E. number listed next to your county.

c.Go to the Midland Radio Corporation website at www.midlandusa.com

•Click on the weather radio link at the top of the page.

•At the top of the weather radio page will be a link to the NWS list of states and corresponding county codes. Click on this link.

•Click on your state and a list of counties and codes will be listed. Find your county and then find your code.

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