Presetting AM/FM Stations
You may store up to 5 station presets for each FM/AM band. Using the preset buttons saves your time when searching your favorite stations.
1.Press the ON/OFF button to turn the radio function on, then tune to your desired station.
2.Press and hold the required PRESET button (1 to 5) for 2 seconds until there is a beep sound, and the display shows “PRESET 1”. The station will be stored using the chosen preset number. Repeat this procedure for the remaining presets as you wish
3.Preset memories which have already been stored may be overwritten by following the above procedure if required.
Recalling a Preset AM/FM Station
1.Press the ON/OFF button to turn the radio function on.
2.Select the desired waveband by pressing the BAND button.
3.Momentarily press the required PRESET button (1 to 5) to tune your radio to the station stored in preset memory.
Selecting the Weather Band Channel
To receive alerts, you must first select the correct weather channel. NOAA broadcasts on the weather band on seven channels in 25kHz increments, between the frequencies of 162.400MHz and 162.550MHz.
To identify the appropriate channel for your area, visit the NOAA website at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm or select by listening to the channels and select the appropriate one with good reception in your area.
The table on the NOAA website includes the correct weather band frequency for your area, the SAME code and the location of the broadcast tower. Look for the state in which you live and then search the list for your county. Use the frequency listed for your county when programming the weather band channel.
WEATHER BAND CHANNELS and frequecies
Channel Frequency (MHz)
1162.400
2162.425
3162.450
4162.475
5162.500
6162.525
7 162.550
Setting up RBDS CT
Radio Broadcast Data System, or RBDS: Your Motorola MWR839 Weather Alert Radio, through the RBDS technology, is able to digitally display text information on the LCD screen. This digital information includes name of the station, alternative station frequencies, song title, track/artist info, and program genre that is received with your FM radio broadcast (such as Rock, Pop, Country, News, etc.).
CT (Clock Time) is normally contained in the RBDS data, and you can set the date, weekday and time manually by the RBDS data that is transmitted to your Motorola MWR839 Weather Alert Radio by following the instructions below:
Setting CT Manually
1. Tune to a FM station transmitting RBDS data (The LCD display will
show R.B.D.S.) then press the CT button. The symbol will start flashing on the LCD. This indicates that the clock time is being pulled from the selected radio station’s RBDS data. The clock time of the radio will set up automatically according to the RBDS data received.
2. When the action is completed, | will appear on the LCD display |
indicating the radio time is RBDS clock time. The radio clock time will | |
be valid for seventy two hours each time the radio time is synchronized | |
with RBDS CT. |
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Note: Please be aware that some RBDS radio stations may not have current information (date/time) so be sure to use an independent source (watch/clock...) to verify that the date and time pulled by the radio’s CT feature is in fact current.
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