Powering The Radio; Connecting To A Power Outlet; Backup Battery Replacement; Radio Antenna - Motorola MWR815 User Manual

Powering the Radio

The weather alert radio is designed to provide continuous service during
emergencies. It has a standard wall adaptor to connect to your power outlet
and is the main source of power; however, backup batteries should be installed
for power outages and other emergency preparedness situations. It uses 4 AA
or 4 C batteries (not included).

Connecting to a Power Outlet

1. Connect the wall adaptor cable to the [6-15 V DC] input jack located on the
back of the radio.
2. Plug the wall adaptor into a 110-115 Volt AC power outlet.
Installing C Batteries
1. Turn the radio upside down and locate the battery door tab. Pull back the
tab and lift it then gently pull the door open.
2. Lower the battery brackets and position the ribbon to the left of the battery
compartment.
3. Follow the polarity marking (+/-) indicated in the battery compartment. Insert
the batteries and replace the battery compartment door.
4. The battery level will appear on the LCD.
Installing AA Batteries
1. Turn the radio upside down and locate the battery door tab. Pull back the tab
and lift it then gently pull the door open.
2. Raise the two AA battery brackets located at the base of the battery
compartment and snap these into place. Ensure the battery ribbon is stored
at the base of the battery compartment.
3 Follow the polarity marking (+) indicated in the battery. Insert the batteries
and replace the battery compartment door.
4. The battery level will appear on the LCD.
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Backup Battery Replacement

LOW BATTERY beeps will sound every 10 minutes when the batteries are low,
dead, or not installed. The batteries should be replaced when the battery
indicator flashes.
1. Turn the radio upside down and locate the battery door tab. Press the door
tab and gently pull the door towards you to open.
2. For C batteries, remove the batteries by pulling the ribbon attached to
the radio.
3. For AA batteries, remove the batteries by gently pulling them out by hand.
4. Follow step 3 under respective "Battery Installation".
Note: When the radio is powered by the wall adaptor, alkaline batteries will
last as if they were stored on the shelf. In the event of an extended loss of
commercial AC power, the radio will operate from the battery as follows:
Battery Receiver ON, volume level 4 Weather Alert standby
AA up to 2 days up to 9 days
C up to 6 days up to 21 days
We recommend using C batteries as they have a longer life than AA batteries.

Radio Antenna

Place the radio where it gets the best reception. Adjust the orientation and
length of the antenna for the best reception. The Weather Signal Level icon will
show the signal strength of the weather channel.
External Antennas
You may experience poor reception depending on the distance to the
NWR transmitter. To improve the reception signal, an external antenna
(not included) can be used. The external antenna should be connected into
the WX EXT ANT jack located on the back of the radio.
Model: MWR815

External Alert Jack

The weather alert radio has an external alert output jack for accessories
geared for the hearing/visually impaired. (e.g. flashing light, bed shaker,
outdoor siren.) To use any of these accessories, insert the connector into the
alert output jack.

BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Setting the Language

The weather radio has 3 language settings, English, French and Spanish.
English is the default setting.
1. Press the until ENGLISH flashes.
2. Press or to change language to
FRENCH or SPANISH.
3. Press to confirm your selection.
WX Radio On/Off
1. Press to power on the radio. Press the again to turn the
radio OFF.
Model: MWR815

Tuning the Weather Receiver

1. Press or to select the channel.
2. Pressing will also turn the radio off and will generally
turn off or exit any alarm, alert siren, menu setting, or receiver state.

Adjusting the Weather Receiver Volume

1. Press or to adjust the volume level (1-16).
Setting Time and Date
The weather alert radio is equipped with an alarm clock and date functionality.
The time and date are used in the weather alert message display, so for alert
message clarity it is important to have the correct time and date set.

Setting the clock

1. Press twice. SET CLOCK TIME will appear.
2. Press or to change the hour.
3. Press to confirm your selection. The cursor will jump to the minutes.
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