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Midland 74-250C Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250
Owner's Manual for the 74-250 Weather Radio
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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 Owner’s Manual for the 74-250 Weather Radio www.midlandradio.com http://www.midlandradio.com Page 1 of 15...

  • Page 2: Product Information

    OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 PRODUCT INFORMATION The 74-250 N.W.R./ S.A.M.E. (National Weather Radio/Specific Area Message Encoding) Weather / All Hazard Monitor provides you with constant monitoring of your local National Weather Service broadcast for messages warning you of hazardous conditions. The NWR/SAME decoding allows you to hear only messages concerning the area concerning you.
  • Page 3 OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 Snooze / Function - This is a push button that switches between time, date and temperature display and alert message area. By pressing and holding this button you can switch between alert with siren voice and alert message, alert message only, turn the weather alert off or listen to the weather broadcast.
  • Page 4 Area Message Encoding). The Midland 74-250 7-channel weather/ all hazards monitor is designed to receive these SAME transmissions. Your Midland 74-250 can be programmed with up to 9 predefined county / channels that will define which notices broadcast by your local NOAA weather station will cause the radio to alert you.

  • Page 5: Initial Setup

    OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 To Install Batteries: 1. Hold the radio face down. Press the latch so it swings away from the cover. 2. Lift the battery cover slightly. Gently slide the cover off the unit. 3. Insert 2 AA batteries observing the proper polarity. a.
  • Page 6 OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 Before programming the radio, we suggest turning off the NOAA receiver. To temporally deactivate the receiver, press and hold the SNOOZE/FUNC button until you do not see the NOAA or any of the speaker icons associated with it. The display should look like this...
  • Page 7 OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 7. After setting the 6th-digit of the county code, press "SET" once, the number will flash next to CH. Follow the steps starting with number 4 below or press "SET" again to end programming. When no buttons have been pressed for 10 seconds, the current setting is confirmed and the radio switches to alert display mode automatically.
  • Page 8 OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 Setting the "County" to listen to. After setting the county or counties desired you now must select one to listen to. From the Weather message display: Press and hold the "MODE" button until you see on the display the 6 digit county code or the all county code.
  • Page 9 OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 Setting the Alarms • There are two alarms available. They are identified with a number one and a number two inside of a bell that is displayed next to the temperature. From the clock display: Press and release the "MODE"...

  • Page 10: Listening To Weather Broadcasts

    OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 LISTENING TO WEATHER BROADCASTS These icons indicate the receiving mode. To change modes, press and hold the SNOOZE/FUNC button until the desired mode is showing. 1.This icon indicates that weather alerts will only display and not sound. 2.This icon indicates the weather receive is in voice listening mode.
  • Page 11 OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 NWR Alert Descriptions This table contains the NWR descriptions of all the types of alerts that your 74-250 will display. The display text and type of alert sound are shown for each type of alert What You See Tornado Watch Tornado Warning...

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 The SAME message the NWR sends contains information, which tells the radio the time period for which the alert is valid. The time can be set from 15 minutes up to 6 hours. When the designated time has passed the display message and light will be reset to their normal state.
  • Page 13 Mobile home reception is difficult due to the metallic structure preventing reception. Put your 74-250 near a window. FCC Compliance Information Midland NWR-SAME Weather Monitor Model 74-250 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference.

  • Page 14: Specifications

    OWNER’S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250 Specifications are nominal and subject to change. GENERAL Frequency Range……...(162.40, 162.425, 162.45, 162.475, 162.50, 162.525, 162.55MHz) Number of WX Channels…………….7 Input Voltage...3 Volts DC Dimensions:………………. 73mm W x 105mm H x 30mm D …………………(2 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.) RECEIVER 20 dB Quieting Sensitivity…………..…..…..0.5 uV FIPS Code Sensitivity @5kHz Dev…..…….0.5uV...
  • Page 15 Midland Consumer Radio, Warranty Service Department 1120 Clay Street North Kansas City, MO 64116 , or to any “ Midland Authorized Warranty Service Station,” or to the place of purchase ( if a participating dealer).

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