Reception - Midland WR-120 Owner's Manual

WR-120 Owner's Manual

Reception:

Typical broadcasts are within reception distance of 25-40 miles of the
weather broadcast station. Location, conditions of weather and terrain effect
the reception. If you find reception is not good in your area, try different
locations in your home or office to find a spot of improved reception.
NOTE: Placement near a window usually improves reception.
If a weather broadcast is not heard on any of the 7 channels, contact your
local weather office and verify that the closest station is on air and the
channel frequencies you are using are correct.
NOTE: If you live in a metal structure or in a "fringe" area, you may need
an external antenna to improve reception.
Test Signals Broadcast:
All Weather Service stations periodically transmit test signals. You can find
out when your local station broadcasts test signals by calling the NOAA
National Weather Service Forecast Office (listed under "Weather" in the
Federal Government section of the telephone book).
In Canada these tests are performed every Wednesday at 12:00 noon.
During a test, the yellow advisory LED will light up and the "Weekly Test"
or "Monthly Test" message will be visible on the display. While disabled in
the menu, the radio will not sound an audible alert tone to avoid giving
the impression of an actual alarm. The visual response to the test is
confirmation that your radio is working properly.
If an alert is not received within 10 days, CHECK RECEPTION will be
displayed along with an audible beep repeating every 10 minutes. This
notification is automatically removed once an alert is received. To manually
clear it, you must reset the power by removing the batteries and power
adapter for 10 seconds. After the ten seconds have passed, re-insert
batteries and plug back in. Even without power for this short amount of
time, your S.A.M.E. codes will remain programmed as before. You will,
however, need to re-set the time and any alarms you had previously
programmed into the radio.
Batteries provide approximately 5 hours of emergency power or 75 hours of
standby power for the radio in case of a power outage.
To reset the radio to the factory defaults, press and hold the WEATHER /
SNOOZE button while powering on the unit.
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