Selecting The Weather Band Channel; Setting Up Rbds Ct - Motorola MWR839 User Manual

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.
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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)
1 162.400
2 162.425
3 162.450
4 162.475
5 162.500
6 162.525
7 162.550
Model: MWR839

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.
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.
Model: MWR839 10