Midland Wr-10 Weather Receiver Owners Manual

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CONTROLS:
1. WEATHER/SNOOZE alert, warning tones & 9 minute snooze
button. Press this button to put the weather/hazard receiver into
standby mode (alert monitor mode.)  Press button again to return to
hearing National Weather Service weather/hazard voice reports.
- Press this button to cancel alert warning tones and any external alert
features when alert is active.
2. WEATHER SWITCH ON/OFF.  Main power switch for Weather...

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BACKLIGHT OF THE DISPLAY.
Pressing and releasing a button will turn on the backlight of the Weather
Receiver display for about 5 seconds.
ICONS ON THE DISPLAY.
The following icons appear on the Weather Receiver display to indicate
the monitor functions that are active.
ICONDESCRIPTION
Volume Bars
Clock Alarm
Voice Alert
Warning Tone Alert
Low Battery
NOAAMonitor On
IF YOU HEAR MORE THAN ONE CHANNEL.
When you program the...

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About NWR, NOAA, NWS, & S.A.M.E. County Codes.
National Weather Radio (NWR) is a service of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.)  As the Voice of the National
Weather Service, NWR is a continuous broadcast of the latest weather
and hazard alert information from your local National Weather Service
(NWS) office.  It is in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In 1994, NOAA began broadcasting coded...

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NWR Alert Descriptions -
What You See On Weather Receiver DisplayAlert Warning Tone
TORNADO WATCH Fast tone
TORNADO WARNING Very fast tone
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH Fast tone
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING Very fast tone
FLASH FLOOD WATCH Fast tone
FLASH FLOOD WARNING Very fast tone
FLOOD WATCH Fast tone
FLOOD WARNING Very fast tone
WINTER STORM WATCH Fast tone
WINTER STORM WARNING Very fast tone
BLIZZARD WARNING Very fast...

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TESTING YOUR WEATHER RECEIVER WITH TEST SIGNALS
BROADCAST BY NWS.
All National Weather Service stations periodically transmit test signals.
Some stations broadcast a test signal only once a week, while others
test more often.  NWS also may broadcast System Demonstrations.
You can find out when your local NWS station broadcasts test signals
by calling the NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office (listed
under ‘Weather”...

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A DC powered device using 12 Volts or less and requiring less than
200mA of current can be switched directly using the EXT. ALERT jack.
Observe the polarity of the jack so that the negative side of the external
power source is connected to the body of the 
1/8 inch (3.5mm) phone
plug and the device is connected to the positive source and to the tip of
the phone plug.
The internal switch is closed when an alert is received....

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RECEPTION.
A System of Weather/Hazard Alert Broadcasts in the United States.
(NOAA) The National Weather Service operates National Weather
Radio as a system of weather and hazard alert broadcasts covering a
large area of the United States.  Only a few areas are not included.
Currently, NOAA Weather Radio is directly available to 93% to 95% of
the U.S. population.
Typical weather/hazard broadcast (162MHz) monitor reception...

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TROUBLESHOOTING
ProblemSuggestion
No power Is AC Power Adapter securely plugged into
both DC jacks on back of Weather Receiver
and to wall outlet?  If AC power has failed, are
batteries installed?
Are dead batteries in the unit?  Unplug power,
remove and replace batteries.
No sound. Check VOLUME.
No weather broadcast
when you press
WEATHER/SNOOZE
buttonEnsure that telescoping antenna is up and
fully extended.
If you are...

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S.A.M.E. County Code Record.
Use this space to keep a record of the S.A.M.E. county codes that you
program into your MIDLAND Weather Receiver.
County NameS.A.M.E. County CodeNWR Channel*
*Note if you have reason to switch between  different Weather
Receiver channels, you may also wish to record the channel used
for a particular county NWR frequency. 

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SERVICE.
If your MIDLAND Weather Receiver fails to operate properly, check
the “Troubleshooting” section in this manual before returning it for
service.  If necessary, return as follows:
1. Pack the unit in its original box and packing.
2. Include the following:
a.   Full description of any problems
b.  Money order for $20.50 to cover shipping and handling
c. Daytime telephone number, name & address
3. For warranty service...