User manual OREGON SCIENTIFIC WRS101

[. . . ] SP (SPEAKER) CONNECTION Connection for an optional external speaker (not included) K. AC POWER ADAPTER CONNECTION Connection for the AC power adapter (included) There are four display modes: CLOCK, CALENDAR, ALARM 1 and ALARM 2. To switch from one mode to another, press [MODE] to advance sequentially. SETTING THE CLOCK & CALENDAR 1. Repeat steps 3 - 5 to advance sequentially and set the minutes, year, month, and date (choice of day-month or month-day format). [. . . ] An audio broadcast will immediately follow the alert (except in Mute or Off modes). Once the audio broadcast is complete, the WRS101 will emit a short burst of static indicating completion of broadcast. If the WRS101 was in NOAA-Standby mode at the time of the alert, it will automatically return to that mode after completion of broadcast. In addition, many counties have been further subdivided into as many as 9 smaller sub-sections. The numbers of one (1) to nine (9) in the far left column of a SAME code identifies specific sub-sections of a county. If the county has not been subdivided, the first digit of the county code will be zero (0). Time Functions Clock Calendar : 12 or 24 hour format : Day-of-the-week display User-select month/day/year or day/month/year Format : Two (2) one-minute duration alarms : Eight (8) minutes alarm delay : +/- 0. 5 seconds / day ABOUT COUNTY CODES A county code has six digits in the format of P-SS-CCC. SS represents the Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) number assigned to each state or open waters in the country. Daily alarms Snooze Accuracy SAME MESSAGE CODES USED BY THE NWR When the NWR airs alert warnings, a digital code known as "Specific Area Message Encoded" (SAME) is included as part of the warning. This code includes information specific to an affected or endangered local geographical area. With SAME codes, the user can select the geographical area(s) of interest and program the WRS101 to receive only those specific alerts. When the WRS101 is programmed with SAME codes, the user will be alerted to warnings only for those preselected geographical areas. Alerts are initially shown on the WRS101 as a text display on the LCD screen; then an audio broadcast will follow. At completion of the audio broadcast, the WRS101 will emit a short burst of static to indicate end of message. In NOAA-Stand-by mode, the WRS101 will automatically turn to audio on so that the warning broadcast can be heard. The WRS101 will then return to NOAAStand-by mode after the audio broadcast has been completed. CCC represents the FIPS number assigned to each county. "000" means all areas under the state or open waters defined by SS. To specify a certain area in the county, the following coding system is used: Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Area Northwest North Northeast West Central East Southwest South Southeast General Specifications Battery Type LCD Dimensions Unit Dimensions Unit Weight Operating Temperature : Three AAA-size (or UM-4) size 1. 5V alkaline batteries : 1. 93" (L) X 0. 87" (W) 49 (L) X 22 (W) mm : 5. 3" (L) X 3. 27" (W) X 0. 91" (D) 134. 5 (L) X 83 (W) X 23 (D) mm : 3. 87 oz / 110g (without batteries) : 23°F to 122°F / -5°C to 50°C CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE Oregon Scientific has made every effort to design and manufacture the WRS101 to provide you with many years of service. Should you have questions or require additional information, please contact our Customer Service Department at 800-853-8883 or via email at: helpme@oscientific. com. We also invite you to explore the international world of Oregon Scientific and our diverse line of practical and useful products designed to enhance your lifestyle and protect your family. Please visit our website at: www. oregonscientific. com. FINDING LOCAL NWR CODES AND CHANNELS SAME codes are available from the NWR. To contact the NWR by phone, call tollfree: 888-697-7263 and follow the voice menu to NWR channels and SAME codes. The NWR can also be contacted via the internet at: www. nws. noaa. gov/nwr/ indexnw. htm then click on the state for which information is desired. ABOUT NOAA CHANNELS The NWR radio channels work in the same way as channels of a regular radio. All of the NWR transmission stations operate on one of seven frequencies: Channel A B C D E F G Corresponding Radio Frequency 162. 400MHz 162. 425MHz 162. 450MHz 162. 475MHz 162. 500MHz 162. 525MHz 162. 550MHz For example: WARRANTY This product is warranted to be free of defects in manufacturing for 90 days after purchase. Defective product returns should be directed to the place of retail purchase. [. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 3. [. . . ]