All Hazards Weather Alert Radio

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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