User manual OREGON SCIENTIFIC IBALL

[. . . ] 3 Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Left / right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Carrying holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] At the end of the broadcast message, the listener will hear a brief end-of-message static burst. In Standby mode, the unit will retrieve messages from a specific location and then the voice radio will automatically activate so that voice message can be heard. Several minutes after the message is completed, the unit will automatically deactivate the voice radio and revert to Standby mode. FINDING LOCAL NWR CHANNELS AND COUNTY CODES Successful operation of the WR103N requires that the user obtain appropriate NWR radio channels and SAME codes for a specific county or region. County MT MT MT MT MT MT Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine SAME # 030001 030003 030005 NWR Freq. Transmitter MHZ Butte MT Billings MT Havre MT Helena MT Billings MT -No NWR coverageGreat Falls MT Havre MT Great Falls MT Miles City MT 162. 550 162. 400 162. 550 162. 400 162. 550 162. 550 162. 400 162. 400 162. 550 Call Watts Remarks WXL 100 79 WXL 400 27 WXL 300 53 WXK 300 66 WXL 400 27 To obtain NWS radio channels and SAME codes on the internet: 1. Locate www. nws. noaa. gov/nwr/indexnw. htm Click the State for which information is needed. Broadwater 030007 Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Choteau Custer 030009 030011 030013 030015 030015 030017 For example, clicking on "Montana" will give a list of information relevant to the State of Montana including the names of counties, SAME codes, NWR transmitter locations, the frequency of the transmitter, the strength of the signal in WATTS, and any remarks as applicable. Example of the first 10 county radio channels and SAME codes for Montana: MT MT MT MT WXJ 300 43 WXL 300 53 WXJ 300 43 WXL 300 54 NOTE Many counties have been subdivided into as many as 9 smaller subsections. The numbers 1 to 9 in the far left column of the SAME code identifies specific subsections of a county. If a county has not been subdivided, the first digit of the county code will be zero. 8 ABOUT RADIO CHANNELS The NWR radio channels work in the same way as a regular radio channel. Channel A B C D E F G Corresponding Radio Frequency 162. 400 MHz 162. 425 MHz 162. 450 MHz 162. 475 MHz 162. 500 MHz 162. 525 MHz 162. 550 MHz PROGRAMMING "SAME" COUNTY CODES SAME county codes are required to receive weather and environmental information, and need to be entered into the WR103N. Days of the week are viewable in 3 languages: English, French and Spanish. 5. will advance digits When the hour has been selected, press MODE to save and to advance to the minute setting mode. Press 6. Press MODE to save the minutes selection and advance to setting the day-of-the-week language. or to make the language selection in Press English, French or Spanish. When the weekday language has been selected, press MODE to save and advance to setting the year. Press MODE to save the selected year and advance to setting the month. When the month has been selected, press MODE to save and to advance to select the day of the month. When the day of the month has been selected, press MODE to save and to advance to select the display option of day-month (D/M) format or monthday(M/D) format. Press or to switch between these 2 display options. Remember: From the Clock-Display mode, press MODE to enter Calendar-Display and then again to set Alarm 1. With the clock displayed, press MODE until alarm (1 or 2) display is entered. 7. 8. If you have not set the alarm before, or if the alarm has been disabled, the time will be displayed as [----]. [. . . ] (list of counties). . . " When more than 1 state is involved, the names of the states will always preceed the names of the counties in that state. If the Test is cancelled due to the threat of severe weather, the Test broadcast schedule will resume with the next available good-weather day. If you have any questions regarding alarm tests or to verify if a test was conducted, contact the programming office of your local NOAA Weather Radio station. 17 EN EN CARE AND MAINTENANCE When handled properly, this unit is engineered to give years of satisfactory service. [. . . ]