Oregon WR196T Portable Radio User Manual
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1. Lower 2 2 3 L x 1 2 W Lower 65mm L x 14mm W 6 7 8 L x 5 3 8 W x 7 8 H 173 6mm L x 135mm W x 23mm H Battery Type LCD Dimensions Unit Dimensions Unit Weight 11 2 oz without batteries 320g without batteries Operating Temperature 23 F to 122 F 5 C to 50 C PRECAUTIONS NOTE ON COMPLIANCE e Read the user s manual thoroughly Do not subject the unit to excessive force shock dust and temperature Do not tamper with the unit internal components Do not mix fresh and old batteries or batteries of different specifications CUSTOMER SERVICE Oregon Scientific has made every effort to design and manufacture the WR196T 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 WARRANTY This product is warranted to be free of manufacturing defects for 90 days from day of purchase Defective product returns should be directed to the place of retail purchase This warranty does not cover a product subjected to abuse misuse or accidental damage MAINTENANCE When2. osi usa WR196T
3. 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 WR196T to receive only those specific alerts When the WR196T is programmed with SAME codes the user will be alerted to warnings only for those pre selected geographical areas Alerts are intially shown on the WR196T as a text display on the LCD screen Figure A4 then an audio broadcast will follow At completion of the audio broadcast the WR196T will emit a short burst of static to indicate end of message In NOAA Stand by mode the WR196T will automatically turn the audio on so that the warning broadcast can be heard The WR196T will then return to NOAA Stand by mode after the audio broadcast has been completed FINDING LOCAL NWR CODES AND CHANNELS SAME codes are available from the NWR To contact the NWR by phone call toll free 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 Click on the state for which information is desired Example of the first ten county radio channels and SAME codes for Montana COUNTY Beaverhead SAME 030001 030003 030005 030007 03
4. are broken into nine subsections each number between one to nine represents a specife county subsection NOTE If the county subsection code is stated as 0 then that county is not subsectioned To receive all of the alerts for a given county insert 0 into the county subsection field Code Area Code Area 1 Northwest 6 East 2 North 7 Southwest 3 Northeast 8 South 4 West 9 Southeast 5 Central We 3 3 04 003 Code for Cochise County Code for Arizona Code for northeast sub section of Cochise County County code for Cochise County Arizona SAME MESSGES The WRI96T receives and displays SAME warning messages in three classifications depending upon severity of emergency Warning Watch and Statement In addition to these classes of alert messages there is now a new type of message Test The purpose of this new class is to assist you in verifying that your NOAA weather radio is set up and working properly Each week the National Weather Service will broadcast a Test message in SAME format To receive the Test message your WR196T needs to be in NOAA On NOAA Stand by or NOAA Mute mode with a county code and NWR channel selected and programmed into the WR196T If the WR196T is properly set a flashing Test icon will be displayed on the LCD screen when a Test message is received The Test icon will continue to flash for over an hour after the Test message is received NOAA Weather Rad
5. handled properly the WR196T will provide you with many years of service 1 Do not clean with abrasive or corrosive materials Abrasive cleaning agents may scratch the plastic parts and corrode the electronic circuit 2 Do not subject to excessive force shock dust temperature moisture or humidity Such treatment may result in malfunction a shorter electronic life span damaged batteries or distorted parts 3 Do not tamper with unit s internal components Doing so will void product s warranty and may cause damage The WR196T does not contain any user servicable parts 4 Use only fresh batteries as specific in this manual Do not mix old and new batteries as the old batteries may leak corrosive or hazardous fluids NOTICE The content of this manyual is subject to change without notice Due to printing limitations the displays shown in this manual may differ from the displays on the actual product The manufacturer and its suppliers hold no responsiblity to you or any other person for any damage expenses lost profits or any other claim arising from using this product The contents of this manual may not be reproduced without permission of the manufacturer This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cau
6. in radio receiver responds to seven 7 user selected signal channels The WR196T has four activity status levels NOAA On NOAA Stand by NOAA Mute and NOAA Off 1 NOAA On The radio is on and audio messages will be continuously heard 2 NOAA Stand by The radio is in standby mode and will activate automatically when an alert message is received 3 NOAA Mute The radio is in standby mode without audio capability When an alert message is received the LED Figure D will flash Voice messages will not be heard until the radio is switched to NOAA On mode 4 NOAA Off The radio is off and will not respond to alert messages To select an activity level press NOAA advances sequentially With each press the status level To hear an alert message when the radio is in NOAA Mute mode press NOAA until the status becomes NOAA On and then adjust the volume level if necessary ALERTS AND MESSAGES When a NOAA message is detected an alert will sound except in Mute or OFF modes and the backlight will flash The alert type warning watch or statement and description flood tornado fire etc will be displayed The WR196T can store up to 3 NOAA messages To display stored messages press MESSAGE The messages will be displayed with the most current one as MSG1 The red message LCD will be lit when at least one message is in effect The message s will automatically erase when the alert has been discontinued
7. leaving the unused fields empty To program a county code 1 Press COUNTY once County 0 All will be displayed 2 Press COUNTY again to bring up County 1 Hold COUNTY until the first digit field begins to flash 3 When the digit field flashed press VOLUME UP DOWN to select the first code digit 4 Press COUNTY to save selection and to advance to the second digit field 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select and save digit selections in the other code fields 6 Repeat step 2 to advance and program other county codes To individually enable or disable a county code 1 Locate the county number by using COUNTY To select all counties choose COUNTY 0 2 Press ALARM ON OFF When a county is disabled blanks will be displayed To enable it again simply press ALARM ON OFF Note that the unit will only response to enabled county codes DESCRIPTION OF SAME CODES SAME codes are comprised of 6 columns of numbers State county coding The 3 digits on the far right identify the specific county coding Each county within a state will have an independent three digit code NOTE To receive all of the alerts for a given state insert 000 into the county section State codes The next two digits to the left of the county code are for state coding Each of the 50 US states has its own two digit code County sub section code The last digit on the extreme left is the county subsection A county may be
8. the desired frequency 6 Press PRESET to save HOW TO USE THE SLEEP AUTO OFF FUNCTION 1 Turn on the radio 2 Press RADIO OFF SLEEP to activate the sleep function Blanks will be displayed when the function is not activated 3 Press RADIO OFF SLEEP again to select the minutes before the radio switches off automatically You can select 15 30 60 90 or 120 minutes NOTE ON ALARM RADIO When the alarm radio is set ON it will keep playing for one hour before it turns off automatically To deactivate the alarm radio reset the time for the sleep function or simply turn off the radio by pressing RADIO OFF SLEEP for two second or NOAA twice NOTE Switching from AM or FM mode to NOAA mode When the unit is being manually tuned in AM or FM mode the M icon is flashing press either one of the following keys CHANNEL COUNTY MEN NOAA or MESSAGE there will not have any effect In this case you can either wait for about 8 seconds until the M icon stops flashing then you can press the NOAA button to change to NOAA mode Alternatively you can press MODE key to quit from the manual tuning mode Once the M icon stops flashing you can press the NOAA button to change to NOAA mode SECTION 4 THE NOAA MESSAGING UNIT USING THE EARLY ALERT WARNING SYSTEM The early warning system uses radio signals to alert the user to weather and environmental dangers A built
9. 0009 030011 030013 030015 030015 030017 NWR TRANSMITTER Butte MT Billings MT Havre MT Helena MT Billings MT NoNWRCoverage Great Falls MT Havre MT Great Falls MT Miles City MT REQMHZ CALL WATTS REMARKS 62 550 WXL79 100 62 550 WXL27 400 62 400 WXL53 300 162 400 WXK66 300 62 550 WXL27 400 Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter 62 550 WXJ43 300 62 400 WX 300 62 550 WX 300 62 400 WX 300 Cascade Chouteau Chouteau Custer 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 See Description of SAME Codes 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 Corresponding Radio Frequency 162 400MHz 162 425MHz 162 450MHz 162 475MHz 162 500MHz 162 525MHz 162 550MHz The WR196T labels each frequency channel A to G Once a radio frequency for a region has been selected the WR196T will receive audio and code information on this frequency The radio channel is located in the upper left hand corner of the LCD screen CHANGING RADIO CHANNELS 1 In any of the time display modes p
10. ENGLISH NOAA S A M E AM FM WEATHER RADIO MODEL NO WR196T USER S MANUAL SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the WR196T NOAA National Ocenanic Atmospheric Administation SAME Specific Area Message Encoded Weather Radio This multifunctional radio warns users of severe weather and environmental dangers The WR196T comes with the following NOAA functions and features Digital PLL tuning for seven NOAA channels e SAME decoding and automatic alert activation 9 County code settings for all SAME compatible counties Other functions and features include e Calendar clock with two daily alarms and eight minute snooze e AM FM radio with 10 user select channels and auto off function Indoor thermometer with maximum and minimum readings Backlight CONTROL BUTTONS AND CONNECTORS fe oNoaze 4 on or o opaoonoonoooo o oo wv ooooooooooo000 meses 7 jomnaon Scrnnne nooaonanaooo ere C0000 O TOO A ALARM ON OFF BUTTON Turns the alarm On Off and activates disables a county setting B SNOOZE BACKLIGHT BUTTON Activates the snooze function and the backlight C RADIO OFF SLEEP BUTTON Turns off the radio automatically when the sleep function is activated D COUNTY BUTTON Displays and changes the county settin
11. and hold MODE for two seconds 2 Use VOLUME UP DOWN to enter the desired hour and AM PM designation Press MODE Use VOLUME UP DOWN to enter the minutes Press MODE Use VOLUME UP DOWN to enter the display language for day of the week Language choices are E English D German F French I Italian and S Spanish 7 Press MODE Follow the same pattern to enter the year month and day 8 Press MODE to exit Nw epy The unit will save all changes and return to normal display automatically after 10 seconds HOW TO SET THE ALARMS Select ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 using MODE Press and hold MODE for two seconds Use VOLUME UP DOWN to enter the hours Press MODE Use VOLUME UP DOWN to enter the minutes Press MODE Use VOLUME UP DOWN to select ALARM or RADIO If ALARM is selected a one minute alarm will sound at the set alarm time If RADIO is selected the radio will come on at the set alarm time instead of the alarm The radio will remain on for an hour or until turned off 8 Press MODE to exit The WR196T will save all changes and return to normal display automatically after 10 seconds w y e Ce E T a To turn on or off an alarm 1 Select ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 using MODE 2 Press ALARM ON OFF The alarm time is displayed when the selected alarm is activated otherwise the display is blank Both alarms can be active or disabled at the same time When a
12. gs for SAME decoding E CHANNEL BUTTON Changes the NOAA channels F TUNING UP DOWN BUTTONS Change the radio channels G MODE BUTTON Switches between clock calendar and the two alarm modes H MEM MEMORY BUTTON Changes display of maximum minimum and current temperatures I NOAA BUTTON Activates the NOAA function or sets function in standby or mute modes J MESSAGE BUTTON Displays the previously stored Alert messages K AM FM BUTTON Switches between AM and FM radio bandwidths L PRESET BUTTON Changes between user selected radio channels M VOLUME UP DOWN BUTTONS Adjusts radio volume also changes values in a MODE setting N POWER ADAPTER CONNECTOR Connects the AC power adapter included O ANTENNA CONNECTOR Connects an optional external antenna not included P SPK SPEAKER CONNECTOR Connects an optional external speaker not included POWER The WR196T comes with an AC power adapter To install it plug it into the power adapter connector Figure N and a wall socket FM reception is enhanced when the power adapter is connnected BEFORE YOU BEGIN HOW TO USE THE ALARMS e Place the WR196T on a flat sturdy surface You can adjust the display angle of the LCD by unlocking the latch on the back of the unit and lifting the LCD up The CHANNEL COUNTY TUNING MEM and JMODE buttons are protected by a cover Gently lift the cover to gain access to
13. io stations broadcast the Test message every Wednesday between 10 00AM Noon local time Test messages may also be sent on other days and times when there is a threat of severe weather in the listening area or for other reasons Corresponding with the Test icon the following broadcast will be made immediately after sounding the Test alarm This is the National Weather Station office in city The preceding signal was a test of the Weather Radio Station call sign public warning system During potentially dangerous weather situations specially built receivers can be automatically activated by this signal to warn of the impending hazard Tests of this signal and receivers performance are normally conducted by the National Weather Service at time each Wednesday If there is a threat of severe weather the test will be postponed to the next available good weather day Reception of this broadcast and especially the warning alarm will vary at any given location This variability normally more noticeable at greater distances from the transmitter can occur even though you are using a good quality receiver in good working condition To provide the most consistant and dependable warning service possible the warning alarm will be activated for hazardous watches and warnings for the following counties list of counties When more than one state is involved the state names will always precede the names of the cou
14. n alarm goes off press ALARM ON OFF to mute the alarm Or press SNOOZE BACKLIGHT to activate the snooze function SNOOZE By pressing SNOOZE BACKLIGHT when the alarm sounds the alarm will be temporarily interrupted and sound again after 8 minutes To disable the snooze funtion press ALARM ON OFF THE TEMPERATURE When AM FM radio is off the current room temperature is displayed To display the maximum and minimum temperature in memory press MEM To clear and reset the memory for maximum and minimum temperatures press and hold MEM for two seconds To display the current maximum and minimum temperatures when AM FM radio is on press MEM SECTION 3 THE RADIO HOW TO USE THE RADIO To turn on the radio press AM FM The last selected radio channel will be shown To turn off the radio without using the sleep function press and hold RADIO OFF SLEEP for two seconds or press NOAA twice To manually change the radio channel 1 Press AM FM to select AM or FM 2 Use TUNING UP DOWN to locate the desired channel To change the volume use VOLUME UP DOWN Press PRESET to select a programmed channel HOW TO PROGRAM A CHANNEL You may program up to 10 radio channels To program a channel 1 Turn the radio on 2 Select the desired channel number using PRESET 3 Press and hold PRESET for two seconds 4 Press AM FM to select AM or FM 5 Use TUNING UP DOWN to locate
15. nties in that state If the Test is cancelled due to threat of severe weather the Test broadcast schedule will resume with the next good weather day If you have questions regarding alarm tests or to verify if a test was conducted contact the programming office of your local NOAA Weather Radio station SECTION 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESET THE UNIT If the unit needs to be reset unplug the AC power adaptor then remove the batteries When the display is blank reinstall the batteries and all the settings will reflect their default values SPECIFICATIONS Radio Functions NOAA Channels SAME code setting Digital PLL tuning for seven 7 NOAA channels Nine 9 independent setting or ALL counties options 88 109 2MHz at 100KHz steps 540 1600KHz at 1OKHz steps FM Band AM Band Preset Memory Ten 10 preset memories can be assigned to stations in either AM or FM bandswidths Volume Sixteen 16 adjustment levels Sleep timer 15 30 60 90 120 minutes Time Functions Clock 12 hour format Calendar Day of the week display in English German French Italian or Spanish Month Day Year format Daily alarms Two 2 one minute duration alarms with alarm beep tone or 60 minutes radio Snooze Eight 8 minute alarm delay Accuracy 0 5 seconds day General Specifications Three 3 AA size UM 3 1 5V alkaline batteries Upper 2 2 3 L x 1 1 4 W Upper 65mm L x 32mm W
16. ress CHANNEL and hold for two 2 seconds The channel selection icon will begin to flash 2 While the channel selection icon is flashing press VOLUME UP DOWN to scroll through the channel selections 3 When the channel has been selected press MODE to save selection and return to time display mode PROGRAMMING SAME COUNTY CODES SAME county codes are required to selectively receive weather and environmental alerts for a specific county and need to be entered into the WRI96T Up to nine selected SAME codes can be entered The first step in programming SAME codes requires the user to select the option of receiving ALL warnings or selected warnings Selecting ALL will result in the WR196T broadcasting all alerts and warnings issued on a particular radio frequency which can encompass a large geographical area of many counties See About Radio Channels To receive warnings for a specific county that county code must be programmed into the WR196T NOTE It is recommended that the user program the WR196T with specific county codes of interest or need in order to receive alerts and warnings pertinent to only those counties Selecting ALL of the county code will result in the WR196T receiving all of the messages for an entire transmission region These regions are quite large and encompass about 5 000 square miles Display fields permit up to nine county codes to be entered The user can select less than nine codes by
17. se undesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules 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 correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the WR196T Increase the distance between the WR196T and the radio and or television Plug the WR196T into a different electrical outlet from that which the radio or television Consult an experienced radio television technician for further assistance Product Name NOAA SAME AM FM Weather Radio Model Number WR196T Responsible Party Oregon Scientific Inc 19861 SW 95th Place Tualatin Oregon 97062 USA Tel 503 639 8883 CE 086 002082 09
18. these buttons In some locations for better NOAA reception an optional additional antenna not include may be needed The optional attenna connection is shown in Figure O THE BACKLIGHT Press SNOOZE BACKLIGHT to turn on the backlight The light will go out automatically after 10 seconds SECTION 2 THE CALENDAR CLOCK AND THERMOMETER DISPLAY MODES O F os Using the AC power adapter is the prefered power source However the WR196T also operates on battery back up power for emergency situations when electrical power fails It is recommended that batteries be installed in the WR196T at all times for such emergency situations The WR196T uses three AA sized UM3 batteries not included Tim 5 o O0 0 Ht 1 1 I 0 ES O The WR196T has a low battery warning indicator icon The low battery warning icon is displayed in the top line of the LCD screen when the batteries need changing Change the batteries when the low battery indicator lights up There are four display modes CLOCK CALENDAR ALARM 1 and ALARM 2 To switch between modes press MODE once to sequentially advance through the modes The current temperature is displayed when the AM FM radio is off NOTE The unit will save all changes and return to normal time display automatically after 10 seconds HOW TO SET THE CALENDAR CLOCK 1 Press
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