Midland 74-200 Digital Weather Receiver Manual
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11 the number fairly quick but you have the option to have it
read back to you so you can get the whole number.
Remember the number will be six digits long.
Setting the Clock, Alarm and Calendar
CLOCK
1. Press and release the “Display Mode” button until “Time” is
displayed in the upper left corner of the display.
2. Press the “Set” button, the display will start flashing. Press
and release the “Hour / Date” button to increment the hour.
Each press of the “Hour / Date” button changes the time by
one hour. Press and release the “Min / Month” button to
increment the minute. Each press of the “Min / Date” button
changes the time by one minute. Press the “Set” button to
store the setting.
DATE
1. Press and release the “DISP. MODE” button until “Date” is
displayed in the upper left corner of the display.
2. Press and release the set button, The display will start
flashing. Press and release the “Hour /Date” button to
increment the Date by one day. Press and release the “Min /
Month” button to increment the month by one month. Press
and release the “DISP. MODE / Year” button to increment
the Year by one year. Each press of the “DISP. MODE
changes the year by one year. Press the “Set” button to store
your settings.
ALARM
12 1. Press and release the “DISP. MODE” button until “AL Time” is displayed in the upper left corner of the display. 2. Press and release the set button. The display will begin flashing. Press and release the “Hour / Date” button to change the Hour. Press and release the “Min /Month” button to change the Minute. Press the “Set” button to store your settings 3. To activate the alarm, set the switch on the right side of the 74-200 marked “ON OFF ALARM” to the ON position. The “SNOOZE” button on the top of the 74-200 is for advancing the alarm time by 9 minutes each time the alarm sounds. To switch OFF the alarm, move “ON/ OFF/ ALARM” switch to the “OFF” position. Adjusting the Weather Frequency We have not adjusted the weather frequency for your local area. Look up your city in the supplied Weather Service directory and note the frequency. Find the channel number that corresponds to your frequency. To test for weather signals, switch the 74-200 on with the switch marked “Max / Volume / OFF”. Press and release the WEATHER bar on the front of your 74-200. This will temporarily switch the 74-200 from standby to listen for Weather Transmissions. To set the channel. Press and release the “DISP. MODE” button until “WEATHER ALERT” shows on the display. Open the access door on the top of the unit to show the programming buttons. Press and release the PROGRAM button then the
13 channel button corresponding to the frequency of your NOAA weather broadcast station. If you find there is more than one broadcast station in your area, be sure that station will broadcast your county code. To confirm this listen to the broadcast associated with the weekly test. Durring the broadcast they will give a list of counties covered by the transmitter. Channel Frequency (MHz) 1 162.400 2 162.425 3 162.450 4 162.475 5 162.500 6 162.525 7 162.550 When you have selected the correct channel press and release the YES button to continue programming or press and release the program button to end programming. NOTE: If no program keys are pressed for about 30 seconds the 74-200 will go back to alert mode. To continue after the 74-200 goes back to alert mode, follow the previous step above.
14 Changing the Alert Pattern The alert tone is a high low alternating sound. The speed of the tones depends on if the 74-200 received a watch or warning. The alert pattern has two options available through the program button, VOICE and ALERT. If VOICE is chosen, the alert will sound for about 8 seconds then the voice weather broadcast will be heard for about 5 minutes when an alert message is received. If you desire to listen to the broadcast longer, press the “WEATHER” bar on the front the 74-200. If ALERT is chosen, alert tones will sound for the duration of the alert(in some cases for several hours) or until the OFF button is pressed. To change the pattern, press and release “DISP. MODE” button until the display is showing WEATHER ALERT. Open the top hatch to reveal the programming keys. Press and release the “PROGRAM” button then “YES” to display the current alert pattern. Press and release the “YES” button to keep that pattern or “NO” to change it to the other option then press and release the “YES” button to accept that option and continue with programming or press and release the “PROGRAM” button to return the radio to alert mode. NOTE: Remember if there are no buttons pressed for 30 seconds the 74-200 will go back to alert mode. To continue after the 74- 200 goes back to alert mode, go back to “Adjusting Weather Frequency” to continue with programming.. FIPS Code programming:
15 NOTE: The 74-200 has enough memory to store 15 “FIPS” codes. The next display after VOICE/ALERT will display six numbers. These numbers will determine the areas or counties that your 74- 200 will be set to respond to SAME messages. See “Acquiring FIPS Codes for Your Area” for how and where to find the codes for your area. To change the first code displayed,(this will usually be “999999” this provides all county alert in your area) press and release the YES button to overwrite the code displayed or no to keep the code. If you pressed YES the display will now show “_ _ _ _ _ ”. Press and release the number buttons to enter the FIPS code you want. When the display shows the correct number press and release the YES button. This accepts the code you entered and will go to the next code slot. If you make a mistake while entering the code, press and release the NO button to clear the digits then reenter the code. After you press and release the YES button, the display will show “000000” if no other codes are programmed. If there is a code in the next slot, decide if you want to keep the code or overwrite the code (see above). If you press YES the display will go to “_ _ _ _ _ _ “ asking for another code. Proceed as you did for the first code. When you have entered all the desired codes, press and release the “Program” button to store your settings. Reviewing stored “FIPS” codes Enter the program mode as described earlier. When the “FIPS” codes are displayed, press and release the “NO” button repeatedly
16 to review all memory locations you desire. All empty memory locations will be “000000”. When finished reviewing the “FIPS” codes press and release the program button. ALL County Code To cause the 74-200 to receive all SAME messages without regard to area, enter the code “999999. Be sure there are no other codes programmed in any other memory location. If you have not selected a weather channel frequency for your local area follow the instructions in “Adjusting Weather Frequency”. To listen to the weather broadcast, press and release the “WEATHER” bar on the front of the 74-200. Adjust the volume for your best listening level. Press and release the “WEATHER” bar again to mute the voice broadcast. USING THE ALERT FUNCTION: Setting the Alert Volume To set the alert volume, find the alert tone volume control on the bottom of the radio. Use a coin or small screwdriver to turn the control clockwise for more volume or counter-clockwise for less volume. We recommend setting the control to maximum volume when first setting up the radio then decreasing the volume if necessary. Connecting the External Alert Output to an External Device You may need to turn on or off another device when an alert is
17 received. The 74-200 provides a switch closure to signal other devices at the EXT. ALERT jack when the radio receives an alert. The output is compatible with home automation devices from suppliers like X-10 and others. Connect the positive lead of the interface to the tip of the 1 / 8 inch (3.5mm) phone plug and the negative lead to the body of the plug. A DC powered device using 12 Volts or less and requiring less than 300mA 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. Pressing the OFF button on the front of the radio will open the switch. For best control of external devices we recommend using the ALERT only mode as opposed to the VOICE mode. NWR Alert Descriptions This table contains the NWR descriptions of all the types of alerts that your 74-200 will display. The display text and type of alert sound are shown for each type of alert What You See Weather Alert Description Alert Sound TORNADO WATCH Tornado watch Fast siren TORNADO WARNING Tornado warning Very fast siren SEVERE Severe thunderstorm Fast siren
18 THUNDERS WATCH Watch SEVERE THUNDERS WARNING Severe thunderstorm warning Very fast siren FLASH FLOOD WATCH Flash flood watch Fast siren FLASH FLOOD WARNING Flash flood warning Very fast siren FLOOD WATCH Flood watch Fast siren FLOOD WARNING Flood warning Very fast siren WINTER STORM WATCH Winter storm watch Fast siren WINTER STORM WARNING Winter storm warning Very fast siren BLIZZARD WARNING Blizzard warning Very fast siren HIGHWIND WARNING High wind warning Very fast siren DUST STORM WARINING Dust storm warning Very Fast siren HURRICAN WATCH Hurricane watch Fast siren HURRICAN WARNING Hurricane warning Very Fast siren TROPICAL STORM WATCH Tropical storm watch Fast siren TROPICAL STORM WARNING Tropical storm warning Very Fast siren COASTAL FLOOD WATCH Coastal flood watch Fast siren COASTAL FLOOD WARNING Coastal flood warning Very fast siren
19 SPECIAL MARINE WARNING Special marine warning Very fast siren AVALANCH WATCH Avalanche watch Fast siren AVALANCH WARNING Avalanche warning Very fast siren EARTHQUA WARNING Earthquake Warning VeryFast siren VOLCANO WARNING Volcano warning Very fast siren EVACUATI IMMEDIAT Immediate evacuation warning Very fast siren SHELTER IN PLACE WARNING Shelter in place warning Very fast siren CHILD ABDUCTIO EMERGENC Child Abduction Emergency (Amber alert) Very Fast siren 911TELE OUTAGE EMERGENC 911 Telephone outage Emergency Very Fast siren CIVIL DANGER WARNING Civil danger warning Very fast siren NUCLEAR POWER WARNING Nuclear Power Plant Warning Very Fast siren RAD HAZARD WARNING Radiation hazard warning Very fast siren MATERIAL HAZARD WARNING Hazardous materials warning Very fast siren LAW FORCE WARNING Law enforcement warning Very fast siren FIRE WARNING Fire warning Very fast siren TUNE TV Other Watch message not defined Fast siren
20 TUNE TV Other warning message not defined Very fast siren LOCAL AREA EMERGNCY Local area emergency Very fast siren SEVERE WEATHER STATEMEN Severe weather statement Beeps SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMEN Special weather statement Beeps FLASH FLOOD STATEMEN Flash flood statement Beeps HURRICAN STATEMEN Hurricane statement Beeps The SAME message the NWR sends contains information, which tells the radio the time period for which the alert is valid. The time can be set from 15 minutes up to 6 hours. When the designated time has passed the display message and light will be reset to their normal state. Reviewing Overlapping Alerts The 74-200 radio can store up to three different alerts (with overlapping effective times) in its memory. If the radio receives a new alert while a previous alert is still in effect, is automatically displays the alert description and sounds the alert for the new alert message. To scroll backward and forward through the radio’s memory and review all the effective alerts, press NO (to scroll forward) or YES (to scroll backward). When a Test or Demo Alert Occurs NWR sends out weekly test and occasional demonstration signals