Midland Wr-300 Noaa Weather Monitor Owners Manual

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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 frequency channel, press and 
release the SELECT button to continue programming. Press and 
release the MENU button to end programming. 
NOTE: 
 If no program keys are pressed for about one minute the 
WR-300 will exit the menu mode.  
 
Changing the Alert Pattern
 
The alert tone is a high low alternating sound. The speed of the 
tones depends on if the WR-300...

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pattern, press and release “MENU” button. Press the UP or 
DOWN arrow button until “ALERT MODE  ” is displayed in the 
left side of the display. Press and release the “SELECT” button 
then “UP or DOWN arrows” to display the choice of alert pattern.  
Press and release the  “SELECT” button to keep that pattern and 
continue with programming. Press and release the “MENU” 
button to return the radio to alert mode. 
 NOTE: 
Remember if there are no buttons pressed for one minute 
the WR-300 will exit...

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“SINGLE” or “MULTIPLE”, press SELECT to proceed to 
programming codes. The next display will display “CODExx” 
above six numbers or dashes for numbers.  If “SINGLE” was 
chosen, only the CODE01 setting will be used.  These numbers 
will determine the areas or counties that your WR-300 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, press and release the  
SELECT button to...

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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 WR-300. 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 store or change the siren volume, press and release “MENU” 
button. Press the UP or DOWN arrow button until “SIREN...

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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 ALERT ON/OFF button on the front of the radio will open the 
switch. 
Testing Siren and External Alert devices
 
If you need to test the sound of the siren alert or the function of...

25  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  * 
FREEZE WARNING Freeze warning 
Very fast siren  * 
HIGHWIND 
WARNING High wind warning 
Very fast siren  * 
HIGH WIND 
WATCH High wind watch 
Fast siren  * 
DUST STORM 
WARNING...

26  TSUNAMI  
WATCH Tsunami watch 
Fast siren 
TSUNAMI  
WARNING Tsunami warning 
Very fast siren 
IMMEDIATE 
EVACUATION Immediate evacuation 
warning Very fast siren 
 
SHELTER 
IN PLACE 
WARNING Shelter in place warning 
Very fast siren 
CIVIL DANGER 
WARNING Civil danger warning 
Very fast siren 
CIVIL EMERGENCY  
MESSAGE Civil emergency 
message Very fast siren 
RADIATION 
HAZARD 
WARNING Radiation hazard 
warning Very fast siren 
HAZARDOUS 
MATERIALS 
WARNING Hazardous materials 
warning Very fast...

27  EMERGENCY 
ACTION 
NOTIFICATION Emergency action 
notification Very fast siren 
EMERGENCY 
ACTION 
TERMINATION Emergency action 
termination Low siren   
SEVERE WEATHER 
STATEMENT Severe weather 
statement Low siren  * 
SPECIAL WEATHER 
STATEMENT Special weather 
statement Low siren  * 
FLASH FLOOD 
STATEMENT Flash flood statement 
Low siren  * 
FLOOD 
STATEMENT Flood statement 
Low siren  * 
HURRICANE 
STATEMENT Hurricane statement 
Low siren  * 
The SAME message the NWR sends contains information,...

28  FOOD 
CONTAMINATION 
WARNING Food Contamination 
Warning Very fast tone 
FLASH FREEZE 
WARNING Flash Freeze Warning  Very fast tone  * 
ICEBERG WARNING  Iceberg Warning  Very fast tone  * 
INDUSTRIAL FIRE 
WARNING Industrial Fire 
Warning Very fast tone 
LAND SLIDE WARNING  Land Slide Warning  Very fast tone 
POWER OUTAGE 
ADVISORY Power Outage 
Warning Low tone  * 
WILD FIRE WARNING  Wild Fire Warning  Very fast tone 
WILD FIRE WATCH  Wild Fire Watch  Fast tone  * 
 
 
Reviewing Overlapping Alerts...

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The following alert descriptions are for testing only. 
What You See  What You Hear 
REQUIRED WEEKLY 
TEST Beeps  * 
REQUIRED MONTHLY 
TEST Beeps  * 
SYSTEM 
DEMO Beeps  * 
NATIONAL PERIODIC 
TEST Beeps  * 
 
As the NWS adds new alert capabilities your radio is set to 
receive them and alert you automatically with no modifications. 
 
Defeat Siren Alert Option 
This function is to set the Weather Monitor, when receiving some 
types of weather emergency messages, not to generate the siren or 
voice...