Midland Radio Weather Radio HH54 User Manual

INDEX  
Quick Start Instructions......................................................................................................................................................2  
Installing the Belt Clip...........................................................................................................................................................2  
Thank you................................................................................................................................................................................2  
HH54 Features, Controls and LCD Indicators..............................................................................................................3  
Set the Clock..........................................................................................................................................................................3  
Set the SleepAlarm...............................................................................................................................................................3  
Set the Channel......................................................................................................................................................................3  
S.A.M.E County Codes ........................................................................................................................................................4  
Getting the S.A.M.E County Code....................................................................................................................................4  
Programming S.A.M.E Codes into the HH54............................................................................................................. 4-5  
Travel/Home Modes......................................................................................................................................................... 5-6  
Choosing an AlertType....................................................................................................................................................6  
Reviewing Alerts................................................................................................................................................................6  
Display Backlighting ..........................................................................................................................................................6  
Reception............................................................................................................................................................................7  
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................................................................7  
OneYear LimitedWarranty............................................................................................................................................8  
Service.................................................................................................................................................................................8  
Other Midland Products..................................................................................................................................................9  
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HH54 Features and Controls  
Controls  
Set the Clock  
1. Press the MENU button to open menu options.  
2. Press the UP arrow to scroll through the menu  
untilTIME is displayed. Press the SELECT button.  
3. Press the UP arrow until the current hour is  
displayed. ( NoteAM/PM changes as you scroll  
through the hours.)  
4. Press the RIGHT arrow to save current hour  
and advance to minutes.  
5. Program the minutes the same way.  
WX/Snooze  
Button  
Tri-ColorAlert  
ON/OFF Button  
LED  
Volume Up/Down  
Buttons  
Headset/Charge  
Jack  
6. Press the SELECT button to store the current  
time. Press the MENU button to exit menu mode.  
Travel/Home  
Navigational  
Button  
Set the SleepAlarm  
1. Press the MENU button to open menu options.  
2. Press the UP arrow to scroll through the menu until  
ALARM is displayed. Press the SELECT button.  
3. Press the UP arrow until the current hour is displayed.  
(NoteAM/PM changes as you scroll through the hours.)  
4. Press the RIGHT arrow to save current hour and  
advance to minutes.  
Buttons  
Select Button  
Menu Button  
LCD Indicators  
Alert Type  
Indicates when  
VOICE or  
SIRENAlert  
type is selected  
Travel/Home  
Indicates when  
the radio is  
either inTravel  
or Home  
Alarm Clock  
Indicates when  
the alarm clock is  
activated  
NOAA  
MENU  
Battery  
Indicates when  
the battery  
level is low  
Indicates when  
the radio is on  
and in weather  
radio mode  
Indicates when  
the radio is in  
MENU mode  
5. Program the minutes the same way.  
6. Press the SELECT button to store the current time.  
Mode  
7. Press the MENU button to exit menu mode.  
To temporarily silence the sleep alarm, press theWX/SNOOZE  
button.This will advance the alarm time by 9 minutes. To silence the alarm  
for the remainder of the day, press the MENU button.  
Alphanumeric  
Readout  
Displays type and  
time of alert  
Set the Channel  
1. Press the MENU button once.  
Start Over Programming: If you want to start over  
2. Press the DOWN arrow until CHANNEL is displayed  
on the LCD. Press the SELECT button.  
3. Press the DOWN arrow until you hear the broadcast  
of your station.Then Press the SELECT button to save  
your station and exit back to Menu mode.  
while programming, press the MENU button continuously until  
itbacks out” of the programming mode.If no buttons are pres-  
sed for about one minute the radio will exit the menu mode  
Invalid Button Press: When you press a button that is not  
correct for programming the button will beep twice. A single  
button beep indicates a valid button press.  
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S.A.M.E (SpecificArea Message  
2.Visit the NationalWeather Service website at  
Encoding) County Codes  
You can program the HH54 Portable Emergency  
Weather Alert Radio with up to 9 S.A.M.E. county  
codes.The National Weather service divides the United  
States by state and county (or parish) and assigns a six  
digit code number called a FIPS (Federal Information  
Processing System) code, also known as a S.A.M.E. county  
code.This will eliminate any alerts that are not within  
these 9 areas of interest. Warnings, watches, advisories  
and statements, about 80 different types, will activate  
the weather radio for only your programmed specific  
area.The S.A.M.E. message the NWS sends contains  
information pertaining to the period for which the alert  
is valid. NWS can set the active time of the alert from  
15 minutes up to 6 hours.When the designated time has  
passed, the weather radio display message and light will  
automatically reset to their normal appearance.  
The above internet link will take you to the NWS website.  
From there you will need to click on your state, find your  
county, and record theS.A.M.E. code” which will be listed  
to the right of your county. Do the same for any other  
counties in which you are interested.  
3.Visit the Midland Radio Corporation  
Be-Weather-Aware  
The above internet link will take you to the Midland  
Radio Corporation Be Weather Aware landing page.  
From there, click on SAME codes for states, counties  
and territories under the Emergency Preparedness  
section. This will take you to the NWS website. From  
there you will need to click on your state, find your  
county, and record the “S.A.M.E. code” which will be  
listed to the right of your county. Do the same for any  
other counties in which you are interested.  
Getting the S.A.M.E County Code  
You can program S.A.M.E. codes to the HH54 Portable  
Emergency Weather Alert Radio in three different ways  
but first, determine the counties you are interested in and  
be prepared to write them down:  
Please Note: In Canada you can visit the Environment  
weatheradio/transmitter/index_e.cfm to obtain the CLC  
code for your region.  
1. Call the NationalWeather ServiceToll Free  
Number at 1-888-NWS-S.A.M.E or (1-888-697-7263)  
When you call the NWS toll-free number, automated  
instructions will guide you to obtaining the six-digit S.A.M.E.  
County Code(s) you need by entering your state and county  
name through a “touch-tone” telephone keypad. Be sure to  
write it down for future reference.The automated telephone  
system will also give you the option to enter “another com-  
bination” which will enable you to obtain additional S.A.M.E.  
Codes for surrounding counties.  
Programming S.A.M.E Codes into the HH54  
“ANY” S.A.M.E. County Codes is the  
Default Factory Setting:  
Your HH54 Portable Emergency Weather Alert Radio  
comes preprogrammed to receive NWS weather and  
hazard alert transmissions for all S.A.M.E. county codes  
within range. If this is what you want, leave the radio set  
to “ANY.”  
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5. After programming your first S.A.M.E. County  
Code, press the SELECT button then the  
“UP” arrow to advance to “S.A.M.E. 02.”  
Program all of your S.A.M.E. County  
Codes in the same way as above.  
6. When finished entering all your codes,  
press the MENU button to close the  
programming menu.  
A Single S.A.M.E. County Code:  
1. Press the MENU button to open menu options.  
2. Press the UP arrow to scroll through menu  
options until “S.A.M.E. SET” is displayed, then  
press SELECT button.  
3. Press the UP arrow to scroll through:“SINGLE”,  
“MULTIPLE”, or “ANY.”  
4. Display “SINGLE”, then press the SELECT button.  
“S.A.M.E.01”will be displayed. (Note if you are  
programming a single S.A.M.E. County Code,  
only the “01” setting will be used.) Press SELECT.  
5. Using the UP arrow, find the first digit of your  
S.A.M.E. County Code. Press the RIGHT arrow  
to save the digit and automatically advance to the  
next digit.  
6. Program all digits of your S.A.M.E. County Code in  
the same way.  
7. Press the SELECT button to store your S.A.M.E.  
County Code. Press the MENU button to close  
the programming menu.  
HelpfulTip:The S.A.M.E. code is created using the  
following method:  
The first digit is the sub county code-currently 0 in most  
areas.  
The second two digits represent the state code.  
The last three digits represent the county code.  
Travel/Home Modes  
The HH54 gives you the option of home or  
travel mode, making it easy to take the radio from home  
onto a road trip or vacation without having to reprogram  
your settings Here are the basic differences between  
travel and home mode:  
Home Mode: In this mode the radio uses your default  
settings for response location. So, if you have chosen mul-  
tiple S.A.M.E counties and programmed in three,  
these will be the counties the radio will alert for. In  
addition your channel selected during the quick start  
set-up will be saved as a home default as well, unless you  
manually change it through the menu while in home mode.  
When you switch to travel mode, these settings will be  
saved for when you return back to home mode.  
Travel Mode: In this mode the radio automatically scans  
to the first available weather channel with a broadcast  
signal strong enough to use. If later the signal becomes too  
weak to use the radio will automatically resume scanning  
to find a usable signal.  
Multiple S.A.M.E. County Codes:  
1. Press the MENU button to open menu options.  
2. Press the UP arrow to scroll through menu  
options until “S.A.M.E. SET” is displayed, then  
press the SELECT button.  
3. Press the UP arrow to scroll through:“SINGLE”,  
“MULTIPLE”, or “ANY.”  
4. Display “MULTIPLE” as explained, then press  
SELECT. S.A.M.E.01” will be displayed, indicating  
you will be programming your first S.A.M.E.  
County Code at weather radio menu location  
“01.”  
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This ensures no matter where you go you will always be  
locked onto the weather channel for that area.As for the  
S.A.M.E settings, the radio automatically disables Single  
and Multiple options so the radio will only alert for Any  
counties within range of where you are. To activate  
travel mode, press and hold the TR/HM button for 3  
seconds.To return to home hold TR/HM again 3 seconds.  
ReviewingAlerts  
The HH54 Portable Emergency Weather Alert Radio can  
store up to 10 different Weather/Hazard alerts (with  
overlapping effective times) in its memory. If the weather  
radio receives a new alert while any previous alert is still  
in effect, it automatically displays the new alert.You can  
review all alerts still in effect by pressing the UP arrow to  
scroll through the weather radio’s active alert memory.  
A double beep indicates the end of the list.“NO MESSA-  
GE” will be displayed if no alerts are active.Also, when  
the radio receives an alert the corresponding LED will be  
lit- RED= Warning, Orange= Watch andYellow= Advisory.  
Choosing anAlertType  
1. Press the MENU button to open menu options.  
2. Press the UP arrow to scroll through menu options  
until “ALT TYPE” (Alert Type) is displayed, then press  
the SELECT button.  
3. Press the UP arrow to scroll through the  
following (3) alert types: “DISPLAY”,“VOICE”,  
or “TONE”.  
4. Press the SELECT button to choose the Alert Type  
you want.  
5. Press the SELECT button to store your S.A.M.E.  
County Code. Press the MENU button to close the  
programming menu.  
Display Backlighting  
The HH54 has 2 settings for controlling the backlighting  
on the display. Choose between BLT NORM or BLT ON.  
With BLT NORM the backlight turns on whenever any  
button is pushed and will turn off after 5 seconds.With  
BLT ON, the backlight comes on and will stay on conti-  
nuously until you turn it off manually through the menu.  
Reception  
1. The typical weather reception distance will range from  
25-50 miles depending on the location and conditions  
of weather, terrain, etc...Also, some weather stations  
operate at much higher power levels than others and  
have their transmitting towers on the top of high  
buildings or hills. If reception in your area is not good,  
try different locations to find a place of good  
reception.  
AlertType  
Description  
DISPLAY  
When the DISPLAY alert type is chosen, only a  
text alert will scroll on the display.There will be no  
audible alarm.  
VOICE  
TONE  
When theVOICE alert type is chosen, the alert tone  
will sound for 8 seconds, then you will hear the voice  
of the weather broadcast for 5 minutes.  
When theTONE alert type is chosen, the alert  
tone will sound for 5 minutes, or until you press any  
button.  
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2. If weather stations cannot be heard on any channel,  
contact your local National Weather Service office to  
verfiy the station is on air and also verify the  
Troubleshooting  
AlertType  
Description  
CHANNEL and location of the weather station.  
3. All National Weather Service stations periodically  
transmit test signals.You can find out when your local  
NWS 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). During the weekly test  
signal, the local NWS station will give a list of counties  
covered by their transmitter.The NWS test signal  
allows everyone with weather radio receivers to verify  
the operation of their equipment.The following test  
signals may be sent by the NWS during testing:  
required weekly test, required monthly test, system  
demo, and national periodic test. During a test, the  
yellow advisory LED will light up and the “Weekly  
Test” or “Monthly Test” message will be visible on the  
display.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.  
NO POWER  
Make sure the batteries are installed  
correctly into the radio observing  
polarity as you install them.  
NO SOUND  
Check volume to ensure it is turned up  
to an audible level.  
NOWEATHER  
Ensure the radio is set to the NWS  
weather channel in use for your area.  
BROADCASTWHEN  
YOU PRESSTHEWX/  
SNOOZE BUTTON  
Contact NWS to ensure they are  
presently broadcasting.  
If in a metal structure, make sure you  
are close to a window.  
THE RADIO IS NOT  
RESPONDING  
PROPERLYTO NWS  
WEATHERALERT  
BROADCASTS  
Check to see that you have  
programmed in the correct S.A.M.E  
county codes.  
Check with the NWS that the tower is  
broadcasting.  
THEADVISORY LIGHT  
HAS BEEN ON FORA  
WHILE  
If your advisory light is on and  
continues to stay on, the radio will  
automatically reset this function within  
6 hours.  
4. Mobile home reception is difficult due to the metallic  
structure preventing reception. Put your HH54 near  
a window.  
Please Note: the Midland HH54 Portable Emergency  
WeatherAlert Radio device complies with part 15 of the  
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following  
conditions:(1)This device may not cause harmful  
interference;(2)This device must accept any interference  
received including interference that may cause undesired  
operation.  
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Service  
OneYear LimitedWarranty  
Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its  
option without charge, any weather alert transceiver which  
fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within One  
Year following the initial consumer purchase.This warranty  
does not apply to water damage, battery leak or abuse.  
Accessories have a 90 day warranty from date of purchase,  
including any antennas, chargers, or earphones.This warranty  
does not include the cost of labor for removal or  
If your MidlandWeather Radio fails to operate properly,  
check theTroubleshooting” section in this manual  
before returning it for service. If necessary, return as  
follows:  
1. Pack the unit in its original box and packing.Then  
pack the original box in a suitable shipping carton.  
Caution:Improper packing may result in damage  
during shipment.  
re-installation of the product in a vehicle or other mounting.  
2. Include the following:  
a. full description of any problems  
For Product Purchased in the USA:  
Performance of any obligation under this warranty may be  
obtained by returning the warranted product, prepaid freight,  
along with proof of purchase to:  
b. daytime telephone number, name & address  
3. For warranty service include a photocopy of the bill  
of sale from an authorized dealer or other proof of  
purchase showing the date of sale.  
4. You do not need to return accessory items (AC/DC  
Adapter, Batteries, Owners Guide) unless they  
might be directly related to the problem.  
5. A flat rate of $25.00 will apply to repairs not  
covered by warranty or units that are over one year  
old. Send only cashier’s check, money order or  
Master Card orVisa card number.  
Midland Radio Corporation  
Warranty Service Department  
5900 Parretta Drive  
Kansas City, MO 64120  
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also  
have other rights, which vary from state to state. Note :The  
above warranty applies only to merchandise purchased in the  
United States ofAmerica or any of the territories or  
possessions thereof, or from a U.S. Military exchange.  
Midland Radio Corporation  
5900 Parretta Drive  
Kansas City, MO 64120  
816-241-8500  
For Product Purchased in Canada:  
Performance of any obligation under this warranty may be  
obtained by returning the warranted product, along with  
proof of purchase to your dealer in Canada.This warranty  
gives you specified legal rights.Additional warranty rights may  
be provided by law in some areas.  
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MIDLAND RADIO CORPORATION  
5900 Parretta Drive  
Kansas City, MO 64120  
Call 816.241.8500  
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