Midland ER10 NOAA Weather Radio Owner's Manual

QUICK START GUIDE

1. Install 3 AA alkaline batteries.

2. To turn radio on, press and hold [band] for three seconds.

3. Press [band] to cycle through AM, FM, and WX bands.

4. To activate weather alerts, press [WX/MENU]

1. AM/PM ICON - Indicates time is am or pm when in 12 hour clock mode.

2. AM BAND ICON - Indicates radio is in AM band mode.

3. FM BAND ICON - Indicates radio is in FM band mode.

4. WX BAND ICON - Indicates radio is in weather band mode.

5. BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR - Indicates the battery level.

6. VOLUME BAR INDICATOR - Indicates the volume level.

7. FREQUENCY ICONS - Indicates the channel frequency.

8. CLOCK/CHANNEL NUMBER - Displays time, channel or frequency.

9. FLASHLIGHT - Built-in LED flashlight.

10. [Lamp]- Press to use flashlight.

11. HEADPHONE JACK - 3.5mm phone jack for headphones (not included).

12. [WX/MENU] - Press to activate weather alerts. Press and hold to enter menu.

13. [Tune]- Press to tune radio stations and toggle menu setting. Press and hold keys to automatically scan to the next radio station.

14. [Vol]- Press to increase or decrease the volume.

15. [band]- Press and hold for three seconds to power on radio. Press again to cycle through radio bands. Press and hold for three seconds to power off radio.

OPERATION

TURNING THE RADIO ON/OFF

To turn the radio on, press and hold [band] for three seconds. To turn the radio off, press and hold [band] for three seconds.

SELECTING A BAND

To select between AM, FM and WX, press [band]. Each press will cycle through the bands in the order listed. ADJUSTING THE VOLUME To adjust the volume, press [Vol].

TUNING THE RADIO

Press [band] to cycle through AM, FM and WX radio bands. Once the desired radio band is selected, tune to the desired station using [Tune] . For best FM and WX reception, fully extend the telescopic antenna and rotate until reception is clear. Press and hold [Tune] to automatically scan to the next radio station.

BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR

WEATHER ALERT FUNCTION

To enable the WX alert function, press [WX/MENU]. When the WX alerts are enabled the WX icon on the LCD screen will flash. When an alert is received, the radio will sound an audible siren and the flashlight will flash. Press any button to cancel the alert. To disable WX alerts, press [WX/MENU]. When the WX alerts are disabled the WX icon on the LCD will stop flashing (when in WX mode) or disappear (when in AM or FM mode). WX alerts can be enabled/disabled when radio is powered off.

ACCESSING AND USING THE MENU

Power on the radio and press and hold [WX/MENU] for three seconds. To adjust the settings use [Tune]. To go to the next menu option, press [WX/MENU]. To exit the menu, toggle through all the menu options using [WX/MENU] or wait 10 seconds and the menu will timeout. Menu settings are saved when the menu is exited or timed out.

SETTING THE CLOCK

To set the clock, press and hold [WX/MENU] and select the 24 hour or the 12 hour clock. Press [WX/MENU] to begin adjusting the hours with [Tune] . Press [WX/MENU] to adjust the minutes using the [Tune] buttons.

WEATHER CHANNEL DISPLAY OPTION

There are two weather channel display options, channel and frequency. To adjust the display, press  and hold [WX/MENU]. Cycle to the ch and Fr option by pressing [WX/MENU] three times. Use [Tune] to make selection.

LED FLASHLIGHT

To use the flashlight, press [Lamp]. The flashlight will be in low power mode. Use [Lamp] to cycle through high power mode, SOS strobe and to power off.

ABOUT NOAA/NWS

NOAA and the NWS operate a system of all-hazard alert broadcasts covering most of the United States. To listen, fully extend the telescopic antenna and rotate until reception is clear. The ER10 can receive broadcasts up to 50 miles from the weather station depending on your location and conditions of weather, terrain, etc. If reception is not good, try a different location. If indoors, placement near a window usually improves reception.

SELECTING A WEATHER CHANNEL

The radio has 7 NOAA/NWS weather channels to choose from. Press [band] to select the WX band. Then use [Tune] to select the weather channel for your area. Press and hold [Tune] to scan to the next active channel.

Visit weather.gov/nwr/counties for your location specific channel.