Midland WR120B Manual
Set Up Instructions for Midland
Weather Alert Radio
1. Take all of the items out of the package and
remove all plastic.
2. There should be a total of 3 items in the
package:
a. Weather Unit b. AC Power Adapter
c. User’s Guide
How To Use:
1. Directional Pad:
Use these arrows to
navigate through different
menu options.
2. Menu button:
Use this button
to enter the menu options.
3. Select button:
Use this to choose options.
4. Up button:
Use this to turn the volume up.
5. Down button:
Use this to turn the volume down.
6. Watch Light:
This light indicates a watch
for potential weather emergencies.
7. Warning Light:
This light indicates a weather
emergency.
8. Weather/Snooze button:
Use this button to listen to local weather
reports on the radio.
Use this button to snooze alerts or sirens.
9. Advisory Light:
This light is the lowest warning level.
This light indicates a weather advisory.
Set Up:
3. First, Switch the
On/Off switch to the
On position.
4. Pull antenna out and
fully extend it.
5. Insert 3 AA batteries
into the back.
6. Plug the AC Power Adapter into the Power
Jack and into the wall.
7. The radio will
display the word
“Welcome”, then it will show “Set Language”.
8. To Set Language:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Press the up button to scroll to Set
Language. Press Select.
c. Use the up arrow to choose your
language preference. Press Select.
9. To Set Location:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Use the up arrow to scroll to Set Location,
then press Select.
c. Press the up arrow to Single, then press
Select.
d. 01 EMPTY will be displayed. Press Select.
e. Use the up and down arrows to select your
country, state/province, and county/area.
Press Select after each selection.
f. Press Menu to exit.
10. To set time:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Press the up arrow to scroll through the
menu options.
c. Press the Select button. Use the up arrow to
change the hour.
d. Press the right arrow to save the hour and
move on to setting the minutes.
e. Use the up arrow to set the minutes and use
the right arrow to save it.
f. Press Select to save the current time.
g. Press Menu to exit the menu mode.
11. To set an alarm:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Press the up button to scroll to Set Alarm.
Press Select.
c. Press the up arrow to display ON. Press
Select.
d. Press the up arrow to choose the hour.
e. Press the right arrow to save the hour.
f. Use the up arrow again to program the
minutes.
g. Press the Select button to save the time.
h. Press Menu to exit.
12. To set alert type:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Use the up arrow to scroll to Alert Type,
then press Select.
c. Use the up arrow to choose Voice, Tone, or
Display, then press Select.
d. Press Menu to exit.
13. To test the alerts:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Use the up arrow to scroll to Alert Test.
c. Press Select and a siren will sound.
d. Press Menu to turn off or Weather/Snooze
to snooze it.
e. Press Menu to exit.
14. To set the channel and volume:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Use the up arrow to scroll to Set Channel,
then press Select.
Voice: alert tone will sound for 8 seconds, then a voice
will announce the weather broadcast for 3 minutes.
Tone: alert tone will sound for 3 minutes.
Display: only a text alert will scroll on the display.
c. Use the up and down arrows to find the
radio station you desire.
d. Use the Volume up and down buttons to
adjust volume.
e. Press Menu to exit.
15. To adjust the backlight:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Use the up arow to scroll to Backlight, then
press Select.
c. Use the up arrow to select BLT NORM,
BLT ON, or BLT OFF. Press Select.
d. Press Menu to exit.
16. To adjust the button noises:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Use the up arrow to scroll to the Button
Beeps, then press Select.
c. Use the up arrow to choose ON or OFF.
Press Select.
BLT NORM: the backlight turns on
when a button is pressed.
BLT ON: the backlight is always on.
BLT OFF: the backlight is always
d. Press Menu to exit.
17. To set events:
a. Press the menu button.
b. Use the up arrow to scroll to Set Events,
then press Select.
c. Use the up arrow to choose ALL ON, ALL
OFF, ALL DEFAULT, or EDIT EVENTS.
d. Press Select. Press Menu to exit.
18. To edit events:
a. Press the Menu button.
b. Use the up arrow to Set Events, then press
Select.
c. Use the up arrow to scroll to Edit Events.
Press Select.
ALL ON: turns on tones for all applicable alerts.
ALL OFF: turns off tones for all alerts.
ALL DEFAULT: returns all alert settings to default.
EDIT EVENTS: allows individual alert sirens to be
enabled.
d. Use the up arrow to select your desired
alert, then press Select.
e. Use the up arrow to choose ON or OFF,
then press Select.
f. Press the Menu button to exit.
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