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Model HH50/51 Owner’s Manual
Battery Installation: Push down and slide the battery case cover off the unit. Insert 3 AAA batteries into the com-
partment, noting polarity. Return battery case cover. (Note: You may remove the belt clip with a screwdriver if
it makes it easier for you to insert the batteries.)
Power On: Move the slide switch on the right side of the unit to the “ON” position. The radio will auto scan and lock
onto the NWS broadcast in your area. If no broadcast is available, you will hear static.
Note:
If a weather broadcast cannot be heard on any of the 7 channels, ensure the telescoping
antenna is fully extended and a new set of batteries is in the radio. Press the “TEST” button to
lock onto the next NWS broadcast in your area. If this does not work, contact your local NWS
office and verify the closest station is on air.
Power OFF: Move the slide switch on the right side of the unit to the “OFF” position. The radio will completely turn
off and will not be in alert standby mode. For long term storage put the radio in the “OFF” position with the
batteries removed.
Alert Mode: The HH50/51 weather radio has an innovative, automatic alert system. During an emergency, NWS
forecasters will send out a special tone to activate weather radios in the listening area; the HH50/51 radio is
automatically activated and sounds a loud tone for 15 seconds then switches to the NWS broadcast.
Emergency weather bulletins include alerts for: tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, ice/snow storms, and other
severe weather. Other emergencies might include: Amber alerts, hazardous explosions, wildfires, chemical
spills, tsunamis, and other civil emergencies.
T
o put the radio into alert mode- move the slide switch on the right side of the unit to the “ALERT” position.
Volume Adjusting: To adjust the listening volume of the radio, put the radio into broadcast mode by moving
the slide switch to the “ON” position. Then, using the up and down buttons, adjust to the desired listening
level.
Test Button: To ensure the alert function of the radio is working, move the slide switch to the “ALERT” position.
Then, press and hold the TEST button for 3 seconds. You will hear the alert tone. Press the TEST button
again to silence the tone.
Weather Channel Rescan: While the radio is in the “ON” position, press the TEST button for 1 second. The radio
will rescan and lock onto the strongest broadcast signal.
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
6-inch telescoping
antenna
OFF/ON/ALERT
Switch
Volume Up/Down
Buttons
Weather Alert
Test/Rescan
Button
Midland Radio Corporation
Hereby certifies that this unit has
been designed and manufactured,
in accordance with PART 15 of the FCC
rules. Operation is subject to the condition
that this device does not cause harmful
interference.
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