On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:55:03 -0400, "Radiosrfun"
wrote:
:"Sarah Czepiel" wrote in message
. ..
: On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:02:15 -0400, Crackles McFarly
: wrote:
:
: :On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:42:49 -0400, "Radiosrfun"
: sayd the following:
: :
: :"Crackles McFarly" wrote in message
: ...
: : On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:23:54 -0400, "Radiosrfun"
: : sayd the following:
: :
: :"Radiosrfun" wrote in message
: et...
: : "Crackles McFarly" wrote in message
: : ...
: : On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:23:41 -0400, "Radiosrfun"
: : sayd the following:
: :
: :"Crackles McFarly" wrote in message
: :news:654hc391so64jj51sqp2dg5it0gej3j5qs@bb b.org...
: : On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:53:09 -0400, Crackles McFarly
: : sayd the following:
: :
: :74-250(c) MIDLAND [yellow one], cannot figure out how to turn
: the
: :unit
: :OFF... help?
: :
: :I'll be buying dozens of batteries per month at this rate.
: :
: :
: :any / all help appreciated.
: :
: :
: :p.s. this radio [midland 74-250(c)] sucks and is hard to
: program, too
: :small, easy to break, etc...
: :
: :
: :
: : You guys don't fall over each other to help me all at once.
: :
: : I found my answer, no not from the manual, nor the midland
: website..
: :
: : Could have received an answer here but that seems impossible
: now.
: :
: : I guess these [4] newsgroups are nothing more than 'let's talk
: about
: : how far I got out [miles] last night' bragging etc.
: :
: : OK, I guess I'll just READ messages and hope my answer is
: already
: : posted.
: :
: : thanks again... ;-)
: :
: :
: :
: :Sorry, I had a rather busy week....... I'm not familiar with this
: unit
: :to
: :offer much more than -
: :
: :1. IF it is soley battery powered - remove the batteries until you
: :either
: :repair the unit yourself or get it repaired, or use an optional
: adaptor
: :to
: :supply power. But duh - you probably already knew that.
: :
: :2. As to the problem - sounds like you've got a defective on/off
: :switch -
: :OR - possibly a strand of wire or solder blob - across the
: switch -
: :effectively shorting it out - and not useable for control.
: :
: : midland are tards... Manual says to 'save batteries' place unit in
: non
: : receive mode, their is NOT AN OFF SWITCH according to manual.
: :
: : I will NEVER buy anything again from midland.
: :
: : Even if midland had an offer of 2 high-end computers for $99 I'd
: not
: : buy one.
: :
: :
: :
: :
: : HUH? No on/off switch? THAT IS WEIRD! Well, if there is any room on
: the
: : chassis/cabinet, you could always wire one in - sure a lot more
: : convenient
: : than burning up batteries. "Shouldn't" take much to put a switch in
: the
: : unit.
: :
: : L.
: :
: :
: :Not able to see a top, rear, or right side view of the unit OR
: inside, it
: :"appears" you "might" be able to put a micro toggle switch on it - if
: you
: :don't mind drilling a small hole in the case. BUT - the problem is,
: is the
: :case is supposed to be "Water proof". So - to drill any holes, you're
: :asking
: :for trouble. Apparently - they've designed it to remain on to
: "protect
: :you".
: :Most of the Weather radios I've seen, had an on/off control on them.
: I
: :guess
: :the "Snooze" mode - maybe would work OR on a channel not covered by
: :N.O.A.A. - in your area. What would then be a "Squelched" condition
: would
: :have less drain on the cells - but still drain - none the less.
: :
: :What sort of batteries are you using? It "says" it has "in unit
: :charging"............ So - you should be able to reduce battery
: purchase -
: :according to that. Does it have a drop in charger? It says nothing of
: any
: :"jack" to charge with only and earphone jack.
: :
: :
: : I'm using those reg expensive store bought batteries, not rchargeble.
: :
: : The weatheradiio is suppose to be in standby mode, but shows the
: time,
: : date, etc...
: :
: : You can put it in alert mode, it claims the 'reciever' is then
: : working..
: :
: : It's a stupid radio.
: :
: :
: :Well, being it "supposedly" recharges cells in the radio - get yourself
: a
: :set of rechargeables and see if it helps........ If nothing else, take
: it
: :back to where you bought it for an exchange or refund.
: :
: :L.
: :
: :
: :
: :1. The "charger" was not included.
: :2. The re-stocking free + shipping cost would make returning it very
: :expensive.
: :3. I'm too stupid to have simply waited for the Oregon Scientific
: :radios.
: :
:
: I cannot grab the icon images from the pdf file but if you see nothing
: on your dispaly that looks like a speaker or says NOAA the radio is
: off as per #4 below.
:
: Hope this helps.
:
:
: OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE 74-250
:
http://www.midlandradio.com Page 10 of 15
:
:
: LISTENING TO WEATHER BROADCASTS
: These icons indicate the receiving mode. To change modes, press and
: hold the SNOOZE/FUNC button until the desired mode is showing.
:
: 1.This icon indicates that weather alerts will only display and not
: sound.
:
: 2.This icon indicates the weather receive is in voice listening mode.
:
: 3.This icon without 1 or 2 indicates normal alert monitoring mode.
:
: 4.When no icons are displayed, the radio is off. Only time and
: temperature is active.
:
:
:There ya go - Crackles! "Sarah" came through for you. Maybe now - you can
:"appreciate" the radio - not feel it was a "loss".
:Good luck!
:
:L.
It bothered me to read he felt so discouraged. I always
find folks here very helpful. I'm never sure of the proper way to
handle a question if you don't know the answer. Is everyone to chime
in saying, " Can't help, don't know." ? I've read such threads and
more often than not the OP responds with a less than polite comment to
"shut it" if you don't know the answer. Anyway, hope he'll enjoy the
radio now he knows how to shut it off.
Way back when in the stone age of CB radio I had a set of Midland
handheld tranceivers and they were very good. Cost my Dad a heap of
cash back then because they had a 3 mile range! Wow!
Wish I
still had them but like loads of other things from that era, Barbie
dolls, etc... they were sold at a yard sale when I outgrew them.
Regards, Sarah