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Basic Oper
ation
Weather Alerts
Receiving All Weather Alerts
To program the scanner to search for weather alerts every two seconds, set a
weather channel as the priority channel.
1.
Press .
2.
Select the weather channel you want to set as the priority channel.
.
Press and hold
ENT
then
PRI/ALERT
.
P ChAnnEL
displays momentarily.
Then
P
CH
flashes and
000.000
0
(or the previously-stored frequency) appears.
4.
Press
ENT
to store the priority channel. The display flashes twice. Press
TUNE/CLEAR
to cancel.
5.
Press
PRI/ALERT
during scanning or searching to turn on the priority
feature.
PRI
appears.
If the scanner detects a 1050 Hz weather alert tone on the programmed
channel, the scanner sounds the alert tone and
ALErt
flashes. Press any key to
turn off the alarm.
Receiving Alerts for Specific Areas
About SAME Signals
The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally
encoded
SAME
(Specific Area Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone.
The SAME signal includes a
FIPS
(Federal Information Processing Standard)
code and an event code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent.
The FIPS code format is:
Subdivisions
State
County
0-9
(0=entire area)
01-50
(00=all states)
XXX
(000=all counties)
Example: 048439
(0=All; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
A current list of FIPS codes is located at www.NWS.NOAA.gov/NWR.
SAME Standby Mode
In SAME Standby mode, your scanner monitors weather channels for SAME
alerts for up to seven areas you specify by entering the FIPS codes.
To program your scanner for SAME Standby mode:
1.
Press .
2.
Press
PGM
to access the FIPS code entry mode.