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Basic Oper
ation
.
Use
e
or
d
to select the desired FIPS code storage location.
4.
Use the number keys to enter the FIPS code, then press
ENT
to store the
code.
5.
Repeat steps 3-4 for all the FIPS codes that you wish to store.
.
Press to exit FIPS code entry mode. The scanner displays
F
showing that
FIPS codes are enabled.
.
Press
PRI/ALERT
to initiate SAME Standby mode. The scanner displays
F
[1-7]
CH
StAndby.
The scanner will monitor weather channels for alerts with matching FIPS codes.
To exit SAME Standby mode, press
PRI/ALERT
again.
n
Notes:
• Press
L/O
during step 4 to lock-out FIPS entries;
L/0
appears in the display.
Press
L/O
again to enable FIPS entries;
L/0
disappears.
• If you do not enter any FIPS codes, or if your FIPS codes are locked out,
when you enter SAME Standby mode the scanner receives alerts and
warning messages for all receivable areas.
• The scanner sounds an alert when it receives the SAME code. To stop the
alert and ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal, press any key.
• If you do not stop the alert within five minutes, the alert stops and the
scanner beeps every ten seconds. If the scanner receives a new weather
alert after five minutes, it sounds the new alert.
Testing the Weather Alert and Beep Tone
1.
To test the weather alert, press and hold
ENT
for more than 2 seconds
while
F [1-7]
CH
StAndby
appears on the display.
The display indicates the type of message, and the scanner sounds an alert
or series of beeps. The beeps automatically change every 3 seconds.
2.
Press any key to stop testing.
Skywarn
Many areas of the country have amateur radio repeaters that have been
designated as “Skywarn” repeaters. During times of severe weather, these
repeaters are used to relay reports of severe weather directly to meteorologists
at a local National Weather Service forecast office. Using the Skywarn feature
in your scanner, you can easily jump to your local Skywarn frequency and
monitor these reports, in many cases hearing about severe weather in your area
instantly as it occurs.
1.
Before using this feature, you must program the Skywarn frequency into
channel 200 (see
“Programming Known Frequencies into Channels”
on page 16).
