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Note:
Weather Priority does not work in all scanning modes. See
the following table for Weather Priority operation.
Normal Priority
is
ON
and WX
Priority is
ON
Normal Priority
is
ON
and WX
Priority is
Off
Normal Priority
is
OFF
and WX
Priority is
ON
Scan (Play)
Mode
Checks both
Normal Priority
channel and WX
Priority chanel
Check only
Normal Priority
channel
Checks only WX
Priority channel
Alert displays
when 1050Hz
tone is detected
No Alert
Alert displays
when 1050Hz
tone is detected
Signal Stalker II
Mode
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
Search Mode
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
WX Mode
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
While Browsing
Objects
(-Browser- is
displayed)
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
To set the Weather Priority channel:
1.
Press
, then press
or
to select the strongest NOAA
channel for your area.
2.
Press
MENU
and scroll to
Priority
.
3.
Press
or
to select the NOAA weather radio channel that you
identified in step 1.
4.
Scroll to
Save Changes
and press
/II/SEL
or
to save.
SAME Standby Mode
About SAME Signals
Each weather alert is preceded 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=entire area; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
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Note:
A current list of FIPS codes is located at:
www.NWS.NOAA.gov/NWR indexnw.htm
.
Programming FIPS Codes
You can specify SAME alerts for up to ten locations by programming
the FIPS codes for the subdivision, state, or county. Before you can
use SAME Standby Mode, you must program at least one FIPS code.
1.
Press
to activate Weather Mode, then press
MENU
.
2.
Scroll to
SAME 1 Tag
and press
to enter a name for the SAME
1 location.
3.
Follow the on screen instructions to create and save the name.
4.
Scroll down to
SAME 1 FIPS
and press
to enter a FIPS code
for SAME 1.
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions to enter and save the FIPS
code for your local area.
6.
Scroll down to
SAME 1 Enable
and press
/II/SEL
or
to e
nable
the SAME 1 location.
7.
Repeat steps 2-6 if you want to program SAME information for
other areas.
8.
When finished, Scroll to
Save Changes
and press
/II/SEL
or
to save changes, or
press
MENU
and follow the on-screen
instructions to save changes and exit.
