the.Priority.channel.only.if.the.scanner.detects.a.
weather.alert.
To perform a weather scan:
Press.WX..Your.scanner.scans.through.the.
weather.bands.then.stops.on.the.next.available.
weather.broadcast.
To program a weather channel into priority
channel:
1.. Press.WX.
2.. Select.the.weather.channel.
3.. Press.FUNC.and.then.PRI.
SAME Standby Mode
SAME.alerts.include.FIPS.codes.to.identify.
areas,.established.by.the.US.Census.bureau..
You.can.set.your.scanner.to.alert.for.all.areas.or.
limit weather alerts to up to 10 specific areas by
FIPS.code..
The National Weather Service maintains a
current list of FIPS codes at
www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/.
To program a FIPS code:
1.. Press.WX.and.listen.to.identify.the.weather.
station.with.the.strongest.signal.
2.. Press.FUNC,.and.then.PGM.to.access.the.
FIPS.code.entry.table.
3.. Use.
.or.
.to.select.the.desired.FIPS.code.
positions.(0-9).
4.. Use.the.number.keys.to.enter.the.FIPS.
code..The.format.of.a.FIPS.code.is:
Subdivisions
State.Code
County.Code
0-9
(0=entire.area)
01-50
(00=all.states)
XXX
(000=all.counties)
Example:.048439
(0=All;.48=Texas;.439=Tarrant.County)
5.. (Optional).To.label.the.code,.press.TEXT.
and.use.the.letter.buttons.to.enter.text..
6.. Press.ENT.to.store.the.code..Repeat.this.
process.to.program.additional.FIPS.codes..
7
.. Press.L/OUT
to lock out or enable specific
FIPS.entries.
8.. Press.WX.to.exit.the.FIPS.code.entry.table.
To review stored FIPS codes:
1.. Press.WX.then.a.number.key..
2.. Press.L/OUT.to.change.the.lockout.status.
The scanner sounds an alert or beep
when it receives the SAME code. If
you do not stop the alert (or beep) for
five minutes, the alert stops and the
scanner beeps every ten seconds. If the
scanner receives a new message after
five minutes, it sounds the alert or beep.
Press any key except LIGHT to stop the
alert and allow the scanner to receive a
new alert signal before the five minute
time out.
For information about adding text tags to
a FIPS code, see “Text Tags” on Page 44.
