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P
rogram
ming
th
e
W
eat
her
adio
S
ELECTING
/C
HANGING
A
FIPS C
ODE
You can set the Weatheradio to work with FIPS
codes in one of three ways.
ALL LOCATION
— the Weatheradio receives all SAME
alert signals broadcast within about a 50-mile
radius. The Weatheradio automatically selects
ALL
LOCATION
the first time you turn it on.
SINGLE LOC
— the Weatheradio receives a SAME
alert signal for one FIPS code programmed in
memory location 1.
MULTIPLE LOC
— the Weatheradio receives a SAME
alert signal for up to 15 FIPS codes programmed in
multiple locations in the Weatheradio’s memory.
1. When
AREA SELECT
appears, press
Þ
. The
currently selected FIPS mode (
ALL LOCATION
,
SINGLE LOC
,
or
MULTIPLE LOC
) appears.
2. Repeatedly press
ß
or
Ü
until the FIPS mode
you want appears, then press
Þ
.
• If you selected
SINGLE LOC
or
MULTIPLE LOC
and you have not programmed the
Weatheradio with a FIPS code,
LOC1 ------
appears. Otherwise,
LOC
,
the memory location
number, and FIPS code already
programmed into that memory location
appears. Go to Step 3.
• If you selected
ALL LOCATION
, the radio beeps
and
AREA SELECT
appears. Go to Step 8.
3. If you selected
SINGLE LOC
,
go to Step 4.
Otherwise, repeatedly press
ß
or
Ü
to select
the memory location where you want to store a
FIPS code.
4. To add a FIPS code or change the displayed FIPS
code, press
Þ
. The FIPS code’s first digit flashes.
5. Repeatedly press
Ý
or
Þ
to move the cursor
backward or forward to the digit to be changed,
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