Uniden BCD325P2, Owner'S Manual

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5. To turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off press Func then 4(ifx) .
6. To turn the attenuation on or off press
Func
then
7(att)
.
7. To store a frequency press E/yes then see Storing a Displayed Frequency.
8. To go to the Weather Menu in any weather mode press Func then Menu .
Weather Alert Priority turning the weather alert priority feature on allows the
scanner to check the weather channels every 5 seconds for a 1050 Hz weather
alert signal and still scan or search. If you should receive an alert, you will hear a
loud warbling then the weather channel audio. You will see WX in the display when
Weather Alert Priority is on.
Warning!
If you receive an alert it will be at
FULL
volume.
Note: You can also toggle weather alert priority in scan or search modes by
pressing the WX button.
1. Scroll to ‘WX Alt Priority’ and press E/yes .
2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/yes to save and exit.
Programming SAME Groups SAME (Specific Area Messaging System) is a system
developed by the National Weather Service to reduce the number of alerts received
by consumers by allowing them to hear alerts only for the county(ies) they are
interested in. Each alert contains information about the type and severity of the alert,
as well as the specific geographic locations affected by the alert. In addition, certain
special regions and wildcard settings can be assigned. Your scanner can receive all
SAME alert signals broadcast within about a 50-mile radius of where you use it.
To receive SAME alerts and broadcasts about weather occurring only in particular
counties within that area, you can program up to 5 groups of 8 FIPS codes (40
codes) into the scanners memory. This lets you avoid hearing an alert that applies to
an area within a 50-mile radius but not necessarily to your county or parish.
For the purpose of broadcasting weather information, the NWS has divided the
United States into regions by state and county (or parish, where applicable) then
assigned a 6-digit FIPS code to identify each county or parish. For example, the
code for Tarrant County, Texas, is 048439. The first digit in a FIPS code identifies
the county subdivision, the next two digits identify the state, and the last three digits
identify the county or parish. Most FIPS codes begin with 0, which means the code
represents an entire county. The NWS, however, plans to eventually subdivide some
large counties. When that happens, each subdivision will be assigned a digit from
1-9, resulting in codes such as 148439, 248439, and so on.
To obtain the FIPS code for the location where you installed your scanner call the
NWS toll free at 1-888-697-7263 (follow the instructions you hear).