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Settings
From Scan Mode or Search Mode, Press
FUNC +
PRI.
“WX Priority Scan Turn On”
or
“WX Priority Scan Turn
Off”
appears.
Receiving NWR-SAME and Weather
Alert Signals
The National Oceanic and Aerospace
Administration (NOAA) broadcasts alerts that
include digitally encoded data. The severity of
the alert is identified using Specific Area Message
Encding (SAME). The scanner displays the SAME
event code name and sounds an alert for each
level: Warning level, Watch level, or Advisory level.
To program your scanner to alert you when the
weather service issues a SAME event code, turn
on the alert feature and then leave the scanner
monitoring the weather service.
Note:
You cannot scan channels and
monitor for SAME event codes at the
same time.
Turning On the Digital Weather Alert Feature
1.
Press
WX/
to start the weather search.
2.
Press
PRI/ALERT
.
“SAME Standby”
and “
ALT”
appear. This mutes the audio until the scanner
receives a SAME-coded signal.
When the scanner receives a SAME-coded signal,
the alert sounds,
ALT
flashes, and the SAME event
code name (which indicates the severity of the
alert) appears. Press any key to turn off the alert
sound and listen to the weather broadcast.
Testing Digital Weather Alert Tone
To hear and test the tones for the three alert
levels, press
WX/
to select the weather service,
then hold down
PRI/ALERT
for about 1 second.
The tones sound in the order Advisory level,
