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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 specic 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 specic
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
ve minutes, the alert stops and the
scanner beeps every ten seconds. If the
scanner receives a new message after
ve 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 ve minute
time out.
For information about adding text tags to
a FIPS code, see “Text Tags” on Page 44.