User's Manual

a local NOAA weather broadcast.
Weather Monitor
iSCAN’s Weather Monitor mode provides instant access to NOAA weather broadcasts in
your area. To activate Weather Monitor mode, press the WX key. Use the  and  keys to
select the strongest NOAA transmitter for your area.
Weather Priority
Weather Priority mode samples the specified weather frequency periodically while
scanning to see if the All Hazards 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone (WAT) is present. If the WAT
is present, the scanner will sound an alarm and tune to the specified weather frequency to
monitor the nature of the alert.
To activate Weather Priority mode, follow the steps above listed above in Weather Monitor
mode, and find the strongest weather radio transmitter for your area. Once iSCAN is tuned
to the strongest weather radio transmitter for your location, note the weather channel
number in the display (e.g., “WX7” is Channel 7). Press the MENU key. Scroll to Priority,
and use the  and  keys to select the same NOAA weather radio channel number that
you previously identified as having the best signal for your area. Press the MENU key to
exit, following the on-screen instructions to save your changes.
When monitoring objects, iSCAN will check the specified weather frequency periodically for
the 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone (WAT). If WAT is found, iSCAN will sound an alarm and
monitor the weather alert audio.
Dedicated SAME Weather Alert Receiver
Dedicated SAME Weather Alert Receiver mode monitors the specified weather frequency
silently, waiting to receive a Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) alert that
corresponds with a SAME location code (also known as a FIPS code) that you have
entered. If there is a match between a transmitted SAME location code and one that you
have previously stored, iSCAN will sound an alarm, display the alert type, and monitor the
alert. Up to 10 SAME FIPS location codes can be stored in iSCAN.