User's Manual

20-496 Owner’s Manual Draft Page 40/78
selected bank. Chan Store! appears for 2 seconds. All the conditions such as receiving mode and delay
condition are copied on the channel. After about 2 seconds, the scanner automatically returns to search
mode.
COPING A FREQUENCY INTO THE PRIORITY CHANNEL
You can copy a frequency into the priority channel (see “Programming the Priority Channel” on Page XX)
when the scanner stops on the frequency during Search, Scan, Manual, Tune, or WX mode.
Press FUNC, and then PRI when the frequency is on the display. The display flashes twice and the
frequency is copied to the priority channel.
SPECIAL FEATURES
LISTENING TO THE WEATHER BAND
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated
channels for use by their weather reporting authorities.
NOAA and your local weather reporting authority broadcast your local forecast and regional weather
information on one or more of these channels.
LISTENING TO A WEATHER CHANNEL
To hear your local forecast and regional weather information, press WX. Your scanner scans through the
weather band then stops on the first active weather frequency. Press WX repeatedly to find the strongest
weather frequency for your location. If necessary, use ATT to apply attenuation to weather channels with
interference.
SAME Standby Mode
The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally encoded SAME (Specific Area
Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The SAME signal includes a FIPS (Federal Information
Processing Standard) area code, and an event code that corresponds with the type of alert being sent. You
can configure your scanner to operate in SAME Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather radio
station for SAME alerts for areas you specify. You can program your scanner with up to 10 FIPS codes for
the areas you desire. The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS codes at
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/ .
To configure your scanner for SAME Standby mode, follow these steps: