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is active, you can change the search direction to up
or down.
During the search of one of the preprogrammed services, the
lowest display line will indicate the service that you are
searching. To stop the search, press HOLD/MAN. Rotate the
VFO to move up or down one programmed frequency when
the FREQ icon is displayed, or press RSM to resume
searching.
Service Search Skip
You can set the scanner to skip the frequencies unwanted
during Service Search. 100 skipped frequencies are
programmable.
1. To skip over a frequency, press L/O when stopping at the
frequency you want to skip.
2. To cancel a skip during search, press
HOLD/MAN, tune in the desired
frequency by rotating the VFO, then
press L/O.
To restore all skipped frequencies, press and hold L/O for
2 seconds.
Note: You can not set any skip frequency in WEATHER
service mode.
NWR-SAME Alert
In addition to the conventional weather broadcasts, your
BC250D is compatible with NWR-SAME weather alert.
When the scanner receives NOAA’s Specific Area Message
Encoding (SAME) coded weather emergency signal, it sounds
the alert siren with a specified message. You must program
your FIPS code to identify the Specific Area where you are
located.
1. Press MENU/BACK.
2. Select SERVICE OPTION - WEATHER - ALERT by
rotating the VFO and pressing E.
3. Set to ON by rotating the VFO and
pressing E. WX ALERT ON
displays.
4. When the unit receives a warning signal, it shows a
message with the alert siren defined. (For NWR-SAME
EVENT CODE, see the table in the Appendix.)
5. To deactivate, just press any key or it is automatically
canceled and the alert siren stops.
SRVC 15CH
453.6000 NFM
SERVICE SEARCH
PUBLIC SAFETY
SRVC 2CH
162.6000 FM
SERVICE SEARCH
WX ALERT ON
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