User's Manual

L1: Warning
L2: Watch
L3: Advisory
WXA: Weather Alert
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 ALERT for about 1 second. The tones sound in the order L3, L2, then L1, and TEST flashes. Each alert
code appears as its tone sounds. Press any key to end the test sequence.
Programming a FIPS Code
To specify a county, SAME uses a standard established by the US Census bureau, called FIPS.
The format of a FIPS code is:
PSSCCC, where...
P = area subdivision (0=entire area)
SS = State code (00=all states)
CCC = County code (000=all counties)
For example, the FIPS code for Tarrant County, Texas is:
048439 (48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County).
Some counties are further subdivided, in which cases, the first digit will be 0 for all subdivisions
in the county and each subdivision will be labeled 1-9.
To program your scanner to alert you when the weather service issues an alert,
you must set the scanner to the alert mode, and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather
service. You cannot scan frequencies and monitor for weather alerts at the same time.
To limit weather alerts to a specific area, you must also program in the FIPS code(s) for the area(s) you want to
receive alerts. The scanner can be set to either, alert for all areas, or only the areas you have programmed.
programming FIPS
During weather scan hold mode, press
E/PGM. The scanner sends itself into FIPS programming mode. If the
scanner is set to alert for all FIPS, ALLFIPS appears on the display.
If the scanner is set to alert only the area you have
programmed,
F1 appears.
press or to change the displayed FIPS code from F1 to F15.
If a FIPS code is not programmed, ------- appears.
Use the keypad to enter the FIPS code. Press
・/CLR /DELAY to cancel an inputted FIPS code.
Press
E/PGM to store the FIPS code. Press 0 then E/PGM to clear a FIPS code. ------ appears.
If an invalid value has been inputted, the FIPS code is cleared.
To set the scanner so it alerts you when you receive any FIPS code, press or
to move ALLFIPS. Then press
E/PGM. Then go to WX hold mode.