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Scroll to the Lockout: field. Note that Lockout is
currently set to off. Lockout is a special purpose
parameter that can be used to lock out individual event
or area codes. We recommend that you leave Lockout
set to off for general purpose weather alerting.
When you have finished editing your SAME entry, press
the SEL key to store the data, then press the SEL key
to save all SAME changes and return to the Weather
mode.
Activating SAME Stand by Mode
After you have entered your desired SAME codes, you
can activate the SAME Standby Mode to begin standby
operation. The radio will remain silent until a SAME
transmission is received with a code that matches one
that you have stored. When a matching SAME message
is received, your radio will sound a siren alarm (adjust
volume in Settings), then will play the audio message
that follows the Warning Alert Tone (WAT).
To activate SAME standby mode, press the WX key,
use the  or  keys to find the best weather radio
transmitter for your location, then press the SKIP key.
This will change to STBY to indicate that SAME Standby
Mode is active, and the scanner will alert when a
matching SAME message is received.
Press the SEL key again to exit SAME Standby Mode, or
press MENU.
When your local NWS office activates a SAME warning
that matches a FIPS code stored in your scanner, you
will first hear a siren alarm and see the LED flash to alert
you to the incoming alarm. The LED flashes RED for
warnings, YELLOW for watches, and BLUE for tests and
administrative messages.
The scanner sounds the siren until the NWS
transmission of the 1050 Hz Warning Alert Tone (WAT)
begins. Once the WAT begins, the scanner’s speaker
will unmute, and you will hear the WAT play as an alert
that the voice portion of the SAME warning is about to
begin. You will then hear the voice portion of the SAME
warning.
Your scanner will resume SAME Standby operation 90
seconds after the SAME warning starts. You may reset
stand by mode by pressing the STBY soft key twice at
any time.
To activate SAME Stand by Mode:
1. Press and then press  or  to select a NOAA
channel.
2. Press SKIP to enter Stand by Mode. The speaker
silences and SKIP = Normal appears at the
bottom of the screen.
3. To return to Normal Weather Mode, press SKIP
again.