69
62
N
81
T
93
Y
Scroll to the
Alarm:
field. Note that you can specify different alarm
sounds for this SAME entry. We recommend that you use the default setting
here for general purpose weather alerting.
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 indi-
vidual 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
Save
softkey
to store the data, then press the
Save
softkey to save all SAME changes
and return to the Weather mode.
Activating SAME Standby Mode
After you have entered your desired SAME codes, you can activate the
SAME Standby Mode to begin standby operation. The radio will remain si-
lent 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, then will play the audio message that follows the
Warning Alert Tone (WAT).
To activate SAME standby mode, press the WX key, use the
5
or
6
keys
to find the best weather radio transmitter for your location, then press the
stby
softkey. The softkey 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
STBY
softkey again to exit SAME Standby Mode, or press MAN,
SCAN or PGM.
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 standby mode by pressing the
STBY
softkey twice at any time.
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