Same Standby Mode; About Same Signals; Programming Fips Codes - Radio Shack iScan 20-107 User Manual

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Note: Weather Priority does not work in all scanning modes. See
the following table for Weather Priority operation.
Normal Priority
is ON and WX
Priority is ON
Checks both
Normal Priority
channel and WX
Scan (Play)
Priority chanel
Mode
Alert displays
when 1050Hz
tone is detected
Signal Stalker II No Priority
Mode Operation
No Priority
Search Mode
Operation
No Priority
WX Mode
Operation
While Browsing No Priority
Objects Operation
(-Browser- is
displayed)
To set the Weather Priority channel:
1. Press , then press  or  to select the strongest NOAA
channel for your area.
2. Press MENU and scroll to
Priority
3. Press  or  to select the NOAA weather radio channel that you
identified in step 1.
4. Scroll to Save Changes and press /II/SEL or  to save.
Normal Priority Normal Priority
is ON and WX is OFF and WX
Priority is Off Priority is ON
Check only Checks only WX
Normal Priority Priority channel
channel
No Alert Alert displays
when 1050Hz
tone is detected
No Priority No Priority
Operation Operation
No Priority No Priority
Operation Operation
No Priority No Priority
Operation Operation
No Priority No Priority
Operation Operation
.
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SAME Standby Mode

About SAME Signals

Each weather alert is preceded 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) code and an event code that corresponds with the type of
alert being sent. The FIPS code format is:
Subdivisions
0-9 (0=entire area) 01-50 (00=all states)
Example: 048439 (0=entire area; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
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Note: A current list of FIPS codes is located at:
www.NWS.NOAA.gov/NWR indexnw.htm.

Programming FIPS Codes

You can specify SAME alerts for up to ten locations by programming
the FIPS codes for the subdivision, state, or county. Before you can
use SAME Standby Mode, you must program at least one FIPS code.
1. Press to activate Weather Mode, then press MENU.
2. Scroll to SAME 1 Tag and press
1 location.
3. Follow the on screen instructions to create and save the name.
4. Scroll down to SAME 1 FIPS
for SAME 1.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter and save the FIPS
code for your local area.
6. Scroll down to SAME 1 Enable
the SAME 1 location.
7. Repeat steps 2-6 if you want to program SAME information for
other areas.
8. When finished, Scroll to Save Changes
press MENU and follow the on-screen
 to save changes, or
instructions to save changes and exit.
State County
XXX (000=all counties)
to enter a name for the SAME

and press to enter a FIPS code

and press nable
/II/SEL or  to e
and press
/II/SEL or
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