Radio Shack 20-164 User Manual page 18

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To program a FIPS code:
1. Press WX and listen to identify the
weather station with the strongest signal.
2. Press FUNC, and then PROG to access
the FIPS code entry table.
3. Use or to select the desired FIPS
code storage location.
4. Use the number keys to enter the FIPS
code. The format of a FIPS code is:
Subdivisions State Code
0-9 01-50
(0=entire area) (00=all states)
Example: 048439
(0=All; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
5. (Optional) To label the code, press TEXT
and use the letter buttons to enter text.
6. Press ENT to store the code. Repeat this
process to program additional FIPS codes.
7. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specific
FIPS entries.
8. Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry
table.
To review stored FIPS codes:
1. Press WX then a number key.
2. Press L/OUT to change the lockout status.
Note: For information about adding text
tags to a FIPS code, see "Text Tags" on
Page 52.
County Code
XXX
(000=all counties)
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To enter SAME standby:
1. Press FUNC and then WX. The scanner
will monitor the selected weather radio
station for alerts with FIPS codes that
match the codes you entered in the FIPS
entry table.
2. To exit SAME standby, press FUNC and
then WX.
Notes:
• The scanner searches the weather
frequencies while in SAME standby mode
when squelch is off.
• The scanner sounds an alert or beep
when it receives the SAME code. After five
minutes, the alert stops and the scanner
beeps every ten seconds.
3. Press any key except KEY/LIGHT to reset
the scanner.
To test the weather alert:
1. Press WX. Your scanner scans through the
weather bands.
2. Set the Squelch to the lowest setting so
that you hear static.
3. Press FUNC and then WX.
Standby"
appears.
4. Hold ENT for about 2 seconds. The
display indicates the type of message, and
the scanner sounds an alert or series of
beeps.
5. Press any key except KEY/LIGHT to stop
testing.
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