Same Code - What Each Digit Means; Reception Test - Oregon Scientific WR608 User Manual

To switch between activated or deactivated location
status:
1. Press and hold MENU to enter setting mode.
2. Press to navigate to "Set Location" and press MENU
to confirm.
3. Press to navigate to a stored location e.g. C4 and
press MENU.
4. When 6 digit SAME code or "----" is blinking, press
or to activate or deactivate it and press MENU to
confirm the setting.
Press EXIT to leave the setting mode at any time.
SAME CODE – WHAT EACH DIGIT MEANS
A SAME code is broken into 6 fields of numbers.
3 04 003
Code for Cochise County
Code for Arizona
Code for northeast sub-section of Cochise County
County code for Cochise County, Arizona
State-county coding:
The 3 digits on the far right refer to the state county coding.
Each county within a state will have an independent 3-digit
code.
NOTE To receive all of the alerts for a given state, insert
000 into the county section.
State codes:
Moving towards the left, the next 2 digits are for state coding.
Each of the 50 U.S. States has their own 2-digit code.
County sub-section code:
The last digit on the far left is the county subsection. A county
may be sub-divided into nine sub-sections; each number
between (1-9) represents a specific county sub-section.
NOTE If the county sub-section code is stated as 0, then
that county is not sub-divided and all alerts for that county
will be received. To receive all of the alerts for a given
county, insert 0 into the county sub-section.
A county can be subdivided as follows:
1 Northwest
2 North Central
3 Northeast
4 West Central
5 Central
6 East Central
7 Southwest
8 South Central
9 Southeast

RECEPTION TEST

The fact that you can get clear voice reception does not
guarantee that an emergency alert will trigger your unit's
alert tone. To test actual reception, your unit must receive a
test or emergency alert signal broadcast.
The National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasts a test
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