Radio Shack iScan PRO-107 - Manual (Page 21)

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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
Normal Priority
is ON and WX
Priority is Off
Normal Priority
is OFF and WX
Priority is ON
Scan (Play)
Mode
Checks both
Normal Priority
channel and WX
Priority chanel
Check only
Normal Priority
channel
Checks only WX
Priority channel
Alert displays
when 1050Hz
tone is detected
No Alert Alert displays
when 1050Hz
tone is detected
Signal Stalker II
Mode
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
Search Mode
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
WX Mode
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
While Browsing
Objects
(-Browser- is
displayed)
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
No Priority
Operation
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.
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 State County
0-9 (0=entire area) 01-50 (00=all states) XXX (000=all counties)
Example: 048439 (0=entire area; 48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County)
n 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  to enter a name for the SAME
1 location.
3. Follow the on screen instructions to create and save the name.
4. Scroll down to
SAME 1 FIPS and press  to enter a FIPS code
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 and press  /II/SEL or  to e nable
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 and press  /II/SEL or
 to save changes, or press MENU and follow the on-screen
instructions to save changes and exit.