Radio Shack PRO-2096 - Manual (Page 32)

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Beyond the Basics
with the strongest signal for your location.
2. Press FUNC, PROG to access the FIPS code entry table.
3. Repeatedly press e or d to select the desired FIPS code
storage location.
4. Use the numeric keys to enter the desired FIPS code, then
press ENT to store the code. Press TEXT to label the code
entry, if desired. Repeat this step for each FIPS code you
want to store.
5. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specifi c FIPS entries.
6. Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry table.
• Press WX, then 0-9 to quickly review stored FIPS codes.
Press L/OUT to toggle lockout status.
• Your scanner can also detect the 1050 Hz weather alert
tone when a weather channel is set as the priority channel
and weather priority operation is enabled. In this mode all
alerts are received. FIPS settings are ignored.
• The scanner sounds an alert or beep when it receives the
SAME code. If you do not stop the alert (or beep) for fi ve
minutes, the alert stops and the scanner beeps every ten
seconds. If the scanner receives a new message after fi ve
minutes, it sounds the alert or beep. To stop the sound
and ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal before
the fi ve minute time out, press any key except DIM.
7. Press FUNC, WX to turn on SAME standby. The scanner
monitors the selected weather radio station for alerts with
FIPS codes that match the codes you entered in the FIPS
entry table. To exit SAME standby, press FUNC, WX.
testing weather alert
To test the SAME weather alert alarm, hold down WX for