Uniden UM-525 - Manual (Page 24)

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Using SAME Alert
The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert 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) area code, and an event code that
corresponds with the type of alert being sent. You can configure your radio to operate in SAME
Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather radio station for SAME alerts for areas
you specify. You can program your radio with up to 30 FIPS codes for the areas you desire.
The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS codes at
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/ .
If the radio receives a SAME alert tone, it checks the tone against any FIPS codes you stored
(see “Setting FIPS Codes” on Page 38 for more information). If the radio finds a match, it
sounds a tone. Press any key to turn off the tone
Performing a Radio Self Test
Selecting this menu item performs a complete self test on the radio.
The self test provides the following information.
• Hail Speaker Condition (Connect or Not Connected)
• GPS Condition (OK, Not Connected, No Data Flow, Sentences
Not Supported)
• Battery Condition (OK,Voltage Too Low, Voltage Too High)
To run the self test, select SELF TEST then press PUSH/SELECT.
A screen appears showing the condition of each tested item. If X appears next to the item, the
item did not pass the test. For more information about items that did not pass the test, rotate
PUSH/SELECT to select the item, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it.
Sending a DSC Distress Call
Important: Never test your radio’s distress feature under any circumstances. It is unlawful to
send a false distress signal even for testing purposes.
Your radio’s distress feature lets you send a distress call using maximum ( HI ) power.
1. Lift the clear plastic protective tab over DISTRESS. If you momentarily press DISTRESS,
the channel you were on at the time immediately changes to 16 and your power level
changes to
HI . If you hold down DISTRESS the radio beeps once per second. At the end of
5 seconds, a condition screen appears listing several distress condition choices. Rotate
PUSH/SELECT to choose the appropriate distress condition or
EXIT if you want to cancel.
2. If you have chosen the correct distress condition and you want to proceed, press PUSH/
SELECT. The distress call is sent immediately. To cancel sending the call, rotate PUSH/
SELECT to
CANCEL and press the knob.
DSC Operation
DSC Operation