Uniden BCD260DN English Owners Manual - Page 51

Weather Scan, Weather Alert

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1. To edit Weather Options, begin by pressing MENU. Scroll to WX Operation and press E Yes. The following options display: Weather Scan Set Delay Time WX Alt Priority Weather Alert Program SAME Set Attenuator Set Record 2. Scroll through the options and press E Yes to select one. 3. Press SCAN/SEARCH to return to scanning when editing is complete. WEATHER SCAN The scanner starts scanning the preprogrammed weather frequencies and stops on the first good signal. If the signal is lost, the scanner resumes searching for another weather transmission. NOTE: You can also turn on weather scan by pressing the WX key for 3 seconds in Scan or Search modes. 1. From MENU/WX Operation/Weather Scan, press E Yes. The scanner begins scanning the WX channels, stopping when there are transmissions. 2. Press SCAN/SEARCH to exit. In Weather Scan mode, if you want to: • Search for another weather channel, turn the Scroll knob. • Start Weather Alert, press the WX key. The Weather Alert screen displays; scroll to Alert Only, SAME 1-5, or All FIPS and press E Yes. • Return to Weather Scan from Weather Alert, press the WX key. The WX Operation screen displays. Select Weather Scan. • Turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off, press the FUNC knob and then 4 IFX. • Turn the attenuation on or off, press the FUNC knob then 7 ATT. You can also use MENU/WX Operation/Set Attenuator. • Save a frequency, press E Yes. See page 32. • Go to the Weather Operation menu in any weather mode; press the FUNC knob then MENU. WEATHER ALERT This setting turns on weather alerts and determines which types of signals will trigger that alert. It mutes the scanner and only scans the weather channel NOTE: You can also turn on Weather Alert in Weather Scan mode by pressing the WX key. Scroll to Alert Only, Same 1-5, or All FIP, then press E Yes. 1. From MENU/WX Operation, scroll to Weather Alert and press E Yes. 51

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1. To edit Weather Options, begin by pressing
MENU
. Scroll to
WX Operation
and press
E Yes
. The following options display:
Weather Scan
Weather Alert
Program SAME
Set Delay Time
Set Attenuator
Set Record
WX Alt Priority
2. Scroll through the options and press
E Yes
to select one.
3. Press
SCAN/SEARCH
to return to scanning when editing is complete.
WEATHER SCAN
The scanner starts scanning the preprogrammed weather frequencies and
stops on the first good signal. If the signal is lost, the scanner resumes
searching for another weather transmission.
NOTE: You can also turn on weather scan by pressing
the WX
key for 3
seconds in Scan or Search modes.
1. From
MENU
/
WX Operation
/
Weather Scan
, press
E Yes
. The scanner
begins scanning the WX channels, stopping when there are transmissions.
2. Press
SCAN/SEARCH
to exit.
In Weather Scan mode, if you want to:
Search for another weather channel, turn the Scroll knob.
Start Weather Alert, press the
WX
key. The
Weather Alert
screen displays;
scroll to
Alert Only
,
SAME 1-5
, or
All FIPS
and press
E Yes
.
Return to Weather Scan from Weather Alert, press the
WX
key. The
WX
Operation
screen displays. Select
Weather Scan
.
Turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off, press the
FUNC
knob
and then
4 IFX
.
Turn the attenuation on or off, press the
FUNC
knob then
7 ATT
. You can
also use
MENU
/
WX Operation
/
Set Attenuator
.
Save a frequency, press
E Yes
. See page 32.
Go to the
Weather Operation
menu in any weather mode; press the
FUNC
knob then
MENU
.
WEATHER ALERT
This setting turns on weather alerts and determines which types of signals will
trigger that alert. It mutes the scanner and only scans the weather channel
NOTE: You can also turn on Weather Alert in Weather Scan mode by pressing
the
WX
key. Scroll to Alert Only, Same 1-5, or All FIP, then press
E Yes
.
1. From
MENU
/
WX Operation
, scroll to
Weather Alert
and press
E Yes
.