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