Uniden HOMEPATROL-2 Owner s Manual - Page 29

NOTE: If you are too far from the weather site, you might need to adjust squelch to a lower setting to hear any transmissions. Monitoring Weather Alerts Monitoring weather alerts places HomePatrol‐II in standby mode. It will monitor the selected NOAA weather frequency for alerts and sound different tones when it detects advisories, watches, and warnings. HomePatrol‐II also record alerts as they play. It will retain the alerts as long as they are active. The Weather Alert screen (Menu/Weather Mode/Weather Alert Standby) has two lines that will display active alerts. If more than two alerts are recorded, tap UP or DOWN arrows to display them. You can tap on the alert for more information. Displaying Unit IDs Unit IDs are the identifiers for specific radios operating on Motorola, P25, and EDACS trunked radio systems. These IDs can help you determine the specific individuals involved in a transmission. To turn on the Unit ID Display feature, tap Menu from the Main screen. Then, select Display Options and tap Unit ID Display:  Off - turns off the Unit ID Display  Mode 1 - Unit ID information appears in the 2nd line of the Channel bar. The Channel's main alpha tag might be truncated.  Mode 2 - Unit ID information appears in the bottom line of the Channel bar. The service type and TGID information will not display. NOTE: Unit IDs will not appear if the HomePatrol‐II starts receiving a transmission after communication has started. 23