Uniden BCD996P2 English Manual - Page 97

Weather Scan, Program SAME, Set Attenuator, Set Audio AGC, Weather Alert, Priority, Set Delay Time,

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To Edit Weather Options: 1. Press MENU. 2. Scroll to 'WX Operation' and press E/ . 3. Scroll to the settings and options below and press E/ . 4. Press SCAN/SEARCH to return to scanning when done with editing. Weather Scan Program SAME Set Attenuator Set Audio AGC Weather Alert Priority Set Delay Time Set Record Weather Alert 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 and holding the WX button in scan or search modes. 1. Scroll to 'Weather Scan' press E/ . 2. Press SCAN/SEARCH to exit. In Weather Scan Mode: 1. To search for another weather channel turn the scroll control. 2. To start Weather Alert press then WX. 3. Scroll to 'Alert Only', 'SAME 1-5', or 'All FIP' and press E/ . 4. To return to Weather Scan from Weather Alert press then WX. 5. To turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off press then 4(IFX). 6. To turn the attenuation on or off press then 7(ATT). 7. To store a frequency press E/ then see Storing a Displayed Frequency. 8. To go to the Weather Menu in any weather mode press then MENU. Weather Alert Priority turning the weather alert priority feature on allows the scanner to check the weather channels every 5 seconds for a 1050 Hz weather alert signal and still scan or search. If you should receive an alert, you will hear a loud warbling then the weather channel audio. You will see WX in the display when Weather Alert Priority is on. Warning! If you receive an alert it will be at FULL volume. Note: You can also toggle weather alert priority in scan or search modes by pressing the WX button. 1. Scroll to 'WX Alt Priority' and press E/ . 2. Scroll to On or Off and press E/ to save and exit. Programming SAME Groups SAME (Specific Area Messaging System) is a system developed by the National Weather Service to reduce the number of alerts received by consumers by allowing them to hear alerts only for the county(ies) they are interested in. Each alert contains information about the type and severity of the alert, as well as the specific geographic locations affected by the alert. In addition, certain special regions and wildcard settings can be assigned. Your scanner can receive all SAME alert signals broadcast within about a 50-mile radius of where you use it. 93

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To Edit Weather Options:
1.
Press
MENU
.
2.
Scroll to ‘WX Operation’ and press
E/
.
3.
Scroll to the settings and options below and press
E/
.
4.
Press
SCAN/SEARCH
to return to scanning when done with editing.
Weather Scan
Program SAME
Set Attenuator
Set Audio AGC
Weather Alert
Priority
Set Delay Time
Set Record
Weather Alert
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 and holding the
WX
button in scan or
search modes.
1.
Scroll to ‘Weather Scan’ press
E/
.
2.
Press
SCAN/SEARCH
to exit.
In Weather Scan Mode:
1.
To search for another weather channel turn the scroll control.
2.
To start Weather Alert press
then
WX
.
3.
Scroll to ‘Alert Only’, ‘SAME 1-5’, or ‘All FIP’ and press
E/
.
4.
To return to Weather Scan from Weather Alert press
then
WX
.
5.
To turn Intermediate Frequency Exchange on or off press
then
4(IFX)
.
6.
To turn the attenuation on or off press
then
7(ATT)
.
7.
To store a frequency press
E/
then see Storing a Displayed Frequency.
8.
To go to the Weather Menu in any weather mode press
then
MENU
.
Weather Alert Priority
turning the weather alert priority feature on allows the scanner to check
the weather channels every 5 seconds for a 1050 Hz weather alert signal and still scan or search.
If you should receive an alert, you will hear a loud warbling then the weather channel audio. You
will see WX in the display when Weather Alert Priority is on.
Warning!
If you receive an alert it will be at
FULL
volume.
Note: You can also toggle weather alert priority in scan or search modes by pressing the
WX
button.
1.
Scroll to ‘WX Alt Priority’ and press
E/
.
2.
Scroll to On or Off and press
E/
to save and exit.
Programming SAME Groups SAME
(Specific Area Messaging System) is a system developed
by the National Weather Service to reduce the number of alerts received by consumers by
allowing them to hear alerts only for the county(ies) they are interested in. Each alert contains
information about the type and severity of the alert, as well as the specific geographic locations
affected by the alert. In addition, certain special regions and wildcard settings can be assigned.
Your scanner can receive all SAME alert signals broadcast within about a 50-mile radius of where
you use it.