Uniden MHS550 English Owners Manual - Page 30
Using FIPS codes for weather alerts, The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal
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1. Open the menu and choose Channel Name.The screen displays the list of channels. 2. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the channel you want to change and press the ENTER button. 3. Select Rename to enter a new name for this channel or Default to restore the channel's original name. 4. If you select Rename, the radio prompts you to enter a new name for this channel. Each name can be up to 16 characters. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change the first character. 5. When the first character is correct, press the ENTER button. The cursor moves to the next character. Enter the remaining 15 characters of the name. (If the name is shorter than 16 characters, press the ENTER button repeatedly to complete the name entry. 6. When you finish entering the name, the radio sounds a confirmation tone and returns to the channel list. 7. When you are satisfied with the list of channel names, select Exit to close the menu screen. Using FIPS codes for weather alerts The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes to issue weather alerts in specific areas. You can choose which areas you want to hear alerts for by entering these FIPS codes in your radio. This can prevent you from being bothered by events that are far from where you are boating. The radio only sounds the alert tone if an incoming FIPS code matches one of the areas you selected. • For more information about how the NWS uses FIPS codes, see the NWS website: www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwsfipschg.htm. • To see an index of FIPS codes by state, see the 28 Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner's Manual