Uniden UM425 English Owners Manual - Page 26

Using Your Radio • 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 website of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): www.itl.nist. gov/fipspubs/co-codes/states.htm. • For information on the Canadian implementation of FIPS codes, called Canadian Location Codes, see the website of the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC): http://www.msc.ec.gc. ca/msb/weatheradio/transmitter/index_e.cfm NOTE: If you travel outside the areas you have entered into your radio, you may not hear alerts that affect your new location. Be sure to enter the FIPS codes of all the areas you plan to travel to during this trip. Follow the steps below to edit the list of FIPS codes. You can store up to 30 different FIPS codes in your radio. MENU Setup SELECT FIPS Codes SELECT New SELECT FIPS Code 000000 16 Use the up and down arrows to adjust each of the six digits in turn. 1. Display the menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select FIPS Codes. The screen displays any previously-entered FIPS codes. 3. To add a new FIPS code, select New. 4. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change the first of the six digits; the CHANNEL UP button increases the number and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases the number. 5. When the first digit is correct, press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The cursor moves to the next digit. Enter the remaining five digits of the FIPS code in the same way. 6. When the sixth digit is correct, press the SELECT-1W/25W. The radio displays the new FIPS code and asks you to confirm. To save this code, select Yes; to cancel this code, select No. The radio returns to the list of FIPS codes. 7. To change an existing FIPS code, select the code you want to change. E-22