User's Manual

PSR-200U Owner’s Manual Draft
The National Weather Service precedes each weather alert with a digitally encoded SAME
(Specific Area Message Encoding) signal, then a 1050 Hz tone. The SAME signal includes a
FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) area code, and an event code that
corresponds with the type of alert being sent. You can configure your scanner to operate in
SAME Standby mode, where it monitors a selected weather radio station for SAME alerts for
areas you specify. You can program your scanner with up to 7 FIPS codes for the areas you
desire. The National Weather Service maintains a current list of FIPS codes
at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/
.
To configure your scanner for SAME Standby mode, follow these steps:
1. Press WX.
2. Press PGM to access the FIPS code entry table.
3. Use ^ or v keys to select the desired FIPS code storage location.
4. Use the number keys to enter the desired FIPS code, and then press ENT to store the
code. Repeat this process for all the FIPS codes that you wish to store.
5. Press L/OUT to lock out or enable specific FIPS entries.
6. Press WX to exit the FIPS code entry table. The scanner displays F at the left hand if you
enter the FIPS code(s).
Notes:
• Your scanner can also detect the 1050 Hz weather alert tone when a weather channel is
set as the priority channel and weather priority operation is enabled (see “Priority”). In this
mode all alerts are received. FIPS settings are ignored.
• The scanner sounds an alert or beep when it receives the SAME code. If you do not stop
the alert (or beep) for five minutes, the alert stops and the scanner beeps every ten seconds.
If the scanner receives a new message after five minutes, it sounds the alert or beep. To
stop the sound and ready the scanner to receive a new alert signal before the five minute
time out, press any key.
7. Press PRI to initiate SAME standby. The scanner will monitor the all weather radio station
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