Using Your Radio
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For.more.information.about.how.the.NWS.uses.FIPS.codes,.see.the.
NWS.website:.www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwsfipschg.htm.
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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.
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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
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.
of the six digits; the
CHANNEL DOWN
When the first digit is correct, press the
5.
cursor moves to the next digit. Enter the remaining five digits of the
FIPS.code.in.the.same.way.
When the sixth digit is correct, press the
6.
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.
To change an existing FIPS code, select the code you want to change.
7.
Setup
FIPS Codes
SELECT
SELECT
.and.
CHANNEL UP
CHANNEL UP
.button.decreases.the.number..
New
SELECT
buttons to change the first
CHANNEL DOWN
.button.increases.the.number.and.the.
SELECT-1W/25W
SELECT-1W/25W
E-22
FIPS Code
000000
Use the up and down
arrows to adjust each of
the six digits in turn.
.button..The...
..The.radio...
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