Same Location Programming - Motorola MWR839 User Manual

SAME Location Programming

NOAA transmits coded weather and civil emergency alerts using Specific
Area Message Encoding (SAME technology).
SAME enables you to customize your Motorola MWR839 Weather
Alert Radio to receive messages relevant to your area, therefore
reducing unwanted alerts. SAME is activated by programming a 6 digit
code – called a FIPS code – into your radio.
The MWR839 is capable of being programmed with up to 25 different
FIPS location codes. To program the radio with the FIPS code for your
area, follow the steps below.
To identify the appropriate FIPS codes or NOAA channels for your area,
visit the NOAA website at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm
Be sure to have your FIPS codes on hand to avoid being timed out of
your MENU selection.
1. Press the MENU button and press the TUNE DOWN to scroll down
to the County Code, and press the SELECT button to enter the
menu. Be sure to have your codes on hand and ready to input. Then
ALL, Multiple and Single will be displayed. Choose Single if you
want to receive only alerts sent to one county (or FIPS code). Choose
Multiple if you want to receive alerts from more than one county that
you have programmed. Choose ALL to receive all alerts your
station sends regardless of the FIPS codes.
2. Select Single to enter the Single County menu. Select New Code and
enter a six digit sequence to set up the FIPS code. Use the TUNE
UP/DOWN to select the desired number. Then use the VOL UP button
to select the second digit. Repeat this sequence until you have set all
six digits as desired, and press the SELECT button to save the code
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and exit to Single County menu. More than one set of FIPS codes
can be stored under Single County mode, but only one set of code
can work at a time. The codes that are stored will show in the Single
County menu list. Press the TUNE UP/DOWN to highlight the stored
code, and press SELECT button to overwrite an existing code. When
a code is highlighted, press VOL UP/DOWN button to enable/disable
the code.
3. Under Multiple County mode, repeat the same instruction as above to
set up, edit or enable / disable your FIPS codes. To leave the current
operation, press the MENU button once.
Note:
If no code is enabled before leaving, the default County Code
mode is ALL.
Your are now ready to use your Motorola MWR839 Weather Alert
Radio. To listen to the weather channel, press the WEATHER BAND
button while the Weather Alert ON/OFF is switched on.
Model: MWR839 Model: MWR839 14