Oregon WRB308 - Manual (Page 19)

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SAME code of your chosen location and then
press EXIT (see Finding Local Channels & SAME
Codes section for how to obtain a SAME code).
NOTE If at step 2 you select “C0:All” you will receive all
warnings within the unit’s reception range. This may
result in giving you information for regions that is not
relevant. The regions can be as large as 5,000 square
miles (13 sq km). If you select “CO:----“ you will disable
the ALL option and will only receive warnings from
specified local areas.
NOTE Once the location name is selected, the
corresponding FIPS code will be set into the memory.
You cannot convert the code back to the location name.
(FIPS is the Federal Information Processing System
number assigned to each State, or open waters in or
around the US. The SAME code comprises of numbers
generated by the FIPS system.)
ACTIVATE / DEACTIVATE LOCATION
You can activate / deactivate 1, some, or all of your stored
locations.
When a location is activated,
the 6-digit SAME code can
be viewed in your stored
locations display.
When a location is
deactivated, “----” can be
viewed in your stored
locations display.
SAME CODE – WHAT EACH DIGIT MEANS
A SAME code is broken into six fields of numbers.
3 04 003
Code for Cochise County
Code for Arizona
Code for northeast sub-section of Cochise County
County Code of Cochise County, Arizona
State-county coding:
The 3 digits on the far right refer to the state county
coding. Each county within a state will have an
independent 3-digit code.
NOTE To receive all of the alerts for a given state, insert
000 into the county section.
State codes:
Moving towards the left, the next 2 digits are for state
To switch between activated or deactivated location
status:
1. Navigate to “Set Location” setting mode as shown
in the Changing Settings section.
2. Select a stored location e.g. C4 and press MENU.
Then when “000000” or “----“ is blinking, press
or to activate or deactivate it and
press EXIT to confirm the setting.
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