Special Features, Weather Receiver, Same Event Codes

Special Features

Keypad Lock

To avoid accidentally changing your radio settings:

1.Press and hold until displays.

2.When in lock mode, you can turn the radio on and off, adjust the volume, receive, transmit, send a call tone, and monitor channels. All other functions are locked.

To unlock the radio, press and hold until is no longer displayed.

Scanning Channels

Use scan to search the 22 channels for transmissions from unknown parties, to find someone in your group who has accidentally changed channels, or to quickly find unused channels for your own use.

There is a priority feature and 2 modes of scanning (basic and advanced) to make your search more effective. The basic scan mode uses the channel and code combinations for each of the 22 channels as you have set them (or with the default code value of 1). The “Advanced Scan” mode will scan all channels for any and all codes, detect any code in use, and use that code value temporarily for that channel.

Priority is given to the “home channel,” that is, the channel (and Interference Eliminator Code) your radio was set to when you start the scan. This means the initial channel (and code setting) is scanned more often than the other 21 channels, and your radio will respond quickly to any activity occurring on the home channel as a priority.

To start Scanning:

1.Briefly press the key. The scan will appear in the display, and the radio will begin to scroll through the channel and code combinations.

2.When the radio detects channel activity matching the channel and code combination, it stops scrolling and you can hear the transmission.

3.To respond and talk to the person transmitting, press within five seconds after the end of the transmission.

4.The radio will resume scrolling through the channels five seconds after the end of any received activity.

5.To stop scanning, briefly press the key.

To start Advanced Scanning:

Weather Receiver

Your radio can tune in to broadcasts by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Radio (NWR) and Environment Canada Weatheradio.

You can listen to a weather channel (see “Weather Channels and Frequencies”) or set your radio to alert you to emergency weather broadcasts that interrupt routine broadcasts. When you listen to a weather channel, you cannot use your radio in scan mode or for two-way communications.

Your radio Weather Alert uses Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) data transmitted by the National Weather Service (NWS) and Environment Canada (EC). SAME data codes and displays digital location specifications of timely warnings and alerts on hazards and weather related events and information.

Both NOAA and Environment Canada have transmitters located throughout the United States and Canada, respectively. These transmitters broadcast watches, forecasts, and other information 24 hours a day.

Note: NOAA weather radio stations are assigned to cover specific areas and service may be limited. Please check with your local weather office for frequency and details, or visit www.weather.gov/nwr in the US or www.msc.ec.gc.ca/msb/weatheradio in Canada to view the appropriate transmitter for your area.

NWR/EC Broadcast Service Area coverage can be found at www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/usframes.html in the USA or www.msc.ec.gc.ca/msb/weatheradio/transmitter/index_e.cfm in Canada.

Listeners who need to program NWR SAME receivers with the proper county and/or marine area of their choice ("CLC" in Canada) can obtain the information by telephone at 1-888-NWRSAME (1-888-697-7263) in the USA or 1-416-739-4369 in Canada.

The use of the NOAA logo does not provide an endorsement or implied endorsement by NOAA's National Weather Service, nor does the use of the Weatheradio logo provide an endorsement or implied endorsement by Environment Canada.

Turning Weather Channel Reception On and Off

1.To turn weather reception on, press and hold for three seconds.

2.To turn off, press and hold or turn the radio off and then back on.

Weather Receiver (continued)

Press and hold for 3 seconds to exit weather reception mode at any time.

If the SAME Location Code has been set, the display backlight will flash for the duration of the voice announcement. At the end of the announcement, the radio returns to the FRS/GMRS channel and resumes monitoring the weather channel for additional alerts.

Up to 5 active event codes are stored. The SAME display icon will flash as a reminder when an event code has not been reviewed. Press

once to review these events. The and will scroll through the event codes (if active) and will be labeled 1-5 in order of reception.

Press repeatedly on any event to display the Julian Date (1-366,) GMT time of alert (HH and MM,) and time of effectivity (HH and MM) for each event code. The Julian Date and GMT are displayed as broadcast by NOAA/EC, and would be converted to the local date and time according to the user's location and time zone.

When viewing the event code, 2-way PTT will function normally. You can display the event code and easily relay the information to other 2-way users.

SAME Event Codes

NWR-SAME / EAS Weather Related Events
Blizzard Warning	BZW
Coastal Flood Watch	CFA
Coastal Flood Warning	CFW
Dust Storm Warning	DSW
Flash Flood Watch	FFA
Flash Flood Warning	FFW
Flash Flood Statement	FFS
Flood Watch	FLA
Flood Warning	FLW
Flood Statement	FLS
High Wind Watch	HWA
High Wind Warning	HWW
Hurricane Watch	HUA
Hurricane Warning	HUW

Warranty

Consumer Two-Way Radio Products and Accessories purchased in the United States or Canada.

What Does this Warranty Cover?

Subject to the exclusions contained to the right, Giant International Ltd. warrants the Motorola branded consumer two-way radios that operate via Family Radio Service or General Mobile Radio Service that it manufactures (“Products”), the Motorola branded or certified accessories sold for use with these Products that it manufactures (“Accessories”) to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal consumer usage for the period(s) outlined below. This limited warranty is a consumer’s exclusive remedy, and applies as follows to new Motorola branded Products and Accessories manufactured by Giant International Ltd., and purchased by consumers in the United States or Canada, which are accompanied by this written warranty:

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1.Set the Interference Eliminator Code to “zero” or OFF.

2.Briefly press the key. The scan will appear in the display, and the radio will begin to scroll through the channels. No Interference Eliminator Codes will filter what is heard.

3.When the radio detects channel activity with ANY code (or NO code), it stops scrolling and you can hear the transmission. Any Interference Eliminator Code that may be in use by that party will be detected and displayed.

4.To respond and talk to the person transmitting, press within five seconds of the end of the transmission. The radio will transmit using the newly detected Interference Eliminator Code.

5.The radio will resume scrolling through the channels five seconds after the end of any received activity.

6.To stop scanning, briefly press the key.

Scanning Notes:

1.If you press while the radio is scrolling through inactive channels, the transmission will be on the “home channel”. Scanning will resume five seconds after the end of your transmission. You

may press the key to stop scanning at any time.

2.If the radio stops on an undesired transmission, you may immediately

resume the scan by briefly pressing or .

3.If the radio repeatedly stops on an undesired transmission, you may temporarily remove that channel from the scan list by pressing and

holding or for three seconds. You may remove more than one channel in this way.

4. To restore the removed channel(s) to the scan list, turn the radio off

Setting the Weather Channel

1.After turning weather reception on, press . The current channel flashes.

2.	Press	or	to select the appropriate channel with good

	reception in your area.
3.	Press	to save the weather channel setting or		to continue
	set up.

Setting the Weather Alert

Your radio can be set to respond to NOAA Weather Radio emergency messages when in two-way standby. On reception of an alert signal the receiver automatically switches to weather reception and a special alarm tone sounds. An audio broadcast of weather or emergency information will follow. If the SAME Location Code is set to the value for your area, the display screen will indicate the 3 letter SAME Event Code and can display the date, time of alert, and duration of the alert period. Up to 5 active SAME Event Codes are stored.

1. After turning weather reception on, press

twice. On/Off displays.

2.Press or to select On/Off. If you activate Weather Alert and

return to two-way mode, will display.

3. Press	to save the weather channel setting or	to continue set
up.

As with two-way radio reception, weather channel reception depends on how close you are to a transmitter and whether you are indoors or outdoors. Weather channels may contain static or noise.

Enabling Weather Alert

To enable the Weather Alert mode, return to 2-way mode after

Hurricane Statement	HLS
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SVA
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SVR
Severe Weather Statement	SVS
Special Marine Warning	SMW
Special Weather Statement	SPS
Tornado Watch	TOA
Tornado Warning	TOR
Tropical Storm Watch	TRA
Tropical Storm Warning	TRW
Tsunami Watch	TSA
Tsunami Warning	TSW
Winter Storm Watch	WSA
Winter Storm Warning	WSW
NWR SAME / EAS Non-Weather Related Events
Emergency Action Notification	EAN
Emergency Action Termination	EAT
National Information Center	NIC
National Periodic Test	NPT
Required Monthly Test	RMT
Required Weekly Test	RWT
NWR SAME / EAS State and Local Events
Administrative Message	ADR
Avalanche Watch	AVA
Avalanche Warning	AVW
Child Abduction Emergency	CAE
Civil Danger Warning	CDW
Civil Emergency Message	CEM

Who is covered?

This warranty extends only to the first consumer purchaser, and is not transferable.

What will GIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD. do?

GIANT INTERNATIONAL LTD., at its option, will at no charge repair, replace or refund the purchase price of any Products or Accessories that does not conform to this warranty. We may use functionally equivalent reconditioned/refurbished/pre-owned or new Products, Accessories or parts.

How to Obtain Warranty Service or Other Information? To obtain service or information, please call:

USA Two-Way Radios		Canada Two-Way Radios
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	and then back on, or exit and re-enter the scanning mode by pressing
	.
5.	You cannot remove the home channel from the scan list.
6.	In Advanced Scan, the detected code will only be used for one
	transmission. You must note the code, exit scan, and set that
	detected code on that channel to permanently use the detected code.

Faceplate Removal (relevant only for models that this applies to) The faceplates snap on. They are not screwed on.

To remove the faceplate, lift at the indentation located at the center of the bottom section of the faceplate. Do not use screwdriver.

Channels and Frequencies

Channel	Frequency	Description	Channel	Frequency	Description
1	462.5625 MHz	GMRS/FRS	12	467.6625 MHz	FRS

2	462.5875 MHz	GMRS/FRS	13	467.6875 MHz	FRS

3	462.6125 MHz	GMRS/FRS	14	467.7125 MHz	FRS

4	462.6375 MHz	GMRS/FRS	15	462.5500 MHz	GMRS

5	462.6625 MHz	GMRS/FRS	16	462.5750 MHz	GMRS

6	462.6875 MHz	GMRS/FRS	17	462.6000 MHz	GMRS

7	462.7125 MHz	GMRS/FRS	18	462.6250 MHz	GMRS

8	467.5625 MHz	FRS	19	462.6500 MHz	GMRS

9	467.5875 MHz	FRS	20	462.6750 MHz	GMRS

10	467.6125 MHz	FRS	21	462.7000 MHz	GMRS

11	467.6375 MHz	FRS	22	462.7250 MHz	GMRS

programming. Press and hold for three seconds. The radio is now able to function in two-way weather alert mode. When not transmitting or receiving a two-way signal, the radio will monitor the selected weather channel for alerts for the user's location code.

Weather Alert will not function while actively transmitting or receiving in two-way mode. To avoid missing a Weather Alert message, the 2-way channel should be changed to a relatively quiet channel and use an Interference Eliminator Code other than the default Channel 1 Code 1 setting.

Setting the SAME Location Code

The NWS/EC has assigned a 6 digit value for each area, typically by State and County. The radio uses only the second through sixth digits of the location code and will respond to any event regardless of the first digit. The second and third digits are the 2-digit state/equivalent territory identifier SS; the last three digits are the county or equivalent area identifier CCC. Omit the leading digit (usually zero) and use only the last 5 digits when programming the receiver.

1.After turning weather reception on, press three times. 00 and 000 display. The flashing digit will be selected to match the location code desired.

2. Press or to select the appropriate value, then to advance to the next digit. Continue until all 5 digits SS and CCC are programmed. The first digit (usually 0) in the SAME Location Code is not used by the radio.

3.Press or to save the SAME location code setting and exit weather set up.

Viewing SAME Event Codes

When your receiver has decoded an alert, a three letter code representing the alert type is displayed at the bottom of the screen. See the SAME Event Codes table for codes and meanings.

The SAME Location Code must be a non-zero value (default setting) to view Event Codes. If no Location Code is entered, the receiver will alert for all events, regardless of location or type, and the Weather Receiver will not mute at the end of the emergency voice announcement.

Earthquake Warning			EQW
Evacuation Immediate			EVI
Fire Warning			FRW
Hazardous Materials Warning			HMW
Law Enforcement Warning			LEW
Local Area Emergency			LAE
911 Telephone Outage Emergency			TOE
Nuclear Power Plant Warning			NUW
Radiological Hazard Warning			RHW
Shelter In Place Warning			SPW
Volcano Warning	.......................................................................................................		VOW
Administrative Events
Network Message Notification			NMN
Practice/Demo Warning			DMO
Weather Channels and Frequencies
Weather	Frequency	Weather	Frequency
Channel	Frequency	Channel	Frequency
WX1	162.550 MHz	WX7	162.525 MHz
WX2	162.400 MHz	WX8	161.650 MHz
WX3	162.475 MHz	WX9	161.775 MHz
WX4	162.425 MHz	WX10	161.750 MHz
WX5	162.450 MHz	WX11	162.000 MHz
WX6	162.500 MHz
		WX1-7	NOAA/EC (SAME)
		WX8-11	MARINE/CANADA/FR

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