Oregon WR608 To switch between activated or deactivated location status, County sub-section code

To switch between activated or deactivated location status:

1.	Press and hold MENU to enter setting mode.
2.	Press	to navigate to “Set Location” and press MENU
	to confirm.
3.	Press	to navigate to a stored location e.g. C4 and
	press MENU.
4.	When 6 digit SAME code or “----” is blinking, press
	or	to activate or deactivate it and press MENU to

confirm the setting.

Each of the 50 U.S. States has their own 2-digit code.		EN
County sub-section code:
The last digit on the far left is the county subsection. A county
may be sub-divided into nine sub-sections; each number
between (1-9) represents a specific county sub-section.
NOTE	If the county sub-section code is stated as 0, then
that county is not sub-divided and all alerts for that county
will be received. To receive all of the alerts for a given
county, insert 0 into the county sub-section.

Press EXIT to leave the setting mode at any time.

SAME CODE – WHAT EACH DIGIT MEANS

A SAME code is broken into 6 fields of numbers.

3 04 003

Code for Cochise County

Code for Arizona

Code for northeast sub-section of Cochise County

County code for Cochise County, Arizona

State-county coding:

A county can be subdivided as follows:

1Northwest

2North Central

3Northeast

4West Central

5Central

6East Central

7Southwest

8South Central

9Southeast

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

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 coding.

RECEPTION TEST

The fact that you can get clear voice reception does not guarantee that an emergency alert will trigger your unit’s alert tone. To test actual reception, your unit must receive a test or emergency alert signal broadcast.

The National Weather Service (NWS) broadcasts a test

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