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To set the location:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Press and hold MENU to enter setting mode.

 

 

 

2.

Press

to navigate to “Set Location” and press MENU

 

 

to confirm.

 

 

 

3.

“CO:ALL” or “CO:---“ will be displayed. Press MENU,

 

 

characters on the right will flash. Press

/

to

select “ALL” (receive all warnings) or “---“ (disable the ALL option), press MENU to confirm selection.

4. Digit next to C will flash. Press / to select where you want to store the location, e.g., C1. Press MENU to confirm. The 6 digits will flash.

5.Press MENU. NAME / FIPS will flash. (Select either option a or b below)

a. To program by State / County name:

i.Press MENU to enter setting options.

ii. Press / to navigate to state and press MENU to confirm. Repeat for county.

iii. Press to navigate to next storage location (e.g., C2) and press MENU to confirm. Repeat steps i-iii.

b. To program by SAME code from the NWS:

i. Press to navigate to FIPS and press MENU to enter setting options.

ii. Press / repeatedly to select number and press MENU to confirm and move to the next digit.

iii.Repeat step ii for all digits.

iv.After all digits have been confirmed, storage

location (e.g., C1) will flash. Press

to

navigate to next storage location and press MENU to confirm. Repeat steps ii – iii.

Once all desired codes have been stored, press EXIT twice to return to default clock display.

NOTE If at step 3 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 are 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.

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Oregon WR608 user manual To set the location, Press, To confirm, Activate / Deactivate Location, Stored locations display

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