Programming a Fips code, Programming Fips | Radio Shack 20-426

Beyond the Basics

Although the alert beep (warning beep, watch beep, advisory beep) sounds at short intervals for 5 minutes. After that, the emergency beep will sound at intervals of 10 seconds.

programming a FIPS code

To specify a county, SAME uses a standard established by the US Census bureau, called FIPS.

The format of a FIPS code is:

PSSCCC, where...

P = area subdivision (0=entire area)

SS = State code (00=all states)

CCC = County code (000=all counties)

For example, the FIPS code for Tarrant County, Texas is:

048439 (48=Texas; 439=Tarrant County).

Some counties are further subdivided, in which cases, the ﬁrst digit will be 0 for all subdivisions in the county and each subdivision will be labeled 1-9.

To program your scanner to alert you when the weather service issues an alert, you must set the scanner to the alert mode, and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service. You cannot scan frequencies and monitor for weather alerts at the same time.

To limit weather alerts to a speciﬁc area, you must also program in the FIPS code(s) for the area(s) you want to receive alerts. The scanner can be set to either, alert for all areas, or only the areas you have programmed.

programming FIPS

During weather scan, hold mode, press FUNC + PGM. The scanner sends itself into FIPS programming mode. If the scanner is set to alert for all FIPS, ALLFIPS appears on the display. If the scanner is set to alert only the area you have

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Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Power your scanner Set up your scannerBasics Basics Advanced scanner features Beyond the BasicsScanning a private bank Highway patrol alerts Contents Skywarn Signal StalkerWired programming Warranty Your scanner’s keypad HOLD/RESUME To Do This Your scanner’s rear view Your scanner’s display Trunk FCC wants you to know Install your scanner Mounting the scanner in your vehicle From a wall outlet Power your scannerThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter Rear View Connecting an external antenna Connecting the supplied antennaConnect your scanner Connecting an external speaker Use extreme caution when installing or removing an Listening Safely Turn on your scanner Set up your scannerSet the squelch Common scanner terms Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequenciesScanning overview Basics Advanced scanner features Beyond the BasicsChannel storage banks Storing known frequencies into channels Beyond the Basics Locking out a channel in hold mode Locking out a channel in scanning modeBeyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequency Locking out channels Memory lock Restoring a locked-out channel in hold modeRestoring all locked-out channels Direct channel access Beyond the Basics Hold/resume Scanning a private bank Beyond the Basics Priority scan Changing the priority channel Service scanning Setting a search band Beyond the Basics Band search Data skip Search hold Beyond the Basics Frequency skip Storing search frequencies Delay Highway patrol/local police scanning Highway patrol alertsSelecting the state State Code Order Press these buttons Action Beyond the Basics Scan hold Setting the alert tone volumeHighway warning alert Adjusting alert Highway patrol priority channelsMuting the alert tone Skip frequencies Trunked highway frequencies Skywarn About Skywarn NWR Same Programming a Fips code Programming Fips Beyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Setting the squelch Trunk tracking Programming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Motorola talk groups Edacs talk groups LTR talk groups Receiving trunked systems ID scan mode ID scan hold mode ID search mode Direct entry id hold modeID search hold mode Programming scan lists during search ID monitor modeDeleting a stored ID Reviewing ID lockout ID lockoutRestoring locked-out IDs Setting priority in trunking mode Setting the delay mode for trunking modeTrunking frequency conﬁrmation Moving between scan list memories Multi-track About multi-track Edacs tracking Programming Edacs system frequencies Beyond the Basics An Edacs trunked system Special Edacs featuresAFS partial entry Edacs ID range search Edacs ID blockout Tracking LTR systems Edacs Scat Beyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 Selecting a Preset Fleet Map User-deﬁned ﬂeet maps Fleet Map Size Codes Programming a user ﬂeet map Size code restrictionsProgramming a Hybrid system You can only enter within a range of 5-100 kHz, and 5 or Toggling the status bit Control channel only mode Disconnect tone detect option end code If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more than Cloning your scanner Replacing the fuse in the DC power cord Birdies Beyond the Basics Resetting your scanner Properly Frequently asked questions FAQs Drive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms? Error appears on the display. What does it mean? Speciﬁcations If Frequencies Glossary Service and repair Care