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OTHER FUNCTIONS
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Weather channel operation
There are 10 weather channels for moni-
toring weather channels from the NOAA
(National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) broadcasts.
D
Weather channel selection
q
Push
[CALL]
several times to select weather channel
mode.
•
“WX” and the weather channel number appear.
w
Rotate
[DIAL]
to select the desired weather channel.
e
Push
[VFO]
or
[MR]
to return to the previous frequency
or memory channel.
D
Weather alert function
NOAA broadcast stations transmit weather alert tones be-
fore important weather announcements. When the weather
alert function is turned ON, the selected weather channel
is monitored every 5 sec. for the announcement. When the
alert signal is detected, the “ALT” and the WX channel are
displayed alternately and sounds a beep tone until the trans-
ceiver is operated. The previously selected (used) weather
channel is checked periodically during standby or while
scanning.
q
Select the desired weather channel.
w
Enter “WEATHER ALERT” in set mode.
(p. 98)
e
Rotate
[DIAL]
†
to select “ON” or “OFF.”
r
Push
[
](5)
(or
[ ](4)
)
to return to set mode, and push
[MENU/
]
to return to the weather channel indication.
t
Set the desired stand-by condition.
• Select VFO, memory or call channel.
• Scan or priority watch operation can also be selected.
Weather channel indication.
A
A
WX
WX
1
WX
WX
A
WX
1
WX
A
WX
1
ALT
MR
S.MW
B
VFO
MHz
A
CALL
RX CS
C
[DIAL]
U.S.A. and CANADA versions only
❮
MENU screen
❯
➪
❮
SET MODE
❯
➪
❮
WEATHER ALERT
❯
(Push
[MENU/
]
) (Rotate
[DIAL]
†
, then push
[
](5)
‡
.)