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Operation
Notes:
• 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. Broadcasts transmitted on
weather frequencies might contain static or noise.
• In some isolated areas, it might not be possible to receive weather channel transmissions.
Setting Weather Alert
If you turn on weather alert then set the radio to its two-way mode,
o
appears. Whenever
NOAA or Environment Canada transmit an emergency weather broadcast on the selected
weather channel, your radio alerts you using the alert mode you selected –
B
(ring) or
i
(vi-
brate) – then switches to the selected weather channel.
Note: If your radio is in weather mode, you receive a weather alert only on the selected chan-
nel.
1. Hold down
Ro
to turn weather channel reception on.
2. Press
\
twice.
Y
or
n
flashes.
3. Repeatedly press
[
or
]
until
Y
(on) appears (to turn on weather
alert) or until
n
appears (to turn off weather alert).
