Raymarine Ray218, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Chapter 3: General Operations 37
3.8 Selecting a Weather Channel
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) broadcasts
continuous weather reports and severe weather alerts, as needed. The Ray218/
Ray55 is programmed to receive 10 weather channels and sound an alarm if a
weather alert is received.
To enter Weather mode, press and hold the CLEAR/WX key for 3 seconds on
either the transceiver or the Raymic.
The weather function soft keys appear and the WX indicator appears in the
channel set field. Rotate the
CH/OK knob on the transceiver or use the channel up
/down keys on the Raymic to select from channels WX01 through WX10.
Press and release the CLEAR/WX key again to return to normal operation.
Note:
1. WX broadcasts can only be heard in the US and Canada.
2. During Weather mode, the PTT, HI/LO, and SCAN/SAVE keys are disabled and
an error beep sounds if pressed.
Weather Alert Operation
NOAA also broadcasts continuous severe weather alerts as needed. You can set
your Ray218/Ray55 to notify you when such an alert is issued. To enable the
Weather Alert, press the ALERT soft key. The cloud icon appears.
When the severe weather alert tone is detected, the message WX ALERT is
displayed and an alarm sounds. The radio automatically tunes to the WX channel
where the weather alert has been detected. The alert is detected in all modes of
operation (Standby, Dual Watch, Tri Watch, Scan, etc.)
01
TW 16+09+W01
26 06.0098N
080 04.8589W
AM10:45LOC
162.550
A
EXIT CH79A ALERT
W
X
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PRESS and HOLD for 3 secs
10
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25
30
35
40
45
50
55 60 5
01
TW 16+09+W01
26 06.0098N
080 04.8589W
PM12:45LOC
162.550
A
EXIT CH79A ALERT
W
X
01
WX ALERT
26 06.0098N
080 04.8589W
PM12:45LOC
162.550
A
EXIT CH79A ALERT
W
X
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