West Marine 18114496, Owner'S Manual

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Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds, then goes on to
scan the next channel; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16.
Press and hold
16/9-TRI
(on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change between
Triple or Dual Watch, see page 10.)
Press and hold the
CLR-SCAN key to turn off Scan mode and set the radio to Triple/Dual Watch mode.
09 16
Triple Watch :
Every 2
seconds, the radio checks
channels 9 & 16 then goes on
to the next channel.
Memory Channel Scan
08 25 24 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 20
Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch
You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled
time.
09 16
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks
channels 9 & 16
then goes on to
the next channel.
WX Alert :
Every 7
seconds, the radio
checks the last-used
weather channel,
then scans the next
channel.
wx
Memory Channel Scan
08 25 24 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 20
Weather Mode
In cooperation with the FCC, NOAA also uses the weather channels to alert you of other hazards besides weather (child abduction
alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In weather mode, the radio monitors one of the ten NOAA weather channels. If any type of alert is
received for your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of alert. In weather mode, the display shows the follow-
ing:
09
Hurricane Warning
Weather Band
Alert
Weather
mode is on
Current
channel
number
Type of alert
(If the text is too
long, it scrolls.)
Flashing: An alert
has been issued
Steady: Weather
Alert Watch is on
Using the radio in weather mode
• You cannot transmit while in weather mode.
• To enter weather mode, press
WX-MEM .
• Weather mode can filter out alerts that do not affect your location if the location code (FIPS code) of the alert is entered in your
radio (see page 10.) If you have no FIPS codes programmed into your radio, the radio will notify you of all alerts in any area.
• To turn off the radio’s alert tone, press any button.
• To cancel weather mode and return to the previous marine channel, press the
WX-MEM button again.
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