• To activate scan mode, press and hold
CLR-SCAN
. Press and hold
CLR-SCAN
again to return to the previous mode.
• When the radio automatically stops on a channel, press
CHANNEL UP
to leave that channel and resume scanning.
• To end the scan, press the microphone’s
PUSH TO TALK
,
CALL-MEM
, or
WX-MEM
buttons. The radio remains on the last
scanned channel.
Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch
If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel every
seven seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in memory.
To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off, press and hold
CALL-MENU
while the radio is idle. Select
Setup
and then
WX-Alert Mode
.
Use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose
WX Alert Mode
setting
On
or
Off
.
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.
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.
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:
VHF595 RADIO
1-800-BOATING
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