where channel 16 is used for distress and hailing. Your radio comes set to use Triple Watch; if you want to use Dual Watch instead,
you will have to select it in the setup:
1.
CALL
ENT
1W/25W
ENT
1W/25W
Press and hold
CALL MENU
to display the normal menu.
2. Select
Setup
and then
Dual/Tri Watch.
3. Choose Dual Watch and press
ENT-1W/25W
. The radio activates the new setting and returns to the Setup menu.
4. To reactive Triple Watch, repeat the procedure described above, but choose Triple Watch in step 3.
Using FIPS Codes for Weather Alerts
The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes to issue weather alerts
in specific areas. You can choose which areas you want to hear alerts for by entering these FIPS codes in your radio. This can
prevent you from being bothered by events that are far from where you are boating. The radio only sounds the alert tone if an
incoming FIPS code matches one of the areas you selected.
• For more information about how the NWS uses FIPS codes, see the NWS website: www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/nwsfipschg.htm.
• To see an index of FIPS codes by state, see the website of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): www.itl.
nist. gov/fipspubs/co-codes/states.htm.
• For information on the Canadian implementation of FIPS codes, called Canadian Location Codes, see the website of the
Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC): http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/msb/weatheradio/transmitter/index_e.cfm
NOTE: If you travel outside the areas you have entered into your radio, you may not hear alerts that affect your new location.
Be sure to enter the FIPS codes of all the areas you plan to travel to during this trip.
Follow the steps below to edit the list of FIPS codes. You can store up to 30 different FIPS codes in your radio.
1.
ENT
1W/2.5 W
ENT
1W/2.5 W
ENT
1W/2.5 W
Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select FIPS Codes. The screen displays any previously-entered FIPS codes.
3. To add a new FIPS code, select
New
.
4. Use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to change the first of the six digits;
CHANNEL UP
increases the number and
CHANNEL DOWN
decreases it.
5. When the first digit is correct, press
ENT-1W/25W
. The cursor moves to the next digit. Enter the remaining five digits of the
FIPS code in the same way. If you make a mistake while entering a digit, press
CLR-SCAN
to erase the wrong number and
moved the cursor to the left digit.
6. When the sixth digit is correct, press
ENT-1W/25W
. The radio displays the new FIPS code and asks you to confirm. To save
this code, select
Yes
; to cancel this code, select
No
. The radio returns to the list of FIPS codes.
7. To change an existing FIPS code, select the code you want to change.
VHF595 RADIO
1-800-BOATING
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