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FT-2900E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
W
EATHER
A
LERT
S
CAN
This feature allows you to check the Weather Broadcast Memory Channels for the presence
of the NOAA Alert Tone while operating using VFO scan or Memory channel scan.
When the Weather Alert Scan feature is engaged, the
FT-2900E
will check the Weather
Broadcast Memory Channels for activity every five seconds while scanning. If you watch
the display carefully, you’ll observe the scanner periodically shifting to the Weather Broad-
cast bank, scanning the Weather channels quickly in search of the Alert Tone, after which
regular scanning will resume for another five seconds.
To enable the Weather Alert Scan feature:
1. Press and hold in the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key for one second, then
rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
57 WX ALT
57 WX ALT
57 WX ALT
57 WX ALT
57 WX ALT
.”
2. Press the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to
set this Menu item to “
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
.”
3. Press and hold in the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key for one second to
save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
4. To disable the Weather Alert Scan feature, select “
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
” in step 2 above.
You can change the Weather Alert Tone volume level to maximum regardless the
VOL
knob setting, using Menu item “
58 WX VOL
58 WX VOL
58 WX VOL
58 WX VOL
58 WX VOL
.” See page 82 for details.
1) When the Weather Alert Scan feature is engaged, the Scan-Resume mode will
be fixed on “HOLD.”
2) If you are just scanning the Weather Broadcast Channels, the FT-2900E’s receiver
will remain muted indefinitely unless the Alert Tone is received. This yields a long period
of monitoring time, as no power will be consumed via audio output while scanning (for
the Alert Tone) is in progress.
B
AND
E
DGE
B
EEPER
The
FT-2900E
will automatically “beep” when the receiver’s band edge is encountered
during scanning (either in standard VFO scanning or during PMS operation). You may
additionally enable this feature (band edge beeper) when the frequency reaches the band
edge while selecting the VFO frequency manually, using the
DIAL
knob.
The procedure for enabling the Band-Edge Beeper (during manual tuning) is:
1. Press and hold in the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key for one second, then
rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
21 EDG.BEP
21 EDG.BEP
21 EDG.BEP
21 EDG.BEP
21 EDG.BEP
.”
2. Press the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to
set this Menu item to “
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
.”
3. Press and hold in the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key for one second to
save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
S
CANNING
