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VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
32 English
Weather Soft Key
Weather (WX) Standby Mode
To enter the
WX Standby
mode, press the
WX
soft key.
The
Weather Standby Mode
will show the currently selected
weather channel and the
Weather Alert
setting status as On or Off.
Press the Back soft key to return to VHF Radio Standby.
NOAA broadcasts weather information on the channels as
described in the NOAA weather channels section on page 85 of
this manual.
The following items will be displayed on the LCD display:
NOTE
Only one (1) or two (2) of the weather channels will be
operating in any given location [only in
Receive (Rx)
mode]. You will need to select the channel with the
strongest signal in your location.
NOTE
When in the
WX Alert
mode, and NOAA sends the 1050
Hz alert tone, the radio will sound a series of loud beeps
regardless of the volume control setting.
Weather Standby
WEATHER
RADIO
WX ALERT ON
BACK ALERT
To Set WX Alert On or Off:
1.
From the
Standby
mode, press
MENU
soft key to enter the
Weather Alert
programming.
2.
Press
Channel Up/Down
button to select
WX ALERT
.
3.
Press
ENTER
soft key to select
Weather Alert On/Off
.
4.
With the
Channel Up/Down
soft keys select
On/Off
.
5.
Press
ENTER
soft key to save this entry and
EXIT
soft key to
exit menu.
Short Cut to WX Alert On or Off Select:
1.
From the
Standby
screen, press the
WX
soft key.
2.
Press
ALERT
soft key to switch
WX Alert
to On or Off.
3.
Press
BACK
soft key to return to radio mode.
EXIT
ENTER
WEATHER ALERT
ON
OFF
WX Alert On/Off
Weather Radio Standby
WEATHER
RADIO
WX ALERT ON
BACK ALERT
This setting will allow you to choose to activate the Weather Alert feature. When NOAA
broadcasts a Weather Alert Signal, and your radio has Weather Alert turned On, you
will hear a continuous audible tone and the radio will automatically switch to Weather
Radio mode. The alert indicators will sound regardless of what channel you are
operating on as soon as a NOAA alert signal is received.
Weather Mode Programming
Weather Mode Programming
