NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels
•
You can use your microTALK radio to listen to
NOAA All Hazards
Weather Radio
channels transmitting in your area.
To listen to All Hazards Radio channels:
1.
Press the
Weather
button until the
All Hazards
Radio
icon and the currently selected All Hazards
Radio channel are displayed.
2.
Use the
Channel
Up
or
Channel
Down
button to change
All Hazards Radio
channels.
3.
The
All Hazards Radio
icon will continue to
be displayed when
All Hazards Radio
is
on
.
4.
To exit
All Hazards Radio
, press and hold the
Weather
button until
On
or
Off
is displayed.
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Hazards Radio Icon
Weather (WX) Alert Mode
•
Turning
On
the
Weather Alert
function will allow your radio to automatically
receive NOAA weather signals and warnings from designated weather
broadcast stations. If the radio is turned
ON
, it will alert to Weather and other
emergency alerts broadcast by NOAA.
To turn Weather Alert On or Off:
1.
Press the
Weather
button to enter the
All
Hazards (Weather)
radio mode.
2.
Press the
Weather
button again and the Weather
Alert icon flashes on the display. The current
On
or
Off
setting is displayed.
3.
Press the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
button
to turn Weather Alert
On
or
Off
.
4.
Press the
Weather
button again to save the new
setting.
This feature is set
to
OFF
by default.
Make sure the strongest
Weather channel is selected
for your area using the channel
selection in the previous menu.
Privacy Code Scan
•
Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the
Privacy Codes
(either
CTCSS 01 through 38 or DCS 01 through 83) within one channel. Only
one set of privacy codes (CTCSS or DCS) can be scanned at a time.
To scan privacy codes:
1.
While in
Standby
mode, press and release the
Scan
button twice (CTCSS) or three times (DCS)
until the CTCSS or DCS icon and numbers are
flashing.
2.
Press and hold the
Scan
button to begin scanning
privacy codes within the selected channel.
The
Scan
icon will continue to be displayed when privacy code scan
is
on
. Your radio will continue to scan privacy codes and stop as an
incoming transmission is detected. Your radio will remain on that
channel/privacy code for 10 seconds.
During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a.
Press the
Mode/Power
button to enter the new setting and
proceed to other functions.
b.
Press
Talk
or
Call/Lock
button to enter the new setting and return
to
Standby
mode.
c.
Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and
return to
Standby
mode.
RX
Vox
HI MED LO WX
TW DCS Scan
CTCSS Mem
BURP Power Saver
Select Channel
RX
Vox
HI MED LO WX
TW DCS Scan
CTCSS Mem
BURP Power Saver
Scan Privacy Codes
MEM
ESC
TRI
WATCH
SCAN
V
O
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Channel Button
MEM
ESC
TRI
WATCH
SCAN
V
O
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Scan Button
MEM
ESC
TRI
WATCH
SCAN
V
O
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Weather Button
MEM
ESC
TRI
WATCH
SCAN
V
O
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Channel Button
MEM
ESC
TRI
WATCH
SCAN
V
O
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Weather Button
MEM
ESC
TRI
WATCH
SCAN
V
O
LUME
CALL
MODE
CHANNEL
Channel Button
Operation
Mode Functions
Operation
Customer Assistance Warranty
Introduction
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