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pear on the display. The priority channel is scanned every 2 seconds,
even if another channel has a squelch break.
When a signal is received on the priority channel, the scan stops and
the radio receives the priority transmission.
W
X ALERT
can be toggled off
and on by pressing the
WX
key
.
Screen
When the unit is turned on the LCD light display is on and stays on.
There is no contrast control.
Weather (Wx)
Dark clouds on the horizon? Press the
WX
key to enter the
W
X
(W
EATHER
)
MODE
and get the latest weather information. The last used Wx channel
always appears first. Use the
↑
↓
keys to change the
WX
channel. In
P
RIORITY
S
CAN
or
M
EMORY
S
CAN
M
ODES
, pressing the
WX
key allows the
W
X
A
LERT
function to be toggled off and on. Select the
WX
channel before
starting a
P
RIORITY
S
CAN
or
M
EMORY
S
CAN
.
If a
W
X
A
LERT
– a 1050Hz-tone burst transmitted from the NOAA
Weather service – is issued, a special circuit in the radio detects the
tone and during scanning modes (except All Scan), a loud 2-tone warn-
ing will sound. The warning tone is canceled by pressing any key. The
radio will stop scanning and switch to the
WX
channel to broadcast the
warning. You know the radio is scanning the
WX
channel, if you see the
W
X ANNUNCIATOR
flash as it scans through the weather channels.
