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7.6 KEYPAD LOCKING
In order to prevent accidental channel change, the
HX210
’s keypad may be
locked.
Hold down the [
CLR
/
] key to lock the keypad (except the
PTT
, [VOL-],
[VOL+] and [
CLR
/
] keys) so that they are not accidentally changed. “
KEY
LOCK
” will appear on the entire screen, to indicate that the functions are
locked.
To unlock the radio, hold down the [
CLR
/
] key until “
UNLOCK
” appears.
7.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. Press the [
MENU/SET
] key to display the
MENU screen, then press the [
WX
] soft key.
The transceiver changes to the weather
channel mode and the radio will be set to
the last used NOAA weather channel.
2. Press the [▲]/[▼] key to select a different
NOAA weather channel.
3. To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press the [
MENU/SET
] key to
display MENU screen, then press the [
CH
] soft key. The transceiver will
revert to the channel you were using prior to switching to the weather
channel mode.
7.7.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurri-
canes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends
a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather
report on one of the NOAA weather channels.
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurri-
canes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends
a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather
report on one of the NOAA weather channels.
The
HX210
can receive weather alerts when monitoring a weather channel
and, on the last selected weather channel during scanning modes, while on
another working channel or in FM Radio mode.
When an alert is received on a NOAA weather
channel, scanning will stop and the trans-
ceiver will emit a loud beep to alert the user of
a NOAA broadcast. Press any key to stop the
alert.