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Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch
If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most
recently-used weather channel
every seven seconds, then
continues scanning the next
channel in memory.
To turn Weather Alert Watch on
or off, press and hold
CALL-MENU
while the radio is idle.
Select
Setup
and then
WX Alert Mode
. Use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose
WX Alert
Mode
setting
ON
or
Off
.
Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks channels 16 and
9 every two seconds, then goes on
to scan the next channel; with
Dual Watch turned on, the radio
only checks channel 16.
Press and hold
16/9-TRI
on the
radio or microphone
for two
seconds to turn Triple/Dual
Watch on or off. (To change
between Triple or Dual Watch, see page
18
.)
Press and hold the
CLR-SCAN
key to turn off Scan mode and set the radio to Triple/Dual Watch
mode.
Scan mode with both Weather
Alert and Triple/Dual Watch
You can activate Weather Alert
Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at
the same time. The radio
performs both checks at their
scheduled time.
weather mode
In cooperation with the FCC, NOAA also uses the weather channels to alert you of other
hazards besides weather (child abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In weather mode,
the radio monitors one of the ten NOAA weather channels. If any type of alert is received for
your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of alert. In weather mode, the
display shows the following:
09 16
Triple Watch :
Every 2
seconds, the radio checks
channels 9 & 16 then goes on
to the next channel.
Memory Channel Scan
08
25
24
17
15
14
13
12
11
10
20
09 16
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks
channels 9 & 16
then goes on to
the next channel.
WX Alert :
Every 7
seconds, the radio
checks the last-used
weather channel,
then scans the next
channel.
wx
Memory Channel Scan
08
25
24
17
15
14
13
12
11
10
20
09
Hurricane Warning
Weather Band
Alert
Weather
mode is on
Current
channel
number
Type of alert
(If the text is too
long, it scrolls.)
Flashing: An alert
has been issued
Steady: Weather
Alert Watch is on