Receiving On The Weather Channels; Selecting The Channel - Raymarine Ray215e Owner's Handbook Manual

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Operation with Full Function Handset

4.6.5 Receiving on the Weather Channels

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
broadcasts continuous weather reports and severe weather alerts, as needed,
that can be received in the US and Canada. If your RAY215E has been
programmed to use the US channel set and the US mode is selected, you
will be able to receive these reports while your vessel is traveling in the
waters of the US or Canada.
Note: This feature requires software upgrades for access to the US
frequency group and to the weather channels. Weather channels can be
received only in the US frequency mode when the vessel is located in the
waters of the US or Canada. Some countries require special licensing to
activate the US channel set.
The Weather Channels consist of Channel 0 through Channel 9. These
are separate from the Channels in the regular frequencies set. To switch
between the Working Channel and the current Weather Channel, press
the FUNC key followed by the 6/WX key. While the Weather Channel is
active, the WX indicator appears in the LCD display and the frequency
group indicator disappears.
If the channel number is changed while in the Weather mode, the new
channel number is stored in memory upon exiting Weather mode. To exit
Weather Mode, press CLR, or FUNC followed by 6/WX.

4.6.6 Selecting the Channel

Two methods are available for selecting the channel: inputting the channel
with the numeric keypad then pressing the ENT key, or using the Channel
UP/DOWN key on the side of the handset. Either method is applicable to
the International and US frequency modes.
Using the Channel UP/DOWN keys
Pressing the CH UP ( ) key increments the current channel number by
one for each keyclick. When the highest channel number is reached, the
channel scrolls to the lowest number and increments from there. Pressing
the CH DOWN ( ) key decrements the current channel number by one
for each keyclick. When the lowest channel number is reached, the channel
scrolls to the highest number and decrements from there. Channel numbers
not available in a frequency group are skipped.
If the CH UP/DOWN keys are pressed and held for at least a half second,
channels automatically change every 100 milliseconds.