Assigning The "Wx" Function To A Programmable Key On The Microphone; Recalling The Weather Channels; Listening The Weather Alert - Yaesu FTM-400DR Operating Manual

Assigning the "WX" function to a programmable key on the microphone
1
Press for one second or longer
The set-up menu will be displayed.
2
Select and touch [CONFIG]
The menu list will be displayed.
3
Select and touch [10 MIC PROGRAM KEY]
The setting screen for programmable keys on the microphone will be displayed.
4
Touch the key name (P1 to P4) where the WX function is going to be assigned
The functions that can be assigned will be displayed.
When the [WX] is not displayed, turn
5
Select and touch [WX]
6
Touch [BACK]
The display will return to the setting screen for programmable keys.
Recalling the weather channels
Example: When "WX" is assigned to [P1]
1
Press [P1] on the microphone
The WX function is activated, and the weather channel selected last time the WX
function was activated will be displayed on the screen.
2
Turn to select the other channels
3
Press the [PTT] button on the microphone to search for louder stations
Scanning of the channels stored in the weather station memory bank will start.
When the scanning pauses on a station, press the [PTT] button once to halt the
scan, or press it twice to restart the scan.
4
Press the [PTT] button to finish the scan
5
Press [P1]
The WX function will be inactivated and the display will return to the previous screen.
Listening the weather alert
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, 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. You may disable to receive the weather alert tone using
[SIGNALING]→[9 WX ALERT] in the set-up menu.
to scroll the display.
Using the Memory
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