Weather Alert Operation (If Available); Selecting The Priority Channel - Raymarine Ray49E Owner's Handbook Manual

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Weather Alert Operation (If Available)

NOAA also broadcasts continuous severe weather alerts as needed. You can set
your Ray49E to notify you when such an alert is issued. Press and hold the CLEAR
key to enter weather mode. Then, press and hold the CLEAR key again to enable
weather alert. The cloud icon appears.
PRESS and HOLD for 3 secs
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When the severe weather alert tone is detected, the message WX ALERT is
displayed and an alarm sounds. The radio automatically tunes to the WX channel
where the weather alert has been detected. The alert is detected in all modes of
operation (Standby, Dual Watch, Tri Watch, Scan, etc.)
The Ray49E can receive weather alert broadcasts in the US or Canada only if the
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unit has been programmed by the distributor to use WX Channels.

3.8 Selecting the Priority Channel

The Ray218E/Ray55E provides you with a dedicated key for switching to the
Priority Channel 16. Press and release the 16/PLUS key to switch to channel 16 at
high power. The label 1ST PRIORITY appears. If already on channel 16, press and
release 16/PLUS to return to the last-used working channel.
The 16/PLUS key also can be used to cancel all other modes and switch to channel
16.
When the priority channel is selected, the radio is always set to HIGH transmit pow-
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er. You may reduce power if desired using the HI/LO power setting.
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1ST PRIORITY
50 46.1718N
001 17.7189W
AM11:56LOC
162.550
26 04.2172N
080 09.0933W
AM11:56LOC
Ray49E Marine VHF Radio