Select Dual Or Triple Watch Mode; Weather Alert Setting - NorthStar NS100 SS Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Select dual or triple watch mode

USA/INT/CAN RADIO SETUP
GPS/DATA CH NAME
DSC SETUP CONTRAST
>RADIO SETUP >WATCH MODE

Weather alert setting

USA/INT/CAN RADIO SETUP
GPS/DATA CONTRAST
DSC SETUP WATCH MODE
>RADIO SETUP >WX ALERT
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WATCH MODE
>ONLY 16CH
16CH + 9CH
Dual watch mode automatically scans between
the priority channel and the working channel.
CH16 is the default priority channel.
Triple watch mode is available only with the USA
radio model. It automatically scans between the
two priority channels, CH16 and CH09, and the
working channel.
1. Scroll through the radio menu until RADIO
SETUP is displayed.
2. Move the cursor to RADIO SETUP and press
WX ALERT
ENT>ON
ESC>OFF
The NOAA provides several weather forecast
channels on the USA and Canadian channel
banks. If severe weather (such as storms or
hurricanes) is forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a
weather alert on 1050Hz.
If you are operating on the USA or Canadian
channel banks, you can set the radio to pick up
any weather alerts as follows:
1. Scroll through the radio menu until RADIO
SETUP is displayed.
2. Move the cursor to RADIO SETUP and press
>ENT.
3. Move the cursor to WATCH MODE and press
>ENT.
4. To set a dual watch mode that scans CH16 as
the priority channel, press >ENT again
OR
to set a triple watch mode that scans both the
priority channels, move the cursor to 16CH +
9CH and then press >ENT.
>ENT.
3. Move the cursor to WX ALERT and press
>ENT.
4. If you want to select the weather alert facility,
press >ENT again so that when a weather
alert is broadcast, the alert will sound. (Press
any button to hear the weather alert voice
message).
Press <ESC to cancel the weather alert
facility.