Both Weather Alert And Triple/Dual Watch In Scan Mode; Weather Mode; Using The Radio In Weather Mode - Uniden MHS550 Owner's Manual

Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in scan mode

You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch
at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their
scheduled time:
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Every 2 seconds, Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks the radio checks
channels 9 & 16, channels 9 & 16,
then scans the then scans the
next channel. next channel.
Triple Watch on Triple Watch on

Weather mode

The NOAA weather channels now cooperate with the FCC 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.

Using the radio in weather mode

• You cannot transmit while in weather mode.
• To enter weather mode, press the
• Weather mode can filter out alerts that do not affect
your location if the location code (FIPS code) of the
alert is entered in your radio (see page 28). If you have
no FIPS codes programmed into your radio, the radio
will notify you of all alerts in any area.
• To turn off the radio's alert tone, press any button.
• To cancel weather mode and return to the previous
marine channel, press the
Memory Channel Scan Memory Channel Scan
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Every 7 seconds, the Every 7 seconds, the
radio checks the radio checks the
last-used weather last-used weather
channel, then scans channel, then scans
the next channel. the next channel.
WX Alert Watch on WX Alert Watch on
WX-ALERT
WX-ALERT
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wx wx
button.
button again.
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