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the desired channel.
▪ The radio will remain on the active channel for ten seconds after the PTT button is released.
To exit the "auto-scan" mode, Short press the Scan button.
▪ The Scanning icon will turn off when the radio is no longer in "auto-scan" mode.
8.NOAA Weather forecast:WX
Retevis RA86 has a NOAA Weather Radio function, to enable the user to receive weather reports from
designated NOAA stations. Your radio also has a NOAA Weather Scan function, to enable the user to scan all 10
channels for the NOAA National Weather Service.
9.To enter and exit Weather Scan
Short press the Weather button to enter weather mode.
▪ The radio will then scan all 10 weather channels and stops when the weather channel receives the signal.
▪ When is scan mode, press the Channel+ or Channel- key, you can switch the scan direction. When scan is
stop, press the Channel+ or Channel- key, you can switch the weather channel.
Press the PTT or WX key to exit Weather Mode.
10.To Manually Set the Weather Channel:
With the Weather Scan activated, press the Scan button to exit scanning mode.
▪ The Weather icon and active channel will stop flashing and will continuously be displayed on the LCD.
Using the Channel Up or the Channel Down buttons on the microphone, manually set the active weather
channel.
11.To Enable Weather Alert:
1. With Weather mode activated, press the Scan button to exit scanning mode.
▪ The weather icon and active channel will stop flashing and will continuously be displayed on the LCD.
2.Use the Channel Up or Channel Down on the microphone to select the desired Weather Channel.
3.Short press the MENU button to enter the weather forecast alarm switch setting, and use the volume button to
select ON/ OFF, press and hold the MENU button again to complete the setting and return to the weather
channel.
4.After the alarm function is enabled, when the radio is in the weather channel scanning mode, any channel
receiving an alarm modulation of 1050HZ will trigger a weather forecast alarm.
5.When the radio is on the GMRS channel, it will also watch the weather channel (the watch weather channel is
the channel where the user exits the weather forecast).
12.Weather alarm work mode
When the radio receives the signal of the alarm channel you set, it will alarm in this mode, and the alarm will
cycle once every 20 seconds, and enter the weather forecast mode after the alarm.
Menu Mode Function Introduction
The user can set the function of the radio through the menu.
Note: In the process of menu setting, short PTT key or no operation within 5S will automatically exit the menu,
the settings of the current menu will not be saved, and the menu that has been set will not be affected.
Channel Menu Quick Reference Chart
POWER LEVEL
Menu
HI/LO
CALL TONE
01-05
BRIGHTNESS
01-03
BAND
TX-CODE
WIDE/
OF,CTC-01-50,
NARROW
DCS-01-210
KEY TONE
ROGER BEEP
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
SLEEP TIME
SPEAKER SEL
OFF,5-10-
MIC/DUAL/BASE
20-30-60S
RX-CODE
SQUELCH
OF,CTC-01-50,
OFF,01-09
DCS-01-210
VOX
OFF,15/30/45/60/75/90/
OFF,01-09
105/120/135/150/165/180
06
MIC GAIN
REPEATER
01-03
ON/OFF
TOT
BACK LIGHT
00-04
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