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NOTE:
FIPS codes identify counties in the United States. They allow you
receive only the Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.) alerts
occurring in a specific area. You can enter a maximum of 30 FIPS codes.
For USA FIPS codes by state, see https://www.nws.noaa.gov. For Canadian
FIPS codes, see https://www.ec.ga.ca.
PRIORITY AND WEATHER ALERT WATCH
In addition to the three operation modes, your radio provides two watch functions that set
the radio to quickly and regularly check for activity on specific channels.
Priority Watch - Checks 1 - 2 designated Priority channels for activity every 1.5
x
seconds.
Weather Alert Watch - Checks the weather channel for alerts every 6 seconds.
x
Priority Watch
Your radio comes with a preprogrammed Priority channel. Your radio will function
normally and will also check the Priority channel(s) every 1.5 seconds. If the radio detects
a transmission, it will stay on that channel; when the signal stops, the radio resumes
scanning.
SETUP
1.
Go to MENU/RADIO SETUP/DUAL/TRI WATCH. Select TRIPLE or DUAL. That
selection is now assigned and displays on the soft key, but not on the screen.
2.
Next, select TRI (or DUAL) soft key. That designation should now display on the
screen and is now activated (on).
NOTE: Private ships MUST monitor channel 16 whenever they are underway. Water-
going ships should have a Priority Watch on at all times.
During Normal mode, monitors one
channel, checking channel 16 and the
Priority channel every 1.5 seconds.
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(Triple) Activated
CHANNEL XX
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