Usa, Canadian And International Modes; Weather Channels; Scan - Standard Communications Horizon HX255S Owner's Manual

4.5 USA, CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL MODES

1. To change the mode of the transceiver, hold down the 16/9 key
and press the WX key. The mode changes from USA, to
International, to Canadian with each press.
2. "U" appears on LCD for the USA mode, "I" appears for International
and "C" appears in Canadian mode.
3. Refer to marine channel charts in OWNER'S MANUAL
SUPPLEMENT for allocated channels in each mode.

4.6 WEATHER CHANNELS

1. To receive a weather channel, press the WX key. The transceiver
changes channels to the weather channel.
2. Press the
3. To exit from the weather channels, press the CLR key. The
transceiver recalls the previous non-weather channel.

4.7 SCAN

1. Select the desired channel to be scanned using the
2. Press the MEM key to store the channel into the transceiver's
memory. "M" is displayed.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all the channels to be scanned.
4. To delete a channel from the transceiver's scan memory, press the
MEM key again while the memorized channel is displayed. "M"
disappears.
5. All channels programmed remain in the transceiver's scan memory
even if the power is turned off. See section 4.10 to clear all the
transceiver's scan memory.
6. Adjust the SQUELCH CONTROL knob until the background noise
is eliminated.
7. To start scan, press the SC/PS key. The scan proceeds from the
lowest to the highest programmed channel number and stops on
channels when a transmission is received.
8. To stop the scan, press the CLR key.
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or key to change to other weather channels.
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