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Scan mode with both Weather
YouxcanxactivatexWeatherxAlertx
Alert and Triple/Dual Watch
WatchxandxTriple/DualxWatchxatx
thexsamextime.xThexradiox
performsxbothxchecksxatxtheirx
scheduledxtime.x
InxcooperationxwithxthexFCC,xNOAAxalsoxusesxthexweatherxchannelsxtoxalertxyouxofxotherx
Weather mode
hazardsxbesidesxweatherx(childxabductionxalerts,xnuclear,xbiological,xetc.).xInxweatherxmode,x
thexradioxmonitorsxonexofxthextenxNOAAxweatherxchannels.xIfxanyxtypexofxalertxisxreceivedxforx
yourxarea,xthexradioxsoundsxanxalertxtonexandxdisplaysxthextypexofxalert.xInxweatherxmode,xthex
displayxshowsxthexfollowing:x
Weather
mode is on
Flashing: An alert
has been issued
Steady: Weather
Alert Watch is on
x x
Youxcannotxtransmitxwhilexinxweatherxmode.x
x x
Using the radio in weather mode
Toxenterxweatherxmode,xpressx
x x
Weatherxmodexcanxfilterxoutxalertsxthatxdoxnotxaffectxyourxlocationxifxthexlocationxcodex
(FIPSxcode)xofxthexalertxisxenteredxinxyourxradiox(seexpagex19).xIfxyouxhavexnoxFIPSxcodesx
programmedxintoxyourxradio,xthexradioxwillxnotifyxyouxofxallxalertsxinxanyxarea.x
x x
Toxturnxoffxthexradio'sxalertxtone,xpressxanyxbutton.x
x x
Toxcancelxweatherxmodexandxreturnxtoxthexpreviousxmarinexchannel,xpressxthexWX-MEMx
buttonxagain.x
Becausexweatherxmodexalreadyxmonitorsxthexweatherxchannels,xyouxdon'txneedxWeatherx
Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch
AlertxWatchxtoxcheckxthexweatherxchannelxeveryxsevenxseconds.xIfxyouxactivatexWeatherxAlertx
Watchxwhilexoperatingxinxweatherxmode,xitxoperatesxasxaxtypexofx"sleepxmode":xthexradioxstaysx
onxthexweatherxchannelxandxmutesxthexspeaker.xIfxanxalertxisxdetectedxforxyourxarea,xthexradiox
soundsxanxalertxtonexandxturnsxthexspeakerxbackxon.xThisxmodexisxveryxusefulxwhenxyouxarex
anchoringxforxthexnightxbutxwantxtoxstayxinformedxofxanyxhazardsxinxyourxarea.x
ToxturnxWeatherxAlertxWatchxonxorxoff,xpressxandxholdx
SelectxSetupxandxthenxWX-Alert Mode.xUsex
ModexsettingxONxorxOff.x
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10
11
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks
channels 9 & 16
then goes on to
the next channel.
09
Weather Band
Alert
Hurricane Warning
.x
WX-MEM
CHANNEL UP
Memory Channel Scan
12
13
14
15
17
WX Alert :
Every 7
seconds, the radio
checks the last-used
weather channel,
09 16
then scans the next
channel.
Current
channel
number
Type of alert
(If the text is too
long, it scrolls.)
xwhilexthexradioxisxidle.x
xandx
xtoxchoosexWX Alert
CALL-MENU
CHANNEL DOWN
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25
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