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Weather alert setting
USA/INT/CAN
GPS/DATA
DSC SETUP
>RADIO SETUP RADIO SETUP
CH NAME
WATCH MODE
>WX ALERT WX ALERT
>ON
OFF
The NOAA provides several weather forecast
channels on the USA and Canadian channel
banks. If severe weather (such as storms or
hurricanes) is forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a
weather alert on 1050Hz.
If you are operating on the USA or Canadian
channel banks, you can set the radio to pick up
any weather alerts as follows:
1. Scroll through the radio menu until RADIO
SETUP is displayed.
2. Move the cursor to RADIO SETUP and press
>ENT.
3. Move the cursor to WX ALERT and press
>ENT.
4. If you want to select the weather alert facility,
press >ENT again so that when a weather
alert is broadcast, the alert will sound. (Press
any button to hear the weather alert voice
message).
Move the cursor to OFF and then press
to cancel the weather alert facility. Use
the radio’s SCAN operation to monitor for
Weather Alerts.
4. To set a dual watch mode that scans CH16 as
the priority channel, press >ENT again
OR
to set a triple watch mode that scans both
the priority channels, move the cursor to
16CH + 9CH and then press >ENT.
2. Move the cursor to RADIO SETUP and press
>ENT.
3. Move the cursor to WATCH MODE and press
>ENT.