Radio Shack 20-423 - Manual (Page 19)

19 Operation
5. To clear another channel, use the
number keys to enter that channel
number, then press
PGM again. Or,
repeatedly press PGM until the desired
channel number appears. Then repeat
Step 4.
LISTENING TO THE MARINE
BANK
1. To listen to the marine bank, repeatedly
press BAND until MARINE appears.
2. To change the channel, press either
8 8 8 8
or
9 9 9 9
, or enter the two-digit channel.
3. To scan through the marine bank, rotate
SQUELCH clockwise until the hiss just
disappears, then hold down either
8 8 8 8
or
9 9 9 9
for about 2 seconds. MAN
disappears and SCAN appears.
4. To exit scanning and to change the
channel manually, hold down
8 8 8 8
or
9 9 9 9
for about 2 seconds.
LISTENING TO THE
WEATHER BAND
The FCC (Federal Communications
Commission) has allocated seven
frequencies for use by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NOAA broadcasts your local forecast and
regional weather information on one or more
of these frequencies. We have programmed
your scanner with these seven frequencies.
To hear your local forecast and regional
weather information, press
WX . The scanner
begins to scan the weather band.
You will probably receive one frequency
better than the others for your area. The
scanner should stop within a few seconds on
that frequency. If the broadcast is weak,
press
WX again to resume scanning.
Weather Channel Frequency
Chart
Using the Weather Alert
This scanner can receive NOAA weather
alert tone broadcasts in case of an
emergency. The weather alert tone sound
warns you of serious weather conditions.
To listen for an alert tone, press PRI/ALERT
while you are tuned to the weather channel.
ALErt appears. If the scanner detects a
weather alert, it sounds a tone. Press any
key to mute the tone. To cancel the alert
monitoring and return to the weather channel
standard broadcast, press
PRI/ALERT again.
Weather
Channel
Frequency (MHz)
1 162.400
2 162.425
3 162.450
4 162.475
5 162.500
6 162.525
7 162.550