Entering Weather Mode
1. From two-way mode, press
weather mode
Setting the Weather Channel
Your radio receives weather frequencies:
1. In weather mode, press
weather channel number flashes.
2. Press
or
to select the appropriate channel with
good reception in your area.
3. Press the PTT button to set and exit Menu or
Menu/Lock button to continue set up weather alert.
Setting the Weather Alert
Your radio can be set to respond to NOAA Weather
Radio emergency messages. A special alarm tone
sounds an alert and turns on the weather receiver to
give you immediate weather and emergency
information.
1. In weather mode press
displays.
2. Press
or
to select On/Off.
3. Press the PTT button or
weather menu set up.
4. Press
Mode button to return to two-way mode. If you
activate Weather Alert and return to two-way mode
is display.
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Mode button to enter
.
Menu/Lock button until
Menu/Lock button twice until
Menu/Lock button to exit the
When the weather channel is activated, either
Note:
manually or after receiving an alert, and no
buttons are pressed for 5 minutes, the
weather mode automatically revert to two-
way mode.
As with two-way radio reception, weather channel
reception depends on how close you are to a
transmitter and whether you are indoors or
outdoors. Because weather channels are
transmitted without codes, they may contain static
or noise. Weather Alert does not function while
actively transmitting or receiving in two-way mode.
Quiet Charge
In order to ensure that your radio is always charged
and on alert, we recommend that you leave the
radio plugged in and turned on. The Quiet Charge
feature allows you to disable the reception from
regular two-way calls while still receiving weather
alerts and receive and transmit emergency alerts.
To activate quiet charge:
1. Press
10 times until
The current setting will flash.
2. Press
or
to select On or Off.
3. Press the PTT button or
appears on the display.
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