Alert And Triple Watch; Weather Mode; Using The Radio In Weather Mode - West Marine VHF550 Manual Del Usuario

Getting Started
Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple Watch
You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple Watch at the same time. The
radio.performs.both.checks.at.their.scheduled.time..
08
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks
channels 9 & 16
then scans the
next channel.
with Triple Watch on

Weather mode

In cooperation with the FCC, NOAA also uses the weather channels to
alert you of other hazards besides weather (child abduction alerts, nuclear,
biological, etc.). In weather mode, the radio monitors one of the ten NOAA
weather channels. If any type of alert is received for your area, the radio
sounds an alert tone and displays the type of alert. In weather mode, the
display.shows.the.following:
Weather mode is on
Flashing: An alert
has been issued
Steady: Weather
Alert Watch is on

Using the radio in weather mode

• You.cannot.transmit.while.in.weather.mode.
To enter weather mode, press the
•
Weather mode can filter out alerts that do not affect your location if
•
the.location.code.(FIPS.code).of.the.alert.is.entered.in.your.radio.(see.
page 21). If you have no FIPS codes programmed into your radio, the
radio.will.notify.you.of.all.alerts.in.any.area.
10 11 12 13
09 16
hurricane wa
14 15 17 20
Every 7 seconds,
the radio checks the
last-used weather
channel, then scans
the next channel.
with WX Alert on
9
WX/ALERT
E-16
24 25
wx
Current channel
number
Type of alert (if the
text is too long, the
line scrolls)
.button..