User Manual

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3 BASIC OPERATION
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U.S.A.,Canadian and international channels
There are 57 U.S.A., 61 Canadian and 57 international chan-
nels.These channel groups may be specified for the operating
area.
q Push [CH/WX•
DUAL] to select a regular channel.
• If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX•DUAL] again.
w Push both [Y] and [Z] to change the channel group, if
necessary.
• U.S.A., International (INT) and Canadian channels can be se-
lected in sequence.
e Push [Y] or [Z] to select a channel.
•“DUP” appears for duplex channels.
•“A” appears for simplex channels.
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Weather channels
There are 10 weather channels. Used for monitoring weather
channels from the NOAA (National Oceanographic and At-
mospheric Administration) broadcasts.
The transceiver can detect a weather alert tone on the se-
lected weather channel while receiving the channel, during
standby on a regular channel or while scanning. (p. 13)
q Push [CH/WX•
DUAL] once or twice to select a weather
channel.
•“WX” appears when a weather channel is selected.
• “WX ALT” appears when the weather alert function is in use.
(p. 13)
w Push [Y] or [Z] to select a channel.
Push
once or twice
When weather alert is OFF.
When weather alert is ON.
U.S.A. channels
Canadian channels International channels
Push and
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