Owner's Manual

Model XT511 Series
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NOAA WEATHER RADIO / SCAN
Your radio has a NOAA WEATHER RADIO function, to enable the
user to receive weather reports from designated NOAA stations.
Your radio also has a NOAA WEATHER SCAN function, to enable
the user to scan all 10 channels of the NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
To turn the NOAA WEATHER SCAN on, move the BAND switch to
the WX position. The radio will go to WX Band mode and start
scanning all 10 channels and stop on any active channel. The
ALERT, SCAN and the icon will appear on the display while the
radio is scanning. When the channel becomes inactive for 10
seconds the radio will resume scanning.
To stop the NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN and set the channel
manually on the WX Band, press the SCAN button during NOAA
WEATHER (WX) SCAN. The radio will stop scanning and stay on the
last active WX Band channel. While in WX Band mode press the
MENU button and turn the TUNING knob to select one of the 10
NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND channels. To confirm, press the PTT
button or press the MENU/SOS button. To resume the NOAA
WEATHER (WX) SCAN function, press the SCAN button again.
To turn the NOAA WEATHER RADIO off, move the BAND switch
from the WX position to another position.
NOAA WEATHER ALERT
Your radio has a NOAA WEATHER ALERT function, to enable you
to automatically receive weather alerts from designated NOAA
stations.
The NOAA WEATHER ALERT function is automatically on during
NOAA WEATHER SCAN function.
To manually turn the NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT on, press the
MENU/SOS button once while in WX Band. The ALERT icon will
appear on the display while on the right an "oF" icon appears. Select
"on" by turning the TUNING knob. To confirm, press the PTT or the
MENU/SOS button. The radio will return to WX BAND and the
ALERT icon will remain on the display. If the radio receives a WX
ALERT signal from a designated NOAA station while in WX mode,
the radio will beep for 20 seconds while an "AL" and "In" icon
appear on the display while the FLASHLIGHT and the display
illumination will blink together. After which the radio will go into NOAA
WEATHER RADIO mode.