User Guide

GX1600/GX1700
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8.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE
To change the channel group from USA to Canada or International:
1. Press and hold the
key until “
Setup
Menu
” appears.
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
GENERAL SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
-Setup Menu-
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
CH FUNCTION SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
General Setup
-CH Function Setup-
Scan Memory CH
Scan Type
Priority CH
Weather Alert
Scan Resume
CH GROUP
QUIT
SELECT
-CH Group-
Group 2:INTL
Group 3:CAN
GROUP 1:USA
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ENT
2. Press the / key to select “
C H
FUNCTION SETUP
”.
3. Press the
soft key, then press the
/ key to select “
CH GROUP
”.
4. Press the
soft key.
5. Press the
/ key to select desired
channel group “
USA
”, “
INTL
”, or “
CAN
”.
6. Press the
soft key to store the
selected setting.
7. Press the
soft key twice to return to radio operation.
8.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS
1. To receive a NOAA weather channel, press one of
the soft keys momentarily, then press the
soft key from any channel. The transceiver will go
to the last selected weather channel and the “WX”
icon appears on the display.
2. Press the / key to select a different NOAA weather channel.
3. To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press one of the soft keys
momentarily, then press the soft key. The transceiver returns
to the channel it was on prior to a weather channel and the “WX” icon
disappears on the display.
8.7.1 NOAA Weather Alert
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurri-
canes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends
a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather
report on one of the NOAA weather channels.
The GX1600 and GX1700 can receive weather alerts when on a weather
channel and on the last selected weather channel during scanning modes or
while on another channel.
When an alert is received on a NOAA weather chan-
nel, scanning will stop and the transceiver will emit
a loud beep to alert the user of a NOAA broadcast.
Press any key to stop the alert and receive the weath-
12:56
LOC AM
WX
N
W
33 37.120
118 09.580
162.550MHz
WEATHER
ALERT
WX
N
W
33 37.120
118 09.580
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