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Operation
SCANNING THE
CHANNELS
You can set the walkie-talkie so it
scans the CB or weather channels,
stopping when it receives a strong
signal.
Press
CB/WX
to select the desired
band, then hold down
SCAN
for about
2 seconds.
SCAN
appears, and the
scanner scans through all channels in
the selected band.
To turn off scanning, hold down
SCAN
for about 2 seconds.
Note:
When you turn on the walkie-
talkie for the first time, the scan fea-
ture is automatically set to on in the
WX mode.
POWER SAVE
If you do not press any key or if the
walkie-talkie does not receive any
signal for about 10 seconds, the
walkie-talkie automatically switches
itself to battery save mode.
P.SAVE
flashes.
LISTENING TO THE
WEATHER BAND
The FCC (Federal Communications
Commission) has allocated channels
for use by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Regulatory agencies in other coun-
tries have also allocated channels for
use by their weather reporting author-
ities.
NOAA and your local weather report-
ing authority broadcast your local
forecast and regional weather infor-
mation on one or more of these chan-
nels.
Listening to a Weather
Channel
To hear your local forecast and re-
gional weather information, press
CB/
WX
to select the desired band. The
walkie-talkie scans through the
weather band then stops within a few
seconds on the strongest weather
broadcast, and
WX
and the weather
channel number appear.
Note:
You cannot adjust the walkie-
talkie’s power level or switch to CB
channel 9 or 19 while listening to a
weather channel.
Turning Digital Weather
Alert On/Off
To turn off the digital weather alert,
press
ALERT OFF
so
WX
disappears
when there is no alert signal in the CB
mode. The key tone does not sound
when you press
ALERT OFF
in this
case. To turn on the digital weather
alert again, press
ALERT OFF
so
WX
flashes.
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