Uniden Bearcat 880 owner manual Weather Mode WX mode, Set Weather Scan Mode

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scanning in the selected direction.

To change to Memory Channel Scan mode, press MEM/SCAN while in All Channel Scan mode (see page 12).

3.To exit All Channel Scan mode, press PTT, 9/19/NORM, WEATHER, or CB/PA.

Weather Mode (WX mode)

Your radio combines a CB radio with a Weather radio and a Weather Alert system. The Weather Alert system sounds a seven-second signal in the event of severe weather when you are in CB mode. The Weather radio continually broadcasts weather conditions when you are in Weather mode.

1.Press WEATHER. Your radio is now in Weather radio mode.

2.Select 1 of 7 weather channels using Channel Selector.

You cannot change ANL or NB settings while in WX mode. The radio will sound an alert tone.

Set Weather Scan Mode

Weather Scan mode allows the radio to move to the next weather channel if no signal is detected after 3 seconds. Set Weather Scan mode to ON or OFF through the menus.

1.Press MENU/OK to activate the menus. COLOR displays.

2.Turn the Channel Selector knob to cycle through the menu op- tions until WXSCAN displays.

3.Press MENU/OK. ON displays.

4.Press MENU/OK to set Weather Scan mode to ON or turn the se- lection knob until OFF displays and then press MENU/OK to set it. WXSCAN displays again.

If Weather Scan is ON when you turn off the radio, it remains ON.

Left at these setting (WX mode, WX Scan), you will hear only weather broadcasts and Weather Alert signals. To use your CB radio normally while monitoring weather alerts, press WEATHER again.

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Contents 880 Contents RF Power Check Exit Menu Description UnpackingControls and Functions Emergency OperationNight modes. LED off = Day LED on = Night Power Connects DC power to transceiver Fuse PTT Push-to-Talk Mobile Antenna InstallationMobile Installation Connecting the Power CordsGround Information Install 6-Pin to 4-Pin AdapterMarine Installation All Channel Scan Using Your BearcatCB Mode Basic SettingsSet Weather Scan Mode Weather Mode WX modeListen to Channels in Memory Set Weather Alert ModeSave Channels Into Memory Scan Channels in MemorySelect Backlight Color MenusSet Brightness Diagnostic MenusSet LCD Contrast Exit Menu RF Power CheckOther Features Antenna Mismatch CheckCalibrate Standing Wave Ratio SWR Preventive MaintenanceMaintenance Problem Suggestion TroubleshootingServicing Your Transceiver SpEcificationsReceiver Two-Year Extended WarrantyHenrietta Creek Rd. Roanoke, TX Code Meaning Radio Code DefinitionsEmergency Traffic