Scanning
To stop at a channel while scanning:
1.Press SCAN/MAN to stop scanning.
2.Press T or S to select the next or previous channel.
3.Press SCAN/MAN to resume scanning.
Weather Scan
To scan for weather transmissions:
1.Press WX/
. WX appears. Change the scan direction by using T or S.
2.To stop the scan, press PSE. PAUSE appears.
PAUSE
WX
Receiving NWR-SAME and Weather Alert Signals
The National Oceanic and Aerospace Administration (NOAA) broadcasts alerts that include digitally encoded data. The severity of the alert is identified using Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME). The scanner displays the SAME alert level and sounds an alert for each level: Warning level, Watch level, or Advisory level.
To program your scanner to alert you when the weather service issues an alert, turn on the alert feature and then leave the scanner monitoring the weather service in Manual Mode. You cannot scan weather channels and monitor for weather alerts at the same time.
Turning On the Digital Weather Alert Feature
1.Press WX/
to start the weather scan.
2.Press PRI/WX ALERT. ALERT appears. This mutes the audio until the scanner receives a
ALERT
WX
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