NOAA Weather Channels
To receive a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather channel, press the WX key. The transceiver will go to the last selected weather channel.
Press the + CH - keys to scroll through the available WX channels.
To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press the WX key to terminate WX mode and return to the previous working channel, or press 16/9 to access the priority channels.
NOAA Weather Alert
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels.
When the Weather Alert feature is enabled, your radio is capable of receiving this alert.
In the Weather channel, press and hold WX button for 3 seconds to active the Alert function - “ALT” will appear on the LCD. To cancel the alert function, Press and hold WX button for 3 seconds again, the “ALT” icon will disappear from the LCD.
Note: If Weather Alert mode is selected (WX ALT icon displayed in WX mode), Weather Alert will continue to be monitored even when in normal mode
Resetting your Radio
Your radio can be reset to factory defaults. A factory reset clears the following user settings:
•ſ favourite channels,
•ſ current channel,
•ſ channel bank.
To perform the reset:
1.Turn the radio OFF.
2.Simultaneously press and hold the SCAN & UIC buttons.
3.Continue to hold the keys until “CC” appears on the LCD. Release the keys to finish the reset process. The LCD switches to CH16 and USA channel bank is selected..
16 | EAGLE |
