To activate Weather Alert:

1.Press and hold the WX/CH-ALERTkey for more than one second to activate this mode.

2.Return to regular use of the radio. You will hear a Weather Service beep tone and observe the flashing “WX Alert” display when a weather alert signal had been detected followed by the severe weather alert broadcast. (Figure 9)

3.To cancel the Weather Alert feature, press and hold the WX/CH-ALERTkey or turn the unit off.

Receiving and Transmitting

Whenever the VHF 725 is powered-up (On) it is in the receiving mode. If the unit is monitoring a channel that is broadcasting, you will hear that transmission. It is possible to monitor any channel on any band, but transmission on some channels is not allowed. Many are receive only channels, while others are simply not intended for your category of radio use.

To receive on the VHF 725:

1.Press and release the PWR key to turn the unit on.

2.Observe that the display screen will come on and the last channel accessed will be displayed. If there is someone transmitting on that channel, you will hear their communication and the RX symbol will appear on the LCD display. You may now select from the many receiving options.

NOTE: For clearer reception, you can adjust the volume key up or down and set the squelch threshold to a level at which the audio will be enabled.

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Power Saving Tip!

To monitor the weather alert feature and save battery power:

1.Select a weather channel.

2.Initiate Weather Alert.

3.Reduce volume to minimum.

4.Press and hold the LOCK key.

The audio will mute and the VHF 725 will wake-up from a lower power mode to monitor for the weather alert tone every 5 seconds. Pressing any key that is functional during the LOCK mode will cancel the Low Power mode and switch to regular WX/Alert Mode. A weather alert tone from the National Weather Service will also cancel the Low Power mode and tune the receiver to the active weather alert channel at mid-volume level.

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