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3BASIC OPERATION
ïïU.S.A., international and Canadian channels
The IC-M422 is pre-programmed with 57 U.S.A., 57 interna-
tional and 61 Canadian channels. These channel groups may
be specified for the operating area.
qPush [CH/WX•DUAL]to select a regular channel.
•If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX•DUAL]again.
wPush both [Y]and [Z]on the transceiver to change the
channel group, if necessary.
•U.S.A., International and Canadian channel groups can be se-
lected in sequence.
ePush [Y]or [Z]to select a channel.
•“DUP” appears for duplex channels.
•“ ” appears when a simplex channel is selected.
ïïWeather channels
The IC-M422 has 10 weather channels. These are used for
monitoring broadcasts from NOAA(National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration.)
The transceiver can detect a weather alert tone on the se-
lected weather channel while receiving the channel, during
standby on a regular channel or while scanning. (p. 33)
qPush [CH/WX•DUAL]once or twice to select a weather
channel.
•“WX” appears when a weather channel is selected.
• “WX ALT” appears when the Weather Alert function is in use.
(p. 33)
wPush [Y]or [Z]to select a channel.
Scrolls
Appears
Scrolls
Appears
When Weather alert is OFF.
When Weather alert is ON.
Push once or twice
Push and