Midland Radio GXT785 Series, GXT740 Series owner manual Noaa Weather RADIO/SCAN, Noaa Weather Alert

Model GXT740/785 Series

NOAA WEATHER RADIO/SCAN

Your GXT740/785 Series has a NOAA WEATHER RADIO function, to enable user to receive weather reports from designated NOAA stations.

Your GXT740/785 Series also has a NOAA WEATHER SCAN function, to enable user to scan all the 10 channels of the NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

To turn the NOAA WEATHER SCAN on, press and hold the MENU button for 5 seconds while in GMRS mode. The radio will go to WX Band mode and start scanning all the 10 channels and stop on any active channel. When the channel becomes inactive for 10 seconds the radio will resume scanning.

To stop the NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN and set the channel manually on the WX Band, press the MENU button during NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN. The radio will stop scanning and the display will show the current WX Band channel setting and the WX Band icon. While on WX Band mode press the / buttons to select one of the 10 NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND channels. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting.

To turn the NOAA WEATHER RADIO off, press the PTT button. The current GMRS/FRS radio setting will be displayed and the WX BAND icon will go off.

NOAA WEATHER ALERT

Your GXT740/785 has a NOAA WEATHER ALERT function, to enable you to automatically receive weather alert from designated NOAA stations.

The NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT is automatically on during NOAA WEATHER SCAN mode.

To turn the NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT on during normal NOAA WEATHER RADIO mode, press the MENU button twice while in NOAA WEATHER SCAN mode. The display shows "AL", while on the right an "oF" icon appears blinking. Select "on" by pressing the / buttons. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU. The radio will return to WX BAND and the WX BAND icon will continue blinking. If the radio receives a WX ALERT signal from a designated NOAA station while on GMRS/FRS Radio mode, the radio will beep for 10 seconds while an "AL" and "In" icon appear on the display, after which will automatically go to WX BAND.

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