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4.6.5 Receiving on the Weather Channels
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) broadcasts continuous weather reports and severe weather alerts, as needed, that can be received in the US and Canada. If your RAY215E has been programmed to use the US channel set and the US mode is selected, you will be able to receive these reports while your vessel is traveling in the waters of the US or Canada.
Note: This feature requires software upgrades for access to the US frequency group and to the weather channels. Weather channels can be received only in the US frequency mode when the vessel is located in the waters of the US or Canada. Some countries require special licensing to activate the US channel set.
The Weather Channels consist of Channel 0 through Channel 9. These are separate from the Channels in the regular frequencies set. To switch between the Working Channel and the current Weather Channel, press the FUNC key followed by the 6/WX key. While the Weather Channel is active, the WX indicator appears in the LCD display and the frequency group indicator disappears.
If the channel number is changed while in the Weather mode, the new channel number is stored in memory upon exiting Weather mode. To exit Weather Mode, press CLR, or FUNC followed by 6/WX.
4.6.6 Selecting the Channel
Two methods are available for selecting the channel: inputting the channel with the numeric keypad then pressing the ENT key, or using the Channel UP/DOWN key on the side of the handset. Either method is applicable to the International and US frequency modes.
Using the Channel UP/DOWN keys
Pressing the CH UP∧(∧ ) key increments the current channel number by one for each keyclick. When the highest channel number is reached, the channel scrolls to the lowest number and increments from there. Pressing the CH DOWN∨(∨ ) key decrements the current channel number by one for each keyclick. When the lowest channel number is reached, the channel scrolls to the highest number and decrements from there. Channel numbers not available in a frequency group are skipped.
If the CH UP/DOWN keys are pressed and held for at least a half second, channels automatically change every 100 milliseconds.
