Standard Horizon CPV550 18.4INTERNATIONAL, USA, AND CANADA MODE, 18.5NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS, 18.5.1 NOAA Weather Alert, CAN, USA, [UP, [WX], [WX], INTL, [WX], [WX], [WX], [DOWN, [16/9]

18.4INTERNATIONAL, USA, AND CANADA MODE

1.To change the modes, hold [16/9] and press [WX]. The mode changes from International to Canadian to USA with each press of [WX].

2.“INTL” will be displayed in the “VHF Radio” window on the display for International mode, “CAN” will be displayed for Canadian mode, and “USA” will be displayed on the LCD for USA mode.

3.Refer to the VHF MARINE CHANNEL CHART (page 133) for allocated channels in each mode.

18.5NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS

NOTE

NOAA Weather channels are available in the waters of USA and Canada only.

1.To receive a NOAA weather channel, press the [WX] from any channel. The CPV550 will go to the last selected weather channel.

2.Turn the Channel knob on the CPV550 or [UP(S)] / [DOWN(T)] on the microphone to select a different NOAA weather channel.

3.To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press [WX]. The transceiver returns to the channel it was on prior to a weather channel.

18.5.1 NOAA Weather Alert

In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) 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 (see section “18.5.3 Customizing Weather Alert,” the transceiver is capable of receiving this alert if the following is performed:

1.Program NOAA weather channels into the transceiver’s memory for scanning. Follow the same procedure as for regular channels under section “18.11 SCANNING.”

2.Press [SCAN/MEM] once to start memory scanning or priority scanning (determined from the “18.11.0 Selecting the Scan Type” section, see page 96 for details).

3.The programmed NOAA weather channels will be scanned along with the regular- programmed channels. However, scanning will not stop on a normal weather broadcast unless a NOAA alert is received.

4.When an alert is received on a NOAA weather channel, scanning will stop and the transceiver will emit a loud beep to alert the user of a NOAA broadcast.

5.Press [WX] to stop the alert tone and receive the weather report.

NOTE

If [WX] is not pressed the alert tone will be emitted for 5 minutes and then the weather report will be received.

NOTE

The Weather Alert feature is also engaged while the transceiver is receiving on one of the NOAA weather channels.

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