Press WX/ALERT to find the active weather channel in your area. WX icon appears in the display. It is possible that your area is covered by more than one weather station.
All weather channels transmit continuous broadcasts. Once the Weather Scan stops on a transmission, it remains on that channel. Weather Scan does not resume automatically. You must press WX/ALERT again to resume weather scanning.
When you press WX/ALERT, the BC278CLT immediately finds an active broadcast. If the broadcast sounds weak and distant, press SCAN to look for a closer station.
In some parts of the country, you may not be able to monitor weather broadcasts, such as in
To exit Weather Channel Scan mode, press
SCANNER, RADIO AM/FM or OFF.
Do not program a weather frequency into one of the 100 channels. Because weather channels transmit continuously, the scanner remains on that channel, disrupting the scanning cycle. The Weather Scan feature is provided specifically to avoid this occurrence.
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