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Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT)
The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode.
Press and hold -
Setup
USA/CAN/INT
UIC Channels | 16 | |
USA Mode | ||
Canada Mode | ||
Intl Mode |
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Back[CLR] |
| Select[ENT] |
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1.Press and hold
2.Select USA/CAN/INT. The screen displays the UIC channel setup.
3.Choose the channel mode you want to use: US (USA Mode), Canadian (Canada Mode), or international (Intl Mode).
4.Press
How It Works
Your radio has three basic modes of operation:
Mode | What It Does | Use It When | To Turn it on./off... |
Normal | Monitors a single | You want to talk to | (default mode) |
| marine radio channel | another station on a |
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| and lets you talk on | specific channel. |
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| that channel. |
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Scan | Monitors all the chan- | You have a small group | Press and hold the |
| nels you save into | of channels you use | |
| memory. | most often and want to |
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| check them for traffic. |
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Weather | Monitors the selected | You want to hear the | Press the |
| NOAA weather | current and forecasted | button. |
| channel. | weather in your area. |
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In addition to the three basic operation modes, your radio also provides three different “watch” modes which you can activate during any of the three basic modes. In these watch modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then returns to its previous mode.
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