User's Manual

20-405 User’s Guide DRAFT
Press PSE to stop searching. SRCH disappears and MAN appears.
• To change the channel manually, press UP or DOWN.
• To select a channel directly, enter the two-digit channel number. See “Marine Service Bank” on
page X for a list of channels.
• To lock-out a frequency, press L/O.
Press PSE again to restart the marine bank search.
Weather Features
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has allocated channels for use by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also
allocated channels for use by their weather reporting agencies.
The NOAA and your local weather reporting agency broadcast the local forecast and regional
weather information on one or more of these channels.
Listening to a Weather Channel
Press WX to hear your local forecast and regional weather information. WEAthEr appears for about
two seconds, then the scanner starts searching the weather bank.
Press PSE to stop searching the channels. SRCH disappears and MAN appears. To change the
channel manually, press UP or DOWN.
Note: Your scanner incorporates weather alert as one of its features and is an extremely sensitive
high quality receiver on the weather frequencies. However, the included rod antenna is optimized for
general purpose scanning. If you use this scanner as your only means for receiving weather alerts,
please make sure you are receiving a clear signal on the rod antenna or switch to an external
antenna that gives you clear reception of a local NOAA weather broadcast.
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