Users Manual
Operation
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4.2.9 Receiving a weather channel
Weather channels are available to receive weather information on the North American coast.
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From the main menu, touch the [CH OPE] →
[WX CH] buttons.
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Scroll the weather channel list, if required,
then touch the channel to set.
If the channel 08 is selected, the status display
appears as shown at right.
Disabled to send on weather channels.
4.2.10 Changing the channel region
This menu sets the channel region to ITU, USA, Canada (CAN), or Inland Waterway (IWW).
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From the main menu, touch the [CH OPE] →
[REGION] buttons.
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Touch the target region button to select.
When selected the USA channel, the screen
becomes as shown at right.
When set to the Inland Waterway (IWW), changed a few functions as follows.
- Enabled the ATIS function automatically and sends the ATIS code over the
voice channel when releasing the PTT key. Also, if pressed the PTT key
continuously, sends the ATIS code every five minutes automatically.
- The scan, dual watch, and triple watch functions are prohibited.
- When operating the DSC menus, a popup screen is displayed to notice that the
DSC usage is not allowed on Inland Waterways.
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