Owner`s manual

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NOAA WEATHER RADIO
NOAA WEATHER CHANNEL
Once a NOAA weather frequency has been selected on
your VHF model radio, a channel is created for listening
to National Weather Service broadcasts.
Press the Channel button to step through your radio
channels. The NOAA Weather Channel will be after your
last channel, and the display will light the segment
representing the selected NOAA frequency.
If you do not desire a NOAA Weather Channel, it can be
turned off through Field Programming.
WEATHER ALERT
Once a NOAA weather frequency has been selected on
your VHF model radio it will listen for emergency
broadcasts from the National Weather Service,
regardless of which channel you are on.
An alert tone will sound in the speaker, the
display will show an "A" (as shown), and
the National Weather Service emergency
broadcast will be heard - advising you of
threatening weather conditions. Pressing
the Channel button will return you to your
normal operating channel.
If you do not desire Weather Alert, it can be turned off
through Field Programming.
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To turn Weather Alert on / off see "How To
Field Program Radio Options" on page 12.
To turn Weather Channel on / off see "How
To Field Program Radio Options" on page 12.
USING THE "Z" BUTTON FOR WEATHER
CHANNEL
Both the PBS-146D and JBS-146D VHF base radios are
programmed for "Z" button Weather Channel operation
from the factory. This option is only available on VHF
band radios.
To select the Weather channel, press the "Z" button.
The radio will scan to the 1st NOAA frequency where
a broadcast is present. The display will light a single
segment to indicate the NOAA frequency per FIG-6 on
page 7. If the radio has been pre-set for your local
NOAA weather frequency, the radio will go directly to
that frequency when the "Z" button is 1st pressed.
With any subsequent press of the "Z" button the radio
will scan to the next active NOAA frequency.
The Weather channel will not be accessible with the
Channel Selector button when the radio is
programmed for "Z" button Weather channel operation.
To return to normal channel operation, press the
Channel Selector button and the radio will return to the
channel that was selected when the Weather channel
was accessed with the "Z" button.
FIG-5: PRESETTING YOUR LOCAL NOAA
WEATHER BROADCASTS
3. PRESS & RELEASE -
THE RADIO WILL
START BEEPING.
4. CONTINUE HOLDING THE "Z"
BUTTON UNTIL THE BEEPING
STOPS, THEN RELEASE IT &
LISTEN.
5. TO FIND THE NEXT ACTIVE
WEATHER CHANNEL, PRESS &
RELEASE THE "Z" BUTTON.
1. PRESS & HOLD UNTIL
THE "RADIO OFF"
TONES ARE HEARD,
THEN RELEASE.
2. PRESS & HOLD
THE "Z"
BUTTON.
FIG-6: NOAA FREQUENCIES
162.400 MHz
162.450 MHz
162.425 MHz
162.550 MHz
162.525 MHz
162.500 MHz
162.475 MHz
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