Owner`s manual

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page 8
NOAA WEATHER FEATURE
After you have selected a NOAA weather frequency on
your VHF model base station, an extra channel is automati-
cally created exclusively for listening to National Weather
Service broadcasts.
Repeatedly pressing the Channel button advances through
your base station talk channels. NOAA Weather will be
your last channel, and the display will light the segment
representing the selected NOAA frequency.
If you do not want the NOAA Weather feature, it can be
turned off through Field Programming.
NOAA WEATHER ALERT FEATURE
Once a NOAA weather frequency has been selected on
your VHF model base station 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.
NOTE: NOAA sends a test alert tone once
each week. Your
base station will
respond to this alert.
To turn Weather NOAA Alert On/Off see "How To Field
Program Radio Feature Codes" on page 12.
To turn NOAA Weather On/Off see "How To Field Program
Radio Feature Codes" on page 12.
Pressing the Channel button will return you to your normal
talk channel.
If you do not want the NOAA Weather Alert feature, it can be
turned off through Field Programming, refer to page 12.
USING THE "Z" BUTTON TO ACCESS NOAA
WEATHER
The VHF PBS-146D and JBS-146D base stations are
programmed for "Z" button NOAA Weather operation from
the factory.This option is only available on VHF band base
stations.
To select NOAA Weather, press the "Z" button. The base
station will scan to the 1st NOAA frequency where a
broadcast is present. The display will light a single seg-
ment to indicate the NOAA frequency per FIG-6 on page
7. If the base station has been pre-set for your local
NOAA weather frequency, the base station will go directly
to that frequency when the "Z" button is 1st pressed.
With any subsequent press of the "Z" button the base
station will scan to the next active NOAA frequency.
When the "Z" button is programmed to access NOAA
Weather, the feature will no longer be accessible with the
Channel Selector button.
To return to a normal talk channel operation, press the
Channel Selector button. The base station will return to
the last talk channel you operated on.
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
3. PRESS & RELEASE
-THE RADIO WILL
START BEEPING.
2. PRESS & HOLD
THE "Z" BUTTON.
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.
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FEATURE
FIG-5: SELECTING YOUR LOCAL
NOAA WEATHER FREQUENCY
1. PRESS & HOLD UNTIL
THE "RADIO OFF"
TONES ARE HEARD,
THEN RELEASE.