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It is used to check activity on the current frequency before transmitting.
To activate the monitor feature
!
Press and hold the “
M
”(monitor) button for over two seconds.
!
You will hear static if frequency is clear.
( The monitor icon will appear on the LCD.)
To disable the monitor feature
!
Press and hold the “
M
”(monitor) button for over two seconds.
( The monitor icon will disappear on the LCD.)
15) Keypad Lock
The lock function is to avoid the accidental channel change to the preferred
settings of the unit. All buttons will be locked except the Power, PTT, Monitor,
Volume UP/Down.
To lock the keypad
!
Press and hold the “
SCAN
” button for over two seconds.
!
Keypad will be locked (
LOCK
icon will appear on the LCD)
To unlock the Auto Key function
!
Press and hold the “
SCAN
” button for over two seconds.
!
Keypad will be unlocked (
LOCK
icon will disappear on the LCD)
3-4. SETTING AND OPERATION ON WEATHER BAND
1) Channel Selection
This feature provides access to 10 channels within the weather band(7 NOAA
channels and 3 Canadian marine channels. To select a weather channel, the unit
must be in the weather channel mode. Press and hold the MODE button for at
least 2 seconds, the weather alert icon(
A
) will appear, together with a channel
number in the band. Press the mode button until the channel number flashes.
To change the channel,
!
Press the Up button briefly to move to the next higher main channel
number.
!
Press the Down button briefly to move to the next lower main channel
number.
2) Weather Alert Mode
The weather alert mode notifies the user of unusual weather situations. To
access the weather alert function:
!
From weather band standby mode, press the mode button once to access the
weather channels and use the Up or Down button to select the desired
channel.
!
Press the mode button again to access the weather alert function; weather
icon(
A
) and
AL On
or
oF
appear flashing on the display.