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Weather alert
A NOAA broadcast station transmits a weather alert tone be-
fore important weather information.
When “
OONN
” is selected, the previously selected (used) weather
channel is checked any time during standby or while scanning.
When “
OONN wwiitthh WWXX SSCCAANN
” is selected, the weather chan-
nels are checked in sequence during standby or while scan-
ning.
The “
WWXX AALLEERRTT
” indicator blinks until the transceiver is op-
erated after the transceiver detects the alert.
•“
WWXX AALLEERRTT
” appears instead of “
WWXX
” indication when the function
is set ON.
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Dual/Tri-watch
This item can be selected as Dualwatch or Tri-watch. (p. 14)
.
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Beep tone
You can select the silent operation by turning beep tones OFF
or you can have confirmation beeps sound at the push of a
key by turning beep tones ON.
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LCD contrast
The LCD contrast can be adjustable to 8 levels. The level 1 is
the lowest contrast, and the level 8 is the highest contrast.