10 RS25 Operation and Installation Manual
In areas of high noise (e.g. close to large cities) reception may improve if sensitivity
is reduced. Either turn SQL slowly clockwise or use the LOCAL setting. See section
2-4.
DISTRESS Send DSC Distress Call. See Section 6.
16/9 Priority Channel. RS25U only. Press to cancel all other modes and to tune into the
priority channel. Press again to return to your original channel.
The default is Channel 16. To make Channel 09 the priority channel, hold down 16/9
until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed.
16 Priority Channel. RS25E only. Press to cancel all other modes and to tune into the
priority channel, Channel 16, on high power. Press again to return to your original
channel.
3 CH Three Favorite Channels. Press to toggle between your favorite channels. The CH1, CH2,
or CH3 symbol appears on the LCD to show which favorite channel is selected.
To scan only one of your favorite channels, press 3CH then immediately press and
release SCAN. If you want to scan all three favorite channels, press 3CH then imme-
diately press and hold SCAN.
To add a favorite channel for the rst time, select that channel then hold 3CH to store
it in the CH1 location. Repeat the procedure to store two more favorite channels in
the CH2 and CH3 locations respectively.
If you try and add another favorite channel it will overwrite the existing CH3. CH1
and CH2 remain unless you delete them.
To delete a favorite channel, select that channel then hold down 3CH until the CH1,
CH2 or CH3 symbol disappears o the LCD.
SCAN Scan. Scanning is not allowed in some European countries. Otherwise, press to scan
between your current channel and the priority channel in DUAL or TRI WATCH mode.
The weather channel is also scanned if the USA channel bank is selected and the
weather alert mode is ON.
Hold down SCAN to enter ALL SCAN mode where the priority channel is checked
every 1.5 seconds.
When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and BUSY appears on the
LCD. If the signal stops for more than 5 seconds, the scan restarts.
Press ENT or push the rotary knob to temporarily skip over (lock out) an “always busy”
channel when in ALL SCAN mode and resume the scan. An X is shown on the LCD to
designate a skipped channel. It’s not possible to skip over the priority channel.
Press SCAN to stop at the current channel.
CALL/MENU Radio Menu, DSC Set up Menu, Radio Set up Menu and DSC CALL Menu.
Hold down to show the radio menu (see Section 2) and to access the radio set up
menu (see Section 3) and the DSC set up menu (see Section 4).
Press to enter the DSC call menu and to make DSC calls (see Section 5).
WX Weather Channel. RS25U only. In USA and Canadian waters, press to hear the most
recently selected weather station. The WX symbol is displayed on the LCD.
Press CH + or CH - to change to a dierent weather channel. Press WX again to return
to the most recent channel.
