Icom IC-92AD Instruction Manual - Page 136

13 OTHER FUNCTIONS ■ Weather channel operation There are 10 weather channels for monitoring weather channels from the NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) broadcasts. D Weather channel selection q Push [CALL] several times to select weather channel mode. • "WX" and the weather channel number appear. w Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired weather channel. e Push [VFO] or [MR] to return to the previous frequency or memory channel. [DIAL] Weather channel indication. VFOA MHz MR B S.MW WX A 1 WX CALLC RX CS U.S.A. and CANADA versions only D Weather alert function NOAA broadcast stations transmit weather alert tones before important weather announcements. When the weather alert function is turned ON, the selected weather channel is monitored every 5 sec. for the announcement. When the alert signal is detected, the "ALT" and the WX channel are displayed alternately and sounds a beep tone until the transceiver is operated. The previously selected (used) weather channel is checked periodically during standby or while scanning. q Select the desired weather channel. w Enter "WEATHER ALERT" in set mode. (p. 98) ❮MENU screen❯ ➪ ❮SET MODE❯ ➪ ❮WEATHER ALERT❯ (Push [MENU/ ]) (Rotate [DIAL]†, then push [ ](5)‡.) e Rotate [DIAL]† to select "ON" or "OFF." r Push [ ](5) (or [ ](4)) to return to set mode, and push [MENU/ ] to return to the weather channel indication. t Set the desired stand-by condition. • Select VFO, memory or call channel. • Scan or priority watch operation can also be selected. 128