Icom IC-M604A Instruction Manual - Page 14

3 BASIC OPERATION ■ Channel selection (Continued) D USA, International and Canadian channels The IC-M604A is pre-programmed with 59 U.S.A., 59 international and 63 Canadian channels. These channel groups may be set for your operating area. q Push [CH/WX] to select a regular channel. • If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX] again. w While holding down [H/L], push [CH/WX] to change the channel group, if necessary. • USA, International and Canadian channel groups can be sequentially selected. e Rotate [SELECTOR] to select a channel. • "&72" appears for duplex channels. • "A" appears when a simplex channel is selected. • Pushing the keypad keys, or [Y]/[Z] on the microphone, also selects a channel. 9 75# ’0 ’9 76%  2146 124 Push H/L + CH/WX 9 +06 &72 9 %#0 ’0 ’9 76%  6'.'2*10' 8 ’0 ’9 76%  %%) D Weather channels The IC-M604A has 10 weather channels. These are used for monitoring broadcasts from NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.) The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert tone on the selected weather channel while receiving on another channel, during standby on a regular channel or while scanning. (p. 48) q Push [CH/WX] once or twice to select a weather channel. • "9:" appears when a weather channel is selected. • "9: #.'46" appears when the weather alert function is turned ON. (p. 48) w Rotate [SELECTOR] to select a channel. • Pushing the keypad keys, or [Y]/[Z] on the microphone, also selects a channel. Push CH/WX once or twice 9: 9: #.'46 ’0 ’9 76 Weather alert is OFF. ’0 ’9 76 Weather alert is ON.