Uniden ATLANTIS 250 English Owners Manual - Page 17

Emergency/Weather Alert Emergency/Weather Alert allows your ATLANTIS 250 to function as a severe weather warning radio and will also alert you to any local or national emergencies. If the NOAA issues warning while this feature is turned On, the radio sounds an alert tone. You will then hear the emergency/weather broadcast. 1 To use Emergency/Weather Alert, select the emergency/weather channel in your area. 2 Press and hold the WX/ALERT button for 2 seconds. A double confirmation tone sounds. 3 When the unit receives a warning signal, it beeps for 5 seconds. WX, ALERT, and the channel number blinks. 4 To turn Off Emergency/Weather Alert, press and hold the WX/ALERT button for 2 seconds. A double confirmation tone sounds. • When Emergency/Weather Alert is activated, the highest priority is given this function. If the unit is in Scan, Triple Watch, or any other marine channels, it checks the weather alert signals every 7 seconds and switches to the warning receive mode automatically. 15