Uniden UM425 English Owners Manual - Page 20

Getting Started Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled time: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16 then goes on to the next channel. 09 16 Every 7 seconds, the radio checks the last-used weather channel, wx then scans the next channel. with Triple Watch on with WX Alert on Reversed 16 & 9 Weather modUeJ-SW 20061215 #17 In cooperation with the FCC, NOAA also uses the weather channels to alert you of other hazards besides weather (child abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In weather mode, the radio monitors one of the ten NOAA weather channels. If any type of alert is received for your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of alert. In weather mode, the display shows the following: Weather mode is on Flashing: An alert has been issued Steady: Weather Alert Watch is on 09 Weather Band Alert Hurricane Warning Current channel number Type of alert (if the text is too long, the line scrolls) Using the radio in weather mode • You cannot transmit while in weather mode. • To enter weather mode, press the WX-ALERT button. • Weather mode can filter out alerts that do not affect your location if the location code (FIPS code) of the alert is entered in your radio (see page 21). If you have no FIPS codes programmed into your radio, the radio will notify you of all alerts in any area. E-16