NOAA* All Hazards Radio Channels
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You can use your microTALK radio to listen to NOAA All Hazards
Weather Radio channels transmitting in your area.
To listen to All Hazards Radio channels:
1.
Press the Weather button until the All Hazards
Radio icon and the currently selected All Hazards
Radio channel are displayed.
2.
Use the Channel Up or Channel Down
button to change All Hazards Radio channels.
3.
The All Hazards Radio icon will continue to
be displayed when All Hazards Radio is on.
4. To exit All Hazards Radio
, press and hold the
Weather button until On or Off is displayed.
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Hazards Radio Icon
Weather (WX) Alert Mode
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Turning On the Weather Alert function will allow your radio to automatically
receive NOAA weather signals and warnings from designated weather
broadcast stations. If the radio is turned ON, it will alert to Weather and other
emergency alerts broadcast by NOAA.
To turn Weather Alert On or Off:
1.
Press the Weather button to enter the All
Hazards (Weather) radio mode.
2.
Press the Weather button again and the Weather
Alert icon flashes on the display. The current On
or Off setting is displayed.
3. Press the Channel Up and Channel Down
button
to turn Weather Alert On or Off.
4.
Press the Weather button again to save the new
setting.
This feature is set
to OFF by default.
Make sure the strongest
Weather channel is selected
for your area using the channel
selection in the previous menu.
Privacy Code Scan
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Your microTALK radio can automatically scan the Privacy Codes (either
CTCSS 01 through 38 or DCS 01 through 83) within one channel. Only
one set of privacy codes (CTCSS or DCS) can be scanned at a time.
To scan privacy codes:
1.
While in Standby mode, press and release the
Scan button twice (CTCSS) or three times (DCS)
until the CTCSS or DCS icon and numbers are
flashing.
2.
Press and hold the Scan button to begin scanning
privacy codes within the selected channel.
The Scan icon will continue to be displayed when privacy code scan
is on. Your radio will continue to scan privacy codes and stop as an
incoming transmission is detected. Your radio will remain on that
channel/privacy code for 10 seconds.
During scanning (while receiving an incoming transmission),
you can choose from the following:
a.
Press the Mode/Power button to enter the new setting and
proceed to other functions.
b.
Press Talk or Call/Lock button to enter the new setting and return
to Standby mode.
c.
Do not press any buttons for 15 seconds to enter the new setting and
return to Standby mode.