Garmin 530 Owner's Manual

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U NIT OPERATION > R ADIO PAGERino ® 520/530 Owner’s Manual 17Use Weather RadioAvailable for the Rino 530 only, the Weather Radioprovides a constant update of the weather conditions. TheWeather Alert feature further enhances the Weather Radioby automatically detecting any weather alert tones if youare not actively transmitting or receiving with the radio.To access the Weather Radio, select the Weather buttonand press the Thumb Stick In or select the Radio PageOption Menu button. Press the Thumb Stick In whenUse Weather Radio is highlighted to turn on the weatherradio. You can also access the Weather Radio through theShortcuts Menu.When the Weather Radio is on, a “Ready To ReceiveWeather” message displays if no signal is present or thesquelch is set too high. A “Receiving Weather” messageis displayed if weather is being received, if squelch is toolow, or monitor is on. The Weather Radio has a separatesquelch setting from the FRS/GMRS radio. Refer to Page11 for instructions on setting the squelch for weatherradio.Change the Weather Radio channel in the same manner aschanging the FRS/GMRS radio channel. There are sevenWeather Radio channels (1 through 7) available.Selecting the “Seek” button increments the radio to thenext active weather channel. Selecting the “Monitor”button monitors the selected channel for activity.Use Weather AlertWhen the radio is on, Enable Weather Alert is locatedat the bottom of the Radio Page Option Menu. Pressthe Thumb Stick In when Enable Weather Alert ishighlighted to turn it on. You can then turn the WeatherRadio off and continue FRS/GMRS radio operations.Radio Page withWeather Radio OnChanging the WeatherRadio Channel