6612 OTHER FUNCTIONSDD Battery protection functionSets the Battery protection function for LI (Li-Ion) and OFF(default).LI(Li-Ion):➥ The transceiver is required pushing [PWR] for tuningpower ON with every battery detach and attach.➥ Beep sounds when the attached battery is exhaustion.• The battery must be charged presently.OFF : The transceiver memorizes the transceiver ON/OFFcondition at battery is detached.NOTE: This item MUST be set “LI” (Li-Ion) when the at-taching battery is BP-211N (Li-Ion).■ Weather channel operation(IC-V82 [USA] version only)DD Weather channel selectionq Push [C•MR] several times to select weather channel group.w Push [YY] or [ZZ] several times to select the desiredweather channel.e Push [C• MR ] to select memory mode, or push [D• CLR ] toselect VFO mode.DD Weather alert functionNOAA broadcast stations transmit weather alert tones beforeimportant weather announcements. When the weather alertfunction is turned ON, the selected weather channel is moni-tored each 5 sec. for the announcement. When the alert sig-nal is detected, the “ALt” and the WX channel are displayedalternately and sounds a beep tone until the transceiver is op-erated. The previously selected (used) weather channel ischecked periodically during standby or while scanning.Weather channel group indication