FTA-750/FTA-550 O perATing MAnuAl32adVanced operatIon You can also select aweather channel fromthe pre-programmed listwith the DIAL selectorknob.To confirm the weatherchannel frequency se-lection, press the [ENT]key.162.475VOL1:162.550 WX012:162.400 WX023:162.475 WX034:162.425 WX045:162.450 WX056:162.500 WX06BUSYWX03WX To exit the WX mode, press the [MENU] key, se-lect the mode other than “WEATHER” on the screenby pressing the [◄] or [►] key, and then press the[ENT] key.Weather alert receptionIn the event of extreme weather disturbances, such asstorms and hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alertaccompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weatherreport on one of the NOAA weather channels.When the radio receives the weather alert on the oper-ating frequency, it displays a warning as below on thescreen and continues to make alarm sounds until eitherof the keys is pressed.VOLBUSYWX03Radio receivedWeather Alert!WARNINGPress any keys162.475 WXYou may enable or disable the alarm function when re-ceiving the weather alert signal via the COMM SETUPmenu, if desired. See Page 65 for details.