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Table of Contents
Making a Distress Call .......................................................(inside front cover)
Introduction .................................................................................................... 4
Features .......................................................................................................... 4
Getting Started ............................................................................................... 6
What’s Included ............................................................................................... 6
Parts of the PM-2050 SWF.............................................................................. 7
Front view ......................................................................................... 7
Back view .......................................................................................... 7
Charger ............................................................................................. 9
Reading the Display ........................................................................................ 9
Display icons and what they mean ................................................. 10
How It Works .................................................................................................11
Normal Mode Operation ................................................................................ 12
Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch ......................................... 12
Normal mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch .............................. 13
Scan Mode Operation.................................................................................... 13
Using the radio in Scan mode ......................................................... 14
Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch ............................................. 14
Scan mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch .................................. 15
Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan mode............... 15
Weather Mode ............................................................................................... 16
Using the radio in weather mode .................................................... 16
Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch ....................................... 16
Weather mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch ............................ 16
Setting Up the Hardware ............................................................................. 17
Attaching the Antenna ................................................................................... 17
Installing the Battery ...................................................................................... 17
Using the Alkaline Battery Tray...................................................................... 17
Mounting the Charger .................................................................................... 18
Charging the Battery...................................................................................... 18
Important notes on charging the battery ......................................... 19
Attaching the Belt Clip ................................................................................... 19
Using Your Radio ......................................................................................... 20
Turning It On .................................................................................................. 20
Setting It Up ................................................................................................... 20
Changing the volume ...................................................................... 20
Setting the Squelch level ................................................................ 20
