West Marine VHF155, VHF460 manual Weather

Scan Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch

If you activate Triple Watch (press and hold					Memory Channel Scan
	08		10	11		12		13		14	15	17	20	24	25
16/9 TRI) while operating in Scan mode,
	Every	2 seconds, the
the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every	radio checks channels
two seconds, then goes on to scan the next	16 & 9, then scans
channel in memory. With Dual Watch	the next channel.						16		09
	Triple
turned on, the radio only checks channel 16:	Watch on

Press and hold 16/9 TRI again to cancel Triple Watch mode.

Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan mode

You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. Press and hold 16/9 TRI to turn on Triple Watch; turn on WX Alert through the Normal menu. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled time:

Memory Channel Scan

08		10	11	12	13	14	15		17	20	24		25
Every	2 seconds, the					Every 7 seconds, the radio
radio checks channels						checks the last-used
16 & 9, then scans						weather channel, then
the next channel.						scans the next channel.
				16	09							wx
Triple								WX Alert
Watch on								Watch on

Weather

The NOAA weather channels now cooperate with the FCC to alert you of other hazards besides weather (child abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In Weather mode, the radio monitors one of the 9 NOAA weather channels. If a weather alert signal is received in Weather Alert mode, the radio sounds an alert tone and the display blinks.

Using the Radio in Weather Mode

xx You cannot transmit while in Weather mode. xx To enter Weather mode, press WX/SOS.

xx To turn off the radio’s alert tone, press any button.

xx To cancel Weather mode and return to the previous marine channel, press WX/SOS again.

Weather Mode with Weather Alert Watch

If you activate Weather Alert Watch through the Normal menu while operating in Weather mode, it operates as a type of “sleep mode:” the radio stays on the weather channel and mutes the speaker. If an alert is detected, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the speaker back on. This mode is very useful when you are anchoring for the night but want to keep informed of hazards.

Weather Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch

If you activate Triple Watch (press and hold 16/9 TRI) while operating in Weather mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every few seconds; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16.

Monitoring Weather Channel WX08

16 09 16 09 16 09

Every 2 seconds, the radio checks

channel 16, then channel 9

with Triple Watch on

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