West Marine VHF460, VHF155 manual

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West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual

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Contents VHF460155 Making a Distress Call Faire UN Appel DE Détresse Table of Contents Introduction FeaturesXx Battery level display and low battery alert What’s included Getting StartedParts of the VHF460 Front viewButton Press to Press and hold to Back viewReading the display How It WorksMenus Display icons and what they meanCall Menu DSC Setup MenuMenu Option What it does Menu Option What it does DirectoryMode What it does Use it when you want to To turn it on/off GPS Setup MenuOperation Modes GPS MenusNormal Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Normal Mode with Weather Alert WatchWatch mode What it does To turn it on/off NormalScan Mode with Weather Alert Watch Using the Radio in Scan ModeScan Memory Channel ScanWeather Installing the Battery Setting Up the HardwareUsing Rechargeable Batteries Attaching the AntennaCharging the Battery Setting Up Your RadioInstalling the External Speaker/Mic Turning It OnSetting It Up Operating the Radio What is DSC? Digital Selective Calling FeaturesUsing the Strobe/Flashlight Changing the ChannelAdvanced DSC features Feature Menu Item FunctionMmsi Numbers Entering Mmsi numbers Entering Your User Mmsi NumberEntering a group Mmsi number Entering an individual Mmsi number Using the DirectoryMaking DSC Calls Call type What it does When to use itCalling a single station Individual Call All ships callSelect Individual Making an automatic distress call Calling a particular group of stations Group CallCalling all stations All-Ships Call Receiving a DSC call Canceling an automatic distress callReceive log Select Receive LogReturning a call from the Receive Log Test CallsMaking Test Calls Test DSC Call Type Receive Log InformationSelect DSC Setup and then Test Reply Receiving Test Call SetupAcknowledging Test Call Receipt If Test Reply is set to AutoPosition Request and Reply Select DSC Setup and then Position ReplyEnabling Automatic Position Reply POS RequestDisabling automatic channel switching Putting the radio into standbyPosition Send Select DSC Setup, then Auto CH SW GPS FeaturesGPS Operation Overview Goto MenuNmea Features To input coordinatesTo select a Goto entry Renaming Channels Maintenance and TroubleshootingProblem Things to Try SpecificationsCommon Questions GeneralUS channel frequencies and names Channels and Frequencies MHzTransmitter ReceiverRX Freq TX Freq Status Name US Marine ChannelsCanadian channel frequencies and names Simplex Commercial Ship-ShipCanadian Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display International channel frequencies and names156.5750 Simplex Non commercial Maritime Radio Services Operation Regulations and Safety WarningsWeather channel frequencies and names ChannelFCC/Industry Canada Information Basic Radio Guidelines Lithium Ion Battery Warning What Must I Do To Keep the Warranty in Effect? What Will West Marine Do? Page Boating