West Marine 14078562 Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Common Questions, Problem Things to Try

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Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Due to its rugged design, your radio requires very little maintenance. However, it is a precision electronic instrument, so you should follow a few precautions:

If the antenna has been damaged, do not transmit except in an emergency situation. Transmitting with a defective antenna may cause further radio damage.

You are responsible for continued FCC technical compliance of your radio.

Common Questions

	Problem		Things to Try
	The radio won’t turn	Charge the radio.
	on.	Charge the radio.
	on.
		–	Don’t use the charger when the ambient
	The power LED on		temperature is below 0° C (32° F) or above
	The power LED on		45° C (113° F).
	the charger doesn’t	–	Make sure the charging contacts on the
	turn on.	–	Make sure the charging contacts on the
	turn on.		radio and charger are clean.
			radio and charger are clean.
		–	Replace the battery.
		Make sure you are not in Weather or Scan
		mode.
		Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a
		receive-only channel or transmit at the wrong
	The radio won’t	power level for this channel (see the channel
	transmit.	lists starting on page E-27).
		Check the battery power level; if it’s low, charge
		the battery before trying to transmit.
		Make sure the duration of each transmission is
		less than 5 minutes.

West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual

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Contents VHF155 Say I will be Listening on Channel Speak slowly clearly calmlyFaire un appel de détresse vocal Faire un appel de détresseTable of Contents Introduction FeaturesMaintenance Troubleshooting Regulations and SafetyPage Page What’s Included Getting StartedFront view Parts of the VHF160Back view 16/9/TRI Button Press to Press and hold toCharger Reading the DisplayIcon What it means Display icons and what they meanWatch mode What it does To turn it on/off Mode What it does Use it when you To turn it Want to On/offHow It Works Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch Normal Mode OperationNormal mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Scan Mode OperationWatch on Using the radio in Scan modeScan mode with Weather Alert Watch Memory Channel ScanTriple Scan mode with Triple Watch or Dual WatchBoth Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan mode Memory Channel ScanUsing the radio in weather mode Weather ModeWeather mode with Weather Alert Watch Weather mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Attaching the Antenna Setting Up the HardwareInstalling the Battery Using the Alkaline Battery TrayPage Mounting the Charger Charging the BatteryAttaching the Belt Clip Important notes on charging the batterySetting the Squelch level Using Your RadioSetting It Up Changing the volumeReading volume and squelch level on battery icon Selecting a channel Using the WX ModeSetting the UIC channel mode USA/CAN/INT Making a TransmissionBoosting the transmission power With the SOS LED Do This For this This state Special FeaturesUsing the Strobe SOS Light/Flashlight Saving Channels to MemoryTurning the key beep on and off Setting Key LockUsing the external speaker/Mic jack Using the Battery Save featurePage Problem Things to Try Maintenance and TroubleshootingCommon Questions Problem Things to Try Receiver SpecificationsGeneral TransmitterPage US Channel Frequencies and Names Channels and Frequencies MHzUS Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name Canadian Marine Channels Canadian Channel Frequencies and NamesCanadian Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 157.425 Simplex Port Operation International Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name International Channel Frequencies and NamesInternational Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name Channel Weather Channel Frequencies and NamesMaritime Radio Services Operation Regulations and Safety WarningsBasic Radio Guidelines FCC/Industry Canada Information Body-Worn Operation Lithium-Ion Polymer Battery Warning Rbrc Information Page What Must I Do To Keep the Warranty in Effect? What Will West Marine Do? How State Law Relates to the Warranty U01UT644ZZZ0