West Marine 14078562 manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Making a Distress

 

Call

............. (inside front cover)

Introduction

E-1

Features

E-1

Getting Started

E-4

What’s Included

E-4

Parts of the VHF160

E-5

Front view

E-5

Back view

E-5

Charger

E-7

Reading the Display

E-7

Display icons and....................what

E-8

 

they mean.

How It Works

E-9

Normal Mode Operation

E-10

Normal mode with

E-10

 

Weather Alert Watch...

Normal mode with Triple

E-11

 

Watch or Dual Watch..

Scan Mode Operation

E-11

Using the radio in Scan

E-12

 

mode

Scan mode with Weather

E-12

 

Alert Watch

Scan mode with Triple

E-13

 

Watch or Dual Watch..

Both Weather Alert and

 

 

Triple/Dual Watch in

E-14

 

Scan mode

Weather Mode

E-14

Using the radio in weather

E-15

 

mode

Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch... E-15

Weather mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch.. E-15

Setting Up the Hardware

E-16

Attaching the Antenna

E-16

Installing the Battery

E-16

Using the Alkaline Battery

 

Tray

E-16

Mounting the Charger

E-18

Charging the Battery

E-18

Important notes on

E-19

charging the battery....

Attaching the Belt Clip

E-19

Using Your Radio

E-20

Turning It On

E-20

Setting It Up

E-20

Changing the volume

E-20

Setting the Squelch level.. E-20

Reading volume and

 

squelch level

E-21

on battery icon

Setting the UIC channel

 

mode (USA/CAN/INT). E-22

Using the WX Mode

E-22

Making a Transmission

E-22

Selecting a channel

E-22

Making a transmission

E-22

Boosting the

E-23

transmission power

Saving Channels to Memory.. E-24

Special Features

E-24

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Contents VHF155 Speak slowly clearly calmly Say I will be Listening on ChannelFaire un appel de détresse Faire un appel de détresse vocalTable of Contents Features Maintenance TroubleshootingRegulations and Safety IntroductionPage Page Getting Started What’s IncludedFront view Parts of the VHF160Back view Button Press to Press and hold to 16/9/TRIReading the Display ChargerDisplay icons and what they mean Icon What it meansWatch 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 Operation Normal mode with Weather Alert WatchScan Mode Operation Normal mode with Triple Watch or Dual WatchUsing the radio in Scan mode Scan mode with Weather Alert WatchMemory Channel Scan Watch onScan mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan modeMemory Channel Scan TripleUsing the radio in weather mode Weather ModeWeather mode with Weather Alert Watch Weather mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Setting Up the Hardware Installing the BatteryUsing the Alkaline Battery Tray Attaching the AntennaPage Charging the Battery Mounting the ChargerImportant notes on charging the battery Attaching the Belt ClipUsing Your Radio Setting It UpChanging the volume Setting the Squelch levelReading volume and squelch level on battery icon Using the WX Mode Setting the UIC channel mode USA/CAN/INTMaking a Transmission Selecting a channelBoosting the transmission power Special Features Using the Strobe SOS Light/FlashlightSaving Channels to Memory With the SOS LED Do This For this This stateSetting Key Lock Using the external speaker/Mic jackUsing the Battery Save feature Turning the key beep on and offPage Problem Things to Try Maintenance and TroubleshootingCommon Questions Problem Things to Try Specifications GeneralTransmitter ReceiverPage US Channel Frequencies and Names Channels and Frequencies MHzUS Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name Canadian Channel Frequencies and Names Canadian Marine ChannelsCanadian Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 157.425 Simplex Port Operation International Channel Frequencies and Names International Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status NameInternational Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name Weather Channel Frequencies and Names ChannelMaritime 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