Button

Press to...

Press and hold to...

SCAN/

Start scanning channels

Turn Dual Watch on and

DUAL

saved in memory.

off.

VOL/SQ

Increase or decrease the

Increase or decrease the

volume.

squelch level.

 

 

 

 

Charger

Charging

 

 

Power jack

[cigarette (DC) or

contacts

 

 

wall (AC) plug]

Charging

 

latches

 

 

 

Screw

 

holes

CHARGE LED

 

 

 

 

 

for mounting

 

Reading the Display

The LCD display shows different information depending on what you are doing. This sample screen shows some of this information. The following table shows all the possible icons and what they mean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

power level

 

 

The radio is

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

transmitting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

channel

Battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

status icon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weather

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UIC channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alert Watch

Key lock

 

 

 

 

 

 

is on.

is on

 

 

 

Watch

This channel is

 

 

 

 

 

mode

The radio is in

stored in memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

scan mode

 

 

West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual

E-7

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West Marine 14078562 manual Reading the Display, Charger