Using Your Radio, Turning It On | West Marine 14078562 guide

Using Your Radio

Turning It On

Press and hold POWER for at least two seconds to turn the radio on. Press and hold POWER again to turn the unit off.

Setting It Up

Even though you can change your radio’s settings at any time, you will probably want to establish initial settings after you have turned it on for the first time. You will adjust some of these settings on an as-needed basis, but some settings might only need to be set once.

Changing the volume

To change the speaker volume, press VOL/SQ to enter

Volume Setting mode. O (for volume level 0 - 9) displays. Press CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN to increase or decrease the volume levels. Press VOL/SQ to save.

Setting the Squelch level

The VHF160 recognizes signals as transmissions if they exceed a signal strength threshold.

Strong signals

Weak signals
Noise
No	Medium	High
Squelch	Squelch	Squelch

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West Marine 14078562 manual Using Your Radio, Turning It On, Setting It Up, Changing the volume, Setting the Squelch level

Contents

VHF155 Speak slowly clearly calmly Say I will be Listening on Channel Faire un appel de détresse Faire un appel de détresse vocal Table of Contents Features Maintenance TroubleshootingRegulations and Safety IntroductionPage Page Getting Started What’s Included Parts of the VHF160 Front viewBack view Button Press to Press and hold to 16/9/TRI Reading the Display Charger Display icons and what they mean Icon What it means Mode What it does Use it when you To turn it Want to On/off Watch mode What it does To turn it on/offHow It Works Normal Mode Operation Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch Scan Mode Operation Normal mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Using the radio in Scan mode Scan mode with Weather Alert WatchMemory Channel Scan Watch on Scan mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan modeMemory Channel Scan Triple Weather Mode Using the radio in 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 Charger Important notes on charging the battery Attaching the Belt Clip Using Your Radio Setting It UpChanging the volume Setting the Squelch level Reading volume and squelch level on battery icon Using the WX Mode Setting the UIC channel mode USA/CAN/INTMaking a Transmission Selecting a channel Boosting the transmission power Special Features Using the Strobe SOS Light/FlashlightSaving Channels to Memory With the SOS LED Do This For this This state Setting Key Lock Using the external speaker/Mic jackUsing the Battery Save feature Turning the key beep on and offPage Maintenance and Troubleshooting Problem Things to TryCommon Questions Problem Things to Try Specifications GeneralTransmitter ReceiverPage Channels and Frequencies MHz US Channel Frequencies and NamesUS Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name Canadian Channel Frequencies and Names Canadian Marine Channels Canadian 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 Name International Marine Channels RX Freq TX Freq Status Name Weather Channel Frequencies and Names Channel Regulations and Safety Warnings Maritime Radio Services OperationBasic 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