West Marine VHF470 Owner's Manual page 26

Scan Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch (
MENU/
ing in Scan mode, the radio checks the priority and second priority channels (default = channels 16 and
9) every two seconds, then goes on to scan the next channel in memory. With Dual Watch turned on, the
radio only checks the priority channel:
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Every 2 seconds, the
radio checks the
priority and second
priority channels,
then scans the next
channel.
Press
MENU/RADIO SETUP/Dual/Tri Watch
Select from
DUAL MENU/RADIO SETUP/Dual/Tri Watch
Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan mode
You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. Press
or the
SETUP/Dual/Tri Watch
MENU/RADIO SETUP/Weather Radio
If DUAL watch is activated, the radio scans the priority channel, the current marine channel, and then the
most recently used weather channel.
If TRIPLE watch is activated, the radio scans the priority channel, the second priority channel, the current
marine channel, and then the most recently used weather channel.
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Every 2 seconds, the
radio checks channels
16 & 9, then scans
the next channel.
Triple
Watch on
Weather
The NOAA weather channels now cooperate with the FCC to alert you of other hazards besides weather
(child abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In Weather mode, the radio monitors one of the 10
NOAA weather channels. If a weather alert signal is received in Weather Alert mode, the radio sounds an
alert tone.
NOTE: You can also scan Weather channels into memory.
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ADIO SETUP/Dual/Tri Watch
Memory Channel Scan
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Triple Watch on.
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Default priority channels 16 & 9.
menu or
TRI
to set up Dual watch.
soft key to turn on the Triple/Dual watch; turn on WX Alert through
TRI
.
Memory Channel Scan
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Every 7 seconds, the radio
checks the last-used
weather channel, then
scans the next channel.
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menu or soft key) while operat-
TRI
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soft key again to cancel Triple Watch mode.
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wx
WX Alert
on
1-800-BOATING
MENU/RADIO