Using Your Radio - West Marine VHF490 Owner's Manual

Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch
Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels, you don't need Weather Alert Watch to check the weather channel every
seven seconds. If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in weather mode, it operates as a type of "sleep mode": the radio
stays on the weather channel and mutes the speaker. If an alert is detected for your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the
speaker back on. This mode is very useful when you are anchoring for the night but want to stay informed of any hazards in your area.
To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off, press and hold CALL-MENU while the radio is idle. Select Setup and then WX-Alert Mode.
Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose WX Alert Mode setting On or Off.
Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in weather mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds; with Dual Watch
turned on, the radio only checks channel 16.
Press and hold 16/9-TRI (on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change between
Triple or Dual Watch, see page 10.)

USING YOUR RADIO

To display the radio call menu, press CALL-MENU. To display the radio normal menu, press and hold CALL-MENU. The menu
has the following options:
Monitoring Weather Channel WX08
09 16
Triple Watch:
radio checks channel 9, then channel 16.
Press and hold -
CALL
Setup
ENT
1W/25W
System
ENT
1W/25W
[Exit]
ENT
1W/25W
VHF490 RADIO
09 16 09 16
Every 2 seconds, the
USA/CAN/INT
Dual/TriWatch
GPS Setup
FIPS Codes
Auto CH SW
POS Reply
Test Reply
Channel Name
Group MMSI
User MMSI
WX Alert Mode
[Exit]
Contrast
Lamp Adjust
Key Beep
[Exit]
(Close Menu)
1-800-BOATING
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