Parts Of The Microphone; Turning On The Radio; Setting The Uic Channel Mode (Usa/Can/Int) - West Marine VHF490 Owner's Manual

Connector/Cable
Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0
Power cable pigtail
VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -).
Accessory cable
GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter, External Speaker.
pigtail

Parts of the Microphone

Button
( + ) Move up one channel at a time.
( - ) Move down one channel at a time.
1st press: Go to Channel 16.
16/9-TRI 2nd press: Go to Channel 9.
3rd press: Go back to the original channel.
Push-to-Talk Cancel scanning and stay on a channel.

Turning on the Radio

Turn the VOLUME-PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays the user MMSI number; if there
is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered.
When it powers on, the radio selects the last channel used.

Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT)

The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses Canadian
or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode.
Press and hold -
CALL
1. Press and hold CALL-MENU to display the normal menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select USA/CAN/INT. The screen displays the UIC channel setup.
3. Choose the channel mode you want to use: US (USA Mode), Canadian (Canada Mode), or international (Intl Mode).
4. Press ENT-1W/25W. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.
Connects to...
- (down) Button
(move down a
channel)
Push-to-Talk
Button
Press to...
Setup
USA/CAN/INT
ENT
1W/25W
ENT
1W/25W
VHF490 RADIO
+ (up) Button
(move up a
channel)
16/9
TRI
(Triple/Dual-
Watch) button
Press and hold to...
Move quickly up the channels.
Move quickly down the channels.
Go into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see page
10).
Talk on a channel.
UIC Channels
USA Mode
Canada
Mode
Intl Mode
Back[CLR]
1-800-BOATING
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For details, see ...
Connecting the radio (see page 23).
Connecting the Accessory Cable (see
page 24)
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