Turning On The Radio; Setting The Uic Channel; Mode (Usa/Can/Int); How The Radio Works - West Marine VHF 480 Owner's Manual

Turn the

turning on the radio

the user MMSI number; if there is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered.
VOLUME-PWR
When it powers on, the radio selects the last channel used.
The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are
setting the uiC Channel Mode (usa/Can/int)
operating in an area that uses Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to
change the channel mode.
Press and hold -
1. Press and hold
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
Your radio has three basic modes of operation:

hOw the raDiO wOrks

Mode What It Does
Normal Monitors a single
marine radio channel
and lets you talk on
that channel.
Scan Monitors all the chan-
nels you save into
memory.
Weather Monitors the selected
NOAA weather
channel.
In addition to the three basic operation modes, your radio also provides three different
"watch" modes which you can activate during any of the three basic modes. In these watch
modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then returns to its previous
mode.
knob clockwise to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays
Setup
to display the normal menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu.
CALL-MENU
. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.
UIC Channels
USA/CAN/INT
Back[CLR]
Use It When
You want to talk to
another station on a
specific channel.
You have a small group
of channels you use
most often and want to
check them for traffic.
You want to hear the
current and forecasted
weather in your area.
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USA Mode
Canada Mode
Intl Mode
Select[ENT]
To Turn it on/off...
(default mode)
Press and hold the
CLR-SCAN
Press the
button.
button.
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