West Marine VHF 480 Owner's Manual page 13

To transmit, press and hold
Using the radio in normal mode
you are finished talking.
x
For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while
you're talking.
x
Press
and hold either button to scroll quickly up the channels.
x
CHANNEL UP
Press
Press and hold either button to scroll quickly down the channels.
x
CHANNEL DOWN
To change the transmit power, press and hold the
transmit power switches between 1 watt and 25 watts each time you press and hold
x
1W/25W.
If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the
Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch
most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds. If it detects a weather alert for
your area, it will change the channel to the last-used weather channel. The radio will not
check the weather channel while you are actively transmitting; it waits until your
transmission is finished and then checks the weather channel.
To turn Weather Alert Watch on or
off, press and hold
the radio is idle. Select Setup and then
WX Alert Mode. Use
to choose WX Alert
Mode setting or
CHANNEL DOWN
ON
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode,
Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch
the radio checks channels 9 and 16 every two seconds; with
Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. The
radio will not check channels 9 or 16 while you are actively
transmitting; it waits until your transmission is finished and
then checks the channels.
Press and hold
on or off. (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 18.)
16/9-TRI
PUSH TO TALK
on the radio or the microphone to move up one channel at a time. Press
on the radio or the microphone to move down one channel at a time.
while
CALL-MENU
and
CHANNEL UP
.
OFF
on the radio or microphone for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch
Monitoring Channel 25
09 16
Triple Watch:
the radio checks channels 9 & 16.
on the microphone. Release the button when
ENT-1W/25W
Monitoring Channel 25
09 16 09 16
Every 2 seconds,
for two seconds. The
wx
Every 7 seconds,
the radio checks the
most recently-used
weather channel.
with WX Alert on
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ENT-
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