Connecting To An External Speaker; Maintenance And Troubleshooting - West Marine VHF 480 Owner's Manual

You can use an external speaker to monitor the radio from a different part of your boat or in

Connecting to an external speaker

a noisy environment. If you adjust the
external speaker volume.
Your radio supports an external speaker with the following specifications:
Minimum impedance of 4 Ohms
Minimum power handling of 10 Watts
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1. Connect the BLACK wire of the accessory cable to the GROUND WIRE of your external
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speaker.
2. Connect the RED wire of the accessory cable to the POSITIVE (+) WIRE of your external
speaker.
3. Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately
covered.
4. Plug the accessory cable into the accessory cable pigtail on the back of your radio.
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nOte: to extend the life of the radio, use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections.
Due to its rugged design, your radio requires very little maintenance. However, it is a

MaintenanCe anD trOubleshOOting

precision electronic instrument, so you should follow a few precautions:
If the antenna has been damaged, you should not transmit except in the case of an
emergency. A defective antenna may cause damage to your radio.
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You are responsible for continued FCC technical compliance of your radio.
Periodically test your radio's performance.
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Problem
The radio won't power on.
The radio won't transmit.
Noise comes out of the
speaker all the time
I can't hear anything (no
volume) from the speaker.
knob on the radio, it will also adjust the
VOLUME-PWR
Things to Try
Check the power connections.
Check the fuse.
Check the master battery switch and branch circuit that
connect to the radio.
Make sure you are not in weather or scan mode.
Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a receive-
only channel (see the channels and frequency tables
beginning on page 35).
Make sure you are transmitting at the correct power level
for this channel (see the channels and frequency tables
beginning on page 35).
Make sure the duration of each transmission is less than
5 minutes.
Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too low.
Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too high.
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