Normal Mode Operation - West Marine VHF255 Owner's Manual

Watch mode
Quad Watch
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Private boats must monitor channel 16 whenever they are
underway. Water-going vessels should have either Triple
Watch or Dual Watch on at all times.

Normal mode operation

Š To transmit, remove the radio from the charger, then
press and hold
you are finished talking.
Š For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about
two inches from your mouth while you're talking.
Channel up
Š Press
Press and hold the button to scroll quickly up the
channels.
Channel down
Š Press
time. Press and hold the button to scroll quickly down
the channels.
Š To change the transmit power, press
The transmit power switches to the next transmit power
each time you press this button.
West Marine VHF255 Radio Owner's Manual
What it does
Checks channels 16 and 9
for activity every 2 seconds,
and checks the last-used
weather channel every 7
seconds.
Push to talk
to move up one channel at a time.
to move down one channel at a
Turn on Triple Watch,
then turn on Weather
Alert Watch.
. Release the button when
BAND - 1/2.5/5W
To turn it on/off
.
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