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- Page 1 VHF155 VHF460 Floating Marine Radio with GPS and DSC Floating Marine Radio with GPS and DSC Radio maritime flottante avec GPS et ASN Radio maritime flottante avec GPS et ASN Owner’s Manual Guide d’utilisation Model / Modèle 14078554...
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Page 2: Making A Voice Distress Call
Lift the red cover. Press and hold the Making a Distress Call button for three seconds. Your radio transmits your boat’s location every few minutes until you DISTRESS Lift the red receive a response. cover and press the red DISTRESS button underneath. - Page 3 Faire Un aPPel De DÉtresse Soulevez le couvercle noir. Maintenez Distress enfoncé pendant trois secondes. Votre radio transmettra l’emplacement de votre bateau toutes les quelques minutes Soulevez le jusqu’à ce que vous receviez une réponse. couvercle noir et appuyez sur le bouton rouge remarque : si la radio affiche Enter User MMSI, annulez l’appel Distress en...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
table of Contents Setting Up Your Radio ....E-12 Turning It On ......E-12 Introduction ......... E-1 Entering the User MMSI ....E-12 Features ........E-1 Setting It Up ........ E-13 Getting Started ......E-3 Acquiring GPS Location ....E-13 What’s included ......E-3 Changing the Volume ....E-13 Parts of the VHF460 ..... -
Page 5: Introduction
The radio will only meet this rating if fully assembled and all rubber seals and bungs are well maintained and correctly fitted. This means that the speaker microphone bung is inserted, and the battery pack (or case) and antenna are attached and securely fastened. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... - Page 6 9 weather channels available for monitoring. Boost. Allows you to instantly transmit at a full 6 Watts. MOB (Man Overboard). Lets you lock onto the current position when a Man Overboard situation occurs. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual...
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Page 7: Getting Started
Mounting Hardware (14225221) (14225262) Charging Cradle External speaker/ Wrist Strap (14225288) microphone (14225312) If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact West Marine (see back cover for contact information). Parts OF the VhF460 Front view CLR/SCAN SQ/MEM Distress button button... -
Page 8: Back View
Sends out emergency signal. Back view Battery Battery charging Battery Belt clip latch contacts Charger Power jack [cigarette (DC) or wall (AC) plug] Charging contacts Screw holes Charging for mounting latches CHARGE LED NMEA contacts West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 9: Reading The Display
You can set up the radio’s physical displays and operation modes (Normal menu) and how you want to receive and send various types of calls (Call menu), The Call menu provides access to the DSC Setup submenu. Normal Menu Press MENU/CALL to display the following Normal menu options: West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 10: Call Menu
This menu sets up DSC parameters.. The menu options are: Menu Option What it does Directory Displays a list of up to 20 vessel IDs. Provides a means of entering a new vessel ID. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 11: Gps Menus
Check a small group of regularly- Press and hold CLR/ Scan into memory. used channels for traffic. SCAN for 2 sec. Monitors the selected NOAA weather Hear the current or forecasted Weather Press WX/SOS channel. weather. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 12: Normal
9 every few seconds; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. The radio will not check channels 16 or 9 while you are actively transmitting; it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 13: Scan
Memory Channel Scan Every 7 seconds, the radio checks the last-used weather channel, then scans the next channel. WX Alert Watch on West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 14: Weather
16 and 9 every few seconds; with Dual Every 2 seconds, the radio checks Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. channel 16, then channel 9 with Triple Watch on E-10 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 15: Setting Up The Hardware
Using a 1/8-inch (or 3 mm) drill bit, drill two holes 1/2 inch (13mm) deep. Use the provided screws to attach the charger to the surface. the charger must be mounted at least 2 feet (24 inches) from the compass to prevent West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-11... -
Page 16: Charging The Battery
See page E-16 for general information about MMSI numbers and how to get your specific User MMSI number and enter it. if you must change your user MMsi, contact West Marine (see back cover for contact E-12... -
Page 17: Setting It Up
From the Normal menu, select WX Alert mode to turn this mode ON for the radio to monitor weather channels and alert you to any broadcast weather alerts or notifications. Turn WX Alert OFF through the Normal menu as well. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-13... -
Page 18: Adjusting The Lamp
BOOST button to transmit at 6W; however, NiMH battery power boost is limited to 1.5W. To increase the transmission power in increments: Select the channel you want to transmit on. Press and hold GPS/ENT H/M/L to switch to the next transmission power level (for E-14 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 19: Changing The Channel
To call another station, just enter that station’s MMSI number and choose the voice channel you want to talk on. The radio uses channel 70 to West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-15... -
Page 20: Advanced Dsc Features
You can get more information on MMSI numbers at these resources: The dealer where you purchased the radio Recreational boaters can obtain an MMSI number from the Boat Owner’s Association E-16 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 21: Entering Mmsi Numbers
0________ Group MMSI Back Exit Save [MENU] [CLR] [ENT] Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call Menu. Select DSC Setup/Group MMSI and press GPS/ENT H/M/L. The Group MMSI screen displays. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-17... -
Page 22: Entering An Individual Mmsi Number
[CLR] Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu. Scroll to DSC Setup and press GPS/ENT H/M/L.The DSC Setup menu displays. Scroll to Directory and press GPS/ENT H/M/L.The Directory screen displays. This E-18 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 23: Making Dsc Calls
You see a rowboat entering the area, but since it doesn’t have a radio, you can’t communicate with the rowboat. You use all ships calling to alert all the other boats in the area of the possible danger. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-19... -
Page 24: Calling A Single Station (Individual Call
MMSI number, select Send (press GPS/ENT H/M/L). To cancel the call, select Exit (press CLR/SCAN). The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request. When the other station accepts the call, both radios switch to the selected E-20 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 25: Calling A Particular Group Of Stations (Group Call
Press DISTRESS. The radio displays the list of distress conditions; use Channel Up and Channel Down to choose the nature of your distress, then press and hold DISTRESS for three seconds. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-21... -
Page 26: Canceling An Automatic Distress Call
Select the call you want to see the details of. Use Channel Up and Channel Down to see all of the information. The log displays different information depending on type of call received. See the table below for the information stored for each type of call: E-22 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 27: Returning A Call From The Receive Log
KENT NEWMAN Back Select Exit [MENU] [CLR] [ENT] Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu. Select Test. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use Channel Up and Channel West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-23... -
Page 28: Receiving Test Call Setup
If Test Reply is set to Auto: If Test Reply is set to Manual: Test Test 1234567890 123456789 06/20 11:00 Reply Safety Send Exit Exit [ENT] [CLR] [CLR] No action is necessary. Select Send to send a reply. E-24 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 29: Position Request And Reply
If the other station does not have valid GPS data, the radio displays No Position. Position Reply When another station requests your current position, different screens display depending on whether you set Position Reply to Auto or Manual. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-25... -
Page 30: Position Send
DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby. E-26 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 31: Gps Features
(saves) the current GPS position as well as recalls that position and others you have saved to sail back to it. Goto Menu The Goto menu allows you to select from a list of saved coordinates or to input coordinates manually. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-27... -
Page 32: Nmea Features
NMEA sentences contain different sets of data. The VHF460 supports the following sentences: DATA UTC Time Status (Valid/IInvalid) Latitude/Longitude Speed Course Date The radio outputs DSC and DSE NMEA sentences: E-28 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 33: Additional Features
If the antenna has been damaged, do not transmit except in an emergency situation. Doing so may cause further radio damage. You are responsible for continued FCC technical compliance of your radio. Arrange for periodic performance checks with your West Marine dealer. West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-29... -
Page 34: Common Questions
9 Weather channels Freq. Control Transmit: 1.5 PPM (at 77°F/25°C) Freq. Tol. Receive: 1.5 PPM (at 77°F/25°C) Oper. Temp. -4°F (-20°C) to +122°F(+50°C) Antenna Flexible Whip Microphone Built-in Electret type Display Liquid Crystal Display E-30 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 35: Channels And Frequencies (Mhz
156.450 Simplex Non commercial 156.500 156.500 Simplex Commercial 156.550 156.550 Simplex Vessel traffic system 156.600 156.600 Simplex Vessel traffic system 156.650 156.650 Simplex, 1W Bridge to bridge 156.700 156.700 Simplex Vessel traffic system West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-31... - Page 36 157.075 157.075 Simplex Government 157.125 157.125 Simplex Government 157.175 157.175 Simplex Coast Guard 161.825 157.225 Duplex Marine Operator 161.875 157.275 Duplex Marine Operator 161.925 157.325 Duplex Marine Operator 157.375 157.375 Simplex Marine Operator E-32 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual...
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Page 37: Canadian Channel Frequencies And Names
Marine Operator 160.625 156.025 Duplex Marine Operator 156.075 156.075 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 156.125 156.125 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 156.175 156.175 Simplex Port Operation 160.825 156.225 Duplex Marine Operator 156.225 156.225 Simplex Port Operation West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-33... -
Page 38: International Channel Frequencies And Names
Duplex Marine operator 160.7500 156.1500 Duplex Marine operator 160.8000 156.2000 Duplex Marine operator 160.8500 156.2500 Duplex Marine operator 156.3000 156.3000 Simplex Inter-ship safety 160.9500 156.3500 Duplex Marine operator 156.4000 156.4000 Simplex Commercial (ship-ship) E-34 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... - Page 39 Duplex Marine operator 160.9250 156.3250 Duplex Marine operator 156.3750 156.3750 Simplex Bridge to bridge 156.4250 156.4250 Simplex Non commercial 156.4750 156.4750 Simplex Non commercial (156.5250) (156.5250) DSC Only 156.5750 156.5750 Simplex Non commercial West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual E-35...
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Page 40: Weather Channel Frequencies And Names
See page E-31 for tables of the available channels and their uses. If you are still not certain which channels to use, see the FCC maritime radio page at the E-36 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual... -
Page 41: Basic Radio Guidelines
Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void compliance with the FCC Rules. Any change or modification must be approved in writing by West Marine. Changes or modifications not approved by West Marine could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. -
Page 42: West Marine Limited Warranty
What Does this limited Warranty Cover? West Marine warrants to the original retail purchaser of the West Marine product, where the pur- chase is made in the United States, that the product will be free from defects in materials and crafts- manship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. - Page 43 If the product was used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any configurations not appropriate or contemplated for this product or its use. If damage or loss occurring during return shipment of the product to West Marine or its authorized service representative.
- Page 44 Refurbished parts and systems are parts or systems that have been returned to West Marine, some of which were never used by a customer. Replace- ment parts and systems are covered for the remaining time left in the Limited Warranty Term for the product you bought.
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- Page 46 Printed in Vietnam www.westmarine.com Imprimé au Vietnam 1-800-BOATING U01UT645ZZZ(0)
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