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West Marine VHF 150 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    VHF150 Controls ..............16 Radio Charger Cradle............18 LCD Display..............19 Owner Manual Conventions ..........20 Indicator Sounds...............20 Batteries ................21 Installing the Lithium Ion Battery Pack ....21 Using the Alkaline Battery Pack ......21 Power AutoSave and Battery Life Indication ...23 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 3 Adjusting Display Contrast ..........30 Setting Dual or TriWatch ...........30 Setting the Key Beep ............31 Setting the Key Lock............31 Manually Selecting Coast Guard/Distress /Hailing Channels ............32 Storing a Channel in Memory ...........32 Using the Weather Channels ..........33 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 4 Specifi cations ..............42 Care and Maintenance .............43 USA Channel Frequencies ..........44 Canadian Channel Frequencies ........46 International Channel Frequencies........48 NOAA WeatherChannels and Frequencies ......50 NOAA WeatherSAME Event Codes .........50 Three Year Limited Warranty Statement ......55 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 5: A Quick Start Guide For The Vhf150

    16 in the US marine band, a 5 watt level and the purpose of the channel such as DISTRESS at the bottom edge. Press ▲ or ▼ to change channels. The marine channels begin at 01 and continue, in a closed loop, through 88A. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Storing A Channel In Memory

    To store a channel in memory, follow these steps: Use ▲ or ▼ until you reach a channel you want to store. Press and hold SCAN/MEM to store the channel in memory. A double beep sounds to confi rm your ac- tion. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Normal Scanning

    Channel Scan of 8 Channels Stored in Memory Channel Scan of 8 Channels Stored in Memory When you scan those channels, each channel is checked in order and the scan sequence repeats until you interupt it. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Dualwatch Scanning

    25 and TripleWatch has been selected from the RADIO MENU. TripleWatch Scan of Marine Ch. 25, TripleWatch Scan of Marine Ch. 25, Hailing Ch. 9, and Distress Ch. 16 Hailing Ch. 9, and Distress Ch. 16 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Weather Channel, Stored Channels, And Dual/Triplewatch Scanning

    General Setup, Battery Operation and Charging, Menu Options, Storing Channels, Scanning Channels, and using the special features of either Triple or DualWatch, consult the Table of Contents which immediately preceeds these Quick Start pages. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Maritime Radio Services Operation

    Unauthorized changes or modifi cations to this equipment may void compliance with the FCC Rules. Any change or modifi cation must be approved in writing by West Marine. Changes or modifi cations not approved by West Marine could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 11: Fcc Rf Exposure Information

    1 inch from the user’s face. The use of accessories that do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided. For more information about exposure, please visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Lithium Ion Battery Pack Warning

    (+60°C). Exposing the chemical contained within the battery pack to temperatures above +140°F (+60°C) may cause the battery to rupture, fail, or reduce performance. In case of exposure to the cell contents, wash the affected area thoroughly, and seek medical attention. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 13: What's Included

    Owners should that be neccessary. Wrist Strap Manual If any of these items are missing from the box, contact West Marine or call 1-800-BOATING. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Introduction

    West Marine VHF 150 Introduction Your West Marine VHF150 represents the latest in marine ra- dio technology in a conveniently sized and rugged package. It has features you’ll come to count on for day in and day out use. The product combines size, value, and performance that makes it a good choice for an all around marine commu- nications radio.
  • Page 15 Key Lock ON/OFF — lets you enable a keypad lock to prevent accidental changes while powered on. The feature becomes unlocked when powered off and on again. You can also quickly disable the feature by pressing and holding down this key. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Vhf150 Controls

    VHF 150 Controls West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 17 Press and hold to change chan- nels rapidly. Press to scroll through Radio Menu options. 13. Belt Clip —Squeeze and attach to your belt for conve- nient carrying. 14. PTT — Press to transmit. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Radio Charger Cradle

    120/240V AC outlet. The DC adapter connects to a vessel’s 12V socket and this jack. 21. Charging Latch — Holds the radio in place when you insert it into the cradle. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Lcd Display

    Dual or Triple Watch, Transmitting, and more. For full details, refer to the specifi c section of the manual. CHANNEL — shows the currently selected channel number: to 88 , (1 to 88 in Canada) West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Owner Manual Conventions

    5 minutes. Also sounds if you attempt to transmit with low power battery. If the battery icon continues to blink once you stop pressing the PTT key, you must recharge/replace the currently installed battery(s) West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Batteries

    Batteries Your West Marine VHF 150 comes equipped with a Lithium Ion battery which snaps into the back of the radio and se- cures with a latch. The battery has a minimal charge when shipped. Before use, place the radio in the Charging Cradle and charge the battery for four hours.
  • Page 22 Warning - although the design of the case prevents acciden- tal charging of installed alkaline batteries, for safety, never attempt to recharge alkaline batteries by defeating the case design or recharging outside of the case. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Power Autosave And Battery Life Indication

    Low Battery alert tone sound, be sure to replace all alkaline batteries in use. Doing so removes any chance of degraded radio performance and operation that can occur toward the end of the batteries’ useful life. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Mounting The Charging Cradle

    Then drill holes and use the screws and washers provided. Otherwise, select other mounting hard- ware (not supplied) that is appropriate for the mounting ma- terial. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Attaching The Belt Clip

    To remove the clip, rotate the clip so the indentation is to- ward the bottom of the radio. Move the clip in the direction of the arrow and lift it off the post. Attach Remove West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Getting Started

    To change the channel, press ▲ or ▼. The default channel names appear next to the channel numbers along the left border of the screen. To cycle rapidly through the channels, press and hold either ▲ or ▼ for about one-half second. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Transmitting Power Level

    Press the PTT switch. TRANS- MITTING appears at the bottom of the screen and remains displayed as long as you hold down the PTT switch. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Using The Radio Menu Options

    Note: if during any of the following operations you fail to press a key or make a selection in more than 30 seconds, the radio returns to standard marine mode. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Usa/Can/Int (U.i.c.) - Settings

    Timer then highlight either 5 seconds (default), 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes then press ENTER. A double beep sounds to confi rm your selection. Scroll to EXIT and press ENTER to return to the RA- DIO MENU menu screen. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Adjusting Display Contrast

    16/9 TriWatch (default) or 16 DualWatch. Press ENTER to select it. A double beep sounds and the ra- dio returns to the RADIO MENU screen. Press MENU again to return to the marine mode. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Setting The Key Beep

    2-seconds or turn power off then on. KEYPAD UN- LOCKED appears on the display using LIGHT/LOCK. Note: if the radio receives either a weather alert or decodes a severe weather S.A.M.E. code transmission, the keypad au- tomatically unlocks. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Manually Selecting Coast Guard/Distress/Hailing Channels

    A double beep sounds to confi rm your ac- tion. CHANNEL STORED appears at the bottom of the dis- play. If you take no further action, the screen returns to the standard marine screen in 3-seconds. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Using The Weather Channels

    S.A.M.E by decoding the entered FIPS code or if the radio is in the marine channel mode, detecting the 1050Hz tone, the radio sounds an alarm and displays an alert message at the bot- tom of the screen, such as HURRICANE WARNING. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Adding Fips Codes

    Press MENU. From the RADIO MENU screen, use ▲ or ▼ to select the FIPS option. The screen displays FIPS Codes and lets you select Add or Exit. Note: You can fi nd your area FIPS codes from http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/indexnw.htm. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Changing Channel Names

    Then press ENTER again. A double beep sounds confi rming the change and the display returns to the Channel Name menu. Use ▲ or ▼ to Exit and press ENTER. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Restoring Default Names

    16 before return- ing to the current marine channel. DUALWATCH ap- pears on the display bottom during this cycle. To exit either mode, press and hold 16/9/TRI for about 2 seconds. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Using Scan With Triple Watch, Dual Watch, Or Weather Alert

    9 then channel 16 every 2-seconds. If you have set Dual Watch as your default mode, using the RADIO MENU, channel 9 is not checked and DUALWATCH SCAN appears on the display. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Both Watches And Weather Channel

    All channels, except CH70, and the weather channels, can be stored in memory. When you turn off the radio, all mem- ory stored channels are retained so that upon turning the radio on again, they are immediately available. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Using The External Speaker/Mic Jack

    Two available units are HHSPM Speak- er Mic and VOX100 Headset Mic. For details, consult your West Marine dealer or call 1-800-BOATING. Resetting the VHF150 • It is possible to completely reset the radio and restore all the factory default settings.

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    Channel 16, the Distress, Safety, and Calling channel, is the same on all three bands. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 41 You can hear The transmit power is Use the 1/2.5/5W key to transmissions, but the set to low. select a higher transmit other radio cannot hear power setting. you. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Specifi Cations

    70 dB @ ±25 kHz Selectivity Hum & Noise Ratio 40 dB Audio Output Power 0.4 W @ 10 % THD Current Drain Squelched 60mA Max. Audio 210mA Specifications shown are typical and subject to change without notice. West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Care And Maintenance

    A defective antenna may cause damage to your radio. • You are responsible for continued FCC technical compliance of your radio. West Marine Electronics Repair Center 2395 Bert Court Hollister, CA 95023 Please call us at 831-761-4205 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Usa Channel Frequencies

    Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.2000 OPERATOR 161.8500 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.2500 OPERATOR 161.9000 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.3000 OPERATOR 161.9500 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.3500 OPERATOR 162.0000 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.4000 OPERATOR West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 45 MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.2750 OPERATOR 161.9250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.3250 OPERATOR 161.9750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.3750 OPERATOR 162.0250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE 157.4250 OPERATOR 157.4250 Simplex COMMERCIAL (SHIP- COMMERCIAL “A” 157.4250 SHIP) West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Canadian Channel Frequencies

    160.6250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 156.0250 61 “A” 156.0750 Simplex CANADIAN COAST COAST GUARD 156.0750 GUARD 62 “A” 156.1250 Simplex CANADIAN COAST COAST GUARD 156.1250 GUARD 160.8250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 156.2250 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.2250 161.8750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.2750 161.9250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.3250 161.9750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.3750 162.0250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.4250 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 48: International Channel Frequencies

    Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 156.0250 160.6750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 156.0750 160.7250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 156.1250 160.7750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 156.1750 160.8250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 156.2250 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 49 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.2250 161.8750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.2750 161.9250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.3250 161.9750 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.3750 162.0250 Duplex MARINE OPERATOR MARINE OPERATOR 157.4250 West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Noaa Weatherchannels And Frequencies

    (16 Character Name) ADMINISTRATIVE ADMIN MESSAGE MESSAGE AVALANCHE WATCH AVALANCHE WATCH AVALANCHE WARNING AVALANCHE WARN BIOLOGICAL HAZARD BIOLOGICAL WARN WARNING BOIL WATER WARNING BOIL WATER WARN BLIZZARD WARNING BLIZZARD WARNING CHILD ABDUCTION CHILD EMERGENCY EMERGENCY West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 51 EARTHQUAKE WARN WARNING IMMEDIATE EVACUA- IMMED EVACUTATION TION EVACUATION WATCH EVACUATION FOOD CONTAMINATION FOOD CONTAMIN WARNING FLASH FLOOD WATCH FLASH FLOOD WARN FLASH FLOOD FLASH FLOOD WARN STATEMENT FLASH FLOOD FLASH FLOOD WARN WARNING West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 52 LOCAL EMERGENCY EMERGENCY LAW ENFORCMENT LAW ENFORCE WARN WARNING LAND SLIDE WARNING LAND SLIDE WARN NATIONAL AUDIBLE NATIONAL AUDIBLE TEST NATIONAL NATIONAL INFORM INFORMATION CENTER NETWORK NETWORK MESSAGE NOTIFICATION MESSAGE NATIONAL PERIODIC NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 53 WARNING SEVERE WEATHER SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT TORNADO WATCH TORNADO WATCH 911 TELEPHONE 911 OUTAGE OUTAGE EMERGENCY TORNADO WARNING TORNADO WARN TROPICAL STORM TROPIC STORM WATCH TROPICAL STORM TROPIC STORM WARNING TSUNAMI WATCH TSUNAMI WATCH West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 54 * * S UNRECOGNIZED UNRECOGNIZED STATEMENT * * W UNRECOGNIZED UNRECOGNIZED WARNING TRANSMITTER BACKUP No event code shown TRANSMITTER CARRIER No event code shown TRANSMITTER CARRIER No event code shown TRANSMITTER PRIMARY No event code shown West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Three Year Limited Warranty Statement

    WARRANTOR: WEST MARINE AMERICA CORPORATION (“West Marine”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: West Marine warrants, for three years, to the original retail owner, this West Marine Product to be free from defects in mate- rials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below.

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