How.the.radio.works - West Marine VHF75 Owner's Manual

hoW the raDio Works
Your radio has three main operation modes: normal, scan,
and weather.
Mode
Monitors.a.single.marine.
Normal channel.and.lets.you.talk.
on.that.channel.
Monitors.all.the.channels.
Scan
you.save.into.memory.
Monitors.the.selected.
Weather
NOAA.weather.channel.
In addition to the three operation modes, your radio provides
four different watch modes which you can activate during any
operation mode. In the watch modes, the radio briefly checks
for activity on a specific channel, then returns to its previous
operation.
Watch.mode
Weather.Alert.
Watch
Dual.Watch
Triple.Watch
# note: 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.
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What.it.does
What.it.does
Checks.the.last-used.weather.
channel.for.hazard.alerts.
every.7.seconds.
Checks.channel.16.for.activity.
every.2.seconds.
Checks.channels.9.and.16.for.
activity.every.2.seconds.
West Marine VHF75 Radio Owner's Manual
Use.it.when.you.
want.to...
Monitor.a.channel.or.
talk.to.another.radio.
Check.a.small.group.
of.regularly-used.
channels.for.traffic.
Hear.the.current.or.
forecasted.weather.
To.turn.it.on/off
Press.and.hold.WX
ALERT.for.2.seconds.
Press.and.hold.SCAN/
DUAL.for.2.seconds.
Press.and.hold.16/9-Tri.
for.2.seconds.
To.turn.it.on/
off
(default.mode)
Press.SCAN/
DUAL
Press.WX
ALERT.