Owner`s manual

Fig. 5 Channel Change Display
4 West Marine VHF100 Radio Owner’s Manual
Fig. 4: Squelch Control Display
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4. Squelch Control
The Squelch Control reduces the static
and noise heard on the radio, but allows
strong signals to be heard clearly. To
adjust the squelch setting, press the
SQL/UIC key quickly. The radio’s display
will show
SQL - 0X, where X is the cur-
rent squelch setting. (Fig. 4) Press the ▲
or ▼ keys to adjust the squelch setting
from 00 to 08. Higher settings allow only
stronger signals will be heard, while
lower settings allow weak signals to be
received (and possibly annoying static).
Generally, the squelch control should be
set for the lowest setting that eliminates
unwanted static.
• Level 00 allows all signals to be
heard.
• After there have been no keys
pressed for three seconds, the radio
will return to normal receiving mode.
5. Changing Channels
To change channels, press the ▲ or ▼
keys.
• If the ▲ or ▼ keys are pressed for
more than one second, the channel
will change rapidly.
• The radio displays the channel num-
ber, memory status (MEM) and TX
power status of the channel as you
change the channels. (Fig. 5)