Owner`s manual

West Marine VHF85 Radio Owner’s Manual
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Mode
What it does To turn it on/off
Quad Watch
Checks channel 16 and 9
every 2 seconds and the last-
used weather channel every 7
seconds.
Turn on Triple Watch,
then turn on Weather
Alert 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.
Normal Mode Operation
 To transmit, press & hold
PUSH-TO-TALK
. Release the
buttonwhenyouarenishedtalking.
 For the best sound quality, hold the microphone
about 2 inches from your mouth while you’re talking.
 Press
CHANNEL UP
to move up one channel at a time;
press and hold the button to scroll quickly up the
channels.
 Press
CHANNEL DOWN
to move down one channel at
a time; press and hold the button to scroll quickly
down the channels.
 To change the transmit power, press
1/5W-2.5
. The
transmit power switches between 1 Watt and 5
Watts each time you press the button.
 To change the power to 2.5 Watts, press & hold
1/5W-2.5W
. Press & hold the button again to return to
the previous transmit power (1 Watt or 5 Watts).
Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch
If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in
normal mode, the radio checks the most recently used