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West Marine VHF50 Owner's Manual

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West Marine VHF50 User Manual
West Marine VHF50 User Guide
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  • West Marine VHF50, VHF50 VHF Radio Owner’s Manual Table of Contents DW SQL MEM UIC MIC Introduction ........................................2 Service...............................................2 Licensing............................................2 LCD Description.................................3 Turning the Radio On ........................3 Adjusting the Volume.........................3 Receive Mode....................................4 Squelch Control .................................4 Changing Channels ...........................4 Changing Between USA, International and Canadian Modes....5 Transmitting a Signal......................

  • West Marine VHF50, 2 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the West Marine VHF50. This product was designed and built for boaters to use in the harsh marine environment. With prop- er care this product should provide you with years of trouble-free operation. Your satisfaction with this product is backed by the entire West Marine organi- zation worldwide. Remember: • Safety and distress calls take priority over all others. • You must monitor Channel 16 when you are not operating on another channel. • False or fraudulent distress calls are prohibited under law. • Information overheard but not intend- ed for you cannot lawfully be used in any way. • Indecent or

  • West Marine VHF50, West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 3 LCD Description USA/INTERNATIONAL/ CANADIAN (UIC) Mode indicator Current channel indicator Battery level indicator; more bars indicate the bat- tery is more fully charged HL Transmit power indicator: L=Low, H=High SCAN Indicates that the radio is in Memory Scan or Priority Scan Mode MEM Indicates that the channel is entered into the Scan Memory WX Indicates that the radio is in Weather Mode DW Indicates that the radio is in Dual Watch Mode TX Shown when transmitting BUSY Shown when receiving LOCK Shown when keypad is locked Fig. 1: Volume Display 1. Turning the Radio On Press and hold the PWR key for over tw

  • West Marine VHF50, Fig. 3 Squelch Display Fig. 2: Busy Indicator 3. Receive Mode When the radio is receiving a signal, the BUSY indicator will be displayed (Fig. 2). This indicates that you should not trans- mit until the BUSY indicator is no longer displayed. 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/HL key briefly. The radio’s display will show SQL (Fig. 3). Press the ▲ or ▼ keys to increase or decrease the squelch level bar. Three seconds after the last key stroke, the Squelch Display

  • Fig. 5a: USA Mode Display Fig. 5b: International Mode Display Fig. 5c: Canadian Mode Display 6. Changing Between USA, International, and Canadian Modes Different areas of the world use different VHF frequencies, although the channel designation (1–88) may be the same. There are three modes: USA, Interna- tional, and Canadian. Press and hold the VOL/UIC key for two seconds change f

  • West Marine VHF50, 6 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual Fig. 6a: TX indicator Fig. 6b: Receive-Only Channel Display Fig. 7a: Hi Transmit Power Display 7. Transmitting a Signal To transmit a signal, press the Push-To- Talk (PTT) key on the side of the radio. While transmitting, the TX indicator will appear (Fig. 6a). When the PTT key is released, the radio will return to Receive Mode. • You cannot transmit on receive-only channels like the Weather Channels or Channels 15 and 70. If you try, an error tone will sound, th

  • West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 7 9. Battery Level and Low Battery Displays The Battery Level is shown using the Battery Level Indicator (1–3 bars). More bars mean more battery capacity is left. When the battery condition is very low, the entire Battery Level Indicator will blink. • The BAT LO message will show when the battery condition is very

  • West Marine VHF50, 8 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 11. Channel 16/9 Key Each time the 16/9 key is briefly pressed, the radio will change from Channel 16 to Channel 9 and back to the starting chan- nel (Fig. 10a, 10b). For example, if the starting channel is Channel 61, pressing the 16/9 key will change the channel from 61 to 16 to 9 and back to 61. • If the radio is scanning, it will change to Channel 16 after the first press, Channel 9 after the second press, and will continue scanning after the third press. • If the radio is in Dual Watch Mode, it will switch to Channel 16, then Channel 9, then return to Dual Watch after t

  • West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 9 13. Scanning Channels Scanning allows you to monitor the traffic or conversations on several channels in quick succession. This can be helpful if you’re trying to listen to fishing traffic on several channels, or need to monitor Race Committee traffic on Channels 68, 69, and 71. As the radio detects traffic on any channel in its scan list, it will

  • West Marine VHF50, Fig. 12d: Normal Scan Display Blinking 10 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual • Pressing the SCAN/MEM key while scanning will stop scanning and revert to the Start Channel. This is defined as the channel which was shown on the radio’s display prior to pressing the SCAN/MEM key. • You cannot scan channels while in Weather Mode. • If you have not entered any channels into scan memory, the radio will sound the error tome when the SCAN/MEM key is pressed. • If there is only one channel in scan memory, the radio will sound the error tone and change to that channel. • If the PTT key is pressed while in Scanning Mode and while the radio is

  • West Marine VHF50, West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 11 Mode. The LCD display will show the squelch level (which can be changed with the ▲ or ▼ keys) and the radio will continue to scan. • If VOL/UIC key is pressed for over two seconds while scanning, the radio will stop scanning and change to Country Selection Mode. • If the SQL/HL key is pressed and held for two seconds while scanning, the radio will make an error tone. 14. Auto Back-Light If any key is pressed, the display and key- pad light will turn on and remain on for 10 seconds after the last key press. 15. Keypad Lock If the I key (located below the PTT key) is pressed and held for two seconds, LOCK will show on

  • West Marine VHF50, 12 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual When the radio is placed in the SC50 charger base and power is present, the LED on the front of the charger base will be red. The VHF50 can use the optional DC200 Cigarette Lighter Cord. The DC200 can power the SC50 charger base from any cigarette lighter socket. The DC200 plugs into the charger base in the same socket as the AC power supply. 18. Maintenance The VHF50 is designed to provide years of trouble free operation with virtually no maintenance. Follow these simple proce- dures to ensure that the VHF50 continues

  • West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 13 19. Troubleshooting Guide Symptom: The radio does not respond to key presses. The channel cannot be changed. Probable Cause: Key Lock is on. Remedy: Press the I key (on the left side of the case, below the PTT key) for three seconds to unlock the key pad. Symptom: You have arranged to communicate with another VHF radio us

  • West Marine VHF50, 14 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual USA Mode Frequency Chart Ch. Rx Freq Tx Freq Status Name Full Name 1 156.0500 156.0500 Simplex VTS/COML VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM/COMMERCIAL 3 156.1500 156.1500 Simplex CG ONLY COAST GUARD,GOVT ONLY 5 156.2500 156.2500 Simplex VTS/COML VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM/COMMERCIAL 6 156.3000 156.3000 Simplex SAFETY INTER-SHIP SAFETY 7 156.3500 156.3500 Simplex COMMERCL COMMERCIAL 8 156.4000 156.4000 Simplex COMMERCL COMMERCIAL 9 156.4500 156.4500 Simplex NON COML NON COMMERCIAL 10 156.5000 156.5000 Simplex COMMERCL COMMERCIAL 11 156.5500 156.5500 Simplex VTS VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM 12 156.6000 156.6000 Simplex VTS VESSEL TR

  • West Marine VHF50, West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 15 International Mode Frequency Chart Ch. Rx Freq Tx Freq Status Name Full Name 1 160.6500 156.0500 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 2 160.7000 156.1000 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 3 160.7500 156.1500 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 4 160.8000 156.2000 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 5 160.8500 156.2500 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 6 156.3000 156.3000 Simplex SAFETY INTER-SHIP SAFETY 7 160.9500 156.3500 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 8 156.4000 156.4000 Simplex COMMERCL COMMERCIAL (SHIP-SHIP) 9 156.4500 156.4500 Simplex CALLING BOATER CALLING CHANNEL 10 156.5000 156.5000 Simp

  • West Marine VHF50, 16 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual Canadian Mode Frequency Chart Ch. Rx Freq Tx Freq Status Name Full Name 1 160.6500 156.0500 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 2 160.7000 156.1000 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 3 160.7500 156.1500 Duplex MAR OPER MARINE OPERATOR 4 156.2000 156.2000 Simplex CCG COAST GUARD 5 156.2500 156.2500 Simplex VTS VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM 6 156.3000 156.3000 Simplex SAFETY INTER-SHIP SAFETY 7 156.3500 156.3500 Simplex COMMERCL COMMERCIAL 8 156.4000 156.4000 Simplex COMMERCL COMMERCIAL 9 156.4500 156.4500 Simplex CALLING BOATER CALLING CHANNEL 10 156.5000 156.5000 Si

  • West Marine VHF50, West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 17 WX Frequency Chart Channel No. (MHz) Name WX01 162.5500 WEATHER1 WX02 162.4000 WEATHER2 WX03 162.4750 WEATHER3 WX04 162.4250 WEATHER4 WX05 162.4500 WEATHER5 WX06 162.5000 WEATHER6 WX07 162.5250 WEATHER7 WX08 161.6500 WEATHER8 WX09 161.7750 WEATHER9 WX10 163.2750 WEATHR10 Accessories Model Description Order # SWIV200 Swivel Belt Clip with Button and Mounting Screw 3895638 BC50 12 Hr. Std. Charger with Cradle and AC power supply 5471495 DC200 DC Cigarette Lighter power supply for Std. Charger 3895554 BP50 Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery

  • West Marine VHF50, 18 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual Warning: Your West Marine VHF50 generates RF electromagnetic energy when transmitting. This radio was designed to meet the FCC’s rules and reg- ulations for the maximum permissible exposure to radio frequency energy. This design was tested and found to be compli- ant to the strict requirements established by the FCC. This radio was designed for and is classi- fied as “Occupational Use Only”, mean- ing it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals aware of the hazards, and the ways to minimize such hazards. This radio is not intended for use by the “Gene

  • West Marine VHF50, Three-Year Limited Warranty IMPORTANT: Evidence of original purchase, such as the original receipt, a cancelled check, or a credit card receipt is required for warranty service. WARRANTOR: WEST MARINE PRODUCTS, INC. (“WEST MARINE”) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: WEST MARINE warrants for three years, to the original retail owner and user, this product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below. WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original retail owner and user shall terminate and be of no further effect 36 months after the date of original retail sale (battery pack warranty duration is

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