Using.the.radio.in.normal; Normal.mode.with.weather; Table 5 - Normal Mode Status Messages - West Marine VHF650 Manual Del Usuario

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Table 5 - Normal mode status messages

Message Meaning
GPS.Data.OK The.radio.is.receiving.valid.GPS.data.
Check.GPS The.radio.is.not.receiving.valid.GPS.data:.check.the.GPS.status.screen.and.
the.GPS.connection.
Input.Position The.radio.has.been.unable.to.receive.valid.GPS.data.for.at.least.four.hours;.
it.can.no.longer.track.your.position..You.need.to.manually.input.your.position.
(see.Setting the GPS position manually.on.page.23).
Battery.Low The.battery.voltage.output.is.too.low.(below.11.2.VDC).
Battery.High The.battery.voltage.output.is.too.high.(above.14.8.VDC).
Triple.Watch Triple.Watch.is.turned.on.
Dual.Watch Dual.Watch.is.turned.on.
Using the radio in normal mode
•. To.transmit,.press.and.hold.the.
microphone. Release the button when you are finished talking.
•. For.the.best.sound.quality,.hold.the.microphone.about.two.inches.from.
your.mouth.while.you're.talking.
•. Press.the.
microphone.to.move.up.one.channel.at.a.time..Press.and.hold.either.
button.to.scroll.quickly.up.the.channels..
•. Press.the.
microphone.to.move.down.one.channel.at.a.time..Press.and.hold.
either.button.to.scroll.quickly.down.the.channels..
•. To.change.the.transmit.power,.press.and.hold.the.
button.for.two.seconds..The.transmit.power.switches.between.1.watt.
and.25.watts.each.time.you.press.and.hold.the.
Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch
If.you.activate.Weather.Alert.Watch.
while.operating.in.normal.mode,.
the.radio.checks.the.most.recently-
used.weather.channel.every.seven.
seconds..If.it.detects.a.weather.
alert.for.your.area,.it.will.change.the.
channel.to.the.last-used.weather.
channel..The.radio.will.not.check.
the.weather.channel.while.you.are.actively.transmitting;.it.waits.until.your.
transmission is finished and then checks the weather channel.
.button.on.the.radio.or.the.+.button.on.the.
CHANNEL UP
.button.on.the.radio.or.the.-.button.on.the.
CHANNEL DOWN
E-12
.button.on.the.
PUSH TO TALK
SELECT-1W/25W
Every.7.seconds,.the.
radio.checks.the.most.
recently-used.weather.
with WX
channel..
Alert on
SELECT-1W/25W
button.