Choosing Triple Watch Or Dual Watch; Using Fips Codes For Weather Alerts - West Marine VHF650 Manual Del Usuario

Using Your Radio
NOTE:.By.default,.when.you.change.to.channel.16,.the.radio.automatically.
boosts.the.power.to.25.Watts...Be.sure.to.change.the.power.back.to.1.Watt.if.
you.are.not.making.an.emergency.transmission.
Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit the power of
transmission.to.1.Watt.so.that.there.is.less.interference.between.boaters.
attempting.to.use.the.channel.at.the.same.time..If.you.switch.to.one.of.these.
channels,.the.radio.changes.back.to.1.Watt.automatically..See.the.channel.
list.on.page.57.for.a.list.of.power-restricted.channels.

Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch

In Triple Watch mode, the radio briefly checks channels 16 and 9 every two
seconds..In.Dual.Watch.mode,.the.radio.checks.channel.16.only..Generally,.
Triple.Watch.is.used.in.areas.where.channel.9.is.used.as.a.hailing.frequency,.
while.Dual.Watch.is.used.in.areas.where.channel.16.is.used.for.distress.and.
hailing..Your.radio.comes.set.to.use.Triple.Watch;.if.you.want.to.use.Dual.
Watch.instead,.you.will.have.to.select.it.in.the.setup:
MENU
1. Press.the.
2. Select.Setup.and.then.Dual/Tri Watch.
3. Highlight Dual Watch.and.press.the.
activates.the.new.setting.and.returns.to.the.Setup.menu.
4. To.reactive.Triple.Watch,.repeat.the.procedure.described.above,.but.....
choose.Triple Watch.in.step.3.

Using FIPS codes for weather alerts

The.US.National.Weather.Service.established.6-digit.Federal.Information.
Processing System (FIPS) codes to issue weather alerts in specific areas.
You.can.choose.which.areas.you.want.to.hear.alerts.for.by.entering.these.
FIPS.codes.in.your.radio..This.can.prevent.you.from.being.bothered.by.
events.that.are.far.from.where.you.are.boating..The.radio.only.sounds.the.
alert.tone.if.an.incoming.FIPS.code.matches.one.of.the.areas.you.selected.
Setup
SELECT Dual/TriWatch
.button.to.display.the.menu.
MENU-PA
Dual/TriWatch
Dual Watch
Triple Watch
SELECT
[Exit]
SELECT-1W/25W
E-21
88
A
.button..The.radio..