Using The Radio In Normal Mode; Normal Mode With Weather Alert Watch; Table 5 - Normal Mode Status - West Marine VHF550 Manual Del Usuario

Getting Started
Table 5 - Normal mode status icons
Icon Meaning
An.alarm.is.set.
The WHAM link to the base is active.
The.channel.is.saved.into.memory.
The.radio.is.currently.transmitting.
The.GPS.receiver.status..
BLINKING WAVES: The radio is receiving communication from the GPS
receiver.
NO WAVES: The data from the GPS receiver is invalid.
FLASHING:.A.hazard.alert.has.been.issued.for.your.area.
STEADY: Weather Alert Watch is on.
Triple Watch is on.
The.radio.is.receiving.or.sending.a.DSC.call.
Weather mode is on.
The current transmission power: HI = 25 Watts, LO = 1 Watt.
The current channel mode: U = US, I= International, C=Canadian.

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 the
power.switches.between.1.watt.and.25.watts.each.time.you.press.the..
H/L/MENU

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
.button.
PUSH TO TALK
H/L/MENU
E-12
.button.on.the.
.button..The.transmit.