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VHF155 VHF460
Floating Floating Marine Radio with GPS and DSC Marine Radio with GPS and DSC
Radio maritime flottante avec GPS et ASN Radio maritime flottante avec GPS et ASN
Owner’s Manual
Guide d’utilisation
Model / Modèle 14078554
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Making a Distress Call Lift the red cover. Press and hold the DISTRESS Lift the red cover and button for three seconds. Your radio transmits press the red your boat’s location every few minutes until you DISTRESS button receive a response. underneath. # nOte: if the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call. Making a Voice Distress Call Speak slowly - clearly - calmly. For future reference, write your boat’s name & call s
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Faire Un aPPel De DÉtresse Soulevez le couvercle noir. Maintenez Distress enfoncé pendant trois secondes. Votre radio transmettra l’emplacement de votre bateau toutes les quelques minutes Soulevez le couvercle noir jusqu’à ce que vous receviez une réponse. et appuyez sur le bouton rouge # r emarque : si la radio affiche Enter User MMSI, annulez l’appel Distress en de détresse automatique et effectuez un appel de détresse dessous. vocal normal. Faire un appel de détresse Parlez lentemen
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table of Contents Setting Up Your Radio .............. E-12 Turning It On .............................. E-12 Introduction ................................. E-1 Entering the User MMSI .............. E-12 Features ........................................ E-1 Setting It Up ................................ E-13 Acquiring GPS Location ............E-13 Getting Started ............................ E-3 What’s included ............................. E-3 Changing the Volume ...............E-13 Setting t
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Calling a single station MOB Menu .................................. E-27 (Individual Call) .....................E-20 Favorite Menu.............................. E-27 Calling a particular group of NMEA Features ......................... E-28 stations (Group Call) ..............E-21 ADDITIONAL FEATURES ......... E-29 Calling all stations Renaming Channels .................. E-29 (All-Ships Call) .......................E-21 Maintenance and Making an automatic distress call E-21
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After your radio is submerged in water, the sound might be distorted. This is because there is still water remaining in and around the speaker and microphone. Just shake the radio to clear excess water, and the sound should return to normal. If your radio is exposured to salt water, clean it thoroughly with fresh water and dry it before turning it on. The charger is not waterproof. x Memory Scan mode. Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession. x Transmitter pow
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getting starteD What’s inClUDeD Auxiliary Battery Tray (batteries not included) (14225296) Belt Clip (14225304) Antenna Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery (14225247) VHF460 Radio DC Adapter Mounting Hardware AC Adapter (14225221) (14225262) Charging Cradle Wrist Strap External speaker/ (14225288) microphone (14225312) If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact West Marine (see back cover for contact information). Parts OF the VhF460 Front view CLR/SCAN VOL SQ/MEM Distress button button but
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Button Press to... Press and hold to... - Access the Normal menu. MENU/CALL Access DSC call menu. - Return to the previous menu. - Enter or exit GPS menu. - Select menu items. Change the TX power between LO GPS/ENT H/M/L - Return to normal Marine mode (1W), MID (2.5W), and HI (6W). when Marine channel list is displayed. CLR/SCAN Exit menu screens. Enter or exit Scan mode. - Enter or exit the Squelch setting SQ/MEM mode. Store or delete the current channel into ► - Move cursor to the right
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reaDing the DisPlay Channel Weather Alert Transmit Current channel mode Keylock is power level number Watch is on active The LCD display shows different information USA HI depending on what you are doing. Not all icons Speed over MEM 45.7KT Ground Battery display on every screen. This dummy screen 11:00AM status Time 35˚ 40.610 N displays many of the possible icons. Not all 139˚ 46.564 E A icons are displayed at the same time. The table GPS data COMMERCIAL below shows possible ic
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Menu Option What it does WX Alert Enables the WX Alert fuction. Dual/TriWatch Sets the radio for Dual Watch or Triple Watch. USA/CAN/INT Selects which channels and frequencies your radio will communicate with (USA, Canadian, or International) Lamp Adjust Set the backlight Always Off, Timer, or Always On. Selecting Always On or Timer allows you to select Green or Orange backlight for the LCD and Keys. Contrast/RVS. You can adjust the brightness of the screen contrast higher or lower through 10
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Menu Option What it does Auto CH SW Select ON or OFF to enable/disable Automatic Channel Switch. Auto CH SW lets you automatically change channels if an Urgent or Safety DSC call comes in. POS Reply Lets you elect to respond automatically or manually. Test Reply Lets you elect to respond to a test request automatically or manually. Group MMSI Allows you to program the 9-digit Group MMSI setting. User MMSI Allows you to program the 9-digit User MMSI setting. GPS Menus Press GPS/ENT H/M/L to conf
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In addition to the three operation modes, your radio provides three different watch modes which you can activate during any operation mode. In the watch modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel, then returns to its previous operation. Watch mode What it does To turn it on/off Weather Alert Checks the last-used weather channel for Select on or off from the Normal/WX Alert Watch hazard alerts every few seconds. menu. Select dual watch from the Normal/Dual/ Checks emerg
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Scan You can save any channel (except Weather channels) into memory and then use Scan mode to monitor those channels from lowest to highest. If the radio detects a signal on a channel, it stays on that channel as long as the signal is received; when the signal stops, the radio continues scanning. When it detects a signal, the radio stays on the channel until you press the Resume Channel Up button or the signal stops. scan 08 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 17 The radio scans about 5 channels in 0.3 s
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Scan Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch Memory Channel Scan If you activate Triple Watch (press and hold 08 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 16/9 TRI) while operating in Scan mode, Every 2 seconds, the the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every radio checks channels 16 & 9, then scans two seconds, then goes on to scan the next the next channel. 16 09 channel in memory. With Dual Watch Triple Watch on turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Press and hold 16/9 TRI again to cancel
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setting UP the harDWare attaChing the antenna The antenna detaches from the radio for easy shipping or storage. To attach the antenna to your radio, screw it tightly onto the anchor post at the top of the radio. installing the Battery Your radio comes with a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery; for shipping safety, the battery is not installed at the factory. An empty auxilliary battery tray is installed as a placeholder. 1. Insert the hook on the battery into the notch at the top of the batter
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magnetic interference with either device. Charging the Battery Your radio includes a charger and a rechargeable battery pack. Place your radio in the charger with the display facing forward. Make sure that the CHARGE LED on the charger turns orange.The battery is fully charged when the LED turns green. Cautions: x Use only the battery and charger supplied with this radio. Using a different charger or battery can damage the radio and create a risk of fire or shock. x The charger is no
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information). setting it UP Even though you can change your radio’s settings at any time, you will probably want to establish initial settings when you have turned it on for the first time. You will adjust some of these settings on an as-needed basis, but some settings might only be set once and not need adjustment at all. Acquiring GPS Location The VHF460 automatically acquires your current GPS location when it is turned on. Turn on the radio and point the antenna towards the sky. It will
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Adjusting the Lamp The backlight LCD function can be set to automatically dim after a set time. 1. Press MENU/CALL and select Lamp Adjust. 2. Lamp Adjust options are Always Off, Timer, or Always On. 3. If you select Always On, the next screen lets you choose between Green and Orange. If you select Timer, the options are: x 10 sec x 30 sec x 1 min x 3 min x 5 min Adjust the LCD Contrast This feature lets you adjust the LCD’s contrast level. It also permits you to reverse the contrast completely
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example, from 1W to 2.5W, from 2.5W to 6W, or from 6W back to 1W). Current power Press and hold GPS/ENT Displays level (W) H/M/L to change to... (W) 1 2.5 MID 2.5 6 HI 6 1 LOW 3. The display shows the new transmission power as HI, MID, or LOW. The transmit power remains at the new setting until you change it again. # note: Don’t forget to change the transmission setting back to 1W when you move close to other stations. Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit the transmission
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transmit your MMSI number to the other station along with the voice channel you requested. If the other station accepts your call, both radios automatically switch to the requested voice channel so you can talk to the other station. DSC provides a system for automated distress calls. At the touch of a button, the radio can transmit your MMSI number, the nature of your distress, and your current position based on data from your GPS receiver. The radio repeats the distress call every few minu
