West Marine 12019113, Owner'S Manual

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E-5
West Marine VHF255 Radio Owner’s Manual
Knob Turn clockwise to... Turn counter-clockwise to...
Squelch
Raise the squelch level
to reduce channel noise.
Lower the squelch level to
hear weaker signals.
Volume-
Power
Turn on the radio or
increase the volume.
Decrease the volume or turn
off the radio.
Button Press to... Press and hold to...
Push to
talk
NA Transmit on a channel
Channel
up
Move up one channel at
a time.
Move quickly up the
channels.
16/9 - TRI
(Red)
1st press: Go to channel
16.
2nd press: Go to channel 9.
3rd press: Go back to the
starting channel.
Turn Triple Watch on
and off.
MENU Access the radio menus. NA
ENTER -
LOCK
– Select menu items.
– Return to normal marine
VHF screen while marine
channel list is displayed.
Lock the keys; press and
hold again to unlock.
WX -
ALERT
Listen to the weather
channels or return to the
last channel of the previous
radio band.
Turn Weather Alert Watch
on and off.
SCAN -
MEM
Enter or exit SCAN mode.
Store the current working
channel into memory.
BAND -
1/2.5/5W
Switch the band between
VHF and FRS/GMRS.
Change the transmit
power (see page E-11).