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West Marine VHF255 Radio Owner’s Manual
Scan mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode,
the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds,
then goes on to scan the next channel; with Dual Watch
turned on, the radio only checks channel 16:
Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in scan mode
You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual
Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks
at their scheduled time:
Weather mode
The NOAA weather channels now cooperate with the
FCC to alert you of other hazards besides weather (child
abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In weather
09 16
Every 2 seconds, the
radio checks channels
9 & 16, then scans
the next channel.
Triple
Watch on
Memory Channel Scan
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09 16
Every 2 seconds, the
radio checks channels
9 & 16, then scans
the next channel.
Triple
Watch on
Every 7 seconds, the radio
checks the last-used
weather channel, then
scans the next channel.
wx
WX Alert
Watch on
Memory Channel Scan
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