West Marine 18114496, Owner'S Manual

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Connector/Cable Connects to... For details, see ...
Power cable pigtail
Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0
VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -).
Connecting the radio (see page 23).
Accessory cable
pigtail
GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter, External Speaker.
Connecting the Accessory Cable (see
page 24)
Parts of the Microphone
Push-to-Talk
Button
16/9
TRI
(Triple/Dual-
Watch) button
+ (up) Button
(move up a
channel)
- (down) Button
(move down a
channel)
Button Press to... Press and hold to...
( + ) Move up one channel at a time. Move quickly up the channels.
( - ) Move down one channel at a time. Move quickly down the channels.
16/9-TRI
1st press: Go to Channel 16.
2nd press: Go to Channel 9.
3rd press: Go back to the original channel.
Go into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see page
10).
Push-to-Talk Cancel scanning and stay on a channel. Talk on a channel.
Turning on the Radio
Turn the VOLUME-PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays the user MMSI number; if there
is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered.
When it powers on, the radio selects the last channel used.
Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT)
The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses Canadian
or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode.
16
UIC Channels
USA Mode
Canada
Mode
Intl Mode
Back[CLR] Select[ENT]
Setup
Press and hold -
CALL
USA/CAN/INT
ENT
1W/25W
ENT
1W/25W
1. Press and hold CALL-MENU to display the normal menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select USA/CAN/INT. The screen displays the UIC channel setup.
3. Choose the channel mode you want to use: US (USA Mode) , Canadian (Canada Mode) , or international (Intl Mode) .
4. Press ENT-1W/25W . The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.
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