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E-3

VHF470  RADIO  

1-800-BOATING

E-3

WHAT'S INCLUDED

NOTE: Some of the graphics in this manual may vary slightly from the actual product.

PARTS OF THE VHF470

Front view

Key

Press to...

Press and hold to...

POWER

N/A

Turn radio on and off.

Push-to-Talk

N/A

Transmit on a current TX 

power.

MON key

Quickly open and close squelch (single 

press/release).

Open Squelch.

Soft Function Keys (3)

Activate function assigned to that key. 

Function displays on screen above key. 

See page E-12.

NA

MENU KEY

Open the menus.

NA

▲▼►◄

Move up, down, left, or right on a screen. NA

Antenna

VHF470 Radio

Charging Cradle

AC Adapter

DC Adapter

Lithium Ion 

Rechargeable Battery

Not shown:  

External speaker/

microphone

1 meter NMEA 

    cable

Belt Clip

Wrist Strap

Mounting Hardware

Note: Thermal sensor on back.

Screen

Ext. Speaker/ 

Mic jack

Antenna

Power

Push-

to-Talk

Monitor

Menu

Direction 

Arrows

CLR

Light/Lock

Speaker

16/P

VOL/

SQ

Function 

Keys

LED

DISTRESS

Microphone

Summary of Contents for 18736389

Page 1: ...Color Black Model 18736389 Color Gray Model 18736397 Owner s Manual VHF470...

Page 2: ...Repeat MAYDAY name of your ship once 6 Tell where you are what navigational aids or landmarks are near or read the latitude and longitude from your GPS 7 State the nature of your distress e g are you...

Page 3: ...DSC CALLS E 32 MAKING AN AUTOMATIC DISTRESS CALL E 34 DSC CALLS E 35 TEST CALLS E 37 POSITION REQUEST AND REPLY E 38 DISABLING AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SWITCHING E 39 GPS FEATURES E 39 GPS OPERATION OVERVIEW...

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Page 5: ...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 NOTE If your radio is exposured to salt water...

Page 6: ...tter and through menus determine what NMEA data you want to receive 10 weather channels available for monitoring MOB Man Overboard Lets you lock onto the current position when a Man Overboard situatio...

Page 7: ...Function Keys 3 Activate function assigned to that key Function displays on screen above key See page E 12 NA MENU KEY Open the menus NA Move up down left or right on a screen NA Antenna VHF470 Radio...

Page 8: ...Press a fourth time to turn the LED off Lock key input to prevent input errors 16 P key Cycle through call channel channel 16 channel 9 and back to the starting channel NA VOL SQ key Press once Adjust...

Page 9: ...AT 32 53 6604N LON 096 59 3158W TIME 20 47 Local DATE Aug 23 2017 1 8 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 10 11 12 16 15 14 13 17 Display icons and what they mean Number Icon What it means 1 Battery level 2 INT Channel mod...

Page 10: ...through the menus see page E 12 Pop Up Keyboard Some of the menus and soft keys require alphanumeric input The radio brings up a keyboard for this You can change the keyboard from alphanumeric charac...

Page 11: ...curser MENUS Various menus let you establish guidelines and parameters for sending and receiving calls Menus also let you set your radio s characteristics such as brightness Code selection and contras...

Page 12: ...guration such as channel mode priority channel and scan type Page E 10 GPS Set up GPS configuration such as time offset unit of measure and direction Page E 11 WAYPOINT SETUP Establish Waypoint and ro...

Page 13: ...hip has run aground Capsizing Send this type if the ship is capsizing Sinking Send this type if the ship is sinking Adrift Send this type if the ship is adrift and unable to navigate on its own Abando...

Page 14: ...r example you can rename channels set channel modes etc MENU ITEM DESCRIPTION Channel Mode Set to USA CAN Canada or INTL International See page E 27 Weather Radio Turn weather alerts on or off see pag...

Page 15: ...NU ITEM DESCRIPTION Waypoint Directory Displays a list of all available waypoints Current Position Displays latitude longitude time SOG and COG Route Directory Displays a list of routes stored in the...

Page 16: ...current channel when it receives a DSC call Auto MOB Set Turn Auto MOB on and off Wait to POS Fix Set how long the radio takes to acknowledge a POS fix Auto Polling Time Set how long the radio takes...

Page 17: ...The soft keys change to BACK DEL and NAV 2 Select BACK to return to the previous mode and keep the current MOB information 3 Select DEL to delete the current MOB information and return to the previous...

Page 18: ...p Press the CALL soft key and select GROUP CALL Scroll to the group name and press SELECT Press SEND on the GROUP Call screen All Ships None Press the CALL soft key and select ALL SHIPS Select either...

Page 19: ...irectory displays Select a ship Go back to the Auto Polling screen select Activation Start After you get an acknowledgement scroll to COMP soft key The ship s location should display on the Compass sc...

Page 20: ...memory If the channel is already saved into memory pressing this key will remove it from memory See page E 5 for the MEM icon LCD place ment SCAN Soft Key The SCAN soft key lets you scan combinations...

Page 21: ...ou want use coordinates as part of the search term and enter the coordinates through the MENU WAYPOINT SETUP Edit screen For example search for Key West Naval Hospital coordinates BT Soft Key You can...

Page 22: ...sound a loud tone The vibrations from this tone help remove water from the speaker OPERATION MODES Your radio has three main operation modes Normal Scan and Weather Mode What it does Use it when you...

Page 23: ...to turn Triple Watch on or Dual to turn Dual Watch on and Triple Watch off NOTE Private ships must monitor channel 16 Whenever they are underway Water going ships should have either Triple Watch or D...

Page 24: ...hannel 1 Priority Channel Memory Channel 2 Priority Channel etc Scan Priority Mode with Weather Alert On If Weather Alert is turned on with Priority mode the radio alternately scans through the channe...

Page 25: ...to that channel To remove a channel from memory set the radio to that channel then press the MEM soft key again The MEM icon no longer displays and that channel is no longer saved in memory When the...

Page 26: ...he priority channel the current marine channel and then the most recently used weather channel If TRIPLE watch is activated the radio scans the priority channel the second priority channel the current...

Page 27: ...TUP Dual Tri Watch menu or the TRI soft key while operating in Weather mode the radio checks the priority and second priority channels then the current marine channel and then the most recently used w...

Page 28: ...ger and a rechargeable battery pack You can recharge the battery pack in the charger by itself or installed in the radio Being able to charge the battery pack by itself is especially useful if you pur...

Page 29: ...arge SETTING UP YOUR RADIO TURNING IT ON Press the POWER key for at least two seconds until the West Marine splash screen displays Release the POWER key Press and hold it to turn the unit off ENTERING...

Page 30: ...elch requires a signal to be stronger to be seen as a transmission If you set the squelch too high you will risk not receiving transmissions that are lower than that threshold Reducing the squelch all...

Page 31: ...off 3 Select ON The Weather Radio screen displays again 4 Select Back to return to the RADIO SETUP screen 5 Turn WX Alert off through these same menus Setting FIPS Codes FIPS codes identify counties...

Page 32: ...n you press a key 1 Press MENU then select General Setup Key Beep The Key Beep menu displays 2 Select On Default or Off The GENERAL SETUP screen displays again 3 Press CLR to return to the Idle screen...

Page 33: ...l to delete that channel from memory Using the LED Light This feature turns on an LED light If you press LOCK twice the radio turns on the high intensity LED strobe on your radio The LED flashes S O S...

Page 34: ...ense to get an MMSI number For more information visit the Federal Communications Commission FCC website at http wireless fcc gov marine fctsht14 html Entering MMSI Numbers When you turn your VHF470 on...

Page 35: ...you want to edit and press SELECT 4 Either a popup keyboard displays to edit the name or the MMSI number displays When you ve finished editing save your edits Delete 1 Press MENU then select DSC SETU...

Page 36: ...What it does When to use it Distress Alerts all ships that you need assistance and sends them your current position In an emergency only Individual Calls a single station using the User MMSI When you...

Page 37: ...isted in your Individual Directory see page E 31 Select the ship you want to call and press SELECT 3 The radio displays the ship you selected to transmit to and the transmission channel Select SEND 4...

Page 38: ...a Safety warning such as debris in the water or to request assistance in an Urgency any situation where your ship has a serious problem but is not yet in distress 1 Scroll thorugh soft keys to select...

Page 39: ...call was received you must manually mute the acknowledgement alarm Press the MUTE soft key Receiving a distress call When you receive a distress call the Receiving DSC Distress Call alarm sounds Pres...

Page 40: ...ft key 5 The radio sends the ABLE TO COMPLY message and switches to the working channel DSC Call Logs Your radio keeps track of the calls you send and receive The DSC logs are useful if you have been...

Page 41: ...splays the dall details 4 Select CALL from the VIEW LOG soft keys TEST CALLS Making Test Calls Test You can use the test call feature to make sure your radio is working and configured correctly To avo...

Page 42: ...and then press Select POS Request Any time you need to know where another ship currently is to find your boating partners to respond to a request for assistance etc you can send a position request to...

Page 43: ...ns to the DSC SETUP screen NOTE Use this feature with caution Deactivating automatic switching and then forgetting it can make it hard for you to receive DSC calls If you have unread incoming DSC call...

Page 44: ...al time or UTC UCT GMT Format Choose 12 hour or 24 hour style Daylight Daylight Savings Time DST On Off Direction Choose Course Up oriented by your course direction or North Up oriented to compass nor...

Page 45: ...SA UTC Time O O O X X Status Valid IInvalid O O O X X Latitude Longitude O O O X X Speed O X X X X Course O X X X X Date O X X X X X Data Not Provided O Data Provided CHARTPLOTTER CONNECTION If you ha...

Page 46: ...displays Enter a new name When you have entered the name select FINISH 4 The channel list displays again with the new name 5 When you are satisfied with the channel list select CLR to return to the I...

Page 47: ...ut Noise comes out of the speaker all the time Adjust the squelch level it is probably too low I can transmit but no one can hear me Check your UIC channel settings does the area you are in use differ...

Page 48: ...x 2 562 W x 1 633 D inch 155 5 H x 65 1 W x 41 5 D mm Size with antenna and belt clip 11 791 H x 2 562 W x 2 173 D inch 299 5 H x 65 1 W x 55 2 D mm Weight without battery antenna and belt clip 6 673...

Page 49: ...NON COMMERCIAL recreational or voluntary ships only messages about the needs of the ship including fishing reports rendezvous scheduling repairs and berthing information COMMERCIAL working ships only...

Page 50: ...156 050 Port Operation and Commercial VTS Vessel Traffic System in some areas 02 x x 156 100 160 700 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 03 x x 156 150 160 750 Public Correspondence Marine Operator...

Page 51: ...nvironmental Receive Only 15 x x 156 750 156 750 Inter ship Port Operations Commercial Non Commercial Ship Movement 1 Watt Only 16 x x x 156 800 156 800 Distress Safety Calling 17 x x x 156 850 156 85...

Page 52: ...or 25B x INHIBIT 161 850 Canadian CG Continuous Marine Broadcast CMB Service 26 x x x 157 300 161 900 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 27 x x x 157 350 161 950 Public Correspondence Marine Operat...

Page 53: ...e areas Canada Search and Rescue Commercial in some areas Non Commercial on West Coast 68 x x x 156 425 156 425 Non Cmmercial 69 x x x 156 475 156 475 Non Commercial Canada Commercial East Coast Non C...

Page 54: ...157 175 Coast Guard 83B x INHIBIT 161 775 Canadian CG Continuous Marine Broadcast CMB Service 84 x x x 157 225 161 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 85 x x x 157 275 161 875 Public Correspond...

Page 55: ...the onset time is relatively short A WATCH meets the classification of a warning but either the onset time probability of occurrance or location is uncertain An EMERGENCY is an event that by itself w...

Page 56: ...e Thunderstorm Watch SVA Watch Severe Thunderstorm Warning SVR Warning Severe Weather Statement SVS Statement Special Marine Warning SMW Warning Special Weather Statement SPS Statement Tornado Watch T...

Page 57: ...ning SPW Warning Volcano Warning VOW Warning Test Message ADR Test Practice Demo Warning DMO Test Required Monthly Test RMT Test Required Weekly Test RWT Test No Response Event Code TXB Transmitter Ba...

Page 58: ...arting in 2004 if a radio is carried it must be on and set to channel 16 WHenever your ship is underway If you hear a distress call wait a few minutes to let a shore station or Coast Guard ship respon...

Page 59: ...about RF exposure please visit the FCC website at www fcc gov LITHIUM ION BATTERY WARNING This equipment contains a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery The rechargeable Lithium Ion battery contained in...

Page 60: ...le for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment Any change or modification must be approved in writing by West Marine This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation...

Page 61: ...e selection and the installation of the antenna is the responsibility of the user or installer The FCC has determined that excessive radiation poses a health risk to people near radio transmitting ant...

Page 62: ...presentative The product was subject to improper service repair installation storage maintenance alteration or application Problems that result from accident neglect abuse misuse or issues with electr...

Page 63: ...d specifica tions and the user s manual What Do I Do If I Need Warranty Service Before the warranty expires please call us at 1 800 BOATING 1 800 262 8464 Please also have your serial number or order...

Page 64: ...Marine some of which were never used by a customer Replacement parts and systems are covered for the remaining time left in the Limited Warranty Term for the product you bought whatever time remains...

Page 65: ...E 61 VHF470 RADIO 1 800 BOATING E 61 NOTES...

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