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West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual
Owner Manual Conventions
To indicate a key, button, knob or other physical control, we
print the label in
BOLD UPPER CASE.
To indicate an LCD
(display) label, option, or selection, we use
UPPER
or
Lower
Case
italic labels such as
MENU
,
5 Seconds
, etc.
You will also occasionally see an option labeled as (default).
This means that the option is set in the manner indicated at
the factory and is the setting when you
fi
rst apply power. If
you choose not to alter it, the default is the setting used by
the radio.
Indicator Sounds
The radio sounds several tones designed to convey impor-
tant information. Become familiar with them to use the radio
more effectively.
Power On
— a rapidly rising tone sounds to con
fi
rm that
power is applied.
Keypad Touch Single Tone
— sounds to con
fi
rm you have
pressed a single key
Keypad Touch Double Tone
— sounds to con
fi
rm you
pressed and held down a key for 2 seconds.
Error Tone
— sounds to indicate an invalid key press or op-
eration.
PTT Error Tone
— sounds to indicate an invalid press of the
PTT
switch.
WX ALERT Tone
— a rising and falling tone sounds when a
weather alert is received and decoded.
PTT Time Out Tone (PTT Error Tone)
— sounds when
your continuous transmitting time exceeds 5 minutes. Also
sounds if you attempt to transmit with low power battery. If
the battery icon continues to blink once you stop pressing the
PTT
key, you must recharge/replace the currently installed
battery(s)
