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West Marine VHF150 Radio Owner’s Manual
Setting the Key Beep
Your VHF150 con
fi
rms a key press by
sounding a short single or double beep
(default). You can disable this sound.
From the
RADIO
MENU
screen,
press
▲
or
▼
to highlight the
KEY BEEP
option.
Press
ENTER
to select it.
Press
▲
or
▼
to select
On
or
Off or Exit
. Press
EN-
TER
to save your selection. The display returns to the
RADIO
MENU
screen.
Setting the Key Lock
To prevent keys from being accidentally
operated, set the Key Lock. Hold down
LIGHT/LOCK
for 2-seconds.
KEYPAD
LOCKED
appears on the display bottom
for 3-seconds then returns to the stan-
dard screen.
Locked
remains next to the channel number to
remind you that the locked option is enabled.
During Key Lock mode, you can adjust only the following
controls:
PTT switch
Light/Lock key
Volume
Squelch
1/2.5/5W (Only while pressing and holding
PTT
.)
If any other control is used, an error tone sounds.
To disable the keypad lock, press and hold
LIGHT/LOCK
for about 2-seconds or turn power off then on.
KEYPAD UN-
LOCKED
appears on the display using
LIGHT/LOCK
.
Note: if the radio receives either a weather alert or decodes a
severe weather S.A.M.E. code transmission, the keypad au-
tomatically unlocks.
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