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West Marine VHF250 Radio Owner’s Manual
Indicator Sounds
The radio sounds several tones designed to convey
important 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.
SAME Tone
— sounds a con
fi
rmation tone when entering a
FIPS code.
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)
Batteries
Your West Marine VHF 250 comes equipped with a Lithium
Ion battery which snaps into the back of the radio and
secures with a latch. The battery has a minimal charge
when shipped. Before use, place the radio in the Charging
Cradle and charge the battery for four hours. Note that unlike
some other types of rechargeable batteries, a Lithium Ion
battery can be “topped-off” as needed with no degradation of
performance.