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West Marine VHF250 Radio Owner’s Manual
Changing Channel Names
[For Marine Band Only]
Each channel has a default name which you can change.
When a channel is allocated to a speci
fi
c service, changing
the name on your radio can help make identi
fi
cation faster
and easier. Or you can change the name to a member of
your boating family such as
MOMS CHANNEL
. You can use
up to 16 characters.
From the
MARINE MENU
, press
▲
or
▼
to highlight
Channel Name
.
Press
ENTER
. Use
▲
or
▼
to scroll to the desired
channel you wish to rename. Press
ENTER
. Then
choose
Rename , Default,
or
Exit.
and select it.
If you choose
Rename
, press either
▲
or
▼
until the
fi
rst letter or number of the new name appears. Press
ENTER
to select it and move to the next character.
When the name is complete, repeatedly press
ENTER
until the cursor reaches the right end of the
line. Then press
ENTER
again. A double beep sounds
con
fi
rming the change and the display returns to the
Channel Name
menu. Use
▲
or
▼
to
Exit
and press
ENTER
.
Restoring Default Names
[For Marine Band Only]
If you want to restore
all the factory default
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