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West Marine VHF250 Radio Owner’s Manual
To transmit, press
PTT
.
TRANSMITTING
appears in
the message line of the LCD screen.
Note
: Do not press
PTT
and turn on power at the
same time. The radio sounds the PTT error tone and
RELEASE PTT
appears in the LCD message line.
See Page 35 to select various menu options for this
band using the FRS MENU screen.
Weather Band
Press
WX
to switch to
the weather channels.
Ten channels are
designated as weather
channels. All carry
the same information.
One will provide the
best reception for your
particular area.
Use
▲
or
▼
to cycle through the ten channels until
you locate the one with the best reception.
Press
WX
again to return to the band in use prior to
switching to the weather channels.
AM Band
1. Brie
fl
y press
BAND/
1/2.5/5W
to change
to the AM Broadcast
band. The default LCD
screen shows the
frequency, the USA
frequency step setting
and the power level
icon.
2. Press
either
▲
or
▼
to change frequency by 10KHz
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