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West Marine VHF250 Radio Owner’s Manual
Using the Alkaline Battery Pack ..............................................25
Battery Life and Indication ......................................................26
Alkaline Batteries and Radio Performance .............................27
Mounting the Charging Cradle
...................................................27
To Mount the Cradle on a Counter Top ...................................27
Mounting on a Wall .................................................................27
Attaching the Belt Clip
................................................................28
Basic Operation, Controls, and Settup Options .......................
29
Operation - Marine and Weather Bands ....................................
29
Selecting a Channel ................................................................30
Setting the Transmitting Power Level ......................................30
Transmitting.............................................................................31
Operation - Family Radio Service Band
....................................31
Operation - AM Band ..................................................................
32
Operation - FM Band ...................................................................
33
Operation - Aircraft Band ............................................................
33
Using the Radio Menu Options ..................................................
34
Accessing the Menus ..................................................................
35
USA/CAN/INT
(U.I.C.)
.............................................................35
Lamp
(Backlight)
Adjust
..........................................................36
Adjusting Display Contrast ......................................................37
Setting Dual or TripleWatch (Tri Watch) ..................................37
Setting the Key Beep ..............................................................38
Adding FIPS Codes .................................................................38
Changing Channel Names ......................................................40
Restoring Default Names ........................................................40
Setting CTCSS Codes ............................................................41
Setting Frequency Steps .........................................................43
AM
Band.............................................................................. 43
FM
Band
..............................................................................43
Setting FM Muting ...................................................................44