E-5
West Marine VHF155 Radio Owner’s Manual
Knob
Turn clockwise to...:
Turn counter-clockwise
to...:
Squelch
Raise the squelch level
to reduce channel noise.
Lower the squelch level to
hear weaker signals.
Volume-
Power
Turn on the radio or
increase the volume.
Decrease the volume or turn
off the radio.
Button
Press to...
Press and hold to...
Push to
talk
NA
Transmit on a channel
16/9-Tri
1st press: Go to channel
16.
2nd press: Go to channel 9.
3rd press: Go back to the
starting channel.
Turn Triple Watch on
and off.
Mem-SOS
Save a channel into
memory or delete a channel
from memory.
Turns strobe SOS light
on and off.
WX-Alert
Listen to the weather
channels.
Turn Weather Alert Watch
on and off.
Channel
Up
Move up one channel at
a time.
Move quickly up the
channels.
UIC-Lock
Switch from US to
Canadian or international
channels.
Lock the keys; press and
hold again to unlock.
1/2.5/5W
Change the transmit power
(see page E-9).
NA
Channel
Down
Move down one channel at
a time.
Move quickly down the
channels.