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E-10 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual
Scan Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch (press and hold
16/9 TRI) while operating in Scan mode,
the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every
two seconds, then goes on to scan the next
channel in memory. With Dual Watch
turned on, the radio only checks channel 16:
Press and hold 16/9 TRI again to cancel Triple Watch mode.
Both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch in Scan mode
You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. Press and
hold 16/9 TRI to turn on Triple Watch; turn on WX Alert through the Normal menu. The radio
performs both checks at their scheduled time:
Weather
The NOAA weather channels now cooperate with the FCC to alert you of other hazards
besides weather (child abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In Weather mode, the
radio monitors one of the 9 NOAA weather channels. If a weather alert signal is received in
Weather Alert mode, the radio sounds an alert tone and the display blinks.
Using the Radio in Weather Mode
x You cannot transmit while in Weather mode.
x To enter Weather mode, press WX/SOS.
x To turn off the radio’s alert tone, press any button.
x To cancel Weather mode and return to the previous marine channel, press WX/SOS
again.
Weather Mode with Weather Alert Watch
If you activate Weather Alert Watch through the Normal menu while operating in Weather
mode, it operates as a type of “sleep mode:” the radio stays on the weather channel and
mutes the speaker. If an alert is detected, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the
speaker back on. This mode is very useful when you are anchoring for the night but want to
keep informed of hazards.
Weather Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch
If you activate Triple Watch (press and hold 16/9 TRI)
while operating in Weather mode, the radio checks
channels 16 and 9 every few seconds; with Dual
Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16.
09
16
Every 2 seconds, the
radio checks channels
16 & 9, then scans
the next channel.
Triple
Watch on
Memory Channel Scan
08 252417151413121110 20
Every 2 seconds, the
radio checks channels
16 & 9, then scans
the next channel.
Triple
Watch on
Every 7 seconds, the radio
checks the last-used
weather channel, then
scans the next channel.
wx
WX Alert
Watch on
Memory Channel Scan
08 252417151413121110 20
09
16
Every 2 seconds, the radio checks
channel 16, then channel 9
with Triple Watch on
09
16 09
16
09
16
Monitoring Weather Channel WX08