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E-13West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual
Even though you can change your radio’s settings at any time, you will probably want to
establish initial settings when you have turned it on for the rst time. You will adjust some
of these settings on an as-needed basis, but some settings might only be set once and not
need adjustment at all.
Acquiring GPS Locaon
The VHF460 automatically acquires your current GPS location when it is turned on. Turn on
the radio and point the antenna towards the sky. It will triangulate your location and save it.
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Changing the Volume
To change the speaker volume, press VOLto enter Volume Setting mode.The
VOL
adjustment bar displays on the LCD. Press Channel Up or Channel Down to increase or
decrease the volume levels (0 - 15).
Seng the Squelch Level
The VHF460 recognizes signals as transmissions if they exceed a signal strength
threshold. Adjusting the squelch sets this threshold level. Increasing squelch requires a
signal to be stronger to be seen as a transmission. If you set the squelch too high, you
will risk not receiving transmissions that are lower than that threshold. Reducing the
squelch allows weaker signals to be accepted. However, if you lower the squelch too
much, you will hear white noise all the time.
While listening to a channel, press SQ/MEM to enter Squelch Setting mode. The
SQ
adjustment bar displays on the LCD. Press Channel Up or Channel Down to increase or
decrease the squelch levels (0 - 15).
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Seng the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT)
You can select marine channels for the USA, Canada, or International waters.
1. Press MENU/CALL. The
Normal
menu displays.
2. Select
USA/CAN/INT
and press GPS/ENT H/M/L. The
USA/CAN/INT
screen displays.
3. Select the mode you want and press GPS/ENT H/M/L.
Seng Key Lock
You can lock the keypad through the
Normal
menu. The icon displays when Keylock is
on. Unlock it by pressing and holding MENU/CALL for 2 seconds.
Seng WX Alert Mode
From the
Normal
menu, select
WX Alert
mode to turn this mode ON for the radio to monitor
weather channels and alert you to any broadcast weather alerts or notications. Turn
WX
Alert
OFF through the
Normal
menu as well.