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VHF155 VHF460 Floating Marine Radio with GPS and DSC Radio maritime flottante avec GPS et ASN Floating Marine Radio with GPS and DSC Owner’s Manual Guide d’utilisation Model / Modèle 14078554 Radio maritime flottante avec GPS et ASN[...]

 Lift the red cover. Press and hold the DISTRESS button for three seconds. Your radio transmits your boat’s location every few minutes until you receive a response.  #   Enter User MMSI [...]

 Soulevez le couvercle noir. Maintenez Distress enfoncé pendant trois secondes. Votre radio transmettra l’emplacement de votre bateau toutes les quelques minutes jusqu’à ce que vous receviez une réponse.  # ?[...]

 Introduction ................................. E-1 Features ........................................ E-1 Getting Started ............................ E-3 What’s included ............................. E-3 Parts of the VHF460 ..................... E-3 Front view ...................................[...]

E-1 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Calling a single station (Individual Call) ..................... E-20 Calling a particular group of stations (Group Call) .............. E-21 Calling all stations (All-Ships Call) ....................... E-21 Making an automatic distress call E-21 Canceling an automatic distress call ...................[...]

E-2 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual After your radio is submerged in water , the sound might be distorted. This is because there is still water remaining in and around the speaker and microphone. Just shake the radio to clear excess water , and the sound should return to normal. If your radio is exposured to salt water , clean it thorough[...]

E-3 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual   If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact West Marine (see back cover for contact information).  Front view Button Press to... Press and hold to... Pus[...]

E-4 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Button Press to... Press and hold to... MENU/CALL - Access the Normal menu. - Return to the previous menu. Access DSC call menu. GPS/ENT H/M/L - Enter or exit GPS menu. - Select menu items. - Return to normal Marine mode when Marine channel list is displayed. Change the TX power between LO (1W), MID (2.[...]

E-5 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual  The LCD display shows different information depending on what you are doing. Not all icons display on every screen. This dummy screen displays many of the possible icons. Not all icons are displayed at the same time. The table below shows possibl[...]

E-6 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Menu Option What it does WX Alert Enables the WX Alert fuction. Dual/TriW atch Sets the radio for Dual Watch or Triple W atch. USA/CAN/INT Selects which channels and frequencies your radio will communicate with (USA, Canadian, or International) Lamp Adjust Set the backlight Always Off, T imer, or Always[...]

E-7 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Menu Option What it does Auto CH SW Select ON or OFF to enable/disable Automatic Channel Switch. Auto CH SW lets you automatically change channels if an Urgent or Safety DSC call comes in. POS Reply Lets you elect to respond automatically or manually . T est Reply Lets you elect to respond to a test req[...]

E-8 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual In addition to the three operation modes, your radio provides three different watch modes which you can activate during any operation mode. In the watch modes, the radio briey checks for activity on a specic channel, then returns to its previous operation. Watch mode What it does T o turn it on/of[...]

E-9 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Scan Y ou can save any channel (except Weather channels) into memory and then use Scan mode to monitor those channels from lowest to highest. If the radio detects a signal on a channel, it stays on that channel as long as the signal is received; when the signal stops, the radio continues scanning. Using[...]

E-10 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Scan Mode with Triple Watch or Dual Watch If you activate T riple 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[...]

E-1 1 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual   The antenna detaches from the radio for easy shipping or storage. T o attach the antenna to your radio, screw it tightly onto the anchor post at the top of the radio[...]

E-12 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual    Y our radio includes a charger and a rechargeable battery pack. Place your radio in the charger with the display faci[...]

E-13 West 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. Y ou will adjust some of these settings on an as-needed basis[...]

E-14 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Adjusng the Lamp The backlight LCD function can be set to automatically dim after a set time. 1. Press MENU/CALL and select Lamp Adjust . 2. Lamp Adjust options are Always Off, Timer , or Always On . 3. If you select Always On , the next screen lets you choose between Green and Orange . If you selec[...]

E-15 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual example, from 1W to 2.5W , from 2.5W to 6W, or from 6W back to 1W). Current power level (W) Press and hold GPS/ENT H/M/L to change to... (W) Displays 1 2.5 MID 2.5 6 HI 6 1 LOW 3. The display shows the new transmission power as HI, MID , or LOW . The transmit power remains at the new setting until you [...]

E-16 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual transmit your MMSI number to the other station along with the voice channel you requested. If the other station accepts your call, both radios automatically switch to the requested voice channel so you can talk to the other station. DSC provides a system for automated distress calls. At the touch of a [...]

E-17 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual of the U.S. (http://www .boatus.com/mmsi/ or call 800-536-1536) or Sea T ow Services International (http://seatow .com/boating_safety/mmsi.asp) x Commercial boaters need a ship station license to get an MMSI number . For more information, visit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website at htt[...]

E-18 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual 3. Group MMSI numbers always start with a 0, so that digit is already entered for you. Enter the MMSI number as described previously . When the ninth digit is correct, press GPS/ENT H/M/L . The radio asks you to conrm. 4. T o save this MMSI number, press GPS/ENT H/M/L. T o cancel this MMSI number , [...]

E-19 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual screen lets you add a new MMSI or edit/delete an existing MMSI. 4. T o enter a new MMSI, select [NEW] and follow the procedures for entering an individual MMSI number . 5. T o edit an existing MMSI number/name, select the entry and press GPS/ENT H/M/L. 6. Select Edit and press GPS/ENT H/M/L. The MMSI n[...]

E-20 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Calling a single staon (Individual Call) T o call a single station with DSC, follow these steps: 1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu. 2. Select Individual . The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use Channel Up and Channel Down to choose the directory entry you want [...]

E-21 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual response channel for voice transmission. x If the other station cannot respond on the channel you selected, the radio displays Not support CH . Calling a parcular group of staons (Group Call) Group calling calls all the stations that share your group MMSI. Y ou must have a group MMSI programmed i[...]

E-22 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Undesignated Sinking Fire Overboard Adrift Flooding Abandoning Capsizing Collision Piracy , Armed Grounding Canceling an automac distress call While the radio is waiting for a response, it gives you the option of canceling the call. T o cancel the distress call, choose Exit and press CLR/SCAN . ?[...]

E-23 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual DSC Call T ype Receive Log Information Distress MMSI (or name), position, time, nature code. Distress Acknowledge MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. All Ships MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number . Group MMSI (or name), category code, communication channe[...]

E-24 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Down to choose the directory entry you want to send a test call to and press GPS/ ENT H/M/L . 4. If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory , select Manual . The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter dir[...]

E-25 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual  Enabling Automac Posion Reply If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever it receives a position request, you can enable automatic position reply . Most boaters activate automatic pos[...]

E-26 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual If Position Reply is set to Auto : If Position Reply is set to Manual : 1 6 Position Request Harris 06/20 11:00 Routine Exit [CLR] 1 6 Position Request Harris Reply Exit [CLR] Send [ENT] No action is necessary . Select Send to send a reply or Exit to reject the request. Posion Send If you are reques[...]

E-27 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual 1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu. 2. Select DSC Setup , then Auto CH SW. 3. Select Off and press GPS/ENT H/M/L . The radio will not automatically switch channels until you reactivate this feature.  #  ?[...]

E-28 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual To input coordinates 1. From the Goto Fav . screen, select [Manual] . 2. Manually input coordinates. When the last digit is entered, the screen displays Go and Save . 3. Select Go to display the coordinates, compass bearing and distance to the destination. 4. Select Save to save the location into a Fav[...]

E-29 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual T o connect to a chartplotter: 1. Connect the WHITE wire to the NMEA positive (+) output. 2. Connect the BLACK wire to the NMEA ground. 3. Connect the YELLOW wire to the NMEA positive (+) input.  #   ?[...]

E-30 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual  Problem Things to T ry The radio won’t turn on. Charge the radio. The power LED on the charger doesn’t turn on. - Don’t use the charger when the ambient temperature is below 0° C (32° F) or above 45° C (1 13° F). - Make sure the charging contac[...]

E-31 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Speaker 8Ω 1.0 W Power Source Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 7.4V 1 160 mAh Size (without antenna) 6.29 (H) x 2.40 (W) x 1.61 (D) inch 160 (H) x 61 (W) x 41 (D) mm Weight 10.9 oz (309g) (w/battery and antenna) T ransmitter Frequency Range 156~158 MHz Frequency Stability ±2.5 PPM max Power Output 1[...]

E-32 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual US Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 15 156.750 Inhibit Receive only Environmental 16 156.800 156.800 Simplex Distress, safety, and calling 17 156.850 156.850 Simplex, 1W Govt maritime control 18A 156.900 156.900 Simplex Commercial 19A 156.950 156.950 Simplex Commercial 20 161.600 157.000 [...]

E-33 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual US Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 88 157.425 157.425 Simplex Commercial (Ship-Ship) Canadian channel frequencies and names Canadian Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 1 160.650 156.050 Duplex Marine Operator 2 160.700 156.100 Duplex Marine Operator 3 160.750 156.150 Duplex M[...]

E-34 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Canadian Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 65A 156.275 156.275 Simplex Port Operation 66A 156.325 156.325 Simplex, 1W Port Operation 67 156.375 156.375 Simplex Bridge T o Bridge 68 156.425 156.425 Simplex Non Commercial 69 156.475 156.475 Simplex Non Commercial 70 (156.5250) (156.5250) DSC[...]

E-35 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 9 156.4500 156.4500 Simplex Boater calling channel 10 156.5000 156.5000 Simplex Commercial 1 1 156.5500 156.5500 Simplex Vessel trafc system 12 156.6000 156.6000 Simplex Vessel trafc system 13 156.6500 156.6500 Simplex Bridge to bridge 14 156.7000 156.700[...]

E-36 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 72 156.6250 156.6250 Simplex Non commercial 73 156.6750 156.6750 Simplex Port operation 74 156.7250 156.7250 Simplex Port operation 75 156.7750 156.7750 Simplex, 1W Port operation 76 156.8250 156.8250 Simplex, Port operation 77 156.8750 156.8750 Simplex Port op[...]

E-37 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual FCC website (http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=maritime) or contact the FCC Call Center at 1-888-CALL-FCC. For individuals requiring a license, such as commercial users, you should obtain a license application from your nearest FCC eld ofce (for US users) or Indus[...]

E-38 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual use of accessories that do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided. For more information about RF exposure, please visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov .   This eq[...]

E-39 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual x If the product was used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any congurations not appropriate or contemplated for this product or its use. x If damage or loss occurring during return shipment of the product to West Marine or its authorized service representative. x If the product was [...]

E-40 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual   During the Limited Warranty T erm, if the product you return to us proves to be defective in materials or workmanship and not for the reasons which would otherwise disqualify it (as explained above), we will: x Repair the prod[...]

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