West Marine 14078562 manual

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Making a Distress Call Speak slowly - clearly - calmly . For future reference, write your boat’s name & call sign here: 1. Make sure your radio is on. 2. On the radio, press the 16/9-T ri button to switch to Channel 16 (156.8 MHz). (If the corner of the display does not show 16, press the 16/9-T ri button again until it does.) 3. Press the pu[...]

Faire un appel de détresse Faire un appel de détresse vocal Parlez lentement – clairement – calmement. Pour toute référence ultérieure, transcrivez ci-dessous le nom et l’indicatif d’appel de votre bateau : 1. Vériez si votre radio est en marche. 2. Appuyez sur la touche 16/9-T ri de la radio an de commuter au canal 16 (156,8 MH[...]

Making a Distress Call ............ (inside front cover) T able of Contents Introduction ............................ E-1 Features .................................. E-1 Getting Started ....................... E-4 What’s Included ....................... E-4 Parts of the VHF160 ................ E-5 Front view .......................... E-5 Back vi[...]

E-1 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Introduction Features Y our radio provides the following key features:  Submersible design. Complies with oating JIS8/IPX8 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in 1.5 meters of water for 1 hour without damage. # Notes: The radio will only meet this rating if fully asse[...]

E-2 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual there is still water remaining in and around the speaker and microphone. Just shake the radio to clear excess water , and the sound will return to normal. If your radio is exposed to salt water , clean it thoroughly with fresh water and dry it before turning it on. The charger is not waterproof.  Mem[...]

E-3 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual  Key Lock . Locks keys to prevent accidentally changing channels or entering data.  Nine weather channels.  Selectable V olume (0 - 9) and Squelch (0 - 3) levels.[...]

E-4 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Getting Started What’ s Included Antenna Charging Cradle Lithium Ion Poly Battery Alkaline Battery T ray (batteries not included) VHF160 Radio DC Charging Adapter AC-DC Charging Adapter Screws for Charging Cradle Wrist Strap Belt Clip If any pieces are missing or damaged, contact West Marine (see back[...]

E-5 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Parts of the VHF160 Front view Back view Antenna L CD display L/M/H button Channel up button External speaker and microphone Microphone 16/9-T ri (16/9- triple watch) button WX-Alert (weather-alert) button Scan/Dual (scan-dual watch) button Push to talk button Speaker Wrist strap anchor Channel down but[...]

E-6 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Button Press to... Press and hold to... Power NA T urn the radio on or off. PTT (Push to T alk) NA T alk/transmit on a channel. Boost NA T ransmit with a higher power level. 16/9/TRI 1st press: Go to channel 16. 2nd press: Go to channel 9. 3rd press: Go back to the starting channel. T urn T riple Watch [...]

E-7 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Button Press to... Press and hold to... SCAN/ DUAL Start scanning channels saved in memory . T urn Dual W atch on and off. VOL/SQ Increase or decrease the volume. Increase or decrease the squelch level. Charger Reading the Display The LCD display shows different information depending on what you are doi[...]

E-8 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Display icons and what they mean Icon What it means Y ou are currently transmitting. LO, MID, HI The transmitter power is set to L (Low - 1W), M (Mid - 2.5W), or H (HIGH - 6W). LOCK The keys are locked. US, CAN, or INT Indicates if the radio is set for US channels, CANadian channels, or INT ernational c[...]

E-9 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual How It W orks Y our radio has three main operation modes: Normal, Scan, and Weather . Mode What it does Use it when you want to... T o turn it on/off Normal Monitors a single marine channel and lets you talk on that channel. Monitor a channel or talk to another radio. (default mode) Scan Monitors all th[...]

E-10 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Normal Mode Operation  T o transmit, remove the radio from the charger , then press and hold Push to T alk . Release the button when you are nished talking.  For the best sound quality , hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while you’re talking.  Press Channel up to move u[...]

E-1 1 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Normal mode with T riple W atch or Dual W atch If you activate T riple W atch while operating in Normal mode, the radio checks channels 9 or 16 every two seconds; with Dual W atch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. The radio will not check channels 9 or 16 while you are actively transmitting[...]

E-12 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Using the radio in Scan mode  T o activate Scan mode, press SCAN/DUAL .  Y ou must have at least two channels in memory to start a scan. However , you cannot save marine channel 70 or Weather channels.  Y ou cannot transmit while in Scan mode.  T o save a channel into memory , select the ch[...]

E-13 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Scan mode with T riple W atch or Dual W atch If you activate T riple W atch while operating in Scan mode, the radio checks channels 9 or 16 every two seconds, then goes on to scan the next channel; with Dual W atch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Both Weather Alert and T riple/Dual Watch i[...]

E-14 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Weather Mode The NOAA weather channels 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 nine NOAA weather channels. If any type of alert is received, the radio sounds an alert tone a[...]

E-15 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Weather mode with T riple Watch or Dual W atch If you activate T riple W atch while operating in Weather mode, the radio checks channels 9 and 16 every two seconds; with Dual W atch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. Ev ery 2 se conds , the ra dio ch eck s cha nnel 9, th en cha nnel 16 with T[...]

E-16 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Setting Up the Hardware Attaching the Antenna 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. Installing the Battery Y our radio comes with a rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer battery; for s[...]

E-17 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual CAUTION: If you are using your radio in a cold-weather environment, West Marine recommends using non- rechargeable Lithium batteries. # When using alkaline batteries, transmit power is limited to a maximum of 2.5W . Follow these steps to use the alkaline battery tray: 1) Hold the lower part of the tray[...]

E-18 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Mounting the Charger Y ou can mount the charger on any at surface. 1) Use the two holes at the base of the charger as a template to mark the drill holes. 2) Using a 1/8-inch (or 3 mm) drill bit, drill two holes 1/2 inch (13mm) deep. 3) Use the provided screws to attach the charger to the surface. Ch[...]

E-19 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Important notes on charging the battery  Charge the battery fully before using the radio. When the battery is completely charged, the CHARGE LED turns green.  Don’t use the charger when the ambient temperature is below 0° C (32° F) or above 45° C (1 13° F).  If the radio is powered down,[...]

E-20 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Using Y our Radio T urning It On Press and hold POWER for at least two seconds to turn the radio on. Press and hold POWER again to turn the unit off. Setting It Up Even though you can change your radio’s settings at any time, you will probably want to establish initial settings after you have turned [...]

E-21 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual 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. Ho[...]

E-22 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Setting the UIC channel mode (USA/CAN/INT) Y ou can select marine channels for the USA, Canada, or International waters. Press and hold LOCK/UIC to scroll through USA, CANada, or INT ernational channel options. Using the WX Mode Press WX/ALERT to switch to WX mode; you can then listen to one of the 9 w[...]

E-23 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual  Some marine channels and Weather mode channels are Receive Only . See page E-27 for a list of receive-only channels. # There is a 5 minute limit for continuous transmission. After 5 minutes the unit goes into a PTT error condition; the timeout tone sounds, TX displays, and the channel indicators bl[...]

E-24 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Saving Channels to Memory If you nd a channel you like and want to listen to it again, save it to memory . Press MEM/SOS ; the active channel is stored in memory and MEM displays. Press SCAN DUAL to scan the channels in memory . # Y ou must have at least 2 channels in memory in order to use Scan mod[...]

E-25 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual T urning the key beep on and off Key beep is the tone that sounds when you press a key or a button. Y ou cannot change the key beep volume. T o turn key beep on or off, press and hold Channel up or Channel down while turning on the radio. Y ou may need to turn off the radio rst. Setting Key Lock Y o[...]

E-26 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual # Battery Save does not work while in Scan mode or in T riple/Dual watch, and while WX alert is active.[...]

E-27 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Maintenance and T roubleshooting Due to its rugged design, your radio requires very little maintenance. However , it is a precision electronic instrument, so you should follow a few precautions:  If the antenna has been damaged, do not transmit except in an emergency situation. T ransmitting with a [...]

E-28 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Problem Things to T ry I can’t hear anything from the speaker . Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too high. The sound is mufed or the volume is low . Clear water from the speaker grill. Noise comes out of the speaker all the time. Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too low . I can tra[...]

E-29 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Specications General Channels All US/International/Canada marine channels 9 Weather channels Freq. Control PLL Freq. T ol. Transmit: 0.5 PPM (at 25°C) nominal Receive: 0.5 PPM (at 25°C) nominal Oper . T emp. -4°F (-20°C) to +122°F(+50°C) Antenna Flexible Whip Microphone Built-in Electret type [...]

E-30 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Squelch Sensitivity Threshold 0.18 μV (nominal) Audio Frequency Response +5.0 dB @ 500 Hz; -6 dB @ 2000Hz (nominal) Adjacent Channel Selectivity 80 dB @ ±25 kHz (nominal) Audio Output Power 1.0 W @10% THD (nominal) Current Drain Squelched: 38 mA; Max. Audio: 230 mA (nominal)[...]

E-31 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Channels and Frequencies (MHz) US Channel Frequencies and Names US Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 1A 156.050 156.050 Simplex V essel trafc system/commercial 5A 156.250 156.250 Simplex V essel trafc system/commercial 6 156.300 156.300 Simplex Inter-ship safety 7A 156.350 156.350 Si[...]

E-32 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual US Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 65A 156.275 156.275 Simplex Port operation 66A 156.325 156.325 Simplex Port operation 67 156.375 156.375 Simplex, 1W Bridge T o Bridge 68 156.425 156.425 Simplex Non Commercial 69 156.475 156.475 Simplex Non Commercial 70 156.525 Inhibit Receive only Di[...]

E-33 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Canadian Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 2 160.700 156.100 Duplex Marine Operator 3 160.750 156.150 Duplex Marine Operator 4A 156.200 156.200 Simplex Canadian Coast Guard 5A 156.250 156.250 Simplex V essel Trafc System 6 156.300 156.300 Simplex Inter-Ship Safety 7A 156.350 156.350 Sim[...]

E-34 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Canadian Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 64 160.825 156.225 Duplex Marine Operator 64A 156.225 156.225 Simplex Port Operation 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 [...]

E-35 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual International Channel Frequencies and Names International 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 Marine operator 4 160.800 156.200 Duplex Marine operator 5 160.850 156.250 Duplex Marine op[...]

E-36 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual International Marine Channels Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name 62 160.725 156.125 Duplex Marine operator 63 160.775 156.175 Duplex Marine operator 64 160.825 156.225 Duplex Marine operator 65 160.875 156.275 Duplex Marine operator 66 160.925 156.325 Duplex Marine operator 67 156.375 156.375 Simplex Bridg[...]

E-37 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Weather Channel Frequencies and Names Channel RX Channel RX WX01 162.5500 WX06 162.5000 WX02 162.4000 WX07 162.5250 WX03 162.4750 WX08 161.6500 WX04 162.4250 WX09 161.7750 WX05 162.4500[...]

E-38 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Regulations and Safety W arnings Maritime Radio Services Operation W arning! This transmitter will operate on channels/frequencies that have restricted use in the United States. The channel assignments include frequencies assigned for exclusive use of the U.S. Coast Guard, use in Canada, and use in int[...]

E-39 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual Do not make false mayday or distress calls as a prank or to test your radio. (This is essentially like making a false 9-1-1 call; you may be subject to nes.)   Certication: FCC Part 80 or RSS-182 Output Powe[...]

E-40 West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual    This device was tested for typical body-worn operations using the supplied belt-clip. T o maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, body-worn operations are restricted to the supplied belt-clip. For hand- held operation, the radio sh[...]

   As part of our commitment to protect the environment and conserve natural resources, Uniden voluntarily participates in an RBRC® industry program to collect and recycle used Li-Ion Polymer batteries within the US. Please call 1-800-8-BA TTERY for information on Li-Ion Polymer battery recycling in [...]

x Problems resulting from re or submergence in water or other liquids [DELETE IF PRODUCT OF W A TER PROOF]. x If the product was damaged, modied or altered by you. 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 occ[...]

INCIDENT AL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, ANY LIABILITY FOR THIRD-P ARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES, FOR PRODUCTS NOT BEING A V AILABLE FOR USE, FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR FOR LOST PROPERTY , DA T A OR SOFTWARE. OUR LIABILITY AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR WHICH WE ARE RESPONSIBLE WILL BE NO MORE THAN THE AMOUNT YOU P AID FOR THE PRODUCT[...]

  During the Limited W arranty 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 product or , if we are unable to repair it, replac[...]

     This warranty gives you specic legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.[...]

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