West Marine VHF680 Owner's Manual

Owner’s Manual

Guide d’utilisation

Model/modèle 12019147

VHF680

Class ‘D’ DSC Marine

Radio with Hailer

Radio maritime ASN de classe ‘D’

avec appel à la voix

MAKING A VOICE DISTRESS CALL

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.

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NOTE: If the radio displays

Enter User MMSI

, cancel the automatic distress call and make a

normal voice distress call.

Making a Voice 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-TRI

button to switch to Channel 16 (156.8 MHz). (If the corner of

the display does not show 16, press the

16/9-TRI

button again until it does.)

3. Press the

PUSH-TO-TALK

button on the microphone and say: “MAYDAY -- MAYDAY --

MAYDAY.”

4. Say “THIS IS

{name of your boat (three times) and call sign/boat registration number

(once).}.

”

5. Say “MAYDAY

{name or call sign of your boat}.

”

6. Tell where you are: (what navigational aids or landmarks are near, or read the latitude and
longitude from your GPS).

7. State the nature of your distress, e.g. are you sinking, medical emergency, man overboard,
on fire, adrift, etc.

8. State the type of assistance you need (medical, towing, pumps, etc.).

9. Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons.

10. Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship (e.g. how immediate is the danger due to
flooding or fire or proximity to shore).

11. Briefly describe your ship, giving the ship name (e.g. “Blue Duck is 32 foot cabin cruiser,
white hull, blue deck house”).

12. Say: “I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.”

13. End message by saying “THIS IS

{name or call sign of your boat}

, OVER.”

14. Release the

PUSH-TO-TALK

button and listen.

If you do not get an answer after 30 seconds, repeat your call, beginning at step 3, above.

FAIRE UN APPEL DE DÉTRESSE VOCAL

Soulevez le couvercle rouge. Maintenez la touche

DISTRESS

enfoncée pendant trois secondes. La
radio transmet la position de votre bateau à intervalles réguliers de quelques minutes, jusqu’à ce
que vous receviez une réponse.

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REMARQUE : Si la radio affiche Enter User MMSI (Entrer l’ISMM de l’utilisateur), annulez l’appel
de détresse automatique et faites un appel de détresse couvercle rouge et vocal standard.

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. Vérifiez si votre radio est en marche.

2. Appuyez sur la touche

16/9-TRI

de la radio afin de commuter au canal 16 (156,8 MHz). (Si le

canal 16 n’apparaît pas à l’affichage, appuyez de nouveau sur la touche

16/9-TRI

jusqu’à ce

qu’il soit affiché.)

3. Appuyez sur le bouton de microphone

PUSH-TO-TALK

et dites :“MAYDAY - MAYDAY –

MAYDAY”.

4. Donnez l’identité de votre navire en disant : “ICI {nom de votre bateau (trois fois) ou indicatif

d’appel et le numéro d’identification de votre bateau (une fois)}”.

5. Dites “MAYDAY {nom ou indicatif d’appel de votre bateau} une fois”.

6. Donnez votre position : (quels sont les points de repère ou aides à la navigation près de vous

ou lisez les coordonnées de longitude et de latitude apparaissant sur votre dispositif GPS).

7. Révélez la nature de votre détresse (par exemple, nous sommes en train de couler, urgence

médicale, un homme à la mer, un incendie, nous sommes à la dérive, etc.

8. Révélez la nature de l’assistance désirée (médicale, remorquage, essence, etc.)

9. Donnez le nombre de personnes à bord et les conditions des blessés, s’il y en a.

10. Donnez la condition de navigabilité actuelle de votre navire, tel que le degré de l’urgence par

rapport à l’inondation, à l’incendie ou à votre proximité de la côte.

11. Donnez une brève description de votre navire en donnant le nom du bateau (par exemple,

“Blue Duck est un yacht de croisière de 32 pieds, avec une coque blanche et un rouffle
bleu.”).

12. Dites : “JE VAIS ÉCOUTER SUR LE CANAL 16”.

13. Terminez le message en disant “ICI {nom ou indicatif d’appel de votre bateau}, À VOUS”.

14. Relâchez le bouton

PUSH-TO-TALK

du microphone et écoutez.

Si vous n’obtenez pas de réponse après 30 secondes, répétez l’appel encommençant à l’étape 3 ci­dessus.

CÓMO HACER UNA LLAMADA DE APURO

Levante la tapa roja. Mantenga oprimido el botón

DISTRESS

por tres segundos. La radio

transmitirá la localidad de su nave cada cuantos minutos hasta que reciba una respuesta.

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Nota: Si la radio exhibe (

Inserte el MMSI del usuario

), cancele la llamada de apuro automática y

haga una llamada de apuro normal por voz.

Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz

Hable despacio -- claro -- y con calma.

Para acordarse en el futuro, escriba el nombre y la señal de su nave aquí:

1. Asegúrese de que la radio está encendida.

2. En la radio, oprima el botón

16/9-TRI

para cambiar al canal 16 (156.8 MHz). (Si la esquina de

la pantalla no muestra 16, oprima el botón

16/9-TRI

otra vez hasta que lo haga.)

3. Oprima el botón

PUSH-TO-TALK

(Oprima para hablar) en el micrófono y diga: “MAYDAY ---

MAYDAY--- MAYDAY.”

4. Diga “ESTE ES

{nombre de su nave (tres veces) y la señal/ número de registración de la

nave (una vez)}

.”

5. Diga “MAYDAY

{nombre o señal de su nave}” una vez

.

6. Describa donde se encuentra: (ayudas de navegación o marcas destacadas cercanas, o lea
la latitud y la longitud en su GPS).

7. Describa la clase de su apuro, ej., se está hundiendo, emergencia médica, hombre al agua,
hay fuego, está a la deriva, etc.

8. Decriba el tipo de asistencia que necesita (atención médica, remolque, bombas, etc.).

9. Describa la cantidad de personas abordo y las condiciones de cualquier persona lesionada.

10. Estime la navegabilidad actual de su nave, ej., cuanto de inmediato es el peligro de
inundación o de incendio o proximidad a la costa.

11. Describa brevemente su nave (ej., “Blue Duck es un yate de 32 pies, casco blanco, cabina
azul”).

12. Diga: “ESTARÉ ESCUCHANDO EN EL CANAL 16.”

13. Termine el mensaje diciendo: “ESTE ES

{nombre o señal de su nave}

, OVER.”

14. Suelte el botón

PUSH-TO-TALK

y escuche.

Si no recibe una contestacion dentro de 30 segundos, repita su llamada, comenzando con el paso 3,
descrito arriba.

Visite www.westmarine.com para bajar el manual en español de la radio VHF680.

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Contents

Making a Voice Distress Call .................................................. ii

Faire un appel de détresse vocal .......................................... iii

Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz ......................... iv

Introducon .........................................................................1

Radio Features ...................................................................... 1

Geng Started .....................................................................2

What’s Included ....................................................................2

Parts of the Radio ................................................................. 3

Turning on the Radio.............................................................. 5

Seng the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT) ..................... 5

How It Works ........................................................................5

Normal Mode ........................................................................ 6

Scan Mode ............................................................................ 7

Weather Mode ...................................................................... 8

Using Your Radio ...................................................................9

Using the Menu ...................................................................... 9

Making a Voice MAYDAY Call ................................................ 9

Seng the Volume ................................................................ 9

Seng the Squelch Level ......................................................9

Changing the Channel ............................................................ 9

Renaming Channels ............................................................... 9

Making a Transmission......................................................... 10

Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch ................................. 11

Using FIPS Codes for Weather Alerts ................................... 11

Using the Scrambler ............................................................. 12

Changing Display and Sound Opons ................................. 12

Seng the GPS Posion Manually ...................................... 13

Using Digital Selecve Calling (DSC) Features ......................13

What Is DSC? ....................................................................... 13

Entering MMSI Numbers in Your Radio ...............................14

Using the Directory .............................................................. 15

Making DSC Calls .................................................................. 16

Making an Automac Distress Call....................................... 17

Receiving DSC Calls .............................................................. 17

Test Calls ..............................................................................19

Posion Request and Reply ................................................. 19

Pung the Radio into Standby ........................................... 21

Disabling Automac Channel Switching ............................... 21

Using the Hailer and FogHorn ..............................................21

Connecng the Hailer/Foghorn Speaker .............................. 21

Using the Hailer .................................................................... 21

Using the Foghorn ................................................................ 22

Installing the Hardware ......................................................23

Mounng the Radio ............................................................23

Using the Flush Mount Bracket ............................................ 23

Connecng the Radio ........................................................... 24

Connecng to a GPS Receiver ............................................. 25

Connecng to a Chartploer ............................................... 26

Connecng to an External Speaker ...................................... 26

Maintenance and Troubleshoong ......................................27

Performing a Self Test ..........................................................28

Engine Noise Suppression .................................................... 28

Specicaons ......................................................................28

Reference Tables ................................................................29

Channel Descripons and what They Mean ........................ 29

NMEA Operaon .................................................................. 34

NMEA Output ...................................................................... 34

Regulaons and Safety Warnings ........................................34

Three Year Limited Warranty Statement .............................35

INTRODUCTION

Radio Features

• Submersible design

• Large, dot matrix display

• Advanced DSC Class D functions, including Test Calling

• Channel select buttons on the microphone

• Memory scan mode – Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession.

• Transmitter power level select – Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1 watt to 25 watts for added transmission
distance.

• Battery level display and tone – Sounds an alert tone if the battery voltage goes too high or too low.

• Triple watch operation – Checks the Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels 16 and 9 in the background.

• All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and international waters

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel watch – Checks the local NOAA weather
channel in the background and sounds a warning tone if a hazard alert is issued.

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GETTING STARTED

What’s Included

VHF680 DSC radio

Flush mount bracket kit

Mounting bracket, knobs, and hardware Microphone hanger and mounting hardware

DC power cord Hailer cable Accessory cable Spare fuse

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Parts of the Radio

Front view

Buon/Knob Press/Turn to... Press and hold to...

PUSH/ENTER

Press to choose an option on a menu or to display the GPS

data.

Turn to move up and down channels.

NA

VOL

Turn to increase or decrease volume. NA

SQL

Turn clockwise to decrease channel noise. NA

DISTRESS

Select the nature of your distress for a distress call. Transmit a distress call.

CALL-MENU

Open the call menu. Open the normal menu (see page 9).

WX-MEM

Listen to the current weather conditions in your area.

Save a channel into memory or remove a
channel from memory.

CLR

Go to previous menu or move the cursor back one space. NA

1W/25W­SCRAMBLER

Change the transmit power (see page 10). Activate the voice scrambler (see page <?>).

PWR

Turn the radio on and off. NA

16/9-TRI

1st press: Go to Channel 16.

2

nd

press: Go to Channel 9.

3

rd

press: Go back to the original channel.

Go into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see
page 7)..

STEP/SCAN

Go to the next channel in memory. Start scanning the channels saved in memory.

HAIL-FOG

Activate the hailing speaker. Display the fog horn menu (see page 21).

SQUELCH

knob
(turn clockwise to
decrease channel
noise)

16/9-TRI

(triple/

dual-watch)

buon

STEP/SCAN

buon

WX-MEM

buon

CALL-MENU

buon

DISTRESS

buon

(behind cover)

1W/25W-SCRAMBLER

buon

PWR

(power)

buon

Microphone
cord

CLR

(clear)

buon

VOLUME

knob
(turn clockwise to
increase volume)

HAIL-FOG

buon

PUSH/ENTER

knob
(turn clockwise to
move up channels;
press to select)

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Rear view

Connector Connects to... For details, see ...

Antenna connector

External VHF antenna with a male PL259 (SO238)
connector and 50 Ω impedance. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB
rated antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated for power
boats.

Connecting the radio (see page 24).

Power cable pigtail

Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with negative ground
(10.4 VDC to 15.8 VDC).

Connecting the radio (see page 24).

Accessory cable pigtail

A GPS receiver, a chartplotter, and an external

monitoring speaker.

Connecting a GPS (see page 25).

Hailer cable pigtail A hailing speaker or fog horn.

Connecting an optional hailing speaker (see
page 26).

Microphone

Buon Press to... Press and hold to...

( + ) Move up one channel at a time. Move quickly up the channels.

( – ) Move down one channel at a time. Move quickly down the channels.

16/9-TRI

1

st

press: Go to Channel 16.

2

nd

press: Go to Channel 9.

3

rd

press: Go back to the original channel.

Go into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see
page 7).

PUSH-TO-TALK

Cancel scanning and stay on a channel. Talk on a channel.

DC

13.8V

ANT

MIC

Accessory

cable pigtail

Hailer

cable

pigtail

Antenna

connector

(SO238)

Heat sink

Power

cable

pigtail

PUSH-TO-TALK

buon

16/9 TRI

(triple/dual

watch) buon

+

(up) buon

(move up a

channel)

−

(down) buon

(move down a

channel)

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Turning on the Radio

Press

PWR

to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays the user MMSI number, then goes to the last channel

used.

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If there is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered. See page 14 for information on entering MMSI number.

Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT)

The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses
Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode.

1. Press and hold

CALL-

MENU

to open the menu,

and choose the

Setup

sub-menu.

2. Select

USA/CAN/INT

.

The screen displays the
UIC channel setup.

3. Choose the channel
mode you want to use: US (

USA Mode

), Canadian (

Canada Mode

), or international (

Intl Mode

).

4. Press

PUSH/ENTER

. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.

Checking the UIC channel mode with your GPS

If you connect your radio to a GPS receiver (see page 25), the radio can use the data from the GPS to verify the UIC channel
mode setting.

1. Press and hold

CALL-MENU

to open the menu.

2. Select the

GPS Setup

sub-menu, then choose

UIC Waters

.

3. Choose

12 Miles

to have the radio use a margin of error of about 12 miles; choose

200 Miles

to have the radio use a

margin of error of about 200 miles.

4. Press

PUSH/ENTER

. The radio activates the new setting and returns to

GPS Setup

menu.

The radio compares the location received from the GPS against areas known to use US, Canadian, or international channels
(within the margin of error selected above). If the programmed UIC channel mode you does not match the mode used in the
current area, the radio displays an alert along with the correct channel mode.

HOW IT WORKS

Your radio has three basic modes of operation:

Mode What it does Use it when To turn it on/o...

Normal

Monitors a single marine radio
channel and lets you talk on that
channel.

You want to talk to another station on a specific

channel.

(default mode)

Scan

Monitors all the channels you save
into memory.

You have a small group of channels you use
most often and want to check them for traffic.

Press and hold

STEP/SCAN

.

Weather

Monitors the selected NOAA
weather channel.

You want to hear the current and forecasted
weather in your area.

Press WX-MEM.

In addition to the three basic operation modes, your radio also provides three different “watch” modes which you can activate
during any of the three basic modes. In these watch modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then
returns to its previous mode.

16

UIC Channels

USA Mode
Canada Mode
Intl Mode

Back[CLR]

Select[ENT]

USA/CAN/INT

Setup

Press and hold -

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Watch mode What it does Use it when To turn it on/o...

Weather Alert

Checks for alerts on the last-used

weather channel every 7 seconds.

You want to be made aware of
severe weather conditions in your

area.

Select

WX Alert Mode

in the

Setup

menu, and then choose ON

or

OFF

.

Triple

Checks for activity on channels 16 and 9
every 2 seconds.

You want to monitor a channel
yet maintain a watch on channels

16 and 9.

Press and hold

16/9-TRI

for 2

seconds.

Dual

Checks for activity on channel 16 every
2 seconds.

You want to monitor a channel yet
maintain a watch on channel 16.

Change

Triple Watch

to

Dual

Watch

in the

Setup

menu, then

press and hold

16/9-TRI

for 2

seconds.

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NOTE: You are required to monitor channel 16 whenever your boat is underway. You should have either Triple Watch or
Dual Watch on at all times.

Normal Mode

Normal mode lets you monitor and transmit on
whatever channel you select. In normal mode, the
radio displays the information shown to the right (not
all indicators display at the same time).

Message Meaning

GPS Data OK

The radio is receiving valid GPS data.

Check GPS

The radio is not receiving valid GPS data: check the GPS status screen andthe GPS connection.

Input Position

The radio has been unable to receive valid GPS data for at least four hours; it can no longer track
your position. You need to manually input your position (see Setting the GPS Position Manually
on page 13).

BATTERY LOW

The battery voltage output is too low (below 10.4 VDC).

BATTERY HIGH

The battery voltage output is too high (above 15.8 VDC).

USA, CAN

, or

INT Area

The channel mode setting does not match the channel mode (

USA, CAN

adian, or

INT

ernational)

normally used in the current location (based on data provided by the GPS).

HAIL ERROR

The hailer speaker is not connected properly.

Auto Fog, Manual Fog, Underway
Fog, Stop Fog, Sail Fog, Tow Fog,
Anchor Fog, Aground Fog

, or

Yelp Fog

The type of tone or signal used by the fog horn (see page 21).

Using the radio in normal mode

• To transmit, press and hold

PUSH-TO-TALK

on the microphone. Release the button when you are finished talking.

• For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about 2 inches from your mouth while you’re talking.

• Turn the

PUSH/ENTER

knob clockwise to move up the channels. Turn it counter-clockwise to move down the channels.

• To change the transmit power, press

1W/25W-SCRAMBLER

. The transmit power switches between 1 Watt and 25 Watts

each time you press

1W/25W-SCRAMBLER

.

Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch

If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather
channel every 7 seconds. If it detects a weather alert, it will change the channel to the last-used weather channel. The radio
will not check the weather channel while you are actively transmitting; it waits until your transmission is finished and then
checks the weather channel.

25

Marine Operator

1 Watt USA
MEM SCRM ALT
GPS Data OK

Transmit power

(1 W or 25 W)

Current channel

is stored in

memory

Status messages

(see the status

message table)

Current
channel
number

Current channel name (if the
name is too long, this line scrolls)

Channel mode
(USA, CANadian,
or INTernational)

Weather Alert

Watch is on

Status
icons

Scrambler

is on

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To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off, press and hold

CALL-MENU

while the radio is idle. Select

Setup

and then

WX Alert

Mode

. Turn the

PUSH/ENTER

knob to choose On or

Off

, and press

PUSH/ENTER

to select.

Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch

If you activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every 2 seconds; with Dual
Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. The radio will not check channels 16 or 9 while you are actively
transmitting; it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels.

Press and hold

16/9-TRI

(on the radio or the microphone) for 2
seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change between
Triple or Dual Watch, see page 11.)

Normal mode with both Weather Alert and
Triple/Dual Watch

You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch
at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled
time.

Scan Mode

You can save channels into memory and then use scan mode to
monitor those channels. When the radio detects a signal on a channel, it pauses on that channel as long as the signal is
received; when the transmission stops, the radio will continue scanning.

In scan mode, the radio displays the information
shown to the right (not all indicators display at the
same time).

Using the radio in scan mode

• You cannot transmit while in scan mode.

• You must have 2 or more channels in memory
to start a scan.

• To save a channel into memory, select the
channel, then press and hold

WX-MEM

for 2

seconds.

MEM

will show on the display.

• To remove a channel from memory, set the radio to that channel, then press and hold

WX-MEM

for 2 seconds.

MEM

will

no longer show on the display.

• To activate scan mode, press and hold

STEP/SCAN

. Press and hold

STEP/SCAN

again to return to the previous mode.

• When the radio automatically stops on a channel, turn the

PUSH/ENTER

knob clockwise to leave that channel and

resume scanning.

Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch

If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel
every 7 seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in memory.

To turn Weather Alert Watch
on or off, press and hold

CALL-MENU

while the radio is idle. Select

Setup

and then

WX Alert Mode

. Turn the

PUSH/ENTER

knob to choose On or

Off

, and press

PUSH/ENTER

to select.

Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch

If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every 2 seconds, then goes on
to scan the next channel; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16.

09 16 09 16 09 16

Every 2 seconds, the radio
checks channels 9 & 16.

Triple

Watch

Monitoring Channel 25

WX

WX Alert

Watch

Every 7 seconds, the radio checks
the last-used weather channel.

09 16 09 16 09 16

Every 2 seconds, the radio
checks channels 9 & 16.

Triple

Watch

Monitoring Channel 25

1 Watt USA
MEM

Scanning Channels
01A,05A,06,07A,08

07A

Transmit power

last used

Channel mode (USA, CANadian,
or INTernational)

Current channel
being scanned

Scan list (if the
text is too long,
the line scrolls)

All scanned

channels must

be in memory

Normal scan

mode or Triple/

Dual-watch on

Status icons

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To activate Triple/Dual Watch with scan mode:

1. Turn off scanning mode.

2. Press and hold

16/9-TRI

(on the radio or the microphone) for 2 seconds. (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see

page 11.)

3. Activate scan mode (press and hold

STEP/SCAN

).

Scan mode with both Weather Alert and
Triple/Dual Watch

You can activate Weather
Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. The
radio performs both checks at their scheduled time.

Weather Mode

In cooperation with the FCC, NOAA also uses the weather
channels to alert you of other hazards besides weather (child abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In weather mode, the
radio monitors one of the ten NOAA weather channels. In weather mode, the display shows the following:

Using the radio in weather mode

• You cannot transmit while in weather mode.

• To enter weather mode, press

WX-MEM

.

• To cancel weather mode and return to the previous marine channel, press

WX-MEM

.

Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch

Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels, you don’t need Weather Alert Watch to check the weather
channel every 7 seconds. If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in weather mode, it operates as a type of
“sleep mode”. This mode is very useful when you are anchoring for the night but want to stay informed of any hazards in your
area:

• The radio stays on the weather channel and mutes the speaker. If it detects an alert for your area, the radio sounds an
alert tone and turns the speaker back on.

• In order to filter out alerts that do not affect your area, you must have at least one location code (FIPS code)
programmed into your radio (see page 11). If the FIPS code of the alert matches a FIPS code entered in your radio, the
radio will sound the alert.

• To turn off the radio’s alert tone, press any button.

To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off, press and hold

CALL-MENU

while the radio is idle. Select

Setup

and then

WX Alert

Mode

. Turn the

PUSH/ENTER

knob to choose On or

Off

, and press

PUSH/ENTER

to select.

Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch

If you activate Triple Watch while operating in weather mode, the
radio checks channels 16 and 9 every 2 seconds; with Dual Watch
turned on, the radio only checks channel 16.

Press and hold

16/9-TRI

(on the radio or the microphone)
for 2 seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change
between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 7.)

09 16

Triple

Watch

Every 2
seconds, the
radio checks
channels 9 & 16 then goes
on to the next channel.

WX Alert

Watch

wx

Every 7
seconds, the
radio checks the last-used
weather channel, then
scans the next channel.

Memory Channel Scan

08 252417151413121110 20

10

Hurricane Warning

Weather Band

ALT

Weather

mode is on

Current
channel
number

Type of alert
(If the text is too
long, it scrolls.)

Flashing: An alert

has been issued

Steady: Weather

Alert Watch is on

09

16

09

16

09

16

Triple

Watch

Every 2 seconds, the radio checks

channel 9, then channel 16.

Monitoring Weather Channel WX08