West Marine VHF50 - Manual (Page 7)

West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual 7
9. Battery Level and Low
Battery Displays
The Battery Level is shown using the
Battery Level Indicator (1–3 bars). More
bars mean more battery capacity is left.
When the battery condition is very low,
the entire Battery Level Indicator will
blink.
• The BAT LO message will show when
the battery condition is very low (Fig.
8).
• If the battery condition is very low
and the PTT key is pressed, the radio
will sound the error tone and allow
one final transmission.
10. Listening to the
Weather
To listen to the weather channels, press
the Weather (WX) key. Press the ▲ or ▼
keys to select the weather channel of
interest for your area (generally Channel
01, 02, or 03) (Fig. 9a). To return to
Marine Channel (normal) Mode, press the
WX key again.
• Pressing several keys (SCAN, MEM,
H/L, and UIC) while in the Weather
Mode won’t have any effect, but will
cause the error tone to sound.
• Pressing the 16 key will cause the
radio to monitor Channel 16 and the
WX indicator will blink (Fig. 9b, 9c).
A second press will monitor Channel
9. A third press will return to Weather
Mode.
Fig. 9a: Weather Mode Display
Fig. 9b: Marine Mode Display
Fig. 9c: WX Mode Temporarily Stopped Display
Fig. 8: Low Battery Display
Blinking