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12 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual
When the radio is placed in the SC50
charger base and power is present, the
LED on the front of the charger base will
be red.
The VHF50 can use the optional DC200
Cigarette Lighter Cord. The DC200 can
power the SC50 charger base from any
cigarette lighter socket. The DC200 plugs
into the charger base in the same socket
as the AC power supply.
18. Maintenance
The VHF50 is designed to provide years
of trouble free operation with virtually no
maintenance. Follow these simple proce-
dures to ensure that the VHF50 continues
to deliver top performance.
• Rinse the VHF50 thoroughly with
fresh water after exposure to salt
water. Otherwise the radio’s keys,
switches, and controllers may
become inoperable due to salt crys-
tallization.
• Be Careful! The VHF50 employs JIS
7 waterproof construction (submer-
sion to 1 m. depth for 30 min.).
However, waterproofness can deteri-
orate over time. Extreme shock
(dropping, etc.) may crack the case or
dislodge or damage the seals.
Additionally, wear or improper bat-
tery pack installation can damage the
battery compartment seal.
• Keep your battery clean! Wipe fre-
quently. If visible corrosion appears,
remove and replace connector several
times to improve the connection.
• Never transmit without an antenna
attached to avoid damage to the radio.
• Avoid using or placing the VHF50 in
areas with temperatures below -20ºC
(-4ºF) or above +60ºC (+140ºF). Do
not place in windshields, etc.
16. Restoring Factory
Settings
If you wish to reset all of the customized
settings to the original factory settings,
hold the WX/DW key down while turning
on the radio. Please note that the your
customized settings and channels stored
in memory will be lost when factory set-
tings are restored.
Factory Settings
Country Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Last Used Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
WX Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled
WX Last Used Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 01
Key Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled
Dual Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled
Scan Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled
Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Volume Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
17. Battery Options for
the VHF50
The VHF50 comes with both the BP50
LiIon (Lithium Ion) rechargeable battery.
For most use, the BP50 battery pack will
provide convenient, long life service, and
will operate your radio for approximately
12 hours on a charge. The length of serv-
ice depends largely on how much time
you spend transmitting, and what transmit
power you use.
Charging the BP50
A feature of the LiIon pack is that you
can recharge at any time. The standard
charger BC50 will completely recharge
the BP50 battery pack in approximately
12 hours. If you need the radio prior to a
full charge, you can remove it from the
charger base at any state of charge. The
BP50 will not be damaged by extended
charge time.