West Marine VHF580 How It Works, Turning on the Radio, Setting the UIC Channel Mode USA/CAN/INT

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Turning on the Radio

Turn the VOLUME-PWRknob clockwise to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays the user MMSI number; if there is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered.

When it powers on, the radio selects the last channel used.

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.

Press and hold -

Setup

USA/CAN/INT

UIC Channels		16
USA Mode
Canada Mode
Intl Mode
Back[CLR]		Select[ENT]

1.Press and hold CALL-MENUto display the normal 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 ENT-1W/25W. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.

How It Works

Your radio has three basic modes of operation:

Mode

What It Does

Use It When

To Turn it on./off...

Normal	Monitors a single	You want to talk to	(default mode)
	marine radio channel	another station on a
	and lets you talk on	specific channel.
	that channel.
Scan	Monitors all the chan-	You have a small group	Press and hold
	nels you save into	of channels you use	the-CLR-SCAN but-
	memory.	most often and want to	ton.
		check them for traffic.
Weather	Monitors the selected	You want to hear the	Press the WX-MEM
	NOAA weather	current and forecasted	button.
	channel.	weather in your area.

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