West Marine VHF580 manual Message Meaning, Using the radio in normal mode

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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.

 

 

The radio has been unable to receive valid GPS data for at least four

Input Position

hours; it can no longer track your position. You need to manually input

 

your position (see Setting the GPS position manually on page 20).

Battery Low

The battery voltage output is too low (below 10.5 VDC).

Battery High

The battery voltage output is too high (above 16.0 VDC).

Using the radio in normal mode

xx To transmit, press and hold PUSH TO TALK on the microphone. Release the button when you are finished talking.

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

xx Press CHANNEL UP on the radio or the microphone to move up one channel at a time. Press and hold either button to scroll quickly up the channels.

xx Press CHANNEL DOWN on the radio or the microphone to move down one channel at a time. Press and hold either button to scroll quickly down the channels.

xx To change the transmit power, press and hold the ENT-1W/25W for two seconds. The transmit power switches between 1 watt and 25 watts each time you press and hold ENT- 1W/25W.

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 seven seconds. If it detects a weather alert for your area, 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.

To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off,

press and hold CALL-MENUwhile the

 

Monitoring Channel 25

 

radio is idle. Select Setup and then WX-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alert Mode. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOWN to choose WX Alert Mode setting ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

or Off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch

 

 

wx

 

 

 

 

If you activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two 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.

Every 7 seconds,

the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel.

with WX Alert on

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