DSC Marine Radio | West Marine VHF580 instruction

DSC Marine Radio	Radio maritime ASN
Owner’s Manual	Guide d’utilisation

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West Marine VHF580 manual DSC Marine Radio

Contents

DSC Marine Radio Making a Voice Distress Call Making a Distress Call Faire un appel de détresse vocal Faire un appel de détresse Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro Contents Introduction FeaturesManual overview Conventions What’s included Getting Started Button Press to Press and hold to Parts of the Radio Parts of the Microphone Connector/Cable Connects to For details, seeButton Press to Press and hold Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off Setting the UIC Channel Mode USA/CAN/INTHow It Works Turning on the Radio Watch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off Normal mode operation Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch Using the radio in normal modeNormal mode with Triple and Dual Watch Message Meaning Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch Scan mode08 10 11 12 13 15 17 Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch Using the radio in scan modeScan mode with Triple and Dual Watch Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch Using the radio in weather mode Weather modeWeather mode with Weather Alert Watch Using Your Radio Using Your Radio Setting the squelch level Setting the volumeMaking a voice Mayday call Changing the channel Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch Boosting the transmission power Using Fips codes for weather alerts Lamp adjust Setting the GPS position manuallyChanging display and sound options Contrast What is DSC? Using Digital Selective Calling DSC FeaturesAdvanced DSC features What is an Mmsi number? Individual or User Mmsi Number Entering Mmsi numbers Group Mmsi number Using the Directory Making DSC Calls Call type What it does When to use itChannel Up Button Channel Down Button Select Individual Calling a single station Individual Call Calling a particular group of stations Group Call Making an automatic distress callCalling all stations All-Ships Call Receiving a DSC call Canceling an automatic distress callReceive log DSC Call Type Receive Log Information Returning a call Test CallsMaking Test Calls Test Receiving Test Calls Position Request and ReplyEnabling automatic test call reply Requesting another station’s position POS Request Enabling automatic position reply Receiving a position request Position ReplySending your own position Position Send Putting the radio into standby Disabling automatic channel switchingRenaming Channels ENT-1W/25W Mounting the radio Installing the Hardware Power Supply Requirements VHF Antenna Requirements Connecting the radio Ground Wire Color Connecting to a GPS receiver GPS Data External Configuring the GPS Connecting to an External Speaker Connecting to a Chartplotter Problem Things to Try Maintenance and Troubleshooting Engine Noise Suppression Radio Specifications SpecificationsTransmitter Channel descriptions and what they mean Reference TablesReceiver Channel name/description Used for Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display US Marine Channels and Frequencies Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display International Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display Emergency Alert System Same Information Weather Channels and Frequencies US, CAN, and INTCh No RX Freq Name on display Types of events FFW WFW No Response Event Code Nmea Output Nmea OperationNmea Input Basic radio guidelines Three Year Limited Warranty Page QUESTIONS?