West Marine VHF580 manual Using the radio in scan mode, Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch

Using the radio in scan mode

xx You cannot transmit while in scan mode.

xx You must have two or more channels in memory to start a scan.

xx To save a channel into memory, select the channel, then press and hold WX-MEMfor two seconds. Memory will show on the display.

xx To remove a channel from memory, set the radio to that channel, then press and hold WX- MEM for two seconds. Memory will no longer show on the display.

xx To activate scan mode, press and hold CLR-SCAN. Press and hold CLR-SCANagain to return to the previous mode.

xx When the radio automatically stops on a channel, press CHANNEL UP to leave that channel and resume scanning.

xx To end the scan, press the microphone’s PUSH TO TALK, CALL-MEM,or WX-MEMbuttons. The radio remains on the last scanned channel.

Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch

If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel

every seven seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in memory.

To turn Weather Alert Watch on

or off, press and hold CALL-MENU while the 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.

Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch

If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks channels 16 and

9 every two seconds, then goes on to scan the next channel; with

Dual Watch turned on, the radio 08 10 only checks channel 16.

Memory Channel Scan

11 1213 14 15 17 20 24 25

Press and hold 16/9-TRI(on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Triple/ Dual Watch on or off. (To change

between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 18.)

09 16

Triple Watch : Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16 then goes on to the next channel.

Press and hold the CLR-SCANkey to turn off Scan mode and set the radio to Triple/Dual Watch

mode.

Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch

You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled time.

Memory Channel Scan

08 10 11 1213 14 15 17 20 24 25

Triple Watch:			WX Alert : Every 7
Every 2 seconds,			seconds, the radio
the radio checks			checks the last-used	wx
channels 9 & 16			weather channel,
	09	16
then goes on to			then scans the next
the next channel.			channel.

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