West Marine VHF580 User manual
DSC Marine Radio
Owner’s Manual
Radio maritime ASN
Guide d’utilisation
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#Enter User MMSI
Speak slowly - clearly - calmly.
MAYDAY -- MAYDAY --
MAYDAY
THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}.
MAYDAY{name or call sign of your boat}.
I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.
THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}, OVER.
Lift the red cover
and press the
DISTRESS button.
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#
Parlez lentement – clairement – calmement.
MAYDAY - MAYDAY
– MAYDAY
ICI
JE VAIS ÉCOUTER SUR LE CANAL 16
Soulevez le
couvercle rouge
et appuyez sur la
touche DISTRESS.
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#Inserte el MMSI del usuario
Hable despacio -- claro -- y con calma.
MAYDAY
--- MAYDAY--- MAYDAY
ESTE ES{nombre o señal de su navío}
MAYDAY{nombre o señal de su navío}
ESTARÉ ESCUCHANDO EN EL CANAL 16
ESTE ES{nombre o señal de su navío}OVER
Levante la tapa
roja y oprima el
botón DISTRESS.
Making a Voice Distress Call ...................... 2
Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz 3
Faire un appel de détresse vocal ............... 4
Features .................................................... 6
Manual overview ...................................... 6
What’s included ........................................ 7
Parts of the Radio ..................................... 8
Parts of the Microphone ............................ 9
Turning on the Radio ............................... 10
Seng the UIC Channel Mode
(USA/CAN/INT) ...................................... 10
Normal mode operaon ......................... 11
Scan mode ............................................... 13
Weather mode ........................................ 15
Using Your Radio ..................................... 16
Making a voice MAYDAY call ................... 17
Seng the volume .................................. 17
Seng the squelch level ......................... 17
Changing the channel .............................. 17
Making a transmission ............................. 17
Boosng the transmission power ............ 18
Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch ..... 18
Using FIPS codes for weather alerts......... 19
Changing display and sound opons ....... 20
Seng the GPS posion manually .......... 20
What is DSC? ........................................... 21
Advanced DSC features ........................... 21
What is an MMSI number? ...................... 21
Entering MMSI numbers ......................... 22
Using the Directory .................................. 23
Making DSC Calls ...................................... 24
Making an automac distress call ............ 26
Receiving a DSC call.................................. 27
Test Calls .................................................. 28
Posion Request and Reply ..................... 30
Pung the radio into standby ................ 31
Disabling automac channel switching .... 32
Renaming Channels ................................. 32
Mounng the radio ................................. 33
Connecng the radio ............................... 34
Connecng to a GPS receiver .................. 35
Connecng to a Chartploer ................... 37
Connecng to an External Speaker .......... 37
Engine Noise Suppression ........................ 39
Radio Specicaons ................................ 40
Channel descripons and what
they mean .............................................. 41
US Marine Channels and Frequencies ..... 42
Canadian Marine Channels and
Frequencies ........................................... 44
Internaonal Marine Channels and
Frequencies ........................................... 45
Weather Channels and Frequencies (US,
CAN, and INT) ........................................ 47
Emergency Alert System (SAME)
Informaon ............................................ 48
NMEA Operaon ...................................... 50
NMEA Output .......................................... 50
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