Test Calls - West Marine VHF595 Owner's Manual

1. Press CALL-MENU to display the call menu.
2. Select Receive Log.
3. Select Distress to see the last 10 distress call received by the radio. Select Other to see the last 20 normal calls received by
the radio, then choose from Individual, Group, or All Ships calls.
4. Calls are listed in the order they were received, with the newest call shown first. The display blinks if there are new calls you
have not reviewed.
5. Select the call you want to see the details of. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to see all of the information. The log displays
different information depending on type of call received. See the table below for the information stored for each type of call:
DSC Call Type
Distress MMSI (or name), position, time, nature code.
Distress
MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code.
Acknowledge
Distress Relay MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code.
Distress Relay
MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code.
Acknowledge
Geographical MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number.
All Ships MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number.
Group MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number.
Individual MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number.
Individual MMSI (or name), Completed/Unattended, category code,
Acknowledge communication channel number.
Test MMSI (or name), category code.
Test Acknowledge MMSI (or name), category code.
Pos Reply MMSI (or name), position, time, category code.
Pos Request MMSI (or name), category code.
Pos Send MMSI (or name), position, time, category code.
6. Press CLR-SCAN button to exit the detail screen and return to the log menu.
7. From the log menu, select Exit to close the receive log and return to the mode you were in.
Returning a call
You can return individual calls directly from the receive log. From the call detail screen, press CHANNEL DOWN until Call Back
appears at the bottom of the display. Press ENT-1W/25W to return that station' s call.

Test Calls

Making Test Calls (Test)
You can use the test call feature to make sure your radio is working and configured correctly. To avoid overloading coastal receiving
stations, you should limit test calls to these stations to once a week.
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