Parts Of The Microphone; Turning On The Radio - West Marine VHF595 Owner's Manual

Button
DISTRESS Select the nature of your distress for a distress call.
Connector/Cable
External VHF antenna with a male PL259 (SO238) connector
Antenna connector and 50 Ω impedance. Minimum 4 ft, (3dB), 8 ft. (6dB), or 11.5
ft. (9 dB).
Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with negative ground (10.5
Power cable pigtail
VDC to 16.0 VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -).
Accessory cable
GPS Receiver, GPS Chartplotter, and External Speaker.
pigtail

Parts of the Microphone

Button
( + ) Move up one channel at a time.
( - ) Move down one channel at a time.
1st press: Go to Channel 16.
16/9-TRI 2nd press: Go to Channel 9.
3rd press: Go back to the original channel.
PUSH TO TALK Cancel scanning and stay on a channel.

Turning on the Radio

Turn the VOLUME-PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays the user MMSI number; if there
is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered.
Press to...
Connects to...
Press to...
Move quickly up the channels.
Move quickly down the channels.
Go into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see page 10).
Talk on a channel.
VHF595 RADIO
Press and hold to...
Transmit a distress call.
For details, see ...
Connecting the radio (see page 23).
Connecting the radio (see page 23).
Connecting accessories (see page 23)
Press and hold to...
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