Using The Directory - West Marine VHF490 Owner's Manual

1. Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select Group MMSI. If one was entered previously, the screen displays it.
3. Group MMSI numbers always start with a 0, so that digit is already entered for you. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN
to change the second of the nine digits; CHANNEL UP increases the number and CHANNEL DOWN button decreases it.
4. When the second digit is correct, press the ENT-1W/25W. The cursor moves to the next digit. Enter the remaining seven
digits of the MMSI number in the same way. If you make a mistake while entering a number, press CLR-SCAN to erase the
wrong number and the cursor is moved to the left digit.
5. When the ninth digit is correct, press ENT-1W/25W. The radio displays the new MMSI number and asks you to confirm.
6. To save this MMSI number, select Yes and confirm the entry. To cancel this MMSI number, select No. The radio returns to the
Setup menu.

Using the Directory

The directory lets you store up to 20 MMSI numbers of other stations so you can call them quickly.
Follow the steps below to edit the MMSI numbers in your directory:
1. Press CALL-MENU to display the call menu.
2. Select Directory. The screen displays any previously-entered MMSI numbers and names.
3. To add a new MMSI number to the directory, select New.
4. The radio prompts you to enter the nine-digit MMSI number. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the first
digit; the CHANNEL UP button increases the number and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases it.
5. When the first digit is correct, press ENT-1W/25W. The cursor moves to the next digit. Enter the remaining eight digits of the
MMSI number in the same way. If you make a mistake while entering a number, press CLR-SCAN to erase the wrong number
and the cursor is moved to the left digit.
6. When the ninth digit is correct, press ENT-1W/25W.
7. The radio prompts you to enter a name for this MMSI number; the name is what you will see in the directory list. Each name
can be up to 12 characters. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the first character. The channel buttons scroll
through the available characters according to the following table:
Channel Up Button
Capital letters (A through Z)
Lower-case letters (a through z)
Punctuation (/ ' + -)
Numbers (0 through 9)
One blank space
CALL
ENT
1W/25W
CALL
ENT
1W/25W
Channel Down Button
One blank space
Numbers (0 through 9)
Punctuation (/ ' + -)
Lower-case letters (a through z)
Capital letters (A through Z)
VHF490 RADIO
ENT
1W/25W
ENT
1W/25W
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