West Marine VHF490 Owner's Manual page 23

NOTE: Many coastal stations have specific frequencies and MMSI numbers you should use for making test calls. Before
making a test call to a coastal station, be sure to check the Local Notice to Mariners (LNM), issued every week by the US
Coast Guard. The LNMs for each region are available online at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/default.htm.
1. Press CALL-MENU to display the call menu.
2. Select Test.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry
CALL
you want to send a test call to and press ENT-1W/25W button.
directory, select Manual. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same
way you enter directory entries (see page 14). Enter all nine digits and press ENT-1W/25W button.
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and asks you to confirm. If you want to call the displayed number, select
Send. To cancel the call, select Cancel.
5. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the test call request, then switches back to the last-used channel.
6. When the other station acknowledges the test call, the radio displays an acknowledgement screen.
Receiving Test Calls
When another station sends you a test call, the radio displays the test request screen.
• To acknowledge the test call, select Reply.
• To reject the test call, select Cancel.
ENT
1W/25W
If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your
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