Parts Of The Microphone - West Marine VHF580 Owner's Manual

Connector/Cable Connects to...
Antenna
connector
Power cable
Accessory cable

parts of the Microphone

Button Press to...
Move up one channel at a
( + )
time.
Move down one channel at
( - )
a time.
1 press: Go to Channel 16.
st
16/9-TRI
2 press: Go to Channel 9.
nd
3 press: Go back to the
rd
original channel.
Cancel scanning and stay
PUSH TO TALK
on a channel.
Antenna
Heat sink
connector
(SO238)
ANTENNA
External VHF antenna with a male
PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω
impedance. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated
antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated
for power boats.
Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with
negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0
VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -).
GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter.
Accessory
cable
13.8V DC
Press and hold
to...
Move quickly up
the channels.
Move quickly down
the channels.
Go into Triple
Watch or Dual
Watch mode (see
page 18).
Talk on a channel.
Red wire
(+)
Black wire
(-)
Power
Cable
For details, see ...
Connecting the radio
(see page 34).
Connecting the radio
(see page 34).
Connecting accessories
(see page 35).
+
(up) button
(Triple/Dual-
(move up a
Watch) button
channel)
-
(down) button
(move down a
channel)
PUSH-
-
TO TALK
button
16/9
TRI
9