Scan Mode - West Marine VHF580 Owner's Manual

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Scan mode

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When it detects a signal, the radio stays on the
channel until you press the
signal stops.
08
10
The radio scans about
5 channels in 1 second.
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Monitoring Channel 25
09 16
09 16
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks channels 9 & 16.
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12
13
Transmit power
last used
All scanned
channels must
be in memory
Normal scan
mode or Triple/
Dual-watch on
09 16
Monitoring Channel 25
09 16
09 16
Triple Watch:
Every 2 seconds,
the radio checks channels 9 & 16.
button or the
CHANNEL UP
Resume scan
15
07
1 Watt
USA
Memory
Scanning Channels
01A,05A,06,07A,08
09 16
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WX Alert :
Every 7 seconds,
the radio checks the most
recently-used weather channel.
17
20
Channel mode
(USA, CANadian,
or INTernational)
Status
A
icons
Current channel
being scanned
Scan list (if the
text is too long,
the line scrolls)
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