Making A Voice Mayday Call; Setting The Volume; Setting The Squelch Level; Changing The Channel - West Marine VHF580 Owner's Manual

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Using Your Radio
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CHANNEL UP
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CHANNEL DOWN
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Making a voice MAYDAY call

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Setti ng the volume
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Setti ng the squelch level
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noTE: Setting the squelch level too high may prevent you from hearing weaker
transmissions. If you are having difficulty hearing a transmission, try setting the squelch
level lower.
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Changing the channel

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CHANNEL UP CHANNEL DOWN
CHANNEL UP
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Strong signals
Weak signals
Noise
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No
Squelch
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CHANNEL DOWN
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CALL-MENU
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