Disabling Automatic Channel Switching; Renaming Channels - West Marine VHF580 Owner's Manual

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2.x SelectxStandbyxtoxplacexyourxradioxinxstandbyxmode.xThexradioxdisplaysxthexstandbyx
screen,xabove.x
3.x Toxcancelxstandbyxandxreturnxtoxthexmodexyourxradioxwasxin,xpressxanyxbutton.x
Ifxyouxarexinvolvedxinxaxbridge-to-bridgexcall,xyouxmayxnotxwantxthexradioxtoxautomaticallyx

Disabling automatic channel switching

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channelxswitching.xIfxyouxreceivexanxindividualxcall,xthexradioxwillxrespondxwithxanx
unattendedxcode,xjustxasxifxthexradioxwerexinxStandby.x
1.x Pressxandxholdx
2.x SelectxSetupxandxthenxAuto CH SW.x
3.x ChoosexOffxandxpressx
youxreactivatexthisxfeature.x
#
noTE: Use this feature with caution. Deactivating automatic switching and then forgetting it
IfxyouxhavexunreadxincomingxDSCxcalls,xthexradioxdisplaysxaxmessagexicon.xYouxwillxbexablex
can make it hard for you to receive DSC calls.
toxreviewxwhoxhasxcalled.xThexradioxdisplaysxthexlastx10xdistressxcallsxandxthexlastx20xnon-
distressxcallsxitxreceivedx(seexthexreceivexlogxonxpagex27).x
Ifxyouxdiscoverxthatxaxmarinexradioxchannelxhasxaxdifferentxcommonxnamexinxyourxlocalxarea,x

Renaming Channels

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listsxbeginningxonxpagex41xforxthexdefaultxchannelxnames).xToxrenamexaxchannel,xfollowxthex
stepsxbelow:x
1.x DisplayxthexnormalxmenuxandxchoosexthexSetupxsub-menu.x
2.x SelectxChannel Name.xThexscreenxdisplaysxthexlistxofxchannels.x
3.x Usex
.x
CHANNEL UP
4.x SelectxRenamextoxenterxaxnewxnamexforxthisxchannel.xThexradioxpromptsxyouxtoxenterxax
ENT-1W/25W
newxnamexforxthisxchannel.xEachxnamexcanxbexupxtox12xcharacters.xUsex
xxtoxchangexthexfirstxcharacter.x
5.x Whenxthexfirstxcharacterxisxcorrect,xpressx
CHANNEL DOWN
character.xEnterxthexremainingx11xcharactersxofxthexname.xIfxthexnamexisxshorterxthanx12x
characters,xpressxandxholdx
whilexenteringxaxnumber,xpressx
movedxtoxthexleftxdigit.x
6.x Whenxyouxfinishxenteringxthexname,xthexradioxdisplaysxthexnewxchannelxnamexandxasksx
youxtoxconfirm.xToxsavexthisxnewxchannelxname,xselectxYes;xtoxcancelxthexchange,xselectx
7.x Toxrestorexaxchannelxbackxtoxitsxoriginalxname,xselectxthexchannelxandxchoosexDefault.x
No.xThexradioxreturnsxtoxthexchannelxlist.x
8.x Whenxyouxarexsatisfiedxwithxthexchannelxlist,xselectxExitxtoxclosexthexmenuxscreen.x
32
xtoxdisplayxthexnormalxmenu.x
CALL-MENU
.xThexradioxwillxnotxautomaticallyxswitchxchannelsxuntilx
ENT-1W/25W
xandx
xtoxchoosexthexchannelxyouxwantxtoxchangexandxpressx
CHANNEL DOWN
ENT-1W/25W
CLR-SCAN
.xThexcursorxmovesxtoxthexnextx
ENT-1W/25W
toxcompletexthexnamexentry.xIfxyouxmakexaxmistakex
xtoxerasexthexwrongxnumberxandxthexcursorxisx
xandx
CHANNEL UP

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