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

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Antenna
connector
(SO238)
ANTENNA
Connector/Cable Connects to...
External VHF antenna with a male
PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω
Antenna
impedance. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated
connector
antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated
for power boats.
Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with
Power cable negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0
VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -).
Accessory cable GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter.

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.
Heat sink
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.
Accessory
cable
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
(move up a
channel)
-
(down) button
(move down a
channel)
PUSH-
-
TO TALK
button
16/9
TRI
(Triple/Dual-
Watch) button
9