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West Marine VHF500 Owner's Manual

West Marine VHF500 Owner's Manual (72 pages)

DSC Fixed Mount Marine Radio

Brand: West Marine | Category: Marine Radio | Size: 1 MB

Table of Contents

Maritime Radio Services Operation
2
Table of Contents
3
West Marine VHF500
5
Included with Your VHF500
6
Controls and Indicators
7
Installation
11
- Choosing a Location
  11
- Engine Noise Suppression
  13
- Antenna Considerations
  13
- Antenna Selection and Installation
  13
- Installing the VHF500
  14
Operation
15
- Power On/Off
  15
- Last Channel Memory
  15
- Squelch
  16
- Hailing and Distress Channel 16/Channel 9 Communications
  17
- Marine Distress Procedure
  17
- Triple Watch
  18
- Selecting a Channel
  18
- Weather Channels
  19
- Entering Channel Numbers into Memory Scan
  19
- Memory Channel Scan
  20
- Triple Watch Alert Scan
  20
- Alert Scan
  20
- Weather Alert
  21
- About S.A.M.E. Weather Alert
  21
- Setting the Transmit (TX) Power
  23
Menu Operation
24
- Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
  25
- Distress
  25
  - Individual Call
    27
  - Group Call
    28
  - All Ships Call
    29
  - Position Request
    31
  - Position Send
    32
  - Standby
    33
  - Call Wait
    34
- Setup
  36
  - Alarm Clock
    36
  - Local Time Adjust
    39
  - Daylight Savings On/Off
    40
  - Directory
    41
  - Fips
    45
  - Auto Channel Switch
    48
  - Position Reply
    49
  - Channel Name
    51
  - Wham
    53
  - Group MMSI
    56
  - User MMSI
    57
- System
  59
  - Contrast
    59
  - Lamp Adjust
    60
  - Key Beep
    61
NMEA Technical Setup
62
Optional Accessories
62
VHF FM Marine Radio Telephone Channel and Functions (USA Channels)
63
- Channel and Functions (International Channels)
  64
- Channel and Functions (Canadian Channels)
  65
NWR-SAME Event Code
66
Specification
67
Troubleshooting
68
Care and Maintenance
70
Three Year Limited Warranty
71

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