West Marine VHF580 사용자 설명서

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If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory, select Manual. The 

radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number 

the same way you enter directory entries (see page 

). Enter all nine digits and press 

 button. 

4.  The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and  

asks you to confirm. If you want to call the displayed number,  

select Send. To cancel the call, select Cancel. 

 

5.  The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the 

test call request, then switches back to the last-used channel.  

6.  When the other station acknowledges the test call, the radio  

displays an acknowledgement screen. 

 
 
Receiving Test Calls
When another station sends you a test call, the radio displays 

the test request screen.
To acknowledge the test call, select Reply. 
To reject the test call, select Cancel. 

Enabling automatic test call reply   
If you want the radio to automatically reply to all test call, you can enable automatic test call 

reply. 

1.  Press and hold 

 to display the normal menu. 

2.  Select Setup and then Test Reply. 

3.  Choose Auto and press 

. The radio will automatically send an 

acknowledgement when it receives a test call. 

4.  To disable automatic test call reply, repeat the steps above and select Manual. 

Requesting another station’s position (POS Request) 
Anytime you need to know where another boat currently is—to find your boating partners, 

to respond to a request for assistance, etc.—you can send a position request to their radio: 

1.  Press 

 to display the call menu. 

2.  Select DSC Call sub-menu, then select POS Request. 

3.  The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use 

 and 

  

to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press 

. If you want to 

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   Cancel

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Completed

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    Reply

    Cancel

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Auto

Manual

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Setup

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