West Marine VHF580 사용자 설명서

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Submersible Design - Complies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, which means the 

radio can be submerged in 1.5 meter of water for 30 minutes without damage. 

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Large, dot matrix display

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Advanced DSC Class D functions, including Test Calling 

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Channel select buttons on the microphone 

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Memory scan mode - Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick 

succession. 

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Transmitter Power Level Select - Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1 watt to 25 

watts for added transmission distance. 

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Battery level display and tone - Sounds an alert tone if the battery voltage goes too high 

or too low. 

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Triple Watch Operation - Checks the Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels 16 and 9 in 

the background. 

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All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and international waters 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel watch  - 

Sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued for your area. 

Conventions 
This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts 

of the radio: 

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 indicates an actual button or knob on the radio or microphone. 

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Upper and Lower Case bold indicates a connector or label on the radio. 

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Italics indicate text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation 

messages. 

DSC

Digital Selective Calling. A VHF radio standard for communicating among 

boats and sending automated distress calls.

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standard. A set of location codes roughly 

equivalent to your county codes. 

WX

Weather Radio

GPS

Global Positioning System

NMEA

National Marine Electronics Association. The organization that governs 

standards for electronic equipment used on boats. NMEA 0183 is the 

standard for serial data communication used by GPS.

MMSI

Maritime Mobile Service Identity number. A unique, nine-digit number that 

identifies you and your boat when making DSC calls. It is also used by the 

Coast Guard if you send an automated distress call.

Station Any DSC radio, whether it’s operated on a boat, at a marina, or by a shore 

station.