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Setting Up a User MMSI
Important:
Federal MMSI's are issued by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration. Non-
Federal MMSI's are issued by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). You will need to obtain a nine digit
MMSI number and program it into the
VHF600
. The
information obtained from the application is useful to the
U.S. Coast Guard to help in search and rescue operations.
To obtain an MMSI number, contact your authorized West
Marine dealer or visit one of the following websites:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/fctsht14.html or
www.boatus.com/mmsi/.
Important:
You can only program your
VHF600
with a User MMSI
number twice. After that, you must send your
VHF600
to
West Marine for factory service.
This feature lets you program an MMSI for sending and receiving DSC
calls.
1.
Press
MENU
briefly.
2.
Press the
PUSH – SEL
knob at
SETUP
. The SETUP menu appears.
3.
Rotate the
PUSH – SEL
knob to
select
USER MMSI
.
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