West Marine VHF680, Руководство пользователя

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turning on the radio
Press
PWR
to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays the user MMSI number, then goes to the last channel
used.
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If there is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered . See page 14 for information on entering MMSI number.
setting the uiC Channel Mode (usa/Can/int)
The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses
Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode.
1. Press and hold
CALL-
MEnU
to open the menu,
and choose the Setup
sub-menu.
2. Select USA/CAN/INT .
The screen displays the
UIC channel setup.
3. Choose the channel
mode you want to use: US ( USA Mode ), Canadian ( Canada Mode ), or international ( Intl Mode ).
4. Press
PUSH/EnTER
. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.
Checking the UIC channel mode with your gPS
If you connect your radio to a GPS receiver (see page 25), the radio can use the data from the GPS to verify the UIC channel
mode setting.
1. Press and hold CALL-MEnU to open the menu.
2. Select the GPS Setup sub-menu, then choose UIC Waters .
3. Choose 12 Miles to have the radio use a margin of error of about 12 miles; choose 200 Miles to have the radio use a
margin of error of about 200 miles.
4. Press PUSH/EnTER . The radio activates the new setting and returns to GPS Setup menu.
The radio compares the location received from the GPS against areas known to use US, Canadian, or international channels
(within the margin of error selected above). If the programmed UIC channel mode you does not match the mode used in the
current area, the radio displays an alert along with the correct channel mode.
HOW it WOrks
Your radio has three basic modes of operation:
Mode What it does Use it when To turn it on/off...
Normal
Monitors a single marine radio
channel and lets you talk on that
channel.
You want to talk to another station on a specific
channel.
(default mode)
Scan
Monitors all the channels you save
into memory.
You have a small group of channels you use
most often and want to check them for traffic.
Press and hold STEP/SCAn .
Weather
Monitors the selected NOAA
weather channel.
You want to hear the current and forecasted
weather in your area.
Press WX-MEM .
In addition to the three basic operation modes, your radio also provides three different “watch” modes which you can activate
during any of the three basic modes. In these watch modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then
returns to its previous mode.
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UIC Channels
USA Mode
Canada Mode
Intl Mode
Back[CLR] Select[ENT]
USA/CAN/INT
Setup
Press and hold -