West Marine VHF580 Marine Radio User Manual


 
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Connector/Cable Connects to... For details, see ...
Antenna
connector
External VHF antenna with a male
PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω
impedance. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated
antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated
for power boats.
Connecting the radio
(see page 34).
Power cable
Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with
negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0
VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -).
Connecting the radio
(see page 34).
Accessory cable GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter.
Connecting accessories
(see page 35).
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Button Press to... Press and hold
to...
( + )
Move up one channel at a
time.
Move quickly up
the channels.
( - )
Move down one channel at
a time.
Move quickly down
the channels.
16/9-TRI
1
st
press: Go to Channel 16.
2
nd
press: Go to Channel 9.
3
rd
press: Go back to the
original channel.
Go into Triple
Watch or Dual
Watch mode (see
page 18).
PUSH TO TALK
Cancel scanning and stay
on a channel.
Talk on a channel.
13.8V DC
ANTENNA
Black wire
(-)
Red wire
(+)
Power
Cable
Antenna
connector
(SO238)
Heat sink
Accessory
cable
PUSH-
TO
-TALK
button
16/9
TRI
(Triple/Dual-
Watch) button
+
(up) button
(move up a
channel)
-
(down) button
(move down a
channel)