User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1 - General Information
- Chapter 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU)
- Chapter 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)
- Chapter 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP)
- Chapter 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls
- 5.1 WHAT IS DSC?
- 5.2 Sending dsc calls
- 5.2.1 Make a Routine Call MANUALLY (INDIV REPLY)
- 5.2.2 Retrying a Routine Call
- 5.2.3 ACKNOWLEDGE AN INDIVIDUAL CALL (INDIV ACK)
- 5.2.4 Recall the Most Recent INCOMING Call (LAST)
- 5.2.5 Call a Group (GROUP)
- 5.2.6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS)
- 5.2.7 CALL Using the Call Log (CALL LOG)
- 5.2.8 CALL using the distress log (DISTRES LOG)
- 5.3 receiving dsc calls
- Chapter 6 - Distress Calls
- Appendix A - Technical Specifications
- Appendix B - Troubleshooting
- Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix D - MMSID & License Information
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1. Select RADIO SETUP, then select INTERNAL SPK.
2. Select ON or OFF.
3.5 SET THE PRIORITY CHANNEL (WATCH MODE)
If you have a VHF 7000 or a VHF 7100 EC, watch mode is similiar to a dual
watch, scanning between the priority channel and the working channel. CH16
is the priority channel.
However, only if you have the 7100 USA model and are operating in USA or
Canadian waters, you can set the priority channel to cover both CH16 and
CH09 as well as the working channel, as follows:
1. Select RADIO SETUP, then select WATCH MODE.
2. Select CH16 + CH09 for three channel scanning.
3.6 WEATHER ALERT (WX ALERT)
7100 USA only.
The NOAA provides several weather forecast channels for USA and Canadian
waters. If severe weather such as storms or hurricanes are forecast, the NOAA
broadcasts a weather alert. You can pick up these weather alerts, as follows:
1. Select RADIO SETUP, then select Wx ALERT.
2. Select ON. When a weather alert is broadcast, the alarm beeps will sound. (If