User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General Information
- Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU)
- 2-1 The Radio Menu Options (MENU)
- 2-2 Show Weather, SNR or Happy Fish on Handset (INFO DATA)
- 2-3 Maintain Your Buddy List (BUDDY LIST)
- 2-4 Local or Distance Sensitivity (LOCAL/DIST)
- 2-5 Backlighting (BACKLIGHT) and Contrast (CONTRAST)
- 2-6 GPS Data and Time (GPS/DATA)
- 2-7 GPS Simulator (GPS SIM)
- 2-8 Reset to Factory Defaults (RESET)
- 2-9 Subscribe or Un-Subscribe the 705 handset (HS SETTING)
- Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)
- 3-1 The Radio Setup Menu Options (RADIO SETUP)
- 3-2 Select the Channel Bank (UIC) (US only)
- 3-3 Change Channel Names (CH NAME)
- 3-4 Ring and Beep Volume (RING VOLUME and KEY BEEP)
- 3-5 Internal Speaker Connections (INT SPEAKER)
- 3-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE)
- 3-7 Weather Alert (WX ALERT) (US only)
- 3-8 NMEA or NAVBUS protocol (COM PORT) (721 / 725 only)
- 3-9 Barometric Displays (BARO SENSOR)
- 3-10 Temperature Display (TEMPERATURE)
- 3-11 HAPPY FISH Alarm ON or OFF
- Section 4 - DSC SETUP Menu
- 4-1 What is DSC?
- 4-2 DSC SETUP Menu Options
- 4-3 Check Your User MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 4-4 Maintain Your Groups (GROUP SETUP)
- 4-5 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY) (US only)
- 4-6 ATIS MMSI & ATIS Functionality (EU only)
- 4-7 DSC Functionality (DSC FUNC)
- 4-8 Response Type to LL Polling Calls (LL REPLY)
- 4-9 Mute the Notification Ringtone
- Section 5 - Send and Receive DSC Calls
- 5-1 The DSC CALL Menu Options
- 5-2 Call an Individual (INDIVIDUAL)
- 5-3 Call the Most Recent Caller (LAST CALL)
- 5-4 Call a Group (GROUP)
- 5-5 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS)
- 5-6 Call using the Call Log (CALL LOG)
- 5-7 Call using the Distress Log (DIST LOG)
- 5-8 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 5-9 Track Your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)
- 5-10 Receive an All Ships Call (RCV: ALL SHIP)
- 5-11 Receive an Individual Call (RCV: INDIV)
- 5-12 Receive a Group Call (RCV: GROUP)
- 5-13 Receive a Geographic Call (RCV: GEOGRAPH)
- 5-14 Receive a Polled Position Call (RCV:POSITION)
- Section 6 - Distress Calls
- Appendix A - Technical Specifications
- Appendix B - Troubleshooting
- Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix D - EU Inland Waterway Channels
- Appendix E - MMSI and License Information
- Section 7 - Install the Explorer 721/725
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2-3-3 Delete an Entry
1. Select BUDDY LIST. Press ENT or push the rotary knob to display the list of entries.
2. Scroll down (if required) to the entry you want to delete and press ENT.
3. Select DELETE then select YES.
4. Theentryisdeletedimmediatelyandthebuddylistisdisplayedagain.
2-4 Local or Distance Sensitivity (LOCAL/DIST)
Use LOCAL/DIST to improve the sensitivity of the receiver either locally (LOCAL) or
over distances (DIST).
LOCAL is NOT recommended for use in open sea conditions. It’s designed for use
in areas of high radio noise; e.g. when you’re close to a city.
See also SQL (Squelch Control) in Section 1.6.
2-4-1 Set Distance Sensitivity
1. Select LOCAL/DIST then select DIST.
2. Press ENT or push the rotary knob to activate the DIST setting. This disables
local sensitivity and the menu is displayed again.
2-4-2 Set Local Sensitivity
1. Select LOCAL/DIST then scroll to LOCAL.
2. Press ENT or push the rotary knob to activate the LOCAL setting. This disables
distance sensitivity and the menu is displayed again.
LOCAL is displayed on the LCD in reverse video, as a reminder that local sensitivity is selected.
2-5 Backlighting (BACKLIGHT) and Contrast (CONTRAST)
Use BACKLIGHT to set the backlight levels for the LCD at a comfortable level.
The microphone keypad backlighting is either ON or OFF. •
The DISTRESS key backlighting can’t be switched off.•
Use CONTRAST to set the contrast level for the LCD.
BUDDY LIST
> MANUAL NEW
ALEX
TOM
BUDDY LIST
> MANUAL NEW
ALEX
TOM
DELETE BUDDY
TOM
> YES
NO
TOM
> EDIT
DELETE
MENU SELECT
INFO DATA
BUDDY LIST
> LOCAL/DIST
SENSITIVITY
> DISTANT
LOCAL
SENSITIVITY
DISTANT
> LOCAL
MENU SELECT
LOCAL/DIST
> BACKLIGHT
CONTRAST