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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DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
CALL LOG
> DIST LOG
DISTRESS
10:03 UTC
82º50.123 N
27º45.456 W
987654321
> CALL BACK
DELETE
SAVE MMSI
02 987654321
DISTRESS
PIRACY
ALL RELAY
987654321
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
> SET CHANNEL
987654321
INDIVIDUAL
ROUTINE
> SEND?
5-8 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
DSC CALL
CALL LOG
DIST LOG
> LL REQUEST
LL REQUEST
> SAM
VHF721
BUDDY #3
SAM
LL REQUEST
CALLING...
SAM
LL REQUEST
> SEND?
Channel name
SAM
LL REQUEST
WAITING ACK
1. Press CALL/MENU to enter the DSC CALL menu, then select LL REQUEST.
2. Select the buddy whose LL position you want to request then press ENT or push the rotary knob to send
the request.
3. The working channel name is displayed while the radio waits for an acknowledgement from your buddy.
Continue as explained in Section 5-3-1. If there’s no reply after 1 minute the radio asks if you want to
retry. Continue as explained in Section 5-3-2.
5-9 Track Your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)
Use the TRACKLIST option to select the buddy (or buddies) whose position you want to track, specify the
time interval through the INTERVAL option and then start the track. Alternatively, if the buddy and time
are already set to your preference, just start tracking.