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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5-9-4 Track Your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY) ADD
Add or Delete a Buddy as follows:
DSC CALL
DIST LOG
LL REQUEST
> TRACK BUDDY
TRACK BUDDY
START TRACK
SET BUDDY
> TRACKLIST
ADD NEW
> BUDDY3
BUDDY2
TRACKLIST
> ADD NEW
BUDDY1
BUDDY2
ADD NEW
> ADD NEW
BUDDY3
BUDDY2
1. Press CALL/MENT to enter the DSC CALL menu, then select TRACK BUDDY.
2. Select TRACK LIST, Any buddies already on the track list will be listed.
Note: To delete a buddy from the track list, select that buddy then press ENT, Select then press ENT
again to delete.
3. Select ADD NEW to show your buddy list
4. SelectthebuddythenpressENTtoaddthatbuddytothetracklist.
5-10 Receive an All Ships Call (RCV: ALL SHIP)
Alternating
16 CHANNEL
REQUEST
ENT –> ACCEPT
EXIT –> ESC
ALL SHIPS
URGENCY
FROM
123456789
When you receive notification of an ALL SHIP call, press any key to cancel the alert. Press ENT to switch to the
designated working channel, press ESC to return to original CH
The priority level and the user MMSI are displayed on the LCD. If the radio recognises the user MMSI as one
of your buddies, the buddy’s name is displayed in place of the user MMSI.
No acknowledgement is required. Press PTT to initiate voice contact on CH16 and then switch to a
working channel.
The call data is stored in the Call Log (see Section 5-7).
5-11 Receive an Individual Call (RCV: INDIV)
12 CHANNEL
REQUEST
ESC –> EXIT
RCV: INDIV
VHF721
ROUTINE
ENT -> ACK
When you receive notification of an INDIV call, press any key to cancel the alert.
The radio manually selects the channel designated in the incoming call by pressing the ENT key. INDIV calls
are almost always routine priority.
If the radio recognises the user MMSI as one of your buddies, the buddy’s name is displayed in place of
the user MMSI.