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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Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721/725 Operation and Installation Manual
C-3 CANADA Channel Chart
CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO
SHIP
SHIP TO
SHORE
NAME TAG REMARK
01 156.050 160.650 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
02 156.100 160.700 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
03 156.150 160.750 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
04A 156.200 156.200 S Canadian Coast Guard, SAR Yes Yes CANADIAN CG
05A 156.250 156.250 S Port Operations, VTS in Selected Areas Yes Yes PORT OPS/VTS
06 156.300 156.300 S Inter-ship Safety Yes No SAFETY
07A 156.350 156.350 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL
08 156.400 156.400 S Commercial (inter-ship only) Yes No COMMERCIAL
09 156.450 156.450 S Recreational Calling Channel Yes Yes CALLING
10 156.500 156.500 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL
11 156.550 156.550 S Commercial, VTS in Selected Areas Yes Yes VTS
12 156.600 156.600 S Port Operations, VTS in Selected Areas Yes Yes PORT OPS/VTS
13 156.650 156.650 S Inter-ship Navigation Safety (bridge-to
bridge) 1W with power-up
Yes No BRIDGE COM
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1W
14 156.700 156.700 S Port Operations, VTS in Selected Areas Yes Yes PORT OPS/VTS
15 156.750 156.750 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL
1
1W only
16 156.800 156.800 S International Distress, Safety, and
Calling
Yes Yes DISTRESS
17 156.850 156.850 S State Controlled Yes Yes SAR
1
1W only
18A 156.900 156.900 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL
19A 156.950 156.950 S Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes CANADIAN CG
20 157.000 161.600 D Canadian Coast Guard No Yes CANADIAN CG
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1W only
21 157.050 161.650 D Port Operations No Yes PORT OPS
21A 157.050 157.050 S U.S. Government, Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes UNAUTHORIZED
21B --- 161.650 S Port Operations ------ ------ PORT OPS RX only
22A 157.100 157.100 S Canadian Coast Guard Liaison Yes Yes CANADIAN CG
23 157.150 161.750 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
24 157.200 161.800 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
25 157.250 161.850 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
25B --- 161.850 S Public Correspondence ------ ------ TELEPHONE RX only
26 157.300 161.900 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
27 157.350 161.950 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
28 157.400 162.000 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
28B --- 162.000 S Public Correspondence ------ ------ TELEPHONE RX only
60 156.025 160.625 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE
61A 156.075 156.075 S U.S. Government, Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes UNAUTHORIZED
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