User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety and operational information
- Section 1 - General information
- Section 2 - Controls and keys
- Section 3 - Operating the radio
- Section 4 - Advanced setup
- 4-1 Waypoint
- 4-2 Backlight adjustment
- 4-3 Lamp timer
- 4-4 Buddy list (Manage your buddy list)
- 4-5 Contrast adjustment
- 4-6 GPS/DATA
- 4-6-1 Manual (Manually enter your position and UTC time)
- 4-6-2 Settings: LL display (Show or hide your position)
- 4-6-3 Settings: Time display (Show or hide the time)
- 4-6-4 Time offset (Local time)
- 4-6-5 Settings: Time format (12 or 24 hour clock)
- 4-6-6 Settings: COG/SOG (Course & speed display options)
- 4-6-7 GPS alert
- 4-6-8 Turn GPS ENABLE on/off
- 4-6-9 Set Magnetic Variation (MAG VAR)
- 4-7 Radio setup
- 4-7-1 Channel Bank selection (UIC)
- 4-7-2 Channel name editing (CH NAME)
- 4-7-3 Ring volume adjustment (RING VOLUME)
- 4-7-4 Beep volume adjustment (KEY BEEP)
- 4-7-5 Select unit (UNITS)
- 4-7-6 Set the Priority channel (WATCH MODE)
- 4-7-7 Weather alerts (WX ALERT)
- 4-7-8 Set NMEA output (NMEA OUT)
- 4-7-9 Favourite Channel Setup (FAV CH SETUP)
- 4-8 DSC setup
- 4-8-1 Enter or check your user MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 4-8-2 Maintain groups (GROUP SETUP)
- 4-8-3 Response to individual calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 4-8-4 Enable DSC functionality (DSC SELECT)
- 4-8-5 Response type to LL polling calls (LL REPLY)
- 4-8-6 Automatic Channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 4-8-7 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 4-8-8 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 4-9 ATIS SETUP (EU only)
- 4-10 Get Buddy
- 4-11 Track log
- 4-12 Erase track
- 4-13 Reset (Reset to factory defaults)
- Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- 5-2 DSC call types
- 5-3 Send an Individual call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 5-4 Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL)
- 5-5 Send a Group call (GROUP)
- 5-6 Send an All Ships call (ALL SHIPS)
- 5-7 Reply to a call in your Call Log (CALL LOG)
- 5-8 Reply to a call in your Distress Log (DISTRESS LOG)
- 5-9 Request the LL position of a buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 5-10 Track your buddy request (TRACK BUDDY)
- 5-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 5-12 View User MMSI and GPS information
- 5-14 Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-15 Receiving an All Ships Call (ALL SHIPS)
- 5-16 Receiving an Individual Call (INDIV)
- 5-17 Receiving a Group Call (GROUP)
- 5-18 Receiving a Geographic Area Call (GEOGRAPH)
- 5-19 Receiving a Polled Position Call (POSITION)
- Section 6 - Distress calls
- Section 7 - Installation Instructions
- Appendix A - Technical specifications
- Appendix B - Frequency charts
- Appendix C - EU inland waterway channels
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2. If the radio recognizes the user MMSI as one of your buddies, the buddy’s name is
displayed in place of the user MMSI.
5-11-3 Acknowledging an incoming DSC TEST call
The radio sounds a friendly two-tone alert when it detects an incoming DSC TEST call.
Note: If TEST REPLY is set to AUTO, no sound will be emitted.
1. If the radio recognizes the MMSI as one of your buddies, your buddy’s name is
displayed in place of the MMSI.
2. Press SILENC soft key to silence the alert.
3. The radio will automatically acknowledge the call if TEST REPLY is set to AUTO (See
section 4-8-7) and after a TIMEOUT period set for AUTO REPLY (See section 4-8-8).
CALL FROM
TOM
AUTO ACK
IN 10S
▲▼ 00:02
TEST
CALL FROM
TOM
AUTO ACK
▼ 00:01
4. Alternatively, if TEST REPLY is set to MANUAL, a manual response is required, press
ACK softkey to acknowledge the DSC Test Call.
CALL FROM
TOM
AUTO ACK
IS OFF
▲▼ 00:02
TEST
CALL FROM
TOM
AUTO ACK
▼ 00:01
5. Press +/- button or rotate the CH knob to scroll any further information (if available), or
press EXIT to cancel.
5-12 View User MMSI and GPS information
The radio’s MMSI can be viewed as well as the current position.
ID:123456789
99°99.999’X
999°99.000’Y
DSC CALL
LL REQUEST▲
TRACK BUDDY
DSC TEST
►MMSI/GPS
5-14 Receiving DSC Calls
Several types of DSC calls can be received from vessels within range at various priority levels:
• DISTRESS See Section 8.
• ALL SHIPS Urgency or Safety priority (see Section 7-16)
• INDIVIDUAL Urgency, Safety, or Routine priority (see Section 7-17)
• GROUP Routine priority only (see Section 7-18)
• GEOGRAPHIC Routine priority only see Section 7-19)
• POLLED POSITION Routine or Safety priority (see Section 7-20)
In addition to the audible alert, the telephone icon will flash on the screen.
This is to remind you that a call is stored in the CALL LOG. Polled position call data is NOT
stored.
5-15 Receiving an All Ships Call (ALL SHIPS)
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY FROM
123456789
AUTO SWITCH
▼ 00:01
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY FROM
123456789
AUTO SW OFF
▼ 00:01
ALL SHIPS
SAFETY FROM
123456789
CHANGE TO
▼ 00:11
1. When you receive notification of an ALL SHIPS call, press SILENC soft key (AIS/IC key)
to silence the alert. The priority level and the user MMSI are displayed on the screen. If
the radio recognises the user MMSI as one of your buddies, the buddy name is shown in
place of the user MMSI.
2. Press ACCEPT soft key (AIS/IC key) to switch to the designated channel immediately,
Press +/- button or rotate the CH knob to scroll any further information about the call, or
press EXIT to return the current DSC receive process.
3. If the display shows “AUTO SWITCH”, the radio will automatically switch to the
designated channel after 10s if no user intervention. For “AUTO SW OFF”, a manual
change is required - for “AUTO SWITCH” options , see section 5-8.
4. Press PTT to initiate voice contact on current display channel.
The call data is stored in your Call Log (see Section 7-8).