User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General Information
- Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU)
- Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)
- Section 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- 4-2 Enter or View Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 4-3 Maintain Your Groups (GROUP SETUP)
- 4-4 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 4-5 ATIS MMSI & ATIS Functionality
- 4-6 DSC functionality options (DSC FUNC)
- 4-7 Response Type to LL Polling Calls (LL REPLY)
- 4-8 Automatic Channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 4-9 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 4-10 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-2-1 Make a Routine Call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 5-2-2 Retrying a Routine Call
- 5-2-3 Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call (INDIV)
- 5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call (LAST CALL)
- 5-2-5 Call a Group (GROUP)
- 5-2-6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS)
- 5-2-7 Call using the Call Log (CALL LOG)
- 5-2-8 Call using the Distress Log (DISTR LOG)
- 5-2-9 Call using the Sent Call Log (SENT CALL)
- 5-2-10 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 5-2-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 5-3 Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- Section 6 - Distress Calls
- Section 7 - Installation
- Appendix A - Technical Specifications
- Appendix B - Troubleshooting
- Appendix C - US & ROW VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix D - EU VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix E - MMSI, FCC and License Information
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1. Select RADIO SETUP, then INT
SPEAKER.
2. Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) then
press ENT to enable the setting and
return to the menu.
3-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE)
For EU models, watch mode is similar to a dual watch, scanning between the priority channel
CH16 and the working channel. If you have US model and are operating on USA or Canadian
channel banks, you can set the priority channel to cover both CH16 and CH09 as well as the
working channel, as follows:
1. Select RADIO SETUP, then WATCH
MODE.
2. Select ONLY 16CH for dual watch mode,
or 16CH+9CH for tri watch mode.
3-7 Weather Alert (Wx ALERT)
US models ONLY
The NOAA provides several weather forecast channels on USA and Canadian channel banks.
If severe weather such as storms or hurricanes are forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a weather
alert on 1050 Hz. You can set up the radio to pick up weather alerts, as follows:
1. Select RADIO SETUP, then WX ALERT.
2. Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) then
press ENT to enable the setting and
return to the menu.
When a weather alert is broadcast, the alarm will sound. Press any key to hear the weather
alert voice message.
3-8 NMEA protocol (COM PORT)
This radio uses NMEA 0183 protocol to receive GPS data from a compatible GPS unit. The
COM Port must be configured correctly before use. The radio can be added to a group of
instruments using NMEA protocol.
1. Select RADIO SETUP, then COM PORT.
2. Select CHECKSUM ON (on) or OFF
(off) then press ENT to enable the
setting and return to the menu.
CHECKSUM ON is the default setting.
The COM Port uses 4800 baud rate and can receive the following GPS data sentence: RMC,
GGA, GLL, GNS. Additionally, this radio will output the following NMEA DSC data: DSC (for
DSC call), DSE ( for enhanced position).
WX ALERT
ON
►OFF
RADIO SETUP
INT SPEAKE▲
WATCH MODE
►WX ALERT ▼
RADIO SETUP
WATCH MODE▲
WX ALERT
►COM PORT
NMEA
CHECKSUM
►ON
OFF
RADIO SETUP
KEY BEEP ▲
INT SPEAKER
►WATCH MODE▼
WATCH MODE
►ONLY 16CH
16CH+9CH
INT SPEAKER
►ON
OFF
RADIO SETUP
RING VOLUM▲
KEY BEEP
►INT SPEAKE▼
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