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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Section 6 - Distress Calls ..................................................................................40
6-1 Sending a Distress Call .................................................................................................................. 40
6-2 Receiving a Distress Call (DISTRESS!) ....................................................................................... 41
6-3 Distress Acknowledgement (
DISTRESS ACK
) or Relay ....................................................... 42
6-4 Acknowledgement of an Distress Relay Individual (INDIV DISTR) ................................ 43
Section 7 - Installation ....................................................................................44
Installation Options ............................................................................................................................... 44
Location Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 44
Checklist..................................................................................................................................................... 45
Gimbal Installation ................................................................................................................................. 46
Change the Viewing Angle ................................................................................................................. 46
Recessed Installation ............................................................................................................................. 46
Install the Microphone Bulkhead Mount ....................................................................................... 47
Fix the DSC label ..................................................................................................................................... 48
Connect the Radio Cables ................................................................................................................... 48
Set Up the Radio ..................................................................................................................................... 49
Enter Your User MMSI ............................................................................................................................ 49
The Completed Installation ................................................................................................................ 50
Appendix A - Technical Specifications ............................................................51
Appendix B - Troubleshooting
.........................................................................53
Appendix C - US & ROW VHF Marine Channel Charts
.....................................54
C-1 International Channel Chart ....................................................................................................... 54
Special Notes on International Channel Usage.......................................................................................55
C-2 USA Channel Chart ......................................................................................................................... 56
Special Notes on USA Channel Usage ..........................................................................................................57
C-3 CANADA Channel Chart ............................................................................................................... 58
Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage...................................................................................................59
C-4 US & Canada WEATHER Channels ............................................................................................. 60
Appendix D - EU VHF Marine Channel Charts ................................................61
D-1 EU International Channel Chart ................................................................................................ 61
Special Notes on EU International Channel Usage ...............................................................................62
D-2 Inland Waterways Country Specic table - ATIS ON .......................................................... 63
D-3 Special Channels
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........................................................................................................................ 66
Appendix E - MMSI, FCC and License Information .......................................... 67
FCC Compliance .........................................................................................................................................................67
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