Installation manual

Chapter 2: Operation
General use and navigation 9
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Operation
Speaker devices
The VHF radio can be equipped with the following speaking devices:
• SAILOR 6202 Handmicrophone with a PTT (Push To Talk) button.
• Handset with a microphone, ear piece and a PTT button. The volume in the
ear piece can be adjusted, for details see Controller setup on page 10.
• Loudhailer.
•External speaker.
See Controller setup on page 10 for managing speaking devices.
Adjusting the squelch
With the Squelch control you can manually adjust and suppress
noise in order to optimize the quality of the received radio
communication.
• When hearing noise or an unwanted signal, turn the
squelch button clockwise until the speaker is muted.
Functions
The following functions are available from top-level standby:
Soft key Function
HI/LO Transmitter power, high or low
WATCH Dual or triple watch
CALL DSC calls
POS Current position from GPS, including UTC time and
MMSI number
ALERT Make a distress call, categories can be assigned