User manual

Chapter 2: Operation
12 VHF radio communication
7. Switch to the new channel using the keypad or by turning the selector
knob to the agreed channel and begin your conversation. Press PTT
only when you are talking.
Making a radio telephone call on channel 16
To make a radio telephone call, proceed as follows:
1. Select channel 16.
2. Lift the Handset or take another speaker device.
3. Press the PTT button. The symbol TX shows that the VHF radio is
transmitting on the working channel displayed.
4. Say the name of the station you are calling three times.
5. Say: “This is [your ship’s name]”.
6. Say: “Over.” and release the PTT button to listen. The symbol RX shows
that the radio is receiving on the working channel displayed
7. When answered, agree upon a working channel other than 16.
8. Switch to the new channel by entering the channel number to the
agreed channel and begin your conversation.
VHF channels
You can change channels whenever the channel designator is displayed.
Enter the channel using the keypad or turn the selector knob to browse
through all channels that are available in the selected channel table. Only
valid channel numbers are accepted. When browsing channels they appear
in the display in the following order:
• Primary channels
• Weather channels (if any)
• Private channels (if any)
With a long press on the 16/C key the radio changes to the call
channel (channel 16 for the channel tables INT and BI, and channel
9 for the channel tables US and CA, if no other channel is
programmed in Channel setup on page 22).