Operation Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ....................................................................................... 4
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 6
2 ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION (in USA or Canada only) ..................... 6
3 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................ 7
4 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................. 7
5 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION .................................................................... 7
6 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ................................................................. 8
7 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................... 9
8 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................. 10
8.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO ................................................................................. 10
8.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ...................................................................... 10
8.3 COAXIAL CABLE ....................................................................................... 11
8.4 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ........................................................... 12
8.5 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .............................. 12
8.6 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................ 13
8.7 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ............................................ 13
9 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 14
9.1 LOCATION .................................................................................................. 14
9.2 MOUNTING THE RADIO .......................................................................... 14
9.2.1 Supplied Mounting Bracket ............................................................... 14
9.2.2 Optional MMB-84 Flush Mount Bracket ....................................... 15
9.3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ................................................................. 16
9.4 ACCESSORY CABLE ................................................................................ 17
9.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS .......................................................... 17
9.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ................................................................... 18
9.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ........................................................ 19
10 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS........................................................................... 20
11 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................. 24
11.1 RECEPTION ............................................................................................... 24
11.2 TRANSMISSION ......................................................................................... 24
11.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ...................................................... 24
11.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ...................................................... 25
11.5 INTERNATIONAL, USA, AND CANADA MODE .................................... 25
11.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS .................................................................. 25
11.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert ........................................................................ 25
11.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Test ................................................................ 26
11.7 SCANNING ................................................................................................. 26
11.7.1 Selecting the Scan Type .................................................................. 26
11.7.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) ......................................................... 27
11.7.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ............................................................ 28
11.7.4 Priority Channel Setting ................................................................. 28
11.7.5 Dual Watch ...................................................................................... 29