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Quick Reference Guide ................................................................................................................................................. 4
1 GENERAL INFORMA TION ..................................................................................................................................... 8
2 P ACKING LIST ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
3 OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................... .......................................... 9
4 SAFETY/W ARNING INFORMA TION .................................................................................................................... 10
5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMA TION ............................................................................................................. 1 1
6 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
7 GETTING ST ARTED ............................................................................................................................................ 13
7.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICA TION .......................................................................................................... 13
7.2 ABOUT VHF RADIO .............................................................................................................................. 13
7.3 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ................................................................................................................... 13
7.4 COAXIAL CABLE .................................................................................................................................... 14
7.5 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ........................................................................................................ 15
7.6 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ........................................................................... 16
7.7 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS .............................................................................................................. 17
7.8 OPERA TING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .........................................................................................1 7
8 INST ALLA TION ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
8.1 LOCA TION ............................................................................................................................................... 18
8.2 MOUNTING THE RADIO ....................................................................................................................... 18
8.3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS .............................................................................................................. 20
8.4 ACCESSORY CABLE ............................................................................................................................. 21
8.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................ 23
8.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ................................................................................................................ 23
8.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCA TION ...................................................................................................... 24
8.8 CHANGING THE TIME FORMA T ......................................................................................................... 24
8.9 CHANGING COG T O TRUE OR MAGNETIC .................................................................................... 25
8.10 OPTI ONAL CMP30 (RAM3) IN ST ALLA TION .......................................................................................... 26
9 CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS ......................................................................................................................... 28
9.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ....................................................................................................... 28
10 BASIC OPERA TION ............................................................................................................................................. 33
10.1 RECEPTION ............................................................................................................................................ 33
10.2 TRANSMISSION ..................................................................................................................................... 33
10.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ................................................................................................... 33
10.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ..................................................................................................... 34
10.5 DISPLA Y TYPE ....................................................................................................................................... 34
10.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNA TIONAL MODE .................................................................................... 35
10.7 NOAA WEA THER CHANNELS ............................................................................................................. 35
10.8 DUAL W ATCH (TO CHANNEL16) .......................................................................................................... 36
10.9 SCANNING .............................................................................................................................................. 37
10.10 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INST ANT ACCESS .............................................................................. 39
10.1 1 P A/FOG OPERA TION ............................................................................................................................. 40
10.12 INTERCOM OPERA TION ....................................................................................................................... 43
10.13 VOICE SCRAMBLER ............................................................................................................................. 44
1 1 DIGIT AL SELECTIVE CALLING ......................................................................................................................... 45
1 1.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................ 45
1 1.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ............................................................................... 45
1 1.2.1 What is an MMSI? ............................................................................................................... 45
1 1.2.2 Programming the MMSI ........................................................................................................ 46
1 1.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL .......................................................................................................................... 47
1 1.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call ....................................................................................... 47
1 1.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call ........................................................................................... 50
1. Accepting to auto switching to channel 16 .......................................................................... 50
2. Pausing the auto switching to channel 16 .......................................................................... 50
3. Quit to exit to the working channel ..................................................................................... 50
1 1.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ................................................................................................................................... 52
1 1.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ............................................................................................. 52
1 1.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ................................................................................................. 53
1. Accepting to auto switching to channel 16 .......................................................................... 53
2. Pausing the auto switching to channel 16 .......................................................................... 53
3. Quit to exit to the working channel ..................................................................................... 53
1 1.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL .................................................................................................................................. 54
1 1.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory .............................................................. 54
1 1.5.2 Setting up Individual Reply .................................................................................................. 55
1 1.5.3 Enabling the Individual Acknowledgment ............................................................................ 55
1 1.5.4 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer ........................................................................... 56
1 1.5.5 Transmitting an Individual Call ............................................................................................ 57
1 1.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call ................................................................................................ 59
1 1.6 DSC LOG OPERA TION ......................................................................................................................... 60
1 1.6.1 Reviewing and Relaying a Logged DSC Distress Call .................................................... 60
1 1.6.2 Reviewing a Logged All Ship or Individual Call ............................................................... 61
1 1.6.3 Deleting a Call from the "DSC LOG" Directory ................................................................ 62
1 1.7 GROUP CALL ......................................................................................................................................... 63
1 1.7.1 Setting up a Group Call ...................................................................................................... 63
1 1.7.2 Transmitting a Group Call .................................................................................................... 64
1 1.7.3 Receiving a Group Call ........................................................................................................ 66
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