User guide
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General information
- Section 2 - Basic operation and key functions
- Section 3 - Radio MENU SELECT options
- 3-1 Manage your waypoints list (WAYPOINT)
- Section 4 - Radio setup menu (RADIO SETUP)
- 4-1 Channel (UIC)
- 4-2 Channel names (CH NAME)
- 4-3 Ring volume (RING VOLUME)
- 4-4 Key beep volume (KEY BEEP)
- 4-5 Select units (UNITS)
- 4-6 Internal speaker connections (INT SPEAKER)
- 4-7 Set the priority channel (WATCH MODE)
- 4-8 Weather alerts (WX ALERT)
- 4-9 NMEA protocol (COM PORT)
- 4-10 Select the GPS source (GPS SOURCE)
- 4-11 Favorite channel setup - Wx key (FAV CH SETU)
- 4-1 Channel (UIC)
- Section 5 - DSC setup menu (DSC SETUP)
- 5-1 Enter or view your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 5-2 Maintain your groups
- 5-3 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI (ATIS MMSI)
- 5-4 Enable ATIS functionality (ATIS SELECT)
- 5-5 Response to individual calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 5-6 Enable DSC functionality (DSC FUNC)
- 5-7 Response type to LL polling calls (LL REPLY)
- 5-8 Automatic channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 5-9 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 5-10 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 5-1 Enter or view your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- Section 6 - AIS setup menu (AIS SETUP)
- Section 7 - Wireless handset setup menu (HS SETTING)
- Section 8 - Sending and receiving DSC calls
- 8-1 What is DSC?
- 8-2 Sending DSC Calls
- 8-3 Send an individual call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 8-4 Acknowledgement of an individual incoming call (INDIV)
- 8-5 Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL)
- 8-6 Send a group call (GROUP)
- 8-7 Send an all ships call (ALL SHIPS)
- 8-8 Send using the call log (CALL LOG)
- 8-9 Send using the distress log (DIST LOG)
- 8-10 View sent call log (SENT CALL)
- 8-11 Request the LL position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 8-12 Track your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)
- 8-13 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 8-14 View user MMSI and GPS information
- 8-15 Receiving DSC calls
- 8-16 Receiving an all ships call (ALL SHIPS)
- 8-17 Receiving an individual call (INDIV)
- 8-18 Receiving a group call (GROUP)
- 8-19 Receiving a geographic area call (GEOGRAPH)
- 8-20 Receiving a polled position call (POSITION)
- 8-1 What is DSC?
- Section 9 - DISTRESS calls
- Section 10 - AIS functionality
- Section 11 - General functionality
- Section 12 - Wireless handset functionality

SCAN Scan (ALL SCAN & 3CH SCAN)
There are two SCAN modes you can use to find the broadcast channel:
• ALLSCANmodescansALLchannelsinsequence,andchecksthepriority
channel every 2 seconds.
• 3CHSCANmodescansthefavoritechannelsandCH16.
When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and
BUSY
appears on the
LCD. If the signal ceases for more than 5 seconds, the scan restarts.
Press SCAN or PTT to stop at the current channel.
If you are in NAVIGATION mode and want to scan the DSC channels while staying in
that mode, just hold down SCAN.
Note: SCAN functionality is limited in some European countries and, if ATIS mode is
enabled, the 3CH SCAN mode will be disabled and an error beep will sound.
Note: The weather channel is also scanned if TONE ALERT or SAME is ON (US only).
ALL SCAN mode:
Hold down SCAN for about 3 seconds to start an ALL SCAN. ALL SCAN appears on the
LCD.
Press ENT to temporarily skip over (lock out) an “always busy” channel when in ALL
SCAN mode.
SKIP
is shown on the top line of the LCD to designate a skipped
channel. SKIP will disappear when the radio is powered OFF/ON. With scanning OFF
and the SKIP channel selected, press ENT to cancel the skipped channel.
Note: It is not possible to skip over the priority channel.
Press SCAN to stop at the current channel.
Press EXIT to cancel scan mode and return to normal operation.
3CH SCAN mode
With any of your three favorite channels selected (by pressing the 3CH key) hold down
SCAN to start all 3CH scanning. Press SCAN again to stop at the broadcast channel,
or press EXIT to quit 3CH SCAN and return automatically to the previous broadcast
channel.
AIS / IC AIS (Automatic Identication System)
Quick press to enter the AIS menu.
See section 6 for AIS setup or Section 9 for AIS functionality.
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