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
3-6-7 GPS alert (GPS ALERT)
If the GPS Alert is ON and the GPS navigation receiver is disconnected, the alarm sounds.
Note: The default setting is ON for the V50 EU and OFF for the V50 US.
MENU SELECT
LOCAL/DIST▲
CONTRAST
►GPS/DATA
RADIO SETU▼
GPS/DATA
MANUAL
►SETTING
SETTING
TIME DISPL▲
LL DISPLY
COG/SOG
►GPS ALERT
GPS ALERT
►ON
OFF
1. Select GPS/DATA then SETTING.
2. Select GPS ALERT.
3. Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) as desired.
3-7 GPS simulator (GPS SIM)
The GPS simulator is set to OFF whenever the radio is turned ON or whenever real GPS data
is available through the COM port. (The GPS simulator will not operate if a GPS signal is
received).
However, if you want to test it, turn it ON. Note that DSC transmissions will be blocked while
the GPS simulator is ON.
MENU SELECT
RADIO SETU▲
DSC SETUP
AIS SETUP
►GPS SIM ▼
GPS SIM
ON
►OFF
1. Select GPS SIM.
2. Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) as desired.
3-8 Reset to factory defaults (RESET)
Use this to return every setting to the factory defaults except all MMSI settings and the
entries in your buddy list.
MENU SELECT
DSC SETUP ▲
AIS SETUP
GPS SIM
►RESET
RESET RADIO
ARE YOU SURE
YES
►NO
1. Select RESET. The radio asks for confirmation.
2. Select YES then press ENT to confirm and reset the radio. The menu is displayed again.
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