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

RADIO SETUP
UIC
►CH NAME
RING VOLUME
KEY BEEP ▼
CH NAME
PHONE-PORTOP
PHONE-PORTOP
►EDIT
DELETE
EDIT CH NAME
PHONE-PORTOP
SAVE CH NAME
CALL PORTOP
►YES
NO
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1. Select RADIO SETUP then CH NAME. Use the Channel Select knob or + or - to step
through the channel name tags until you see the one you want to change then press
ENT.
2. To delete the channel name, select DELETE and press ENT.
3. To edit the channel name, select EDIT to edit the existing name tag.
4. Input the new name over the existing name. It can be a maximum of 12 characters.
5. Press ENT (repeatedly is necessary) to display the YES/NO confirmation.
6. Press ENT to confirm the new channel name tag (or the deletion).
7. Press EXIT to return to the CH NAME screen.
4-3 Ring volume (RING VOLUME)
The radio sounds the friendly two-tone alert when it detects an incoming DSC call. You can
change the volume level.
RADIO SETUP
UIC
CH NAME
►RING VOLUME
KEY BEEP ▼
RING VOLUME
►HIGH
LOW
1. Select RADIO SETUP then RING VOLUME.
2. Select HIGH (loud) or LOW (soft) then press ENT.
4-4 Key beep volume (KEY BEEP)
You can change the key beep volume or turn the key beeps off completely.
RADIO SETUP
CH NAME ▲
RING VOLUME
►KEY BEEP
UNITS ▼
KEY BEEP
HIGH
►LOW
OFF
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