Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Owners Manual
- Table of Contents
- Features
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Safety
- Recommendations For Marine Communication
- VHF Marine Radio Procedures
- Voice Calling
- Digital Selective Calling
- Maritime Mobile Service Identity
- Radiotelephone Calls
- Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure
- Included In This Package
- Accessories Order Info
- Mounting And Powering The Radio
- Antenna Requirements And Attachment
- External Devices And Connections
- Getting Started
- Set-Up Routines
- Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup
- Advanced Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Specs
- VHF Marine Channel Assignments
- Weather Channel Assignments
- World City Time Zones
- Flush Mount Template
- Note on Incorrect Wire Colors Listed in Manual
- Warning Sticker
- Warranty
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Operating Your Radio
Digital Select Calling (DSC) Operation
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The Send menu displays when the Distress button is pressed.
NOTE
This radio follows Class-D DSC protocol with a dedicated Channel 70 receiver.
Sending Distress Calls
Sending and receiving distress calls and acknowledgements on Channel 70 can be a
lifesaver for mariners.
NOTE
The DSC call:
Q
Sound the distress alarm at all receiving stations.
Q
Inform receiving stations of your identity (MMSI).
Q
Informs receiving stations of the nature of the emergency.
Q
Informs receiving stations of sending position when a GPS device is connected
or a position is manually entered. DSC operation does not provide receiving
stations with information like number of persons aboard or injuries. This
specic information must be communicated by voice on Channel 16 to the
station that acknowledges a DSC Distress call.
To Send a DSC Distress Call:
1. From Standby mode, pull down the spring-loaded red
door on the transceiver and press the Distress button.
You will have three (3) choices:
Q
Send a distress call automatically, with your position,
if you are connected to a GPS. Or send the call, without
your position, if not connected to a GPS.
Q
Include a Nature of Distress message with the distress call.
Q
Cancel the distress call process and return to
Standby mode.
2. Choose one of the following:
Send an Automatic Distress Call:
a. Press and hold the Distress button.
Include a Nature of Distress Message with Distress Call:
a. Press and release the Distress button.
b. Press the Up/Down soft keys or the Channel Up/
Down buttons to manually select from the list of
pre-programmed Nature of Distress calls —
UNDESIGNATED, FIRE, FLOODING, COLLISION,
GROUNDING, more.
c. Press and hold the Distress button for three (3)
seconds to transmit the distress signal.
Advanced Operation
Distress Button
exit entr
collision
flooding
fire
undesignated
exit
3 seconds to send
distress key for
press the
undesignated
canc
transmit in 0:00
Transmitting
!! distress !!
rsnd paus info