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
Advanced Operation
Sending An All Ships Calls
Use the DSC All Ships call for the same urgency and safety purposes as the Pan and
Securite voice calls as well as sending Routine messages to all stations at once.
The DSC All Ships call reaches all stations in radio range. Use the DSC All Ships call
for urgent, but not life-threatening situations or to broadcast a safety warning to all
vessels in the area.
To Send An All Ships Call:
1. Press the CALL soft key and scroll to
ALL SHIPS
CALL
with the UP/Down soft keys or the channel Up/
Down buttons.
2. Select either
SAFETY or URGENCY and press the ENTR
soft key.
3. Using the Up/Down soft keys or the channel Up/Down
buttons, select the voice channel all radios will tune to
after the All Ships message is sent and press the ENTR
key.
4. Press the ENTR soft key to send the All Ships Call.
5. The radio will tune to the voice channel previously
selected.
6. Press the EXIT soft key to exit the All Ships Call mode
and return the radio to the idle screen.
Up/Down Buttons
exit entr
call menu
individual call
group call
all ships call
Soft Keys
exit entr
select channel
16
06
08
exit entr
all ships call
transmit safety ?
exit
all ships call
safety
channel 16
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