Operation Manual
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 Favourite 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
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Simrad - RS35 Operation Instructions 3
Section 1 - General information .......................................................................7
1-1 Features ................................................................................................................................................7
1-2 Customizing your Simrad VHF radio ...........................................................................................8
1-3 How to display and navigate menus .........................................................................................8
1-4 How to enter alphanumeric data .................................................................................................8
1-5 LCD symbols and meanings .......................................................................................................... 8
1-3 Beep tones & call alerts ................................................................................................................. 10
Section 2 - Basic operation and key functions ...............................................11
Section 3 - Radio MENU SELECT options .........................................................17
3-1 Manage your waypoints list (WAYPOINT) .............................................................................. 18
3-1-1 Add a new waypoint ...................................................................................................................................18
3-1-2 Edit or delete a waypoint .........................................................................................................................18
3-1-3 Go to a new waypoint ...............................................................................................................................19
3-1-4 Go to nearest waypoint (NEAREST WP) ...........................................................................................19
3-1-5 Go to temporary waypoint .....................................................................................................................20
3-1-6 Edit or delete a temporary waypoint ................................................................................................20
3-1-7 Send waypoint data to a chartplotter .............................................................................................. 21
3-2 Set the backlighting level (BACKLIGHT) ............................................................................... 21
3-3 Maintain your buddy list (BUDDY LIST) .................................................................................. 22
3-3-1 Add an entry ...................................................................................................................................................22
3-3-2 Edit or delete an entry ..............................................................................................................................23
3-4 Local or distance sensitivity (LOCAL/DIST) ........................................................................... 23
3-4-1 Set distance sensitivity ...............................................................................................................................23
3-4-2 Set local sensitivity .......................................................................................................................................24
3-5 Set the contrast level (CONTRAST) .......................................................................................... 24
3-6 GPS data and time (GPS/DATA) ................................................................................................. 24
3-6-1 Manually enter position and UTC time (MANUAL) ................................................................25
3-6-2 Local time (TIME OFFSET) ........................................................................................................................25
3-6-3 Time format options (TIME FORMAT) .............................................................................................. 26
3-6-4 Time display options (TIME DISPLY) .................................................................................................26
3-6-5 Position display options (LL DISPLY) ................................................................................................27
3-6-6 Course & speed display options (COG/SOG) ..............................................................................27
3-6-7 GPS alert (GPS ALERT) ...............................................................................................................................28
3-7 GPS simulator (GPS SIM) .............................................................................................................. 28
3-8 Reset to factory defaults (RESET) ............................................................................................. 28
Section 4 - Radio setup menu (RADIO SETUP) ................................................29
4-1 Channel (UIC) ................................................................................................................................... 29
4-2 Channel names (CH NAME) ........................................................................................................ 29