User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General Information
- Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU)
- Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)
- Section 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- 4-2 Enter or View Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 4-3 Maintain Your Groups (GROUP SETUP)
- 4-4 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 4-5 ATIS MMSI & ATIS Functionality
- 4-6 DSC functionality options (DSC FUNC)
- 4-7 Response Type to LL Polling Calls (LL REPLY)
- 4-8 Automatic Channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 4-9 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 4-10 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options
- Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-2-1 Make a Routine Call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 5-2-2 Retrying a Routine Call
- 5-2-3 Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call (INDIV)
- 5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call (LAST CALL)
- 5-2-5 Call a Group (GROUP)
- 5-2-6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS)
- 5-2-7 Call using the Call Log (CALL LOG)
- 5-2-8 Call using the Distress Log (DISTR LOG)
- 5-2-9 Call using the Sent Call Log (SENT CALL)
- 5-2-10 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 5-2-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 5-3 Receiving DSC Calls
- 5-2 Sending DSC calls
- 5-1 What is DSC?
- Section 6 - Distress Calls
- Section 7 - Installation
- Appendix A - Technical Specifications
- Appendix B - Troubleshooting
- Appendix C - US & ROW VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix D - EU VHF Marine Channel Charts
- Appendix E - MMSI, FCC and License Information
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1. Select DSC SETUP, then USER MMSI.
2. If this is the rst time that you are entering your user MMSI, a dashed line appears.
Enter your user MMSI along the dashed line using the rotary knob as described in Sec-
tion 1-4. Press ENT to confirm each correct entry and to move to the next digit. If you
make an error, press - until < appears, then press ENT to backup and correct the entry.
3. Press ENT to store your user MMSI.
4. You may need to enter your user MMSI again as a password check, then press ENT to
permanently store the user MMSI and return to the menu.
4-2-2 View your MMSI
You can view your stored user MMSI at anytime by selecting MMSI/GPS in the CALL menu.
Alternatively, the user MMSI is displayed each time the radio is
turned on.
If a user MMSI is not programmed into the radio, the radio will
display a warning and sound an audible alarm at startup warning
you that all DSC functions are disabled (model dependant).
4-3 Maintain Your Groups (GROUP SETUP)
Use GROUP SETUP to create, edit, or delete 1, 2, or 3 groups of frequently called people stored
in alphanumeric order. A group MMSI always starts with 0.
4-3-1 Create a Group (GROUP SETUP)
DSC SETUP
USER MMSI
►GROUP SETUP
INDIV REPL▼
GROUP SETUP
►MANUAL NEW
000000000
GROUP NAME
––––––––––––
GROUP MMSI
0––––––––
FISHER1
012345678
►STORE
CANCEL
1. Select DSC SETUP, then GROUP SETUP.
2. If this is the rst time that you are entering a group name, a line of nine zeros appears.
Otherwise, any existing group names are displayed. Press ENT to display the input
screen.
3. Enter the group name along the dashed line. It can be alphanumeric. Press ENT to
confirm each correct entry and to move to the next digit. When you have finished, press
ENT repeatedly until the cursor moves to the MMSI line.
If you make an error, press - until < appears, then press ENT to backup and correct the
entry.
4. Enter the group MMSI. Note that the first number is always 0. Press ENT.
5. The group name and group MMSI are shown in a confirmation screen. Press ENT to store
the details and return to the GROUP SETUP screen.
WARNING
NO MMSI
DSC DISABLED
ENT>>SILENCE
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