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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5-3-1 Receiving an All Ships Call (ALL SHIPS)
1. When you receive notification of an ALL SHIP call, press any key to cancel the alert.
The priority level and the user MMSI are displayed on the screen. If the radio recognises
the user MMSI as one of your buddies, the buddy’s name is displayed in place of the
user MMSI.
2. Press ENT to switch to the designated channel immediately or press EXIT to return to
the current working channel.
Note: The radio will automatically switch to the designated channel after 10 seconds if no key
is pressed and AUTO SWITCH = ON (see Section 4-8):
TOM
AUTO SWITCH
CH14 IN 10S
▲▼ 00:03
SAFETY FROM
TOM
AUTO SWITCH
▲▼ 00:02
ALL SHIP
SAFETY FROM
TOM
▼ 00:01
10:12 UTC
ENT–> ACCEPT
KEY->SILENCE
▲▼ 00:06
CH14 IN 10S
10:12 UTC
ENT–> ACCEPT
▲▼ 00:05
AUTO SWITCH
CH14 IN 10S
10:12 UTC
▲▼ 00:04
However, If AUTO SWITCH =OFF, then AUTO SW OFF will be displayed and manual channel
change is required:
TOM
AUTO SW OFF
CH14 REQUEST
▲▼ 00:18
SAFETY FROM
TOM
AUTO SW OFF
▲▼ 00:15
ALL SHIP
SAFETY FROM
TOM
▼ 00:12
10:12 UTC
ENT–> ACCEPT
KEY->SILENCE
▲▼ 00:25
CH14 REQUEST
10:12 UTC
ENT–> ACCEPT
▲▼ 00:23
AUTO SW OFF
CH14 REQUEST
10:12 UTC
▲▼ 00:20
3. No acknowledgement is needed. Press PTT to initiate voice contact.
4. The call data is stored in the Call Log (see Section 5-2-7).
5-3-2 Receiving an Individual Call (INDIV)
1. When you receive notification of an INDIV call, press any key to cancel the alert.
INDIV calls are almost always Routine priority. If the radio recognises the user MMSI as
one of your buddies, the buddy’s name is displayed in place of the user MMSI.
Note: These additional
information screens are
available by rotating
the CH knob.
Note: These additional
information screens are
available by rotating
the CH knob.
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