How to Guide

6. To save this MMSI number, select Yes and confirm the entry. To cancel this MMSI
number, select No. The radio returns to the Setup menu.
USING THE DIRECTORY
The directory lets you store up to 20 MMSI numbers of other stations so you can call them
quickly.
CALL
ENT
1W/25W
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1W/25W
Follow the steps below to edit the MMSI numbers in your directory:
1. Press
 to display the call menu.
2. Select Directory. The screen displays any previously-entered MMSI numbers and
names.
3. To add a new MMSI number to the directory, select New.
4. The radio prompts you to enter the nine-digit MMSI number. Use
CHANNEL UP and
CHANNEL DOWN to change the first digit; the CHANNEL UP button increases the number
and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases it.
5. When the first digit is correct, press
 . The cursor moves to the next digit.
Enter the remaining eight digits of the MMSI number in the same way. If you make a
mistake while entering a number, press  to erase the wrong number and the
cursor is moved to the left digit.
6. When the ninth digit is correct, press
 .
7. The radio prompts you to enter a name for this MMSI number; the name is what you
will see in the directory list. Each name can be up to 12 characters. Use
CHANNEL UP
and CHANNEL DOWN to change the first character. The channel buttons scroll through
the available characters according to the following table:
Channel Up Button Channel Down Button
Capital letters (A through Z) One blank space
Lower-case letters (a through z) Numbers (0 through 9)
Punctuation (/ ‘ + -) Punctuation (/ ‘ + -)
Numbers (0 through 9) Lower-case letters (a through z)
One blank space Capital letters (A through Z)
8. When the first character is correct, press
 button. The cursor moves
to the next character. Enter the remaining 11 characters of the name. If the name is
shorter than 12 characters, press and hold  to complete the name entry.
(If you press and hold  without entering a name, the radio uses the MMSI
number in the directory list.) If you make a mistake while entering a number, press
 to erase the wrong number and the cursor is moved to left digit.
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