User ManualTable of ContentsSAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION4FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION5FCC NOTICE6GETTING STARTED7ABOUT VHF RADIO7SELECTING AN ANTENNA7COAXIAL CABLE81 GENERAL INFORMATION91.1 INTRODUCTION92 PACKING LIST103 OPTIONS104 INSTALLATION114.1 LOCATION114.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS114.3 ACCESSORY CABLE124.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT134.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS144.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME144.7 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC154.8 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION164.9 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION175 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS185.1 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS186 BASIC OPERATION236.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS236.2 RECEPTION236.3 TRANSMISSION236.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)246.5 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE246.6 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE246.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS246.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT246.9 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING256.10 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)256.11 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)266.12 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS276.13 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67276.14 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16)276.15 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN)286.16 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN)286.17 CHANNEL A/B PRESET CHANNELS296.18 PA/FOG OPERATION306.19 KEYPAD LOCKING316.20 NAVIGATION INDICATION316.21 INTERCOM OPERATION326.22 VOICE SCRAMBLER346.23 RESETTING THE TRANSCEIVER’S MICROPROCESSOR34DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING357.1 GENERAL357.2 USCG DSC WATCH357.2.1 Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)357.2.2 Programming the MMSI367.3 DSC SCAN357.4 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING INFORMATION377.5 DSC DISTRESS CALL377.5.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call377.5.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call387.6 ALL SHIPS CALL397.6.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call397.6.2 Receiving an All Ships Call407.7 INDIVIDUAL CALL407.7.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory407.7.2 Setting up Individual Reply417.7.3 Setting up Individual Call Ringer427.7.4 Transmitting an Individual Call427.7.5 Receiving an Individual Call437.7.6 Setting Up the Call Waiting Function437.8 ADVANCED DSC CALLS447.8.1 Group Call447.8.1.1Setup a Group Call447.8.1.2Transmitting a Group Call457.8.1.3Receiving a Group Call467.8.2 Position Request467.8.2.1Setting up Position Reply477.8.2.2Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel477.8.2.3Receiving a Position Request487.8.3 Position Send497.8.3.1Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call497.8.3.2Receiving a DSC Position Send Call49RADIO SETUP MODE508.1 LAMP ADJUSTING508.2 LCD CONTRAST508.3 TIME OFFSET518.4 KEY BEEP (ON / OFF)528.5 WX ALERT (ON / OFF)528.6 VOICE SCRAMBLER538.7 CHANNEL NAMING548.8 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE (NAV display)558.9 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY55ENHANCED RAM+ MIC OPERTION569.1 RAM+ MIC CONTROLS569.2 INTERCOM OPERTION599.2.1 Communication599.2.2 Calling599.3 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE6010.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS6110.2 FACTORY SERVICE6210.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART63WARRANTY70Size: 2.27 MBPages: 76Language: EnglishOpen manual