User ManualTable of ContentsGENERAL INFORMATION4OPTIONS4GETTING STARTED65.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO65.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA65.3 COAXIAL CABLE76.1 LOCATION86.2 MOUNTING THE RADIO86.2.1 Supplied Universal Mounting Bracket86.2.2 Optional MMB-84 Flush Mount Bracket96.3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS106.4 ACCESSORY CABLE116.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS126.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME126.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION136.8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC146.9 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL15AND/OR VH-310 HANDSET INSTALLATION16BASIC OPERATION248.1 RECEPTION248.2 TRANSMISSION248.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)248.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE258.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE258.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS258.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert258.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing268.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)268.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)278.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS278.10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 6728DUAL WATCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL)288.12 SCANNING298.12.1 Selecting the Scan Mode298.12.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN)298.12.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN)238.13 FOG / PA OPERATION318.13.1 Operating the PA HAIL mode318.13.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode318.14 NAVIGATION INDICATION328.15 INTERCOM OPERATION328.15.1 Communication338.15.2 Calling338.16 VOICE SCRAMBLER349.1 GENERAL359.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI)359.2.1 What is an MMSI?359.2.2 Programming the MMSI369.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT379.3.1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Alert379.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Alert399.3.3 Distress Relay399.4 ALL SHIPS CALL409.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call409.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call419.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL429.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory429.5.2 Setting up Individual Ringer439.5.3 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer449.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call459.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call47CALL WAITING DIRECTORY479.6.1 Enabling the Call Waiting Feature479.6.2 Reviewing Received Calls Logged into the Call Waiting Directory489.6.3 To Delete the Received Log From the “DSC Log” Directory489.7 GROUP CALL499.7.1 Setting up a Group Call499.7.2 Transmitting a Group Call509.7.3 Receiving a Group Call529.8 POSITION REQUEST539.8.1 Setting up Position Reply539.8.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel549.8.3 Receiving a Position Request569.9 POSITION SEND579.8.1 Setting up Position Send Ringer579.8.2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call579.8.3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call589.10 DSC TRANSMISSION TEST59MANUAL INPUTTING GPS LOCATION (LAT/LON)6010.1 LAMP ADJUSTING6110.2 LCD CONTRAST6110.3 TIME OFFSET6210.4 TIME LOCATION6310.5 TRUE MAGNETIC CHANGE (NAV display)6310.6 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET6410.7 SCAN TYPE6410.8 SCAN RESUME TIME6510.9 KEY BEEP (ON/OFF)6510.10 WX ALERT6610.11 VOICE SCRAMBLER6610.12 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE6710.13 NAMING THE RADIO OR SECOND STATION MIC OR HANDEST6810.14 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY6910.15 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL6911.1 RAM+ MIC CONTROLS7011.2 FOG / PA OPERATION7311.2.1 Operating the PA / HAIL mode7311.2.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode7311.3 INTERCOM OPERATION7411.3.1 Communication7411.3.2 Calling7411.4 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION (LAT/LON)7511.5 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE7611.5.1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel Position or COG7712.1 VH-310 HANDSET CONTROLS7812.2 FOG / PA OPERATION8212.2.1 Operating the PA HAIL mode8212.2.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode8212.3 INTERCOM OPERATION8312.3.1 Communication8312.3.2 Calling8312.4 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION (LAT/LON)8412.5 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE8512.5.1 Changing GPS Information to Vessel position or COG8612.5.2 External Speaker AF Selection86MAINTENANCE8714.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS8814.2 FACTORY SERVICE8814.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART89SPECIFICATIONS94Size: 3.17 MBPages: 96Language: EnglishOpen manual