NorthStar Navigation Northstar NS100 Customise your radio, Adjust the volume, Select the TX power

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Customise your radio

You can customize the radio to suit your individual preferences. You can set some preferences directly, using the handset buttons as explained in this section.

Other preferences can be set up only through the menus and these are explained in the Reference Sections.

Adjust the volume

Use the VOL buttons on the right hand side of the handset to adjust the volume. There are ten volume levels available.

Press ^VOL once to increase the volume by one level. Press VOLv once to decrease the

volume by one level. The current level is shown as a percentage on the LCD screen, e.g. VOLUME 30%.

Hold down either of the buttons to change the volume levels automatically until the limit is reached.

Select the TX power

Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power setting is incorrect.

You can set the transmission power to either high (25W output) or low (1W output).

If LO is shown in the LCD screen, low transmission power is selected; if the LCD screen does not show LO, high transmission power is selected.

To change from one selection to the other, press FUNC then press 7. Press FUNC then 7 again to change back.

A special antenna RF reverse current monitoring circuit will automatically reduce the transmission power to 1W if a failed or open antenna is detected.

Adjust the backlighting

You can adjust the backlighting of the LCD screen and keypad simultaneously. (To adjust the contrast, see Reference Section 1 - Set the contrast.)

There are four backlight settings;

•OFF (no backlighting)

•LO (low)

•MID (medium)

•HI (maximum)

To adjust the backlighting, press FUNC then 3 to enter the backlight mode. The current setting is shown on the LCD screen, e.g DIMMER LO.

Use ^CH/SEL and CH/SELv to select your desired setting. If you select OFF, the LO setting will operate for 5 seconds whenever you make a keypad entry so you can check your entry is correct.

If you have the NS100 DS radio, you can adjust the backlighting for each handset independently.

12Quickstart Guide

Northstar NS100

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Contents Northstar NS100 FCC Statement Contents International channel banks Getting Started Welcome to the NS100 radio Using this manualMaintaining the radio ConventionsTechnical support Quickstart Guide Turn the radio on and off LCD screen symbolsAtis Enter alphanumeric dataGPS Handset button functions Display and navigate a menu Select the TX power Adjust the volumeAdjust the backlighting Customise your radioSelect the channel bank Adjust the squelchSelect a channel Store 3 favorite channels Make a callSelect a favorite channel Select a weather channel Delete a favorite channelDual/Tri watch scan Shadow watch scan All scan and channel lock outUse the foghorn on the NS100DS Use the hailer on the NS100 DS Use the intercom on the NS100 DSUse the dual handsets on the NS100 DS Handset alarm for the NS100 DSReference Section Radio Menu OptionsNS100 radio menu Buddy List LOCAL/DIST USA/INT/CAN GPS/DATA DSC SetupEdit a buddy’s details Add a new buddySet the radio sensitivity Delete a buddy’s detailsUSA Set your position and time manuallyZones Set the time offsetShow or hide the time Select the time formatShow or hide the boat’s position GPS alert settingEdit or delete a channel name Select dual or triple watch modePhone AAAA. or Weather alert setting Set the contrast Reset to factory defaultsDSC Func Setup the DSC functions DSC setup menu What is DSC?Enter a new group Mmsid Enter your MmsidSpecial Note Edit a group Mmsid Select your response to individual calls Delete a group MmsidTurn the DSC functions on/off Select your response to LL polling callsTurn the Atis functions on/off Enter your Atis IDMaking DSC calls DSC call menu Make a routine call to an individual Reply to the last incoming callMake a routine call to a group Call all ships Retry a routine callRequest the LL position of a buddy Call back using the call log dataReference Manual Receiving DSC calls European radio models require Manual acknowledgement Manually acknowledge an individual callReply to a group call Automatically acknowledge an individual callReply to an all ships call Automatically reply to an LL position request Manually reply to an LL position requestReply to a geographic call Do not reply to an LL position requestDistress calls Send a distress call Receive and reply to a distress call Call back using the distress logsReceive a distress relay Receive a distress acknowledgement Appendix a Technical Speciﬁcations NS100 SS NS100 DS Spurious & harmonics Attenuated at least 43+10logPo USA Appendix B Troubleshooting Problem No position information is displayed Appendix C VHF Marine Channel Banks International channel banks Ship Ship Special Notes on International Channel Usage USA channel banks Pleasure Special Notes on USA Channel Usage Canadian channel banks 28B RX Only 162.000 Public Correspondence, RX Only Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage Country-speciﬁc inland waterways Europe AIS1 Special Notes on European International Channel Usage Special Channels