Sunpentown Intl FM-8800D/8800S manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD			vii
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION			ix
SPECIFICATIONS			SP-1
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1.1	Controls Keys and LCD Indication		1-1
	1.1.1	Front panel	1-1
	1.1.2	Controls	1-2
	1.1.3 Indications on the LCD		1-5
	1.1.4	Audio alarms	1-6
1.2	VHF Basic Operation		1-7
	1.2.1 Turning the power on and adjusting contrast		1-7
	1.2.2	Selecting channel modes, channels	1-7
	1.2.3	Adjusting volume of loudspeaker	1-8
	1.2.4	Adjusting squelch	1-8
	1.2.5	Transmitting	1-8
	1.2.6	Selecting output power	1-8
	1.2.7	Turning the loudspeaker on/off	1-8
	1.2.8 Quick selection of CH16		1-9
	1.2.9	Dual watch	1-9
	1.2.10 Scanning		1-9
	1.2.11 Remarks on voice communications		1-9
1.3	DSC Operational Overview		1-10
	1.3.1	LED warnings	1-10
	1.3.2	DSC operational overview	1-10
	1.3.3	Automatic acknowledge on/off	1-11
1.4	Priority		1-12
2. DSC DISTRESS COMMUNICATION
2.1	Distress Alert Transmission from the DISTRESS Key		2-1
2.2	Distress Alert Transmission with Nature of Distress		2-3
2.3	Distress Alert Transmission From CALL Key		2-5
2.4	Canceling a False Distress Alert		2-6
2.5	Receiving Distress Alert from Other Vessel, Transmitting DIST ACK Signal		2-7
2.6	Sending Distress Relay on Behalf of a Ship in Distress		2-11
	2.6.1 Sending distress relay to coast station		2-11
	2.6.2 Sending distress relay to all ships		2-13
2.7	Receiving Distress Relay		2-15
	2.7.1 Receiving distress relay all call		2-15
	2.7.2 Receiving distress relay from coast station		2-16

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