Contents
Introducon .............................................2
Features ....................................................2
Manual overview ......................................2
Geng Started .........................................3
What’s included ........................................3
Parts of the Radio .....................................4
Parts of the Microphone ............................5
Turning on the Radio .................................5
Seng the UIC Channel Mode
(USA/CAN/INT) ........................................6
how it Works ............................................6
Normal mode operaon ...........................7
Scan mode .................................................9
Weather mode ........................................11
using Your radio .....................................12
Using Your Radio .....................................12
Making a voice MAYDAY call ...................13
Seng the volume ..................................13
Seng the squelch level .........................13
Changing the channel ..............................13
Making a transmission .............................13
Boosng the transmission power ............14
Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch .....14
Using FIPS codes for weather alerts.........15
Changing display and sound opons .......16
Seng the GPS posion manually ..........16
Using Digital Selecve Calling (DSC)
Features ...............................................18
What is DSC? ...........................................18
What is an MMSI number? ......................18
Entering MMSI numbers .........................19
Using the Directory ..................................20
Making DSC Calls ......................................21
Making an automac distress call ............23
Receiving a DSC call..................................24
Test Calls ..................................................25
Posion Request and Reply .....................27
Pung the radio into standby ................28
Disabling automac channel switching ....28
installing the hardware ..........................29
Mounng the radio .................................29
Connecng the radio ...............................30
Connecng to a GPS receiver ..................31
Connecng to a Chartploer ...................33
Connecng to an External Speaker ..........33
Maintenance and Troubleshoong ..........34
Engine Noise Suppression ........................35
Specicaons ..........................................36
Radio Specicaons ................................36
reference tables ....................................37
Channel descripons and
what they mean .....................................37
US Marine Channels and Frequencies .....38
Canadian Marine Channels and
Frequencies ...........................................39
Internaonal Marine Channels and
Frequencies ...........................................41
Weather Channels and Frequencies
(US, CAN, and INT) .................................43
Emergency Alert System (SAME)
Informaon ............................................43
No Response Event Code .........................45
NMEA Operaon ......................................46
NMEA Output ..........................................46
Regulaons and Safety Warnings ...........46
three Year limited Warranty ..................47
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