Vertex Standard PS1000 owner manual

Page 1Phantom PS1000

PHANTOM Series PS1000

25 Watt VHF/FM

Marine Transceiver

Owner's Manual

Hide away black box VHF specifically designed for vessels with

limited mounting space

Supplied with a enhanced RAM+ remote control microphone

RTCM SC-101 DSC Distress call with your exact position

DSC position request/send function and NMEA data input/output

to connect to GPS Plotter

DSC Group call feature included

Channel Name, GPS Time or GPS Position Repeating shown on

the display

One-button access to Channel 16 and 9

NOAA Weather Alert

Versatile User-programmable Scan, Priority Scan and Dual Watch

Access to all US, Canadian and International Channels

3 year waterproof warranty

with GPS connected

Contents

Main Page 1Phantom PS1000 PHANTOM Series PS1000 25 Watt VHF/FM Marine Transceiver Owner's Manual Page TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2 PACKING LIST 3 OPTIONS 4 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION Antenna Installation: ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION 5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION STATION LICENSE RADIO CALL SIGN CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION 6 FCC NOTICE 7 GETTING STARTED 7.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO 7.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA 7.3 COAXIAL CABLE 8 INSTALLATION 8.1 LOCATION Figure 1. General Installation 8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS 8.3 CMP25 RAM+ MICROPHONE INSTALLATION Figure 2 Figure 3 RAM+ or External Speaker Selection 8.4 ACCESSORY CABLE 8.5 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT 8.6 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS 8.7 CHANGING THE TIME OFFSET 8.8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC 8.9 CHANGING GPS INFORMATION TO VESSEL POSITION OR COG 8.10 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION Figure 4. MMB-84 Flush Mount Installation Page Page Page 9.2 CMP25 RAM+ MICROPHONE Page 10 BASIC OPERATION 10.1 RECEPTION 10.2 TRANSMISSION 10.3 TRANSMIT TIME - OUT TIMER (TOT) 10.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE 10.5 INTERNATIONAL, USA, AND CANADA MODE 10.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 10.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert 10.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing 10.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) 10.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) 10.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS 10.10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 10.11 DUAL WATCH (TO CHANNEL 16) 10.12 SCANNING 10.12.1 Selecting the Scan Type 10.12.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) 10.12.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) 10.13 NAVIGATION INDICATION 11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING 11.1 GENERAL 11.2 DSC SCAN 11.3 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) 11.3.1 What is an MMSI? 11.3.2 Programming the MMSI 11.4 DSC DISTRESS CALL 11.4.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Call RECEIVED ACK RECEIVED RLY Page 11.5 ALL SHIPS CALL 11.5.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call GENCY or SAFETY). 11.5.2 Receiving an All Ships Call 11.6 INDIVIDUAL CALL 11.6.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory Page Page Page 11.7 GROUP CALL 11.7.2 Transmitting a Group Call 11.7.3 Receiving a Group Call 11.8 POSITION REQUEST 11.8.1 Setting up Position Reply Page Page 11.9 POSITION SEND Page Page 12 RADIO SETUP 12.1 LCD DIMMER 12.2 LCD CONTRAST 12.3 TIME OFFSET 12.4 CHANGING GPS INFORMATION TO VESSEL POSITION OR COG 12.5 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC 12.6 SCAN TYPE 12.7 KEY BEEP (ON/OFF) 12.8 WX ALERT (ON/OFF) 12.9 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE 12.10 EXTERNAL SPEAKER SELECTION 13 MAINTENANCE 13.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS 13.2 FACTORY SERVICE 13.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART 14. CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS 6. Marine vessels equipped with VHF radios are required to monitor Chan- nel 16. Page Page Page Page 15. WARRANTY Page ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION 16 SPECIFICATIONS 16.2 TRANSMITTER 16.3 RECEIVER Page Page Marine Division of VERTEX STANDARD