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TABLE OF CONTENTS1 GENERAL INFORMATION..................................................................................... 4
2 PACKING LIST........................................................................................................ 4
3 OPTIONS................................................................................................................. 4
4 INSTALLATION NOTE............................................................................................ 5
5 GETTING STARTED............................................................................................... 6
5.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO......................................................................................6
5.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA..........................................................................6
5.3 COAXIAL CABLE........................................................................................... 7
6 INSTALLATION....................................................................................................... 8
6.1 LOCATION.......................................................................................................8
6.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS......................................................................8
6.3 ACCESSORY CABLE.................................................................................... 9
6.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT.....................................10
6.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS.............................................................10
6.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME......................................................................11
6.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION........................................................... 12
6.8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC......................................... 13
6.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION............................ 14
6.10OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION..... 15
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................................... 16
8 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................................22
8.1 RECEPTION..................................................................................................22
8.2 TRANSMISSION........................................................................................... 22
8.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT).........................................................23
8.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE...........................................................23
8.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE......................................... 23
8.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS................................................................... 23
8.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT........................................................................... 24
8.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING......................................................... 24
8.9 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9)..............................25
8.10 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16)......................................................................... 25
8.11 SCANNING..................................................................................................2 6
8.11.1 SELECTING THE SCAN MODE ..........................................................26
8.11.2 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ...................................................... 26
8.11.3 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) ......................................................2 6
8.12 PA/FOG OPERATION................................................................................ 28
8.12.1 Operating the PA HAIL mode............................................................... 28
8.12.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode......................................................... 28
8.13 NAVIGATION INDICATION........................................................................ 29
8.14 LCD DIMMER..............................................................................................29
8.15 INTERCOM OPERATION.......................................................................... 30
8.15.1 COMMUNICATION...............................................................................3 0
8.15.2 CALLING ..............................................................................................30
8.16 VOICE SCRAMBLER.................................................................................31