Section 1 - General Information; Features - Simrad RS12 VHF User Manual

Section 1 - General Information

1-1 Features

Congratulations on your purchase of this Simrad RS12 marine band VHF radio. Your RS12
provides the following useful features:
• Prominent channel display
• Adjustable contrast settings for the LCD
• Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use
• Waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7
• GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display (when connected to a GPS)
• Choice of High or Low (25 W or 1 W) transmission power
• 5 key handset mic
• Powerful 4 W external audio output
• Access to all currently-available marine VHF channel banks (USA, Canada, International)
including weather channels where available (model dependant)
• Special CH16/9 key for quick access to the priority (international distress) channel
• Special 3CH key to select your three favourite channels
• Dedicated Wx (Weather) key
• PSCAN (similar to dual watch) facility
• DSC (Digital Select Calling) capability that meets Global DSC Class D Standards
• Separate CH70 receiver included built in
• DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until an
acknowledgement is received
• Easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favourite people
• MMSI storage for three favourite groups
• Group Call and All Ships Call facility
• LL position polling information
• Weather alert facility where available (US models)
• ATIS facility for inland waterways (EU models)
• With DSC Auto-Switch disable and DSC Test function
• With NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 communication ports
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