Furuno FM-8800D Operator's Manual

VHF RADIOTELEPHONE FM-8800D/S
The purpose of this Operator's Guide is to provide basic operating procedures for this equipment.
For more detailed information see the Operator's Manual.

VHF Basic Operation

Turning the power on/off

To turn the power on, turn the VOLUME control
clockwise. To turn the power off, turn the
control fully counterclockwise.

Selecting channels

Rotate the CH knob clockwise
(counterclockwise) to display desired channel.

Adjusting volume of loudspeaker

Rotate the VOLUME control clockwise or
counterclockwise.

Adjusting squelch

Rotate the SQUELCH control so that white
noise heard in the loudspeaker just fades out.
Usually select the AUTO position. AUTO
squelch automatically reduces white noise.
To obtain correct scan watch/dual watch
response, adjust the SQUELCH control
precisely.

Transmitting

Press the PTT switch on the handset or
microphone to talk, and release it to listen for
the response.

Selecting output power

After pressing the SHIFT key, each press of
the HI/LO key selects high or low output
power.

Turning the loudspeaker on/off

Press the SHIFT key, and then the [1] key. The
loudspeaker off mark appears when the
speaker is off.
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Quick selection of CH16

Press the CH16 key to select CH16. The use is
limited to distress, urgency, safety and calling.
The transmission on CH16 should be limited to
within 1 minute except for distress calling.

Dual watch

The dual watch function permits watch on
CH16 and another selected channel.
To start dual watch, first select the other
channel to watch and then press the SHIFT
key and DW key in that order.
When the receiver finds a signal on CH16, it
locks on it and restarts dual watching after the
signal on CH16 has gone.
If you are annoyed with the intermittence, turn
off the dual watch by pressing the CH16 or
CANCEL key.

Scanning

The receiver scans all channels at intervals of
0.15 seconds in the selected channel mode in
ascending channel order, watching CH16
between channels as below:
1 16 2 16
16 88 16 87
To start scanning, press the SHIFT and SCAN
keys in that order. When the receiver finds a
signal, scanning is stopped on that channel
and starts dual watch on it and CH16. To stop
scanning, press the CH16 or CANCEL key.
3 16 4...
16 86 16...