NAVICOM RT-650 Owner's Manual

Vhf marine radio with wireless accessory microphone with integrated ais receiver
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OPERATOR WARNING
Navicom requires the radio operator to
Frequency Exposure. Unauthorized ch
equipment may void compliance with E
RT-650 VHF Marine Radio
modifications must be approved in writ
This equipment has been tested and licens
With Wireless Accessory Microphone
Digital Marine Devices. These limits are de
against harmful interference in a residentia
With Integrated AIS Receiver
or radiate radio frequency energy and, if no
instructions, may cause harmful interferenc
Owner's Manual
body. Never transmit before you make sure
This device is only an aid to navigation. Its
factors including equipment failure or defec
handling or use. It is the user's responsibilit
navigational judgment, and this device sho
such prudence and judgment. Your Navico
frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy (EM
operated in accordance with the instruction
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  • Page 1 OPERATOR WARNING Navicom requires the radio operator to Frequency Exposure. Unauthorized ch equipment may void compliance with E RT-650 VHF Marine Radio modifications must be approved in writ This equipment has been tested and licens With Wireless Accessory Microphone Digital Marine Devices. These limits are de...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.2.8.1 POS REQUEST…… 5.2.8.2 POS REPLY ……… 1. EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION ……………………………………………………….7 5.3 RECEIVING DSC CALL ………… 1.1 INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………...7 5.3.1 DISTRSS CALL …… 1.2 ETSI INFORMATION …………………………………………………………7 5.3.2 DISTRSS ACK FROM 2. CONTROLS AND LCD DISPLAY..…….…………….……………….…………….8 5.3.3 DISTRESS RELAY C 2.1 BASE STATION PANEL ……………………………………………………..8 5.3.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ……...
  • Page 3 7.4.2 AIS DATA DISPLAY …………………………………...…………..……45 7.4.2.1 AIS DATA DISPLAY FORMAT ………………..………………46 7.4.2.2 AIS DATA DISPLAY MODE ………………………..………….46 8.0 RT-650-M WIRELESS MICROPHONE ………………………………..……….48 8.1 LOOK AT THE MICROPHONE ……………………………...……..……48 8.2 LOOK AT THE DISPLAY OF HANDSET ………………………..………50 8.3 SETTING UP MICROPHONE ……………………………………..………..51 8.3.1 INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK ……………………..……….51...
  • Page 4: Equipment Description

    INTRODUCTION Navicom Congratulations on your purchase of marine band radio. RT-650 is a VHF DSC Base Station Radio with output power of 25/1 watt. It should be powered by a 13.8VDC power supply. The radio can support DSC (Digital Selective Calling) operation with specially designed DSC unit.
  • Page 5: Base Station Panel (Rear)

    ⑥ DSC / Menu BASE STATION (REAR) Use this knob to enter DSC Call Menu or Setup Menu Press to enter DSC Menu, and Hold down to enter the Radio Setup Menu ⑦ HI/LO / MEMO Press button to toggle between 25 watt and 1 watt output.
  • Page 6: Lcd Display Of Base Station

    ① Channel Up/ Press and release to change channel. ④ BUSY/TRANSMIT INDICATOR Down Appears when receiving a sig ② Press and release 16 button to select channel 16 first; Appears while transmitting. Press 16 button to quit all other modes and to into the priority channel.
  • Page 7: Installation

    GPS EQUIPMENT and Plotter; 13) Plain Washer (2 pcs) 14) Spring Washer (2 pcs) When yours marine radio RT-650 is conn 15) Nut (2 pcs) information of both its current location (long Your marine radio also can output the AIS CABLE details: NMEA IN (+),...
  • Page 8: Mounting The Radio

    Caution: if you can not reach b 2(ORANGE) on the bolts, use the supplied s 5(YELLOW) 4(GREEN) Insert the four fixing screws with attention not to screw too 3(WHITE) BARE WIRE(GND) Mount the base station onto the protuberances on the bot the two sides of the base sta 7(BLUE) 6(BLACK)
  • Page 9: Antenna Mouting/The Eme Exposure

    The supplied universal mounting bracket allows you to mount your base station from overhead or on dashboard with a big scope of angle as many as 45 Change the angle after installation: 11. Loosen the mounting knob at the sides of gimbal first. 12.
  • Page 10: Memo (Fav) Mode

    4.2.2 MEMO (FAV) MODE 3) During the SCAN modes: Press and hold the HI/ LO/MEMO button while in normal operation mode to Press SCAN button again will the last used channel. enter Mem mode, icon indicators appear on LCD. ( Entering in Memo Press CANCEL button will also mode before at least one favorite channel must be stored firstly) cancel by 16 or PTT.
  • Page 11: Digital Selective Calling

    An individua MMSI / NAME in the 5.1.2 HOW CAN I OBTAIN A MMSI ASSIGNMENT? automatically erased Contact your dealer or NAVICOM list. There is also 10 The option enables REQUEST from any vessel for request can pick up...
  • Page 12: Send An All Ships Call

    EXIT quit the menu mode. Rotate the CH knob to select: SA Ships Safety send. ALL SHIPS ALL SH 5.2.1 SENDING A DISTRESS CALL SAFETY SAFETY Note: Only having a MMSI code of your radio and DSC enable, you can >SEND? initiate a DSC transmission.
  • Page 13: Make A Routing Call (Individual)

    5.2.4 MAKE A ROUTINE CALL (INDIVIDUAL) 450078964 4500789 You can make an individual call, either to a ship or to a boast station. INDIVIDUAL SEND A 5.2.4.1 MANUALLY SENDING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL SAFETY >YES Press DSC /MENU to DSC mode, then select “NEW CALL”. Press the WAITING ACK CH knob The arrow is pointing to <ROUTINE>...
  • Page 14 Press the DSC / Menu button to enter the DSC mode, select DIST LOG, 5.2.8.2 POS REPLY Rotate the CH button to scroll for previous call. The position relay can to Press the CH knob to conform the choice then follow the as the ways to this feature.
  • Page 15 You must continue to monitor channel 16 as a coast station may require RCV: GROU assistance in any rescue attempt. GP: 012345 987654321 RCV: DISTRESS SINKING CANCEL->E ACKNOWLEDGE 12: 45 UTC 0084532178 21º09. 1011N 5.3.6 RECEIVING AN INDIVIDUAL CA 120º20. 0111E CANCEL->EXIT When an Individual call is manually tunes to the chan...
  • Page 16 Item Description Press the 16 or CANCEL button o menu. BUDDY LIST Selects the Buddy List Entry routine to enter 3) Rotate the CH knob to select th Names and MMSI's for frequently called DSC To confirm a selected item for adju stations.
  • Page 17 Press the CH knob to save the new edit. The BUDDY list is displayed again. If more changes are required repeat steps from 1 GPS/TIME to 3 otherwise, press cancel to exit. The radio automatically detects N 6.3.3 DELETE AN ENTRY latitude/longitude position and tim Select the one which you want to delete from the list.
  • Page 18 Select ON(on) or OFF(off)as desired, this is example, selected on If the TIME DISPLAY is turn and the screen shows the vessel position. automatically since it share th COG/SOG SETTINGS POS DISPLY DISTRSS >ON >POS DISPLY 27º34.1268 N TIME DISPLY 82º55.5587 W >...
  • Page 19: Dsc Enable

    DSC SETUP The submenu is used to set behav The following 6 items are available 6.8.2.2 CHANNEL NAME EDITING User MMSI Select RADIO SETUP then CH NAME, then CH INFO, Select the Group Setup desired channel name by CH knob and then press the CH knob the ATIS MMSI screen shows the channel name and EDIT and DELETE.
  • Page 20 6.9.2.1 ENTER YOUR GROUPS If the MMSI is blank, a dash 1) Select GROUP SETUP and the cursor is at <MANUAL NEW>. If an Enter ATIS MMSI along the existing names & MMSI data are stored, the values appear. each correct entry to move 2) If is blank, Only MANUAL NEW appear on LCD If your make an error, press 3) The entry procedures are same as that of the BUDDY LIST.
  • Page 21: Ais Setup

    ATIS ENABLE > MANUAL AUTO CLASSES OF AIS ENABLED Your Navicom radio RT-650 is a rec >POS REPLAY from vessels carrying Class A or Cl 6.10 AIS SETUP Class A AIS setup and display, please ref. to Chapter 7...
  • Page 22: Static And Dynamic Information

    . Ship’s status AIS INFORMATION AND DISPLA Messages . Alarm NAVICOM radio can display AIS data for n . Safety As well as output the AIS data to other NM 7.4.1 AIS DATA OUTPUT TO OTHER DEV STATIC AND DYNAMIC INFORMATION...
  • Page 23: Ais Data Display

    The default setting is RS232 The output data is a NMEA data sentence (VDM) string at 38.4K baud rate. 2(ORANGE) 5(YELLOW) 4(GREEN) 7.4.2.2 AIS DATA DISPLAY MODE There are 3 mode concerning the AIS infor Plotter mode 3(WHITE) BARE WIRE(GND) List mode Information mode Notes: Press 16, PTT, Distress will return t...
  • Page 24: Rt-650-M Wireless Microphone

    Distress calls & The optional RT-650-M 2.4GHz wireless Microphone remotely controls the calls. NAVICOM Marine radio and provides an optional intercom function, which is the next generation in wireless handheld microphones, compatible with new ④ DSC / MENU DSC calls Menu NAVICOM radios.
  • Page 25 ⑥ HI/LO / SCAN Toggle between 25W and 1W output / Hold the button to start SCAN mode; During scan press the button to switch between PSCAN and SCAN mode; Hold the button again to escape from Scan mode. ⑦ 16 Access to priority channel quickly.
  • Page 26: Setting Up Microphone

    CHARGING THE BATTERIES 8.4.1 LINK THE WIRELESS MICROPH Before you use rechargeable batteries, you must charge tem The optional RT-650-M Remote-contro connected to the transceiver directly, w The microphone has a built-in circuit that lets you control and communicate the radio from recharge batteries inside of the microphone.
  • Page 27: Transmission And Reception

    appears “SUBSCRIBING”, indicating the microphone waiting for response level dialogue as the figure shows, p from radio UP/DOWN” to increase or decrease NOTE: Squelch level could be set both by S MENU SELECT HS SETING base and wireless handset. >HS SETING >SUBSCRIBE RESET CLEAR CODE...
  • Page 28: Scan

    8.4.4. SCAN Please reference to previous description on Scanning is an efficient way to locate signals quickly over a wide frequency range. 8.5 SETTING MENU The transceiver has 4 Scan modes available: All scan, FAV CH scan, SET-UP MENU NAVIGATION Priority scan, and Priority FAV CH scan.
  • Page 29: Dsc Call Menu And Sending And Receiving Dsc Calls

    CAN’T send DISTRESS call via wireless handset. MAINTENANCE Your VHF Marine Radio RT-650 is a marine radio of water proof who can meet the requirement of JIS level 7, gives you a good reliability when using in marine circumstance.
  • Page 30: Specification

    CHANNEL LIST SPECIFICATION ---VHF Radio TX Frequency 156.050 ~ 157.425 MHz RX Frequency 156.025 ~162.025 MHz Channels .55 USA hannels 55 INT Channels Modulation type Antenna impedance .50 Ohm Microphone Condenser type Power supply 13.8 V DC 0.5 μV Sensitivity at 12dB SINAD Adjacent Channel Rejection.
  • Page 32 CE certificate CE cert...

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