INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 Contents ABOUT THE MANUAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURE OPERATION Controls Keys and buttons Key presses The display USING THE VHF GMDSS Basic functions Switching the radio on and off Selecting the working channel To select the Call channel, use a long press on 16/C (not supported).
INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 About the manual This manual covers the Sailor SP3520 portable VHF transceiver in the Pharos GMDSS simulator. The simulation of this instrument is kept as close to the manual and the real instrument as possible.
INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 Emergency procedure Remove the top-seal of the yellow emergency battery package (not supported). Insert the battery package into the handheld transceiver (not supported). Turn the knob at the top of the radio clockwise. The display lights up showing the last used channel and the battery level.
INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 Key presses Key press sound is not supported (beeps) Short press Long press Extra long press Show next available Run through available Run though item in the list (up or items. (Select tagged available items if down).
INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 The display The display holds various fields of information, explained below. 1. Current working channel. 2. Current channel mode. 3. “Lo”: Reduced transmitter power. Full transmitter power is not shown in display. 4. Dual watch activated.
INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 Using the VHF GMDSS Basic functions Switching the radio on and off To switch the radio on, turn the knob at the top of the radio clockwise. The display lights up showing the last used channel and the battery level.
INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 Adjusting the display backlight To turn on the backlight, press the Light/Lock button on the side of the radio. Adjusting the backlight level is not supported. Using Dual watch To activate Dual watch, press the SCN key. The display shows “Dual” at the top and “16”...
INSTRUMENT MANUAL – SAILOR PORTABLE VHF SP3520 Configuring the VHF GMDSS The configuration mode is not supported. Batteries Battery handling is not supported. Poseidon Simulation AS Pharos 7.8 [15-08] Page 11...