Icom IC-M801GMDSS Instruction Manual page 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD...............................................................i
IMPORTANT ............................................................. i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS .......................................... i
PRECAUTIONS ........................................................ i
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY .....................................ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................... iii
1 OPERATING RULES AND GUIDELINES ........... 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ................................... 2–7
I Controller (RC-25GMDSS) .............................. 2
I Main unit ........................................................... 4
I Handset (HS-98) .............................................. 5
I LCD screen ...................................................... 6
3 SELECTING A CHANNEL/FREQUENCY ...... 8–9
I Selecting a channel .......................................... 8
4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT ........................ 10–12
I Basic voice transmit and receive .................. 10
I Function for transmit ...................................... 10
I Functions for receive ...................................... 11
I FSK operation ................................................ 12
5 CHANNEL NAME PROGRAMMING ................ 13
6 FREQUENCY PROGRAMMING ................ 14–15
I Frequency selection ....................................... 14
I Programming a frequency .............................. 15
7 DSC PREPARATION .................................. 16–17
I MMSI code programming ............................... 16
I Position and time programming ..................... 17
8 CALL PROCEDURE ................................... 18–29
I Distress call .................................................... 18
I Individual call ................................................. 20
I Group call ....................................................... 22
I Geographical call ........................................... 24
I Semi/Auto (telephone) call ............................. 26
I Position request call ....................................... 28
I Test call .......................................................... 29
9 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL ...................... 30–41
I To receive a DSC call ..................................... 30
I Received information ..................................... 31
I Deleting a memory ......................................... 31
I Distress call .................................................... 32
I Distress acknowledgement call ...................... 34
I Distress relay call ........................................... 35
I Polling call ...................................................... 36
I Semi/Auto (telephone) call ............................. 37
I Group call ....................................................... 38
I Geographical area call ................................... 38
I Position request call ....................................... 39
I Individual call ................................................. 40
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10 MEMORY OPERATION .................................... 42
I Memory description ........................................ 42
I Memory writing ............................................... 42
I Memory reading/transmitting/deleting ............ 42
11 DSC MENU OPERATION ........................... 43–46
I General .......................................................... 43
I ID input ........................................................... 43
I Frequency input ............................................. 44
I Verifying self-ID .............................................. 45
I Self testing ..................................................... 45
I Telephone number input ................................ 45
I Memory reading/deleting ............................... 46
I Printing out the DSC memory contents .......... 46
12 SET MODE ................................................. 47–52
I Quick set mode .............................................. 47
I Initial set mode ............................................... 48
13 CONNECTION AND INSTALLATION ........ 53–66
I Supplied accessories ..................................... 53
I Basic connections ...........................................54
I Advanced connections ................................... 55
I Ground connection ......................................... 56
I Power source ................................................. 57
I Antenna .......................................................... 58
I Mounting ........................................................ 59
I Using the optional MB-108 ............................. 61
I Using the optional MB-75 ............................... 62
I Transceiver dimensions ................................. 63
I Fuse replacement .......................................... 64
I Connector information .................................... 65
14 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 67
15 OPTIONS .......................................................... 68
16 TEMPLATE ................................................. 69–72
I Remote controller (RC-25GMDSS) ................ 69
I Speaker (SP-24E) .......................................... 71
17 ANTENNA AND GROUNDING
CONSIDERATIONS ................................... 73–75