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TABLE OF CONTENTS
7 DSC / RADIO SETUP MODE ............................................................... 28
7.1 LAMP ADJUSTING ........................................................................................................................ 28
7.2 LCD CONTRAST ADJUSTING .................................................................................................... 28
7.3 KEY BEEP (ON OR OFF) ............................................................................................................. 29
7.4 WEATHER ALERT (ON OR OFF) ................................................................................................ 29
7.5 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE ........................................................................................................ 30
7.6 TIME OFFSET ............................................................................................................................... 31
7.7 INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORY SETUP (DSC) ................................................................................. 32
7.8 INDIVIDUAL REPLY ...................................................................................................................... 33
7.9 INDIVIDUAL ACK .......................................................................................................................... 33
7.10 INDIVIDUAL RING ...................................................................................................................... 34
7.11 POSITION REQUEST REPLY ................................................................................................... 34
7.12 DSC SCANNING ......................................................................................................................... 35
7.13 USER MMSI INPUT .................................................................................................................... 36
8 OPERATING PRACTICES .................................................................... 37
8.1 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ............................................................................................. 37
8.2 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ................................................................ 37
8.3 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ................................................................................................... 38
8.4 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .............................................................................. 39
8.5 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS ............................................................................................. 39
8.6 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING .......................................................................................... 39
8.7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) ...................................................................................... 40
8.7.1 USCG DSC Watch .................................................................................................................... 40
8.8 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ................................................................... 40
8.8.1 What is a MMSI? ...................................................................................................................... 40
8.9 USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING FEATURES .............................................................. 40
8.9.1 Distress Call ................................................................................................................................ 40
8.9.2 Individual Call ............................................................................................................................. 40
8.9.3 Urgency Call ............................................................................................................................... 40
8.9.4 Safety Call ................................................................................................................................... 41
8.10 ADDITIONAL DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING INFORMATION ........................................... 41
8.11 ABOUT VHF RADIO ................................................................................................................... 41
8.12 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ........................................................................................................ 41
8.13 COAXIAL CABLE ........................................................................................................................ 42
9 MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................... 43
9.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS ............................................................................................................... 43
9.2 FACTORY SERVICE ..................................................................................................................... 44
9.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART .................................................................................................... 45
9.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT ..................................................................... 46
10 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS .................................................................. 47
11 WARRANTY ........................................................................................... 51
12 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................. 55
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