EcoxGear EXM600 User Manual

6W Watt IP67 VHF MARINE Handheld Radio
EXM600 USER GUIDE
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Charge the Battery
Battery pack is pre-installed with battery cover fastened.
Removeable antenna and belt clip are also pre-attached.
Setup the Charging Dock:
Connect AC Adaptor to Charging Dock.
Plug AC Adaptor to 240V AC power outlet.
Place EXM600 into Charging Dock.
Display will indicate charging.
Charge until charge indicator is full
(approximately 5hrs if battery level is empty).
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Power ON/OFF | Volume
Turn clockwise to turn Power On.
Turn fully anti-clockwise to turn Power Off.
When power is on, rotate to adjust Volume.
After the ECOXGEAR logo appears, the display will
change to the Active mode, indicating the current
channel and settings, and Live RSSI graphic.
If there is no signal activity for 8 seconds the
display will change to the Simple mode display.
No activity
(~8sec)
Activity
Active Mode Display
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Selecting a Channel
There are three ways to navigate to a channel.
Main Method:
Press UP or DOWN to change channel one step at a time.
(Press and hold to change channels rapidly.)
One-Touch 16/P Shortcut Key:
Press 16/P to recall the Priority Channel (Default is CH67).
To store the current channel as the Priority Channel,
press and hold PRI.
Channel Usage
Designated Channels
Channel 16 is the Distress, Safety and Calling channel.
Channel 67 is supplementary to channel 16.
CH.13 Ship-to-ship safety info
NOTE: CH70 is not avaiable on the EXM600
CH: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
CH:
LISTENING: Receive (RX) Basics
Live RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indicator)
The Live RSSI graphic (Patent Pending) shows the signal activity on the current channel.
is Squelch. The squelch keeps the radio's speaker muted.
is the squelch point, the threshold allowing signals to un-mute the radio's speaker.
Simple Mode Display
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The EXM600 operates in the VHF Marine Band. Default channel setting is the International Band.
Visit the ACMA website for deatils of VHF Marine Radio Frequencies and Channel usage.
General Use Channels
CH.72, 73, 77 Non-commercial opera-
tions & recreational vessels.
CH.77 Ship-to-ship working
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88
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is the signal level on the current channel. The signal point
indicates the strength of the signal, increasing from left to right.
means a receive signal strong enough to pass the squelch
point. You should hear something through the radio's speaker
when RX is showing - adjust the volume if necessary.
Press MENU and use up/down to adjust the squelch level
between 00 (off) and 01-09.
Press and hold MENU again to save the new setting.
FLOATS
The radio will float with supplied
batteries installed and with
the antenna, battery cover and
accessory jack cover fully conect
and sealed.
IP67
WATERPROOF
Water resisitant level.
Note: The radio, with battery cover,
antenna and accessory cover fully
sealed, will resist water to the water-
proof/submersible IP67 level.
Commonly used for...
CH.71, 72, 77
CH.21, 22, 80, 81, 82
CH.6*, 8, 72, 74, 78
CH.6*, 8-14, 20, 68, 72, 79
*Also used for on-scene air/sea SAR operations
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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B B
A A
B B
OPERATING RULES | Priorities
• Read all rules and regulations pertaining to priorities and keep an up-to-
date copy handy. Safety and distress calls take priority over all other calls.
• You must always monitor Channel 16 when you are not operating on
NOTE
another channel.
• False or fraudulent distress calls are prohibited under law.
Privacy
• Information overheard, but not intended for you, cannot be used in any
way by law.
NOTE
• Indecent or profane language is prohibited.
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TALKING: Transmit (TX) Basics
Always listen on a channel, or check the LiveRSSI, to ensure it
is not already being used before transmitting.
To talk, press and hold the PTT (Push to Talk) key.
Hold the radio 5 to 7 cm away from your mouth and speak
towards the micophone located just above the display.
When you are finished speaking, release PTT to listen.
TX and the current power setting will display while PTT is
held.
Press to Transmit at maximum allowable TX power (nominally
6W).
Press to change the Transmit power setting between 6Watt,
3Watt and 1Watt. 6W, 3W or 1W appears on the display.
Operators License
Under normal circumstances this radio should only be operated by a qualified person.
More information regarding qualified persons can be found at
www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/marine-radio-qualifications.
For boaters, the Australian Waters Qualification is a must have VHF radio qualification
and is ideal for casual boaters who only need to operate a marine radio in Australian
waters (within 12 nautical miles of the coast). A Marine Operators Certificate is the
license most often held by small vessel radio operators when a radio is not required
for safety purposes. Only a licensed radio operator may operate a radio. However,
NOTE
non-licensed individuals may talk over a radio if a licensed operator starts, supervises,
ends the call and makes the necessary log entries.
A current copy of the applicable government rules and regulations is only required to
be on hand for vessels in which a radio telephone is compulsory. However, even if
you are not required to have these on hand it is your responsibility to be thoroughly
acquainted with all pertinent rules and regulations.
Profesional fishing operations
Talk through repeaters
Commercial Operations
Port Operations
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