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Quick Reference Guide ............................................................................................ 4
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................ 5
2 PACKING LIST ................................................................................................... 6
3 OPTIONS ............................................................................................................. 6
5 GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................... 7
5.1
PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS .................................................... 7
5.2
ABOUT VHF RADIO .......................................................................... 7
5.3
SELECTING AN ANTENNA ............................................................... 7
5.4
COAXIAL CABLE ................................................................................ 8
5.5
DISTRESS AND HAILLING (CHANNEL 16 USE) .............................. 8
5.6
CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ......................... 9
5.7
MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ........................................................ 10
5.8
BRIDGE CHANNELS 13 AND 67 ................................................... 10
5.9
AUTOMATED RADIO CHECK SERVICE ........................................ 10
5.10 WHAT IS THE RANGE FOR AIS RECEIVERS? ............................ 11
6 INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 12
6.1
SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION ............................................... 12
6.2
LOCATION ......................................................................................... 12
6.3
MOUNTING THE RADIO ................................................................. 13
6.3.1 Supplied Mounting Bracket ................................................. 13
6.3.2 Optional MMB-84 Flush Mount Bracket ............................. 13
6.4
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ......................................................... 14
6.5
ACCESSORY CABLES ..................................................................... 15
6.5.1 MATRIX GX2000 Connection ............................................. 15
6.6
MATRIX AIS+ CONNECTIONS ........................................................ 16
6.6.1 MATRIX AIS+ 4800 Baud Connections .............................. 16
6.6.2 MATRIX AIS+ 38400 Baud Connections ............................ 17
6.7
CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ................................................... 19
6.8
CHANGING THE GPS TIME ........................................................... 19
6.9
CHANGING THE TIME AREA ......................................................... 20
6.10 CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY .................................................... 20
6.11 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ................................ 21
6.12 OPTIONAL RAM3 (CMP30) INSTALLATION ................................... 21
6.12.2 External Speaker AF Selection ........................................... 23
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ..................................................................... 24
7.1
FRONT PANEL ................................................................................. 24
7.2
REAR PANEL ................................................................................... 26
7.3
MICROPHONE .................................................................................. 28
8 BASIC OPERATION ......................................................................................... 30
8.1
RECEPTION ...................................................................................... 30
8.2
TRANSMISSION ................................................................................ 30
TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER ( TOT ) ............................................... 30
8.3
8.4
SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .............................................. 31
8.5
DISPLAY TYPE ................................................................................. 31
8.6
USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ............................. 32
8.7
NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ........................................................ 32
8.7.1 NOAA Weather Alert ........................................................... 32
8.7.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing .............................................. 33
DUAL WATCH ( TO CHANNEL16 ) ..................................................... 33
8.8
PRESET CHANNELS ( 0 ~ 9 ) : INSTANT ACCESS ......................... 34
8.9
8.9.1 Preset Channel Programming ............................................. 34
8.9.2 Operation .............................................................................. 34
8.9.3 Deleting a Preset Channel .................................................. 34
8.10 SCANNING ........................................................................................ 35
8.10.1 Scan Type Selection ........................................................... 35
8.10.2 Scan Memory Programming ............................................... 36
8.10.3 Memory Scanning ( M-SCAN ) ............................................... 36
8.10.4 Priority Scanning ( P-SCAN ) ................................................. 36
8.11 PA / FOG OPERATION ..................................................................... 37
8.11.1 PA HAIL Operation .............................................................. 37
8.11.2 FOG HORN Operation ........................................................ 38
8.11.3 Fog Signal Timing Chart .................................................... 39
8.12 INTERCOM OPERATION ................................................................. 40
8.11.1 Communication ..................................................................... 40
8.11.2 Calling .................................................................................. 40
8.13 VOICE SCRAMBLER ........................................................................ 41
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to the RAM3 Mic Cable .......................... 23
9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .................................................................... 42
9.1
GENERAL .......................................................................................... 42
9.2
MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) .......................... 42
9.2.1 What is an MMSI? .............................................................. 42
9.2.2 Programming the MMSI ...................................................... 43
9.3
DSC DISTRESS ALERT .................................................................. 44
9.3.1 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert ..................................... 44
with Nature of Distress ......................................... 45
by Manually Entering a Position .......................... 45
9.3.1.3 Pausing a DSC Distress Call ............................... 47
9.3.1.4 Cancel a DSC Distress Call ................................. 47
9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call .......................................... 47
a. ACCEPT .......................................................................... 47
b. PAUSE ............................................................................ 47
c. QUIT ............................................................................... 47
9.4
ALL SHIPS CALL ............................................................................. 49
9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ............................................ 49
9.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ............................................... 50
9.5
INDIVIDUAL CALL ............................................................................ 51
9.5.1 Individual / Position Call Directory Setup .............................. 51
9.5.2 Individual Reply Setup ........................................................ 52
9.5.3 Individual Acknowledgment Setup ....................................... 52
9.5.4 Individual / Group Call Ringer Setup .................................. 53
9.5.5 Transmitting an Individual Call ........................................... 54
9.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call ............................................... 56
9.6
DSC LOG OPERATION ................................................................... 57
9.6.1 Reviewing a Logged DSC Distress Call ........................... 57
9.7
GROUP CALL ................................................................................... 60
9.7.1 Group Call Setup ................................................................ 60
9.7.2 Transmitting a Group Call .................................................. 61
9.7.3 Receiving a Group Call ...................................................... 63
9.8
POSITION REQUEST ....................................................................... 64
9.8.1 Position Reply Setup ........................................................... 64
9.8.2 Position Request Ringer Setup .......................................... 65
9.8.4 Receiving a Position Request ............................................ 66
9.9
POSITION REPORT ......................................................................... 68
9.9.1 Position Report Ringer Setup ............................................. 68
9.9.2 Transmitting a DSC Position Report Call .......................... 68
using the Individual Directory ............................... 68
by Manually Entering a MMSI .............................. 69
9.9.3 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call ............................. 70
9.9.4 Navigating to a Position Report ......................................... 70
9.9.5 Stop Navigating to Position Report .................................... 70
9.9.7 Navigating to a Saved Waypoint ....................................... 71
9.11 AUTO DSC POLLING ...................................................................... 73
9.11.1 Polling Time Interval Setup ................................................ 73
9.11.3 Enable / Disable Auto DSC Polling ..................................... 74
9.12 DSC TEST ........................................................................................ 75
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