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- Page 1 VHF 480 Owner’s Manual Guide d’utilisation CLASS 'D' DSC MARINE RADIO RADIO MARITIME ASN DE CLASSE “D” MODEL / MODÈLE 15088198...
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Page 2: Making A Voice Distress Call
Making a Distress Call Lift the red cover. Press and hold the button for three seconds. Your radio transmits your boat’s location every few minutes DISTRESS until you receive a response. nOte: if the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call. -
Page 3: Faire Un Appel De Détresse Vocal
Faire un appel De Détresse Soulevez le couvercle rouge. Maintenez la touche DISTRESS enfoncée pendant trois secondes. Le VHF480 transmet la position de votre bateau à intervalles réguliers de quelques minutes, jusqu’à ce que vous receviez une réponse. Soulevez le couvercle rouge reMarQue : si la radio affiche enter user MMsi (entrer l’isMM de et appuyez sur la... -
Page 4: Cómo Hacer Una Llamada De Apuro Por Voz
CóMO haCer una llaMaDa De apurO Levante la tapa roja. Mantenga oprimido el botón por tres segundos. La radio transmitirá la localidad de su nave cada cuantos DISTRESS minutos hasta que reciba una respuesta. nota: si la radio exhibe (Inserte el MMSI del usuario), cancele la llamada de apuro automática y haga una llamada de apuro normal por voz. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents Making a Voice Distress Boosting the transMission call .......... 2 power ........12 Faire un appel De Détresse choosing triple watch Vocal ........3 or Dual watch ....13 cóMo hacer una llaMaDa using Fips coDes For De apuro por Voz ....4 weather alerts .... - Page 6 connecting the raDio ... 28 us Marine channels anD Frequencies ......35 connecting the accessorY caBle ........29 canaDian Marine channels anD Frequencies ....37 connecting to a gps receiVer ....... 29 international Marine channels anD connecting to a Frequencies ......38 chartplotter For Data output ........
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Page 7: Introduction
intrODuCtiOn Submersible Design - Complies with IPX4 water-resistant standards, which means the Features radio is resistant from damage from rain or splashing water. Large, dot matrix display Advanced DSC Class D functions, including Test Calling Channel Select buttons on the microphone. Memory scan mode - Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession. -
Page 8: Getting Started
getting starteD what’s included Mounting Bracket and Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger and Knobs Mounting Hardware Not shown: Spare Fuse DC Power Cord Accessory Cable English... -
Page 9: Parts Of The Radio
parts of the radio VOLUME-PWR (power) CHANNEL UP / knob (turn clockwise to CHANNEL DOWN ENT- 1W/25W increase volume) display buttons button Microphone cord 16/9-TRI WX-MEM SQUELCH knob (triple/dual- CALL- button (turn clockwise DISTRESS watch) button MENU to decrease button with button channel noise) CLR-SCAN... -
Page 10: Parts Of The Microphone
Antenna Accessory Heat sink connector cable (SO238) Red wire ANTENNA 13.8V DC Black wire Power Cable Connector/Cable Connects to... For details, see ... External VHF antenna with a male PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω Antenna Connecting the radio impedance. Minimum 3 ft, 3dB rated connector (see page 28). -
Page 11: Turning On The Radio
Turn the knob clockwise to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio displays turning on the radio the user MMSI number; if there is no MMSI set, the radio displays MMSI not entered. VOLUME-PWR When it powers on, the radio selects the last channel used. The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. -
Page 12: Normal Mode Operation
Watch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off... Weather Alert Checks for alerts You want to be conditions in your area. on the last weather made aware of Select WX Alert Mode in channel you severe weather Setup submenu, and then used every seven conditions in your... - Page 13 To transmit, press and hold on the microphone. Release the button when Using the radio in normal mode you are finished talking. PUSH TO TALK For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while you’re talking.
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Page 14: Scan Mode
You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch Triple/ Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their Monitoring Channel 25 scheduled time. 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch: Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 &... -
Page 15: Weather Mode
If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch recently-used weather channel every seven seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in memory. To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off, press and hold while the radio is idle. - Page 16 You cannot transmit while in weather mode. Using the radio in weather mode To enter weather mode, press Weather mode can filter out alerts that do not affect your location if the location code WX-MEM (FIPS code) of the alert is entered in your radio (see page 13). If you have no FIPS codes programmed into your radio, the radio will notify you of all alerts in any area.
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Page 17: Using Your Radio
To display the radio call menu, press . To display the radio normal menu, press and using YOur raDiO hold . The menu has the following options: CALL-MENU CALL-MENU Press and hold - Setup USA/CAN/INT Dual/TriWatch GPS Setup FIPS Codes Auto CH SW POS Reply Test Reply... -
Page 18: Setting The Squelch Level
The squelch feature reduces the level of static on the speaker by filtering out the background setting the squelch level channel noise. At the lowest squelch level, the speaker plays all radio signals, including any noise on the channel. Setting the squelch level higher filters out channel noise and lets only actual radio transmissions through. -
Page 19: Choosing Triple Watch Or Dual Watch
nOte: by default, when you change to channel 16, the radio automatically boosts the power to 25 watts. be sure to change the power back to 1 watt if you are not making an Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit the power of transmission to 1 Watt emergency transmission. -
Page 20: Changing Display And Sound Options
Follow the steps below to edit the list of FIPS codes. You can store up to 30 different FIPS codes in your radio. Press and hold - Use the up and down arrows FIPS Code Setup to adjust each of the six 000000 digits in turn. - Page 21 the radio is in. For example, if you turn on your radio and it is connected to a GPS unit but the GPS is not sending valid data, the radio displays Check GPS. At the 30 minute mark with no GPS data input from the GPS unit, the radio display changes to Input Position. Is GPS Timeframe Display...
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Page 22: Using Digital Selective Calling (Dsc) Features
1. Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select GPS Setup and then choose Position Set. 3. The GPS manual input screen displays; the fields to be entered blink. The cursor highlights the hour. Use to set the displayed hours to match coordinated universal time (UTC, also call Greenwich Mean Time and Zulu Time). -
Page 23: What Is An Mmsi Number
Feature Menu Item Function Test Call Test Make sure your radio is working and configured correctly. Name and MMSI Directory Store a list of 20 names and MMSI identification Directory codes for DSC calls. Standby Mode Standby Automatically respond to all DSC calls within an “Unavailable”... -
Page 24: Using The Directory
4. When the first digit is correct, press . The cursor moves to the next digit. Enter the remaining eight digits of the MMSI number in the same way. If you make a mistake ENT-1W/25W while entering a number, press to erase the wrong number and the cursor is moved to the left digit. -
Page 25: Making Dsc Calls
Follow the steps below to edit the MMSI numbers in your directory: 1. Press to display the call menu. 2. Select Directory. The screen displays any previously-entered MMSI numbers and names. CALL-MENU 3. To add a new MMSI number to the directory, select New. 4. - Page 26 Call type What it does When to use it Individual Calls a single station using the Any time you want to talk to another User MMSI. station. Group Calls all the stations that have the Any time you want with the whole same Group MMSI as yours.
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Page 27: Making An Automatic Distress Call
5. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and asks you to confirm. If you want to call the displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the call, select Cancel. 6. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request. When the other station accepts the call, both radios switch to the selected response channel for voice transmission. -
Page 28: Receiving A Dsc Call
2. The radio displays the list of distress conditions; use choose the nature of your distress, then press and hold for three seconds. CHANNEL UP CHANNEL DOWN DISTRESS Undesignated Sinking Fire Adrift Flooding Abandoning Collision Piracy.Armed Grounding 3. If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI Overboard Capsizing number. -
Page 29: Test Calls
DSC Call Type Receive Log Information Distress MMSI (or name), position, time, nature code. Distress MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Acknowledge Distress Relay MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Distress Relay MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Acknowledge Geographical MMSI (or name), category code, communication channel number. - Page 30 Press Test Test [Manual] JIM CASSIDY KENT NEWMAN Select[ENT] Back[CLR] If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory, select Manual. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 17).
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Page 31: Position Request And Reply
Press and hold - Test Reply Setup Auto Test Reply Manual Back[CLR] Select[ENT] 4. To disable automatic test call reply, repeat the steps above and select Manual. position request and reply Anytime you need to know where another boat currently is—to find your boating partners, Requesting another station’s position (POS Request) to respond to a request for assistance, etc.—you can send a position request to their radio: 1. -
Page 32: Putting The Radio Into Standby
position reply for safety reasons or because they subscribe to a marine towing service. Sometimes—for example, in some competitive situations—you may not want other stations to get your position without your manual confirmation 1. Press and hold to display the normal menu. 2. -
Page 33: Installing The Hardware
channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby. 1. Press and hold to display the normal menu. 2. Select Setup and then Auto CH SW. CALL-MENU 3. -
Page 34: Connecting The Radio
5. Remove the bracket from the radio, and use the mounting hardware to secure the bracket to the mounting surface. Hex nut Spring washer 6. Install the radio back into the mounting Washer Mounting bracket. surface Mounting To operate correctly, your radio requires two bracket Connecting the radio electrical connections:... -
Page 35: Connecting The Accessory Cable
Use the accessory cable to connect the radio to a GPS receiver, a GPS chartplotter, and an Connecting the accessory cable external speaker. The wiring diagram below shows the connections for each accessory. Accessory cable wires Connects to... Brown: NMEA_OUT (-) Chartplotter NMEA Data Input (-) Green: NMEA_IN (-) GPS receiver NMEA Data Output (-) or GND... -
Page 36: Connecting To A Chartplotter For Data Output
See page 20 to manually set the GPS coordinates. If the radio is receiving valid GPS data, it will automatically set the clock to your local time Configuring the GPS based on the GPS location. You can adjust your local time forward or back one hour if necessary (for example, if you are close to the border of a time zone);... -
Page 37: Connecting To An External Speaker
You can use an external speaker to monitor the radio from a different part of your boat or in Connecting to an external speaker a noisy environment. If you adjust the knob on the radio, it will also adjust the external speaker volume. - Page 38 Problem Things to Try I can transmit, but no one Check your UIC channel settings (see Setting the UIC can hear me. channel mode (USA/CAN/INT) on page 5). The display will flash if the radio is in a watch mode or The display flashes, and I in scan mode.
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Page 39: Engine Noise Suppression
Interference from the noise generated by the electrical systems of engines is sometimes a engine noise suppression problem with radios. Your radio has been designed to be essentially impervious to ignition noise and alternator noise. However, in some installations it may be necessary to take measures to further reduce the effect of noise interference. -
Page 40: Reference Tables
General Power Output 1 watt or 25 watt (user selectable) Power Requirement 25 watts output: 6A@13.8V DC Modulation ±5 kHz deviation Hum and Noise Signal-to- 45 dB@1 kHz with 3 kHz deviation with 1000 Hz Noise modulating frequency (nominal) Audio Distortion Less than 8% with 3 kHz deviation with 1000 Hz modulating frequency Spurious Suppression... -
Page 41: Us Marine Channels And Frequencies
Channel name/description Used for: NON-COMMERCIAL messages about the needs of the ship, including fishing (recreational or voluntary reports, rendezvous, scheduling repairs and berthing ships only) information COMMERCIAL (working messages about the needs of the ship or the business ships only) the ship is engaged in PUBLIC calls to the marine operator at a public coast station. - Page 42 Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 156.8500 156.8500 Simplex, 1W Govt maritime control 156.9000 156.9000 Simplex Commercial 156.9500 156.9500 Simplex Commercial 161.6000 157.0000 Duplex Port operation 157.0000 157.0000 Simplex Port operation 157.0500 157.0500 Simplex Coast guard only 157.1000 157.1000 Simplex...
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Page 43: Canadian Marine Channels And Frequencies
*A indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international duplex channel, and that operations are different from that of international operations on that channel. **Channels 87 & 88 revert from duplex to simplex operation. AIS channels are not supported. Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No. -
Page 44: International Marine Channels And Frequencies
Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 156.2750 156.2750 Simplex Port operation 156.3250 156.3250 Simplex, 1W Port operation 156.3750 156.3750 Simplex Bridge to bridge 156.4250 156.4250 Simplex Non commercial 156.4750 156.4750 Simplex Non commercial (156.5250 156.5250) DSC Only 156.5750 156.5750 Simplex... - Page 45 Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 156.5000 156.5000 Simplex Commercial 156.5500 156.5500 Simplex Vessel traffic system 156.6000 156.6000 Simplex Vessel traffic system 156.6500 156.6500 Simplex Bridge to bridge 156.7000 156.7000 Simplex Vessel traffic system 156.7500 156.7500 Simplex, 1W Environmental 156.8000...
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Page 46: Weather Channels And Frequencies (Us, Can, And Int)
Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 161.5750 156.9750 Duplex Port operation 161.6250 157.0250 Duplex Port operation 161.6750 157.0750 Duplex Port operation 161.7250 157.1250 Duplex Port operation 161.7750 157.1750 Duplex Port operation 161.8250 157.2250 Duplex Marine operator 161.8750 157.2750 Duplex... - Page 47 Event SAME Code Type Blizzard Warning Warning Coastal Flood Watch Watch Coastal Flood Warning Warning Dust Storm Warning Warning Flash Flood Watch Watch Flash Flood Warning Warning Flash Flood Statement Statement Flood Watch Watch Flood Warning Warning Flood Statement Statement Freeze Warning Warning High Wind Watch...
- Page 48 Event SAME Code Type Hazardous Material Warning Warning Law Enforcement Warning Warning Local Area Emergency Statement 911 Telephone Outage Emergency Statement Nuclear Power Plant Warning Warning Radiological Hazard Warning Warning Shelter In-Place Warning Warning Volcano Warning Warning Administrative Message Statement Practice/Demo Test Required Monthly Test...
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Page 49: No Response Event Code
no response event Code Transmitter Backup On Transmitter Carrier On Transmitter Carrier On Transmitter Primary On This radio supports NMEA0183 version 4.10. nMea Operation If you have difficulty getting your radio to receive data from your GPS receiver, check the NMEA Input device’s configuration. -
Page 50: Regulations And Safety Warnings
The cords on this product and/or accessories contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California lead warning to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. West Marine works to reduce lead content in our PVC coated cords in our products and accessories. -
Page 51: Three Year Limited Warranty Statement
Š The product was used as part of any conversion kits, subassemblies, or any configurations not ap- propriate or contemplated for this product or its use. Š Damage or loss occurring during return shipment of the product to West Marine or its authorized service representative. - Page 52 (as explained here), then we will: Š At West Marine’s option, we will repair the product or, if we are unable to repair it, we will replace it with a comparable product that is new or refurbished;...
- Page 53 Cleaning, polishing, lubricating, replacing filters, tuning, replacing worn parts, using your purchased MaintenanCe is the Owner’s respOnsibilitY product according to the user’s manual, and regularly maintaining your purchased product is your responsibility. Service will be provided to you under the terms of the Plus Protection Plan Contract. Please refer to what iF i purChaseD a plus prOteCtiOn plan? that contract for details on how to obtain service.
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