Midland Radio RG2W Marine Radio User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
3 ABOVE ALL... SAFETY!..............................................................4
3.1 Symbols used .........................................................................4
3.2 Warnings ................................................................................4
3.2. General.....................................................................................................4
3.2.a Radio Frequency / Installation..............................................................4
3.2.b Environmental.........................................................................................4
3.3 Registration of your Marine Transceiver....................................4
3.4 Assistance..............................................................................5
3.5 Manual Notes..........................................................................5
3 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS...................7
3.6 Front panel .............................................................................7
3.7 8
3.7 Back panel (connections).........................................................8
3.3 Microphone.............................................................................9
4 INSTALLATION.........................................................................10
4.1 Contents of package..............................................................10
4.2 Location for the transceiver........................................................10
4.3 Mounting the transceiver............................................................11
4.4 Adjustment of angle...................................................................11
4.5 Installation of the antenna/electromagnetic exposure...................12
4.6 Mounting of Microphone.............................................................12
4.7 Connections..............................................................................13
4.7.a Power Supply........................................................................................13
4.7.b GPS device............................................................................................13
Male (Regatta) connector view.....................................................................13
4.7.c Antenna.................................................................................................13
5 BASIC OPERATION..................................................................14
5.1 Turning REGATTA 2 on/off....................................................14
5.2 Volume regulation.................................................................14
5.3 Squelch Regulation...............................................................14
5.4 Selecting an operating channel...............................................14
5.4. With alphanumeric keypad..................................................................14
5.4.a Using the microphone buttons (UP or DOWN)................................14
5.5 Transmission and reception...................................................14
5.6 Selecting high and low transmission power............................. 15
5.7 Instant recall of channel 16.................................................... 15
5.8 Display lighting..................................................................... 15
6 SCANNING FUNCTIONS........................................................... 16
6.1 Channel scanning................................................................. 16
6.2 Dual Watch and Triple Watch................................................ 16
6.3 Activation of Dual Watch/Triple .............................................. 16
Memory channels (MEM mode)....................................................... 17
6.4. Memory scanning (SCAN MEMORY)...............................................17
6.4.a Reception/Transmission during SCAN MEMORY...........................17
6.4.b To delete/To jump a pre-selected channel in memory...................17
7 USE WITH GPS......................................................................... 18
7.1 Function............................................................................... 18
7.2 GPS information on the display.............................................. 18
7.3 Customized setup................................................................. 18
8 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)...................................... 18
8.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 18
8.2 Mobile Marine Identification Service (MMSI) ........................... 18
8.3 Navigating the DSC menu ..................................................... 18
8.4 Individual call (Routine To).................................................... 18
8.4. Sending an individual call....................................................................19
8.5 Group calling (Group Call)..................................................... 19
Sending a group call ......................................................................................19
8.6 General call to all ships (ALL SHIP SAFETY – ALL SHIP
URGENCY).................................................................................... 20
8.6. Sending a call to all ships....................................................................20
8.7. DSC DISTRESS call................................................................ 20
8.7.a Sending a DISTRESS call..................................................................20
9 RECEIVING A DSC CALL ......................................................... 22
9.1 Receiving a distress call........................................................ 22
9.2 General call to all ships ......................................................... 22
Individual call ................................................................................. 22
10 CUSTOMIZATION..................................................................... 23
10.1 Menu settings ....................................................................... 23
10.2 Navigation in the menu of settings.......................................... 23