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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................................................4
2 PACKING LIST .............................................................................................................................. 4
3 OPTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 4
4 INSTALLATION NOTE................................................................................................................... 5
5 GETTING STARTED...................................................................................................................... 6
5.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO ........................................................................................................... 6
5.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA................................................................................................ 6
5.3 COAXIAL CABLE................................................................................................................. 7
6 INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................. 8
6.1 LOCATION............................................................................................................................ 8
6.2 MOUNTING THE RADIO.................................................................................................... 8
6.2.1 Supplied Universal Mounting Bracket ........................................................................ 8
6.2.2 Optional MMB-84 Flush Mount Bracket .................................................................... 9
6.3 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................... 10
6.4 ACCESSORY CABLE........................................................................................................ 11
6.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS................................................................................... 12
6.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ........................................................................................... 12
6.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION................................................................................. 13
6.8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ............................................................... 14
6.9 RECEIVER AUDIO TONE CONTROL............................................................................. 15
6.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC
AND/OR VH-310 HANDSET INSTALLATION .................................................................... 16
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS.................................................................................................. 18
8 BASIC OPERATION .................................................................................................................... 24
8.1 RECEPTION ....................................................................................................................... 24
8.2 TRANSMISSION ................................................................................................................ 24
8.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT)............................................................................... 24
8.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .............................................................................. 25
8.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ............................................................... 25
8.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ........................................................................................ 25
8.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert ................................................................................................. 25
8.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing .................................................................................... 26
8.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ................................................................................... 26
8.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ...................................................... 27
8.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS ........................................................................................ 27
8.10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67.................................................................. 28
8.11 DUAL WATCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL) .................................................................... 28
8.12 SCANNING ...................................................................................................................... 29
8.12.1 Selecting the Scan Mode ........................................................................................... 29
8.12.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) .................................................................................... 29
8.12.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ...................................................................................... 23
8.13 FOG / PA OPERATION................................................................................................... 31
8.13.1 Operating the PA HAIL mode .................................................................................... 31
8.13.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode .............................................................................. 31
8.14 NAVIGATION INDICATION ............................................................................................. 32
8.15 INTERCOM OPERATION ............................................................................................... 32
8.15.1 Communication ......................................................................................................... 33
8.15.2 Calling ....................................................................................................................... 33
8.16 VOICE SCRAMBLER ..................................................................................................... 34
9 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ................................................................................................. 35
9.1 GENERAL........................................................................................................................... 35
9.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI)............................................................. 35
9.2.1 What is an MMSI?........................................................................................................ 35
9.2.2 Programming the MMSI ............................................................................................. 36
9.3 DSC DISTRESS ALERT ................................................................................................... 37
9.3.1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Alert .............................................................................. 37
9.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Alert ............................................................................... 39
9.3.3 Distress Relay ............................................................................................................. 39
9.4 ALL SHIPS CALL.............................................................................................................. 40
9.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call................................................................................... 40
9.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ...................................................................................... 41
9.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL .............................................................................................................42
9.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ................................................... 42
9.5.2 Setting up Individual Ringer ...................................................................................... 43
9.5.3 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer................................................................. 44
9.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call .................................................................................. 45