Introduction .................................E-1
Features ........................................E-1
Getting Started ............................E-2
What’s included .............................E-2
Parts of the MHS135DSC .............E-2
Front view ....................................E-2
Back view ....................................E-3
Charger .........................................E-4
Reading the display ......................E-4
How It Works ...............................E-5
MENU/CALL Menus ......................E-5
Normal Menu ...............................E-5
Call Menu ....................................E-6
GPS/MEM Menus .............................E-6
Operation Modes ..........................E-6
Normal .........................................E-7
Scan ............................................E-8
Weather .......................................E-9
Setting Up the Hardware .........E-10
Attaching the Antenna .................E-10
Installing the Battery ...................E-10
Using Alkaline Batteries ..............E-10
Mounting the Charger ..................E-11
Charging the Battery ....................E-11
Setting Up Your Radio ..............E-12
Turning It On ..............................E-12
Entering the User MMSI ..............E-12
Setting It Up ................................E-12
Changing the Volume ...............E-12
Setting the Squelch Level ..........E-12
Setting the UIC Channel
Mode (USA/CAN/INT) ............E-12
Setting Key Lock........................E-12
Setting WX Alert Mode ..............E-13
Setting FIPS Codes ...................E-13
Adjusting the Lamp ....................E-13
Adjust the LCD Contrast ............E-13
Measuring the Water
Temperature ...........................E-13
Turning the Key Beep
On and Off .............................E-13
Operating the Radio ...................E-14
Changing the Channel ...............E-14
Making a Transmission ..............E-14
Changing the transmission
level........................................E-14
Digital Selective Calling
Features ................................E-14
What is DSC? ............................E-14
Advanced DSC features ............E-15
MMSI Numbers ...........................E-15
Entering MMSI numbers ...........E-16
Entering Your User
MMSI Number .......................E-16
Entering a group
MMSI number ........................E-16
Entering an individual
MMSI number ........................E-17
Using the Directory .....................E-17
Making DSC Calls .......................E-18
Calling a single station
(Individual Call) .....................E-19
Calling a particular group of
stations (Group Call) ..............E-20
Calling all stations
(All-Ships Call) .......................E-20
Making an automatic
distress call ..............................E-20
Canceling an automatic
distress call ...........................E-21
Receiving a DSC call ..................E-21
Receive log ................................E-21