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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference Guide 3 ....................................................................................................................................
1. GENERAL INFORMATION 4 ........................................................................................................................
1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 SAFETY INFORMATION 5 ..............................................................................................................
2. ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 PACKING LIST 6 ..............................................................................................................................
2.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................... 6
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO 8 ................................................................................................................................
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND 8 ............................................................................................
3.2 ABOUT WATER RESISTANCE 8 ...................................................................................................
3.3 DISTRESS AND HAILING
(CHANNEL 16) ................................................................................ 8
3.4 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ............................................................... 9
3.5 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 10 ................................................................................................
3.6 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 10 ................................................................................................
3.7 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE 10 ........................................................................................
3.8 AUTOMATED RADIO CHECK SERVICE ..................................................................................11
4. GETTING STARTED................................................................................................................................ 12
4.1 RADIO CARE 12 ...............................................................................................................................
4.2 BATTERIES AND CHARGERS 12 ..................................................................................................
4.2.1 BATTERY SAFETY ......................................................................................................... 13
4.2.2 BATTERY INSTALLATION / REMOVAL .......................................................................... 14
4.2.3 BATTERY CHARGING 15 ....................................................................................................
4.3 BELT CLIP INSTALLATION / REMOVAL 16 ...................................................................................
5. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 17 ............................................................................................................
5.1 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 17 ................................................................................................
5.2 LCD INDICATORS 20 ......................................................................................................................
6. BASIC OPERATION 22 ................................................................................................................................
6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS 22 ............................................................................................
6.2 INITIAL SETUP 22 ...........................................................................................................................
6.3 RECEPTION ................................................................................................................................ 22
6.4 TRANSMISSION .......................................................................................................................... 23
6.4.1 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER
(TOT) .............................................................................. 23
6.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS 24 ..........................................................
6.6 KEYPAD LOCKING 24 .....................................................................................................................
6.7 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS 24 ..................................................................................................
6.7.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ................................................................................................ 25
6.7.2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ................................................................................ 25
6.8 PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS 26 ...................................................................
6.8.1 PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................. 26
6.8.2 OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 26
6.8.3 DELETING A PRESET CHANNEL ................................................................................ 26
6.9 SCANNING .................................................................................................................................. 27
6.9.1 PROGRAMMING SCAN MEMORY ............................................................................... 27
6.9.2 SELECTING SCAN TYPE 27 ..............................................................................................
6.9.3 OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 28
6.9.3.1 Priority Scan 28 .......................................................................................................
6.9.3.2 Memory Scan 29 .....................................................................................................
6.10 DUAL WATCH 29 .............................................................................................................................
6.11 TRI-WATCH ................................................................................................................................. 30
7. MENU (“SET”
) MODE 31 ..............................................................................................................................
8. MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 33
8.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 33
8.2 REPLACEMENT PARTS............................................................................................................. 33
8.3 FACTORY SERVICE 34 ...................................................................................................................
8.4 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................................................... 34
9. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT 35 .............................................................................................
10. WARRANTY.............................................................................................................................................. 41
11. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 44
11.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 44
11.2 TRANSMITTER............................................................................................................................ 44
11.3 RECEIVER ................................................................................................................................... 45
12. FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION 46 .....................................................................
13. FCC NOTICE 47 ...........................................................................................................................................
