1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........ 2
2. ACCESSORIES .......................... 3
2.1 PACKING LIST ........................................ 3
2.2 OPTIONS ................................................ 3
3. BATTERY ................................... 4
3.1 BATTERY CHARGING ........................... 4
3.2 BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ... 4
3.3 USING THE NC-88
BATTERY CHARGER ..... 5
3.4 FBA-25A ALKALINE BATTERY CASE .... 5
3.5 BATTERY SAFETY ................................. 6
4.
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .....
7
4.1 CONTROLS and CONNECTIONS ......... 8
4.2 INDICATORS ........................................ 10
5. OPERATION ............................. 12
5.1 INITIAL SETUP ..................................... 12
5.2 RECEPTION ......................................... 13
5.3 TRANSMISSION ................................... 14
5.4 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ... 14
5.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND
INTERNATIONAL BANDS .... 15
5.6 SCAN .................................................... 15
5.7 PROGRAMMABLE PRIORITY SCAN .. 16
5.8 DUAL WATCH ....................................... 16
5.9 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ..... 17
5.10 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL
(CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ... 17
5.11 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 .......... 18
5.12 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 .......... 18
5.13 PRESET CHANNELS (1 ~ 8):
INSTANT ACCESS .... 19
5.14 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ... 20
5.15 ENABLING S.O.S
STROBE OPERATION ..... 20
5.16 VOICE SCRAMBLER UNIT ................ 21
5.17 SETUP MODE .................................... 22
5.18 CLONING ............................................ 25
6. MAINTENANCE ........................ 26
7. CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ..... 27
8. SPECIFICATIONS .................... 34
RF Exposure Safety Statement
SAFETY INFORMATION
Your wireless handheld portable transceiver contains a low power transmit-
ter. When the Push-to-Talk (PTT) button is pushed, the transceiver sends
out radio frequency (RF) signals. In August 1996, the Federal Communica-
tions Commission adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for
hand-held wireless devices.
This device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50% (this
corresponds to 50% transmission time and 50% reception time).
WARNING: To maintain compliance with the FCC’s RF exposure guidelines,
this transmitter and its antenna must maintain a separation distance of at
least 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) from your face. Speak in a normal voice, with
the antenna pointed up and away from the face at the required separation
distance.
If you use a headset accessory for this radio, with the radio worn on your
body, use only the STANDARD HORIZON belt clip for this transceiver, and
ensure that the antenna is at least 1 inches (2.5 centimeters) from your body
when transmitting.
Use only the supplied antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or at-
tachments could damage the transmitter, and may violate FCC regulations.
