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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ..................................................................................... i
IMPORTANT...................................................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS................................................................... i
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY............................................................. ii
INSTALLATION NOTE...................................................................... ii
DOC................................................................................................. iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................... iv
PRECAUTIONS................................................................................ v
1 OPERATING RULES ..................................................................1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ...........................................................2–4
n Front panel............................................................................... 2
n Microphone..............................................................................3
n Function display.......................................................................4
3 BASIC OPERATION ...............................................................5–9
n Channel selection ....................................................................5
n Receiving and transmitting ......................................................7
n Call channel programming.......................................................8
n Channel comments..................................................................8
n Microphone Lock function........................................................9
n Display backlight ......................................................................9
n AquaQuake water draining function.........................................9
4 SCAN OPERATION ............................................................10–11
n Scan types.............................................................................10
n Setting TAG channels ............................................................ 11
n Starting a scan.......................................................................11
5 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ....................................................... 12
n Description.............................................................................12
n Operation...............................................................................12
6 DSC OPERATION...............................................................13–38
n MMSI code programming ...................................................... 13
n DSC address ID.....................................................................14
n
Position and time programming....................................................17
n Position indication..................................................................18
n Distress call ...........................................................................18
n Transmitting DSC calls...........................................................21
n Receiving DSC calls ..............................................................32
n Received messages ..............................................................36
n Automatic acknowledgement ................................................38
n Offset time .............................................................................38
7 SET MODE..........................................................................39–41
n Set mode programming .........................................................39
n Set mode items......................................................................40
8 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE..............................42–45
n Connections...........................................................................42
n Antenna .................................................................................43
n Fuse replacement..................................................................43
n Cleaning.................................................................................43
n Supplied accessories.............................................................43
n Mounting the transceiver .......................................................44
n Optional MB-69 installation....................................................45
9 TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................46
10 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION .......................................47–49
n Specifications.........................................................................47
n Option ....................................................................................49
11 CHANNEL LIST ..................................................................50–51
12 TEMPLATE ...............................................................................53