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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ..................................................................................... i
IMPORTANT...................................................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS................................................................... i
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY............................................................. ii
NOTE................................................................................................ ii
RADIO OPERATOR WARNING ...................................................... 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...............................................................13–40
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 ..............................................................34
n Received messages ..............................................................38
n Automatic acknowledgement ................................................40
n Offset time .............................................................................40
7 SET MODE..........................................................................41–43
n Set mode programming .........................................................41
n Set mode items......................................................................42
8 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE..............................44–47
n Connections...........................................................................44
n Antenna .................................................................................45
n Fuse replacement..................................................................45
n Cleaning.................................................................................45
n Supplied accessories.............................................................45
n Mounting the transceiver .......................................................46
n Optional MB-69 installation....................................................47
9 TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................48
10 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION ....................................... 49–51
n Specifications.........................................................................49
n Option ....................................................................................51
11 CHANNEL LIST ..................................................................52–53
12 TEMPLATE ...............................................................................55
