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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ..................................................................................... i
IMPORTANT ...................................................................................... i
EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS................................................................... i
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY............................................................. ii
FCC INFORMATION ....................................................................... iii
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES............................................................ iv
NOTE............................................................................................... iv
RADIO OPERATOR WARNING ....................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................... vi
PRECAUTIONS.............................................................................. vii
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 ...............................................................13–43
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 ..............................................................41
n Automatic acknowledgement ................................................43
n Offset time .............................................................................43
7 SET MODE ..........................................................................44–47
n Set mode programming .........................................................44
n Set mode items......................................................................45
8 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE..............................48–51
n Connections...........................................................................48
n Antenna .................................................................................49
n Fuse replacement.................................................................. 49
n Cleaning.................................................................................49
n Mounting the transceiver .......................................................50
n Optional MB-69 installation....................................................51
9 TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................................52
10 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTION .......................................53–55
n Specifications.........................................................................53
n Option ....................................................................................55
11 CHANNEL LIST ........................................................................ 56
12 TEMPLATE ...............................................................................57
