IDT EVR-100 User manual

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EVR-100
VHF Marine Radio
Owner’s Manual

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1. Your radio has the following features:
Congratulations on your purchase of a Eagle EVR-100 marine band VHF radio It provides the following
useful features:
Prominent channel display
Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use
Waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7
hoice of High or Low (7 W or 1 W) transmission power
Top centered PTT button for comfortable left- or right-handed use
Powerful 4 W external audio output
Access to all currently-available marine VHF channel bands (USA, anada, International) including
Weather channels where available
Special H16 or H16/9 key for quick access to the priority (international distress) channel
Special 3 H key to select your three favorite channels
Weather alert facility where available
Squelch Adjustment to help eliminate noise between transmissions.
Battery Level Indicator ----shows the battery condition.
2. CD Symbols and Meanings
Symbol Meaning
TX Transmitting
HI LO Transmission power, High (H) 7W or Low (LO) 1W
BUSY Receiver busy with an incoming signal
WX Weather channel
WX ALT Weather Alert Alarm beeps will sound
PRI Priority channel is selected
SCAN Scanning channels
DW Dual Watch mode

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ALL ALL channels scan mode
C1 C2 C3 Shows which of the 3 favourite channels, if any, are
selected Otherwise blank
88 (small)
18 8 (BIG) Channel selected
U I C Selected Channel bank for VHF radio operations and
regulations ( USA, International, Canada)
Low Battery warning (activates at 10 5V)
Channel is temporarily deleted from the ALL SCAN
operation
A B Channel suffix, if applicable
3. Basic Operation and Key Functions
Key Function
VOL/PWR Volume and Power. Turn clockwise to power on Continue to turn until a
comfortable volume is reached VOL/PWR will also adjust the settings of an external
speaker, if connected
SQL Squelch or Threshold evel. Sets the threshold level for the minimum receiver
signal Turn fully counterclockwise until random noise is heard, then turn slowly
clockwise until the random noise disappears Make another 1/4 turn clockwise for
best reception in open sea conditions
In areas of high noise (e g close to large cities) reception may improve if sensitivity
is reduced Either turn SQL slowly clockwise or use the LOCAL setting See section
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16/9 Priority Channel. Also on the microphone Press to cancel all other modes and to
tune into the priority channel Press again to return to your original channel
The default is Channel 16 To make Channel 09 the priority channel, hold down 16/9
until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed
WX Weather Channel. In USA and Canadian waters, press to hear the most recently
selected weather station The WX symbol is displayed on the LCD
Press + or - to change to a different weather channel Press WX again to return to
the most recent channel
If the weather alert mode (ALT) is ON and an alert tone of 1050Hz is broadcast from

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the weather station, it is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds Press any
key to hear the weather alert voice message
UIC Channel Bank. Press to toggle between USA, International or Canadian channel
banks The selected channel bank is displayed on the LCD along with the last used
channel All the channel charts are shown in Appendix
3CH +/- Three Favourite Channels. Also on the microphone Press to toggle between
your favourite channels The C1, C2, or C3 symbol appears on the LCD to show
which favourite channel is selected
To scan only one of your favourite channels, press 3CH then immediately press and
release SCAN If you want to scan all three favourite channels, press 3CH then
immediately press and hold SCAN
To add a favourite channel for the first time, select that channel then hold 3CH to
store it in the CH1 location Repeat the procedure to store two more favourite
channels in the CH2 and CH3 locations respectively
If you try and add another favourite channel it will overwrite the existing CH1 CH2
and CH3 remain unless you delete them
To delete a favourite channel, select that channel then hold down 3CH until the C1,
C2 or C3 symbol disappears on the LCD
SCAN Scan. Press to scan between your current channel and the priority channel in DUAL
or TRI WATCH mode The weather channel is also scanned if the USA channel
bank is selected and the weather alert mode (ALT) is ON
Hold down SCAN to enter ALL SCAN mode where the priority channel is checked
every 1 5 seconds
When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and BUSY appears on the
screen If the signal ceases for more than 5 seconds, the scan restarts
Press ENT to temporarily skip over (lock out) an “always busy” channel when in ALL
SCAN mode and resume the scan An X is shown on the screen to designate a
skipped channel Note that it is not possible to skip over the priority channel
Press SCAN again to stop at the current channel
+ CH - Channel Select. Also on the microphone. The current channel is shown on the
screen in BIG digits with an appropriate designator suffix A or B in small letters
below the channel number
Press + or - to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold down to
scroll rapidly through all the available channels See Appendix for a listing of
channel charts
Backlight switch Press to turn on the backlighting, press again to turn off
Battery evel Check Press to check the input battery voltage, battery level will
appears on the LCD, 5 seconds later will disappears automatically
SKIP Escape from A scan To temporarily deleted the channel in ALL scan, select the
channel then press the SKIP, the channel will be skipped in the later scanning,
symbol appears on the LCD Press SKIP again to cancel the escape of the channel
H/L Transmission Power On the microphone ONLY High (HI) 7W or Low (LO) 1W
Press to toggle between high or low transmission power for the entire channel bank
The HI or LO selection is shown on the LCD
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power transmission setting is incorrect
Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to
high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time See Appendix for a
complete listing of channel charts
PTT Push To Talk. On the microphone ONLY Push to start the transmitting
4. Radio Operation
Turning On/Off Your Radio
Rotate Power/volume knob to turn the radio on or off with an indicating voice of click And adjust the volume
to a comfortable level
Adjusting Squelch
Rotate SQ fully counterclockwise in advance, After VO rotated to adjust the audio output level, then
Rotate SQ clockwise until the noise disappears
Squelch is used to eliminate static and background noise and allows for silent operation of your radio
until a transmission is received. If the squelch is too high, only the strongest transmissions can be
heard, and when too low, intermittent static and noise are heard.
Selecting High/ ow Power
Press and release this key to toggle the transmit power between high and low When the unit is operating at
low power, “Lo” appears on LCD and “Hi” appears on LCD when operating at high power
[Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power
transmission setting is incorrect. Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can
be changed to high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time. See Appendix for a
complete listing of channel charts.]
Selecting Channels
Press the / (UP/DOWN )button to scroll through the available channels
Note: Not all channel numbers are available in INT bands.
Transmitting and Receiving
Press and hold the Push-To-Talk (PTT) key to transmit on the selected channel, then release to receive The
TX indicator appears while transmitting
Scanning Features
Your radio is equipped with 2 types of scan options: All Scan, 3CH Scan (Favourite Channel Scan) If there
are no channels added as favourite channels, the default is All Scan This function automatically searches for
transmissions on the channel set being scanned If a TX signal is received, the scan stops on the receiving
channel as long as it is present and the SCAN indicator flashes If the signal is lost for 3 seconds, the radio
resumes scanning
During the Scan Modes:
Press the Channel / (UP/DOWN) will escape from the SCAN mode
Press S AN button again to terminate the SCAN mode
All Scan

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Press and release the S AN button to activate the All Scan function The SCAN and ALL indicator appears
on the LCD during All Scan In All Scan mode, all channels in the channel set are scanned in sequence
except the channel set as Cancel channel using SKIP button operation After the last channel number has
been scanned, the cycle repeats
3CH Scan ( Favourite Channels Scan)
Press 3CH button into 3CH shortcuts button when there is at least one favourite channel
Press and release the S AN button to start 3CH Scan , the SCAN indicators appear on the LCD Only the
favourite channels and priority channels (CH16) are scanned in sequence
Your radio can store up to three favourite channels. The favourite channels are the ones scanned in
the 3 H Scan mode. Press 3 H shortly can access these favourite channels as shortcuts
To Add Channels to 3CH List
During normal operation mode, use the UP or DOWN key to select the desired channel for
programming.
Press and hold the 3CH button for 3 seconds. The " 1" icon appears to indicate the current channel
has been saved in first favourite channel. The similar to the second and third favourite as 2 and 3
respectively. Any number of channels can be saved as favourite channels
To Delete Channels from 3CH List
Press 3 H shortly into 3 H shortcuts mode, press 3 H repeatedly until the channel to be deleted.
Press and Hold 3 H button more than 3 seconds until the “ n” disappears
Monitor Modes (Dual Watch)
The Watch Modes monitor the programmed Priority Channel (CH16) and other user selected channel The
watch is halted when activity is detected on a monitored channel
Press SCAN shortly to activate the Dual Watch mode The "DW" indicator appears on the LCD Dual Watch
monitors the current working channel and Channel 16 in cycle Press SCAN button to terminate Dual Watch
and return to the previous working channel
Note: During Dual Watch mode, the S AN and hannel / (UP/DOWN) button are inactive and
sounds an error beep if pressed.
Monitor modes are terminated when the PTT once pressed.
NOAA WEATHER CHANNE S
To receive a NOAA weather channel, press the [WX] key from any channel The transceiver will go to the
last selected weather channel
Press the / (UP/DOWN )button to scroll through the available channels
To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press the [WX] key The transceiver returns to the channel it was
on prior to a weather channel Or press 16/9 to access the priority channels
NOAA WEATHER A ERT
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent
weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels
When the Weather Alert feature is enabled, the transceiver is capable of receiving this alert
In the Weather channel, Press and hold Wx button more than 3 seconds to active the Alert function, LCD will
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will disappears on the LCD
NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING
NOAA tests the alert system ever Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM. To test the QUANTUM
’ s
NOAA Weather feature, on Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM, setup as in description above and
confirm the alert is heard.
EMERGENCY (CHANNE 16 USE)
Channel 16 is known as the Hail and Distress Channel An emergency may be defined as a threat to life or
property In such instances, be sure the transceiver is on and set to CHANNEL 16 Then use the following
procedure:
1. Press the microphone push-to-talk switch and say
“ Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is , , ” (your
vessel
’ s name).
2. Then repeat once:
“ Mayday, ” (your vessel ’ s name).
3. Now report your position in latitude/longitude, or by giving a true or magnetic bearing (state which) to a
well-known landmark such as a navigation aid or geographic feature such as an island or harbor entry.
4. Explain the nature of your distress (sinking, collision, aground, fire, heart attack, life-threatening injury,
etc.).
5. State the kind of assistance your desire (pumps, medical aid, etc.).
6. Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured.
7. Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel.
8. Give your vessel
’ s description: length, design (power or sail), color and other distinguishing marks. The
total transmission should not exceed 1 minute.
9. End the message by saying
“ OVER ” . Release the microphone button and listen.
10. If there is no answer, repeat the above procedure. If there is still no response, try another channel.
Resetting your Radio
You can reset many radio settings back to the factory defaults, all user setting such as favourite channels,
current channel, channel bank etc will be cleared To perform the reset:
1 Turn the radio OFF
2 Simultaneously press and hold the SCA & UIC buttons
3 While continuing to hold these keys, power the radio ON Until LCD appears “CC”, release the two
buttons to finish the resetting, the LCD switches to channel 16

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Appendix A – Technical Specification
TECHNICA SPECIFICATIONS
Eagle EVR-100
GENERA
Power Supply: 13 8V DC
Current drain:
Transmit 1 5 A at 7 W Tx / 0 6A at 1W Tx
Receive Less than 250mA in standby
Useable channels: International, USA, Canada, Weather (country speci c)
Mode: 16K0G3E (FM)
PHYSICA
LCD display (viewing): 41(H) x 53(W) mm
Dimming control: Yes
Antenna connector: SO-239 (50 ohm)
Temperature Range: -15
℃ to +50 ℃
Waterproof: JIS-7
Dimensions: 161(W) x 75(H) x 147(D) mm - without bracket
Weight: 1 29 kg (2 8 lbs) - without microphone
Frequency stability: +/- 10ppm
Frequency control: PLL
GPS/NMEA input: No
Comm port: 1200 baud
DSC: No
FEATURES
Flush Mount kit and
dust cover: Yes
Local/Distant control: No
Position polling: No
Group Call: No
Channel Naming: No
Dual watch, Favourite channel scan, All scan: Yes
TRANSMITTER
Frequency: 156 025 - 157 425MHz
Output power: 7 W / 1 W selectable
Transmitter protection: Open / short circuit of antenna
Max Freq deviation: +/- 5kHz
Spurious & harmonics: better than 2 5μ W
Modulation distortion: Less than 4%@ 1kHz for a +/-3kHz deviation
RECEIVER
Frequency: 156 025 - 163 275 MHz
12dB SINAD sensitivity: 0 25uV
20db SINAD sensitivity: 0 35uV
Adjacent CH selectivity: more than 65db
Spurious response: more than 65 db
Inter-modulation Rejection ratio: more than 65 db
Residual Noise level: more than -40 db un-squelched
Audio output power: 2 W (with 8 ohm at 10% distortion)
4 W with 4 ohm external speaker
Compass safe distance: 0 5 m (1 5')
Specification are subject to change without notice.

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Appendix B – Troubleshooting
1. The transceiver will not power up.
A fuse may have blown OR there is no voltage getting to the transceiver
a) Check the power cable for cuts, breaks, or squashed sections
b) After checking the wiring, replace the 7 Amp fuse (1 spare fuse is supplied)
c) Check the battery voltage This must be greater than 10 5V
2. The transceiver blows the fuse when the power is switched on.
The power wires may have been reversed
a) Check that the red wire is connected to the positive battery terminal, and the black wire is
connected to the negative battery terminal
3. The speaker makes popping or whining noises when the engine is running.
Electrical noise may be interfering with the transceiver
a) Re-route the power cables away from the engine
b) Add a noise suppressor to the power cable
c) Use resistive spark plug wires and/or use an alternator whine filter
4. No sound from the external speaker.
a) Check that the external speaker cable is physically connected
b) Check the soldering of the external speaker cable
5. Transmissions are always on low power, even when high (HI) power is selected.
The antenna may be faulty
a) Test the transceiver with a different antenna
b) Have the antenna checked out
6. Battery symbol is displayed.
The power supply is too low or too high
a) Check the battery voltage This should be at least 10 5V ± 0 5V DC
b) Check the alternator on the vessel

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Frequency ist
INT INT
FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz)
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
1
156 050
160 650
D 60 156 025
160 625
D
2
156 100
160 700
D 61 156 075
160 675
D
3
156 150
160 750
D 62 156 125
160 725
D
4
156 200
160 800
D 63 156 175
160 775
D
5
156 250
160 850
D 64 156 225
160 825
D
6
156 300
156 300
S 65 156 275
160 875
D
7
156 350
160 950
D 66 156 325
160 925
D
8
156 400
156 400
S 67 156 375
156 375
S
9
156 450
156 450
S 68 156 425
156 425
S
10
156 500
156 500
S 69 156 475
156 475
S
11
156 550
156 550
S 70 156 525
156 525
S DSC
12
156 600
156 600
S 71 156 575
156 575
S
13
156 650
156 650
S 72 156 625
156 625
S
14
156 700
156 700
S 73 156 675
156 675
S
15
156 750
156 750
S 1W Only 74 156 725
156 725
S
16
156 800
156 800
S 77 156 875
156 875
S
17
156 850
156 850
S 1W Only 78 156 925
161 525
D
18
156 900
161 500
D 79 156 975
161 575
D
19
156 950
161 550
D 80 157 025
161 625
D
20
157 000
161 600
D 81 157 075
161 675
D
21
157 050
161 650
D 82 157 125
161 725
D
22
157 100
161 700
D 83 157 175
161 775
D
23
157 150
161 750
D 84 157 225
161 825
D
24
157 200
161 800
D 85 157 275
161 875
D
25
157 250
161 850
D 86 157 325
161 925
D
26
157 300
161 900
D 87 157 375
161 975
D
27
157 350
161 950
D 88 157 425
162 025
D
28
157 400
162 000
D

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USA USA
FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz)
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
01A
156 050
156 050
S 61A 156 075
156 075
S
03A
156 150
156 150
S 63A 156 175
156 175
S
05A
156 250
156 250
S 64A 156 225
156 225
S
6
156 300
156 300
S 65A 156 275
156 275
S
07A
156 350
156 350
S 66A 156 325
156 325
S
8
156 400
156 400
S 67 156 375
156 375
S 1W Only, Override
9
156 450
156 450
S 68 156 425
156 425
S
10
156 500
156 500
S 69 156 475
156 475
S
11
156 550
156 550
S 70 156 525
156 525
S DSC
12
156 600
156 600
S 71 156 575
156 575
S
13
156 650
156 650
S 1W Only, Override
72 156 625
156 625
S
14
156 700
156 700
S 73 156 675
156 675
S
15
- 156 750
Rx Only 74 156 725
156 725
S
16
156 800
156 800
S 77 156 875
156 875
S 1W Only
17
156 850
156 850
S 1W Only 78A 156 925
156 925
S
18A
156 900
156 900
S 79A 156 975
156 975
S
19A
156 950
156 950
S 80A 157 025
157 025
S
20
157 000
161 600
D 81A 157 075
157 075
S
20A
157 000
157 000
S 82A 157 125
157 125
S
21A
157 050
157 050
S 83A 157 175
157 175
S
22A
157 100
157 100
S 84 157 225
161 825
D
23A
157 150
157 150
S 85 157 275
161 875
D
24
157 200
161 800
D 86 157 325
161 925
D
25
157 250
161 850
D 87 157 375
161 975
D
26
157 300
161 900
D 88 157 425
162 025
D
27
157 350
161 950
D 88A 157 425
157 425
S
28
157 400
162 000
D

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CAN CAN
FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz)
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
1
156 050
160 650
D 28B - 162 000
Rx Only
2
156 100
160 700
D 60 156 025
160 625
D
3
156 150
160 750
D 61A 156 075
156 075
S
04A
156 200
156 200
S 62A 156 125
156 125
S
05A
156 250
156 250
S 64 156 225
160 825
D
6
156 300
156 300
S 64A 156 225
156 225
S
07A
156 350
156 350
S 65A 156 275
156 275
S
8
156 400
156 400
S 66A 156 325
156 325
S 1W Only
9
156 450
156 450
S 67 156 375
156 375
S
10
156 500
156 500
S 68 156 425
156 425
S
11
156 550
156 550
S 69 156 475
156 475
S
12
156 600
156 600
S 70 156 525
156 525
S DSC
13
156 650
156 650
S 1W Only, Override
71 156 575
156 575
S
14
156 700
156 700
S 72 156 625
156 625
S
15
156 750
156 750
S 1W Only 73 156 675
156 675
S
16
156 800
156 800
S 74 156 725
156 725
S
17
156 850
156 850
S 1W Only 77 156 875
156 875
S 1W Only
18A
156 900
156 900
S 78A 156 925
156 925
S
19A
156 950
156 950
S 79A 156 975
156 975
S
20
157 000
161 600
D 1W Only 80A 157 025
157 025
S
21
157 050
161 650
D 81A 157 075
157 075
S
21A
157 050
157 050
S 82A 157 125
157 125
S
21B
- 161 650
Rx Only 83 157 175
161 775
D
22A
157 100
157 100
S 83A 157 175
157 175
S
23
157 150
161 750
D 83B - 161 775
Rx Only
24
157 200
161 800
D 84 157 225
161 825
D
25
157 250
161 850
D 85 157 275
161 875
D
25B
- 161 850
Rx Only 86 157 325
161 925
D
26
157 300
161 900
D 87 157 375
161 975
D
27
157 350
161 950
D 88 157 425
162 025
D
28
157 400
162 000
D

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WX WX
FREQUENCY (MHz) FREQUENCY (MHz)
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
CH
TX RX MODE
REMARK
WX01
- 162 550
WX06
- 162 500
WX02
- 162 400
WX07
- 162 525
WX03
- 162 475
WX08
- 161 650
WX04
- 162 425
WX09
- 161 775
WX05
- 162 450
WX10
- 163 275