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Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction
Our Thanks to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1
Radio Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2
Backlit LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Recommendations for Marine Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
FCC Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
VHF Marine Radio Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Voice Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Radiotelephone Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Emergency Messages and Distress Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VHF Marine Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
NOAA Weather Channels and Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installation
Included in this Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Antenna, Wrist Strap and Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Batteries and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Operating Your Radio
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setup Mode Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Standby/Receive and Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Advanced Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Warranty and Trademark
Limited 3-Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Trademark Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Customer Service
Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution Warning
Installation
Customer
Assistance
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution Warning
Installation Customer
Assistance
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution Warning
Installation Customer
Assistance
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution Warning
Installation Customer
Assistance
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution Warning
Installation Customer
Assistance
Intro Operation Customer
Assistance Warranty
Notice
Main Icons
Secondary Icons
Caution Warning
Installation Customer
Assistance