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Uniden UM380 Owner's Manual

1. WATERPROOF DSC MARINE RADIO RADIO MARITIME ASN HYDROFUGE RADIO MARITIMA DSC IMPERMEABLE L Li ouve YA 2 rar Tn OWNER S MANUAL GUIDE D UTILISATION GUIA DE UTILIZACION e Ue MAKING A DISTRESS CALL 1W 25W Lift the red cover Press and hold the DISTRESS button for three l seconds Your radio transmits your boat s location every few minutes until you receive a response 232 NOTE If the radio displays Enter User MMSI cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call Lift the red cover and press the Making a Voice Distress Call DISTRESS button Speak slowly clearly calmly For future reference write your boat s name amp call sign here 1 Make sure your radio is on 2 On the radio press the 16 9 TRI button to switch to Channel 16 156 8 MHz If the corner of the display does not show 16 press the 16 9 TRI button again until it does 3 Press the PUSH TO TALK button on the microphone and say MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY 4 Say THIS IS name of your boat three times and call sign boat registration number once 5 Repeat MAYDAY name of your boat once 6 Tellwhere you are what navigational aids or landmarks are near or read the latitude and longitude from your GPS 7 State the nature of your distress e g are you sinking medical emergency man overboard on fire adrift et
2. Te e 10 GETTING STARTED What s included VOLUME CHANNEL e PWR OFF MIT SQUELCH 1W 25W II omaso 4 DISTRES MENU MEM SCAN TRI See Mounting Bracket and Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger and Knobs Mounting Hardware 2 English a gt O e e Parts of the Radio e VOLUME PWR power knob ENT LCD tu m clockwise 1W 25W CHANNEL UP amp display to increase button CHANNEL DOWN volume button Microphone cord o PWR OFF SQUELCH SUBMERSIBLE 1W 25W ente wx Cein Er SCAN VHF580 CLR SCAN SQUELCH knob channel turn clockwise to scan button decrease channel button i DISTRESS nose button WX MEM 16 9 TRI button triple dual watch button CALL MENU Button Presse an option on a menu or Change the transmit power see to display the GPS data page 18 CHANNEL UP UP Move up one channel at a time Move quickly up the channels We CHANNEL DOWN pove a e e Move quickly down the channels 1st press Go to Channel 16 2nd press Go to Channel 9 Go into Triple Watch or Dual 16 9 TRI 3rd press Go back to the original Watch mode see page 18 channel CLR SCAN Go to previous menu or cursor Start scanning the channels position in menu mode saved in memory WHEN Listen to the current weather Save a channel into memory or conditions in ST area remove a channe
3. All marine VHF channels for the U S Canada and international waters National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA weather channel watch Sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued for your area Manual overview Conventions This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the radio BOLD SMALL CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on the radio or microphone Upper and Lower Case bold indicates a connector or label on the radio Italics indicate text on the display such as menu options prompts and confirmation messages Tem Meaning S Digital Selective Calling A VHF radio standard for communicating among boats and sending automated distress calls FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard A set of location codes roughly equivalent to your county codes DSC Weather Radio Global Positioning System National Marine Electronics Association The organization that governs NMEA standards for electronic equipment used on boats NMEA 0183 is the standard for serial data communication used by GPS Maritime Mobile Service Identity number A unique nine digit number that MMSI identifies you and your boat when making DSC calls It is also used by the Coast Guard if you send an automated distress call Any DSC radio whether it s operated on a boat at a marina or by a shore LL station English o 10 j
4. 60 1606250 156 0250 Duplex Marine operator ee 60 9250 1563250 Duplex Marine operator 68 1564250 156 4250 Simplex Non commercial 69 156 4750 156 4750 Simplex Bo 1616250 1570250 Duplex Portoperation Port operation 83 1617750 go TS 40 English Te o 10 ChNo RXFreq TXFreq Status Nameondisplay 86 161 9250 157 3250 157 3750 157 3750 157 4250 157 4250 Channels 87 amp 88 revert from duplex to simplex operation AIS channels are not supported Weather Channels and Frequencies US CAN and INT ChNo RXFreq Name on display Emergency Alert System SAME Information Types of events A WARNING is an event that alone poses a significant threat to public safety and or property probability of occurrence and location is high and the onset time is relatively short A WATCH meets the classification of a warning but either the onset time probability of occurrance or location is uncertain An EMERGENCY is an event that by itself would not kill or injure or do property damage but indirectly may cause other things to happen that result in a hazard For example a major power or telephone loss in a large city alone is not a direct hazard but disruption to other critical services could create a variety of conditions that could directly threaten public safety A STATEMENT is a message contain
5. English o 10 j Watch Mode What It Does Use ltWhen To Turn it on off Weather Alert Checks for alerts You want to be conditions in your area on the last weather made aware of Select WX Alert Mode in channel you severe weather Setup submenu and then used every seven conditions in your choose ON or OFF seconds area Triple Checks for activity You want to monitor Press and hold 16 9 TRI for on channels 16 a channel yet two seconds and 9 every two maintain a watch on seconds channels 16 and 9 Dual Checks for activity You want to monitor Change Triple Watch on channel 16 every a channel yet to Dual Watch in the two seconds maintain a watch on setup menu then press channel 16 and hold 16 9 TRI for two seconds 232 NOTE You are required to monitor channel 16 whenever your boat is underway You should have either Triple Watch or Dual Watch on at all times Normal mode operation Normal mode monitors whatever channel you select and you can transmit on that channel also While using normal mode the display lets you see the following information not all indicators will display at the same time ko Alert Channel mode i n USA CANadian Transmit power i or INTernational 1 W or 25 W sa Status Icons Current channel is stored in Current memory channel number Status messages i see the status message table Current channel nam
6. oO 61A 62A O RX Freq 160 7500 156 2000 __ 156 2500 __ 156 3000 38 English e TX Freq Name on display 156 5750 156 5750 Simplex se n 72 156 6250 Simplex 73 156 6750 156 6750 Simplex 74 156 7250 156 7250 Simplex 75 156 7750 156 7750 Simplex 1W 76 156 8250 156 8250 Simplex 1W 77 156 8750 156 8750 Simplex 1W 78A 156 9250 56 9250 Simplex 79A 156 9750 56 9750 Simplex 80A Inter shi BIA 82A BB 83A B4 85 i 57 0250 57 0250 Simplex 57 0750 57 0750 Simplex 57 1250 57 1250 Simplex 61 7750 57 1750 Duplex 57 1750 57 1750 Simplex 61 8250 57 2250 Duplex 61 8750 57 2750 Duplex 86 161 9250 57 3250 Duplex 87 157 3750 Simplex International Marine Channels and Frequencies a _ 71 72 73 74 15 76 TI 78A 79A 80A 81A 82A 83 83A 84 85 87 ChNo RXFreq TXFreq Status Nameondisplay 6 156 3000 156 3000 Simplex Inter ship safety 8 1564000 156 4000 Simplex Commercial ship ship 9 156 4500 156 4500 Simplex Boater calling channel Simplex 12 156 6000 156 6000 Simplex Vessel traffic system 15 156 7500 156 7500 Simplex 1W 156 8000 156 8000 Simplex Distress Safety Calling English 39 Te o 106 amp ChNo RXFreq TXFreq Status Name on display
7. Squelch Sensitivity 0 2 uV Threshold Spurious Response 75 dB nominal Adjacent Channel Selectivity 78 dB 25 kHz nominal Audio Output Power 2 5 watts 10 Distortion 8 Q load Power Requirement 360 mA nominal 13 8V DC at squelched 920 mA nominal 13 8V DC at maximum audio output IF Frequencies 1st 41 925 MHz 2nd 455 kHz 1st 21 7 MHz 2nd 455 kHz for DSC REFERENCE TABLES XA This radio does not support AIS channels Channel descriptions and what they mean The table below lists the display name or channel description used in the following tables and what each description means Channel name description Used for S DISTRESS SAFETY AND primarily emergency messages and distress calls CALLING INTERSHIP SAFETY safety messages from one ship to another or from a ship to Coast Guard aircraft NON COMMERCIAL messages about the needs of the ship including fishing recreational or voluntary reports rendezvous scheduling repairs and berthing ships only information COMMERCIAL working messages about the needs of the ship or the business ships only the ship is engaged in PUBLIC calls to the marine operator at a public coast station CORRESPONDENCE Marine operators can connect you to the telephone MARINE OPERATOR network so you can make and receive calls There is usually a charge for this service English 35 o 106 Channel name description Used far PORT OPERATION
8. a V rifiez si votre radio est en marche Appuyez sur la touche 16 9 TRI du microphone afin de commuter au canal 16 156 8 MHz Si le canal 16 n apparait pas l affichage appuyez de nouveau sur la touche 16 9 TRI jusqu a ce qu il soit affich Appuyez sur le bouton de microphone PUSH TO TALK et dites MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY Donnez l identit de votre navire en disant ICI nom ou indicatif d appelde votre bateau Dites MAYDAY nom ou indicatif d appel de votre bateau Donnez votre position quels sont les points de rep re ou aides la navigation pr s de vous ou lisez les coordonn es de longitude et de latitude apparaissant sur votre dispositif GPS R v lez la nature de votre d tresse par exemple nous sommes en train de couler urgence m dicale un homme la mer un incendie nous sommes la d rive etc R v lez la nature de l assistance d sir e m dicale remorquage essence etc Donnez le nombre de personnes bord et les conditions des bless s s il y en a 10 Donnez la condition de navigabilit actuelle de votre navire tel que le degr de l urgence par rapport l inondation l incendie ou votre proximit de la c te 11 Donnez une br ve description de votre navire m trage type couleur coque 12 Dites JE VAIS COUTER SUR LE CANAL 16 13 Terminez le message en disant ICI nom ou indicatif d appel de votrebateau A VOUS 14 Rel chez le bou
9. i To call a single station with DSC follow the steps below 1 Press CALL MENU to display the call menu 2 Select Individual 3 The radio displays the names listed in your directory use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to call and press ENT 1W 25W Ifyou want to call a station that is not in your directory select Manual The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries see page 23 Enter all nine digits and press ENT 1W 25W 4 The radio prompts you to select a response channel Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to scroll through the available channels When you reach the channel you want to use for e a response press the ENT 1W 25W button 20 English Te o 18 O e CDI 5 The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and asks you to confirm If you want to call the displayed MMSI number select Send To cancel the call select Cancel 6 The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request When the other station accepts the call both radios switch to the selected response channel for voice transmission Ifthe other station cannot respond on the channel you selected the radio displays Not support CH Calling a particular group of stations Group Call Group calling calls all the stations that share your group MMSI You must have a group MMSI
10. channel To reject the call select Send Unable Comply the radio advises the other station that you are unable to respond to the call If the DSC request contains a response channel that you are not allowed to use the radio displays Not Support CH your only response option is Send Unable Comply If the radio receives a group or all ships call it sounds an incoming call tone and automatically switches to the designated response channel Receive log Just like your telephone s caller ID list your radio keeps track of the calls you receive but do not answer The receive log is useful if you have been off your boat or away from your radio and want to see who has tried to contact you The radio displays the last 10 distress calls and the last 20 non distress calls that it received If you have unread incoming DSC calls the radio displays a Message icon When you display all Distress and Other receiving logs the message icon disappears Press 1 Press CALL MENU to displa the call menu ai Receive Log MENU 2 Select Receive Log Distress 1W 25W 3 Select Distress to see the last ENT Distress Log 88 10 distress call received by UNE m 123456789 4 i the radio Select Other to 23091949 see the last 20 normal calls received by the radio then choose from Individual Group or All Ships calls 4 Calls are listed in the order they were received with the newest call shown first The display blinks if there are new calls you have no
11. channels 9 amp 16 Scan mode WX Alert Every 7 seconds the radio checks the most You can save channels into memory and recently used weather channel then use scan mode to monitor those channels When the radio detects a signal on a channel it pauses on that channel as long as the signal is received when the transmission stops the radio will continue scanning When it detects a signal the radio stays on the channel until you press the CHANNEL up button or the signal stops Resume scan os mo m a e ES fis Hr gt Bol Nan nn The radio scans about Channel mode 5 channels in 1 second __ USA CANadian Transmit power e or INTernational last used In scan mode you can get the l following information from the All scanned ao display some indicators will channels must be in memory Current channel Du Normal scan being 33550 Using the radio in scan mode or Triple Scan list if the mode Dual watch on text is too long the line scrolls not always be displayed You cannot transmit while in scan mode You must have two or more channels in memory to start a scan To save a channel into memory select the channel then press and hold WX MEM for two seconds Memory will show on the display To remove a channel from memory set the radio to that channel then press and hold WX MEM for two seconds Memory will no longer show on the display To activate scan mode pr
12. close the menu screen Making DSC Calls There are essentially four different types of DSC voice calls Distress Alerts all stations that you need In an emergency only assistance and sends them your current position Ue English 19 o 106 Call type What it does Individual Calls a single station using the Any time you want to talk to another User MMSL station Calls all the stations that have the Any time you want with the whole same Group MMSL as yours group you are traveling with at the same time All Ships Calls all stations within range of Safety warnings e g debris in the your radio water or any urgent situation Suppose you are coordinating safety for a sailboat race Before the race starts you instruct all the racers to enter your group MMSI number into their radios During the race Throughout the race you use group calling to update the racers on the time race status and any course corrections A power boat full of spectators comes a little too close to the race path You use individual calling to contact the power boat and advise them to stay clear of the race i You see a rowboat entering All ships call the area but since it doesn t i i have a radio you can t communicate with the rowboat You use all ships calling to alert all the other boats in the area of the possible danger Y Calling a single station y Individual Call
13. mode Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple Dual Watch You can activate Weather Alert Triple Watch Watch and Triple Dual Watch at esconde the same time The radio the radio checks performs both checks at their channels 9 amp 16 weather channel scheduled time then goes on to then scans the next the next channel chamnel Memory Channel Scan Triple Watch Every 2 seconds the radio checks channels 9 amp 16 then goes on to the next channel Memory Channel Scan WX Alert Every 7 seconds the radio checks the last used Weather mode In cooperation with the FCC NOAA also uses the weather channels to alert you of other hazards besides weather child abduction alerts nuclear biological etc In weather mode the radio monitors one of the ten NOAA weather channels If any type of alert is received for your area the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of alert In weather mode the display shows the following Current channel number Weather _ di E mode is on a ant Flashing An alert has been issued Steady Weather Alert Watch is on Type of alert If the text is too long it scrolls English 9 e O e CDI Using the radio in weather mode You cannot transmit while in weather mode To enter weather mode press WX MEM Weather mode can filter out alerts that do not affect your location if the location code F
14. number you want to call Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries see page 23 Enter all nine digits and press ENT 1W 25W button The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call Test 1 6 and asks you to confirm If you want to call the displayed 123456789 number select Send To cancel the call select Cancel gt Send The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit Cancel the test call request then switches back to the last used channel When the other station acknowledges the test call the radio displays an acknowledgement screen Test 1 6 Acknowledged 123456789 Back CLR Select ENT Completed Back CLR When another station sends you a test call the radio displays Test 1 6 the test request screen 123456789 To acknowledge the test call select Reply gt Reply To reject the test call select Cancel Cancel Back CLR Select ENT Enabling automatic test call reply If you want the radio to automatically reply to all test calls you can enable automatic test call reply 1 2 3 a T Press and hold CALL MENU to display the normal menu Select Setup and then Test Reply Choose Auto and press ENT 1W 25W The radio will automatically send an acknowledgement when it receives a test call English CDI Press and hold bay Reply MENU t pi 1W 25W ENT 1W 25W Back CLR Select ENT 4 To disab
15. or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this device To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements the radio must be used with a maximum duty cycle not exceeding 50 in typical push to talk radio use time DO NOT transmit for more than 50 of total radio use time Lead warning The cords on this product and or accessories contain lead a chemical known to the State of Califor nia to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling Uniden works to reduce lead content in our PVC coated cords in our products and accessories Antenna Selection and Installation Your VHF580 has been designed to accommodate all of the popular marine VHF antennas However the selection and the installation of the antenna is the responsibility of the user or installer The FCC has determined that excessive radiation poses a health risk to people near radio transmitting antennas Therefore the antenna used with this radio should be installed using the following guidelines to ensure a suitable distance between the antenna and persons close by English 45 o 10 O e CDI e Small whip antennas 3 dB or smaller should be installed keeping at least a two foot separation distance between the radiating element and people e Medium antennas 6 dB should be installed keeping at least a three foot separation dist
16. programmed into the radio to make a group call and the stations boats you are calling must have this same group MMSI programmed into their radios 1 Press CALL MENU to display the call menu 2 Select Group 3 The radio prompts you to select a response channel Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to scroll through the available channels When you reach the channel you want to use for a response press ENT 1W 25W 4 The radio asks you to confirm the call Select Send to continue with the call or select Cancel to cancel the call 5 The radio switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then automatically switches to the designated response channel Calling all stations All Ships Call All ships calling contacts all DSC radios within range of your boat You should only use all ships calling in the event of a Safety warning such as debris in the water or to request assistance in an Urgency any situation where your vessel has a serious problem but is not yet in distress 1 Open the call menu 2 Select All Ships and then choose whether this is an Urgency call or a Safety call 3 The radio asks you to confirm the call Select Send to continue with the call or select Cancel to cancel the call 4 The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then automatically switches to channel 16 the designated response channel for all ships calling Making an automatic distress call If you have progra
17. warning you can send your current position so other stations know where you are 1 Press CALL MENU to display the call menu 2 Select Position Send 3 The radio displays the names listed in your directory use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press ENT 1W 25W If you want to contact a station that is not in your directory select Manual The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries see page 23 Enter all nine digits and press ENT 1W 25W 4 The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm If you want to transmit your position to the displayed MMSI number select Send To cancel the transmission select Cancel p 5 The radio transmits your MMSI number your longitude and your latitude to the other station Putting the radio into standby If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls you can put your radio in standby mode If your radio receives an individual call it will automatically respond with a message that indicates your radio is currently unattended Follow the steps below to put your radio in standby Press 1 Watt USA Bn 01 A MENU ENT 1W 25W DSC Standby Unattended 1 Display the Call menu 2 Select Standby to place your radio in standby mode The radio displays the standby screen above 3 To cance
18. C Channel Mode USA TC AN AIN ae 5 How It Works ooocccoocccooccnnononnos 5 Normal mode operation 6 Scan mode na 8 Weather mode 9 Using Your Radio 10 Using Your Radio ann 11 Making a voice MAYDAY call 11 Setting the volume 11 Setting the squelch level 11 Changing the channel 12 Making a transmission 12 Boosting the transmission power 12 Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Using FIPS codes for weather alerts13 Changing display and sound ODO ret tiye eerie ences 14 Setting the GPS position manually 14 Using Digital Selective Calling DSC PEO LUNES peiewaassyosyssnnoy nc 16 What is DS 16 What is an MMSI number 17 Entering MMSI numbers 17 Using the Directory 18 Making DSC Calls 19 Making an automatic distress call 21 Receiving a DSC cal 22 Testa econ 23 Position Request and Reply 25 Putting the radio into standby 26 amp Ue Disabling automatic channel WIC MINE recae 26 Installing the Hardware 27 Mounting the radio 27 Connecting the radio 28 Connecting to a GPS receiver 29 Connecting to a Chartplotter 31 Connecting to an External Speaker31 Maintenance and Troubleshooting32 Engin
19. EL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the first character The channel buttons scroll through the available characters according to the following table Channel Up Button Channel Down Button Capital letters A through Z One blank space Lower case letters a through z Numbers 0 through 9 Punctuation Punctuation Numbers 0 through 9 Lower case letters a through z One blank space Capital letters A through Z op When the first character is correct press ENT 1W 25W button The cursor moves to the next character Enter the remaining 11 characters of the name If the name is shorter than 12 characters press and hold ENT 1W 25W to complete the name entry If you press and hold ENT 1W 25W without entering a name the radio uses the MMSI number in the directory list If you make a mistake while entering a number press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and the cursor is moved to left digit When you finish entering the name the radio displays the new MMSI number and name and asks you to confirm To save this directory entry select Yes to cancel this directory entry select No The radio returns to the directory list 10 To change an existing directory entry select the entry you want to change 11 To delete the directory entry select Delete To edit the code select Edit then use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to edit the MMSI number and the name 12 When you are satisfied with the directory list select Exit to
20. IPS code of the alert is entered in your radio see page 19 If you have no FIPS codes programmed into your radio the radio will notify you of all alerts in any area To turn off the radios alert tone press any button To cancel weather mode and return to the previous marine channel press the WX MEM button again Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels you don t need Weather Alert Watch to check the weather channel every seven seconds If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in weather mode it operates as a type of sleep mode the radio stays on the weather channel and mutes the speaker Ifan alert is detected for your area the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the speaker back on This mode is very useful when you are anchoring for the night but want to stay informed of any hazards in your area To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off press and hold CALL MENU while the radio is idle Select Setup and then WX Alert Mode Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose WX Alert Mode setting ON or Off Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch Ifyou activate Triple Watch while operating in weather mode the radio checks channels 16 Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 cu and 9 every two seconds with Dual Watch turned on the radio only checks channel 16 Press and hold 16 9 TRI on the radio for two seconds to turn Triple Dual Watch on or off To change between Triple
21. Nominal 13 8 VDC power supply with a Male PL 259 connector negative ground 10 5 VDC to 16 0 VDC 50 Q impedance Power leads should be kept as short as Minimum 4 foot 3 dB rated antenna for possible A direct connection to the power sailboats or 8 foot 6dB rated antenna for supply is ideal powerboats Minimum of 14 AWG copper wire for Minimum RG 58 lead in wire for antenna extensions up to 20 feet 12 AWG wire for leads up to 20 feet RG 8X for antenna extensions from 20 to 35 feet or 10 AWG leads from 20 to 35 feet or RG 8U for wire for extensions from 35 to 60 feet antenna leads from 35 to 60 feet 1 Connect the BLACK wire of the power cable to the NEGATIVE side of your power source 2 Connect the RED wire of the power cable to the POSITIVE side of your power source 3 NOTE To extend the life of the radio use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections 4 Install your antenna according to the manufacturer s instructions 5 Ifnecessary consult the FCC guidelines for antenna separation See Antenna Selection and Installation on page 51 for more details In summary the FCC recommends that antennas up to 3 dB be installed a minimum of 3 feet from any occupied location antennas over 3 dB should be installed at least 6 feet away 6 Connect the PL 259 connector from the antenna lead in wires to the SO238 connector labeled ANTENNA on the back of your radio Radio connector SO238 female Antenna lead i
22. S VTS messages about the movement and safety of ships in or vessel traffic system near ports locks or waterways In certain major ports some channels may be restricted to specific types of port operations messages NAVIGATIONAL BRIDGE messages about ship navigation for example passing TO BRIDGE or meeting other ships maneuvering through locks or navigating around drawbridges Messages must be short STATE CONTROL messages about government regulation and control boating activities or assistance to ships also used to talk to ships and coast stations operated by state or local governments DIGITAL SELECTIVE DSC signals only no voice communications allowed at CALLING any time US Marine Channels and Frequencies ChNo RXFreq TXFreq Status Nameondisplay A 156 0500 156 0500 Simplex Vessel traffic system Commercial 156 2500 156 2500 Simplex Vessel traffic system Commercial 156 3000 156 3500 156 4000 156 4500 SA 0 11 2 3 4 5 6 T 18A 156 5000 156 5500 156 6000 156 6500 156 7000 Ja 156 8000 156 8500 156 9000 19A 156 9500 156 7500 Inhibit Receive Only 20 161 6000 21A 157 0500 22A 157 1000 23A 157 1500 e 36 English e Te o 10 RX Freq__ TXFreq__ Status Name on display 26 161 0000 162 0000 63A 156 1750 156 2750 68 1564250 156 4250 Simplex Noncommercial 169 1564750 156 4750 Sim
23. SCAN 16 9 TRI and DISTRESS Connectors and Cables Antenna accessory and DC power Size H 66 mm x W 162 mm x L 128 mm without Heat Sink H 2 95 inches x W 6 58 inches x L 5 08 inches Weight 1 0 kg 2 2 pounds Supply Voltage Nominal 13 8V DC negative ground 10 5 VDC to 16 0 VDC Standard Accessories Mounting bracket and hardware microphone hanger Antenna Impedance 50 Q nominal Microphone Rugged 2 kQ condenser mic element with coiled cord Operating Temperature 20 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F Range Shock and Vibration Meets or exceeds EIA standards RS152B and RS204C Type accepted under part 80 of the Rules meets Great Lakes Agreement and party boat requirements FCC Approvals Transmitter Power Output 1 watt or 25 watt user selectable Power Requirement 25 watts output 6A 13 8V DC Modulation 5 kHz deviation Hum and Noise Signal to 45 dB 1 kHz with 3 kHz deviation with 1000 Hz Noise modulating frequency nominal Audio Distortion Less than 8 with 3 kHz deviation with 1000 Hz modulating frequency Spurious Suppression 40 dBm Hi 40 dBm Lo Output Power Stabilization Built in automatic level control ALC e 34 English o 10 Frequency Range 156 to 158 MHZ Frequency Stability 10 ppm 20 C to 50 C Frequency Range 156 to 163 MHz Sensitivity 0 25 uV for 12 dB SINAD nominal Circuit Dual Conversion Super Heterodyne PLL Crystal for DSC
24. The display is too bright at night 32 English Things to Try Reset the radio back to the default brightness level turn off the radio hold the CALL MENU button and turn it back on can t see any words on the display Make sure your GPS receiver is correctly connected see Connecting to a GPS receiver page 35 Make sure your GPS receiver is working properly Make sure that your GPS receiver supports the NMEA parameters described in NMEA Operation on page 50 lm not getting any GPS data on my display Make sure Weather Alert Watch is turned on I m not getting any hazard Check to make sure the FIPS codes in your radio in alerts clude your current location see Using FIPS codes for weather alerts on page 19 Check to make sure the FIPS codes in your radio were entered correctly see Using FIPS codes for weather alerts on page 19 Sometimes the Weather Alert Watch may catch a hazard alert in the middle of the broadcast and miss which FIPS codes are affected For your safety the ra dio triggers the alert tone and switches to the weather channel when this happens i T MAKEAN ROL Make sure the Group MMSI was entered correctly Where can I find my ra Look on the right side of the radio the side with the dio s serial number microphone cord behind the mounting bracket The radio won t let me en ter my User MMSI What Contact customer service do do I m getting all the h
25. ance e Larger antennas 9 dB should be installed keeping at least a four foot separation distance e No person should touch the antenna or come into the separation distance when the radio is trans mitting Three Year Limited Warranty WARRANTOR UNIDEN AMERICA CORP Uniden ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY Uniden warrants for three years to the original retail owner this Uniden Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship with only the limitations or exclusions set out below WARRANTY DURATION This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 36 months after the date of original retail sale The warranty is invalid if the Product is A damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary B modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden C improperly installed D serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized Uniden service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty E used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by Uniden or F installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operating Guide for this product STATEMENT OF REMEDY In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect warrantor will either at its option repair or replace the defective unit and return it to you w
26. areas you selected For more information about how the NWS uses FIPS codes see the NWS website www nws noaa gov nwr nwsfipschg htm To see an index of FIPS codes by state see the website of the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST wwwiitl nist gov fipspubs co codes states htm For information on the Canadian implementation of FIPS codes called Canadian Location Codes see the website of the Meteorological Service of Canada MSC http www msc ec gc ca msb weatheradio transmitter index e cfm NOTE If you travel outside the areas you have entered into your radio you may not hear alerts that affect your new location Be sure to enter the FIPS codes of all the areas you plan to travel to during this trip e English 13 o 106 CDI Follow the steps below to edit the list of FIPS codes You can store up to 30 different FIPS codes in your radio Press and hold Use the up and down arrows to adjust each of the six NLS Code 1 6 MENU digits in turn 00000 FIPS Codes mat 1W 25W RESINE ome ENT Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub menu 1 Select FIPS Codes The screen displays any previously entered FIPS codes 2 Toaddanew FIPS code select New 3 Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the first of the six digits CHANNEL UP increases the number and CHANNEL DOWN decreases it 4 Whenthe first digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The cursor moves t
27. azard alerts not just the ones for my area You are connected to a GPS but not receiving coordi keep hearing an alert tone nates Check your GPS unit to be sure it is connected every few hours properly If the GPS is not functioning properly discon nect it the tones will stop Engine Noise Suppression Interference from the noise generated by the electrical systems of engines is sometimes a problem with radios Your radio has been designed to be essentially impervious to ignition noise and alternator noise However in some installations it may be necessary to take measures to further reduce the effect of noise interference Your radio s DC battery wires antenna lead and accessory cables should be routed away from the engine and engine compartment and from power cabling carrying high currents In severe cases of noise interference it may be necessary to install a noise suppression kit Contact the dealer where you purchased the radio for more information English 33 o 10 j amp SPECIFICATIONS 6 All speficifations are subject to change without notice Radio Specifications Status Indicators Transmit power Scan mode Triple Watch mode Battery High Battery low USA CAN INT Alert Memory GPS Message Weather band GPS status and Channel Display Display LCD Full Dot Matrix Buttons ENT 1W 25W Channel UP Channel DOWN CALL MENU WX MEM CLR
28. c 8 State the type of assistance you need medical towing pumps etc 9 Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons 10 Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship e g how immediate is the danger due to flooding or fire or proximity to shore 11 Briefly describe your ship giving ship name e g Blue Duck is 32 foot cabin cruiser white hull blue deck house 12 Say I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16 13 End message by saying THIS IS name or call sign of your boat OVER 14 Release the PUSH TO TALK button and listen If you do not get an answer after 30 seconds repeat your call beginning at step 3 above o 106 FAIRE UN APPEL DE D TRESSE Soulevez le couvercle rouge Maintenez la touche DISTRESS enfonc e pendant trois secondes Le UM380 transmet la position de votre bateau a intervalles r guliers de A 1W 25W a quelques minutes jusqu a ce que vous receviez une r ponse Soulevez le couvercle rouge 32 REMARQUE Si la radio affiche Enter User MMSI Entrer l ISMM de et appuyez sur la l utilisateur annulez l appel de d tresse automatique et faites un touche DISTRESS appel de d tresse couvercle rouge etvocal standard Faire un appel de d tresse vocal Parlez lentement clairement calmement Pour toute r f rence ult rieure transcrivez ci dessous le nom et l indicatif d appel de votre bateau 8
29. cks with your dealer CDI 2 Connect the RED wire of the accessory cable to the POSITIVE WIRE of your external e Things to Try Check the power connections Check the fuse Check the master battery switch and branch circuit that connect to the radio The radio won t power on Make sure you are not in weather or scan mode Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a receive only channel see the channels and frequency tables beginning on page 41 The radio won t transmit Make sure you are transmitting at the correct power level for this channel see the channels and frequency tables beginning on page 41 Make sure the duration of each transmission is less than 5 minutes Noise comes out of the w speaker all the time Adjust the squelch level it is probably too low can t hear anything no volume from the speaker Adjust the squelch level it is probably too high l can transmit but no one Check your UIC channel settings see Setting the UIC can hear me channel mode USA CAN INT on page 10 The display will flash if the radio is in a watch mode or in scan mode Try turning off scanning Weather Alert Watch or Triple Dual Watch see page 10 can t read the display don y contrast and backlight brightness level see Adjust the backlight brightness level Turn off the radio hold CALL MENU button and turn it back on see page 20 The display flashes and don t know why
30. cts a weather alert for your area it will change the channel to the last used weather channel The radio will not check the weather channel while you are actively transmitting it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the weather channel To turn Weather Alert Watch on or E off press and hold CALL MENU while won the radio is idle Select Setup and then WX Alert Mode Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose WX Alert Mode setting ON or OFF Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch Ifyou activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds with mosca visto Dual Watch turned on the radio only checks channel 16 The weather channel radio will not check channels 16 or 9 while you are actively with WX Alert on transmitting it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels Every 7 seconds the radio checks the Press and hold 16 9 TRI on the radio for two seconds to turn Triple Dual Watch on or off To change between Triple or Dual Watch see page 18 Triple Watch Every 2 seconds the radio checks channels 9 4 16 English 7 o 106 j Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple Dual Watch You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple Dual Watch at the same time The radio performs both checks at their scheduled time Triple Watch Every 2 seconds the radio checks
31. e if the name is too long the name line scrolls Message Meaning IO GPS Data OK The radio is receiving valid GPS data The radio is not receiving valid GPS data check the GPS status Check GPS screen and the GPS connection Input Position The radio does not have valid GPS data see Setting the GPS Input GPS position manually on page 20 Message Meaning IO Battery Low The battery voltage output is too low below 10 5 VDC Battery High The battery voltage output is too high above 16 0 VDC Using the radio in normal mode To transmit press and hold PUSH TO TALK on the microphone Release the button when you are finished talking For the best sound quality hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while you re talking Press CHANNEL UP on the radio or the microphone to move up one channel at a time Press and hold either button to scroll quickly up the channels Press CHANNEL DOWN on the radio or the microphone to move down one channel at a time Press and hold either button to scroll quickly down the channels To change the transmit power press and hold the ENT 1W 25W for two seconds The transmit power switches between 1 watt and 25 watts each time you press and hold ENT 1W 25W Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch Ifyou activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode the radio checks the most recently used weather channel every seven seconds If it dete
32. e Noise Suppression 33 Specifications ss 34 Radio Specifications 34 Reference Tables 000 s 35 Channel descriptions and what they mean 2 aianba ko iot 35 US Marine Channels and FREQUENCIES sis 36 Canadian Marine Channels and FFEQUENCIES ttt 37 International Marine Channels and Frequencies cccceseeccesesecseneeees 39 Weather Channels and Frequencies US CAN and INT 41 Emergency Alert System SAME Information s a ie kk kk kk mo nica 41 No Response Event Code 44 NMEA Operation 44 NMEA Output sor 44 Regulations and Safety Warnings 45 Three Year Limited Warranty 46 O gt INTRODUCTION e Features Submersible Design Complies with JIS8 water resistant standards which means the radio can be submerged in 1 5 meter of water for 30 minutes without damage Large dot matrix display Advanced DSC Class D functions including Test Calling Memory scan mode Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession Transmitter Power Level Select Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1 watt to 25 watts for added transmission distance Battery level display and tone Sounds an alert tone if the battery voltage goes too high or too low Triple Watch Operation Checks the Coast Guard Distress Hailing channels 16 and 9 in the background
33. e tone that sounds when you press a key or a button To turn off the key beep press and hold CALL MENU while the radio is idle Select System and then Key Beep Choose Off to turn off the key beep Setting the GPS position manually You will see different display messages on your radio depending on what state your radio is e in Refer to the following table for a description of what displays according to what condition 14 English O e Te o 106 O e CDI the radio is in For example if you turn on your radio and it is connected to a GPS unit but the GPS is not sending data the radio displays Input GPS At the 30 minute mark with no GPS data input from the GPS unit the radio display changes to Input Position A Is GPS Dee after power on Input Position Yes Error continuous XA Note If the display radio receives Input Position Yes Normal continuous GPS data by the display 30 minute mark the next level of displays apply The radio receives correct GPS data either through manual input or GPS Up to 4 hours after Check GPS recelving valid None None Normal GPS data At 4 hour mark Input Position Yes Error continuous after receiving display valid GPS data None Input Position None Normal continuous display Over 23 5 hours Input Position None Error Lost GPS data after receiving sees display valid GPS data None Input Position None Nor
34. ess and hold CLR SCAN Press and hold CLR SCAN again to return to the previous mode When the radio automatically stops on a channel press CHANNEL UP to leave that channel and resume scanning To end the scan press the microphone s PUSH TO TALK CALL MEM or WX MEM buttons The radio remains on the last scanned channel 8 English e Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode the radio checks the most recently used weather channel Memory Channel Scan every seven seconds then continues scanning the next channel in memory Every 7 seconds To turn Weather Alert Watch on the radio checks or off press and hold CALL MENU while the radio is idle the last used Select Setup and then WX Alert Mode Use CHANNEL UP weather channel and CHANNEL DOWN to choose WX Alert Mode setting ON then scans the or Off next channel with WX Alert on Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds then goes on to scan the next channel with Dual Watch turned on the radio only checks channel 16 Press and hold 16 9 TRI on the radio for two seconds to turn Triple Dual Watch on or off To change between Triple or Dual Watch see page 18 Press and hold the CLR SCAN key to turn off Scan mode and set the radio to Triple Dual Watch
35. g the squelch level The squelch feature reduces the level of static on the speaker by filtering out the background channel noise At the lowest squelch level the speaker plays all radio signals including any English 11 o 10 O e CDI noise on the channel Setting the squelch level higher filters out channel noise and lets only actual radio transmissions through No Medium High While listening to a channel adjust the SQUELCH knob until the noise is filtered out and you can only hear the transmission If you switch to a channel with a lot of noise or with a weak transmission you may need to adjust the squelch level again 232 NOTE Setting the squelch level too high may prevent you from hearing weaker transmissions If you are having difficulty hearing a transmission try setting the squelch level lower Changing the channel Press CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN briefly to scroll through the channels one channel ata time Press and hold CHANNEL UP or CHANNEL DOWN to quickly scroll through the channels ai Making a transmission n To make a transmission press and hold the microphone PUSH TO TALK button Release the PUSH TO TALK button when you re finished talking to let the other party respond To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where PUSH TO TALK is pushed accidentally the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission If you talk for over 5 min
36. hese channels the radio changes back to 1 Watt automatically See the channel lists beginning on page 41 for a list of power restricted channels Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch In Triple Watch mode the radio briefly checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds In Dual Watch mode the radio checks channel 16 only Generally Triple Watch is used in areas where channel 9 is used as a hailing frequency while Dual Watch is used in areas where channel 16 is used for distress and hailing Your radio comes set to use Triple Watch if you want to use Dual Watch instead you will have to select it in the setup Press and hold Dual TriWatch 1W 25W ENT 1W 25W Triple Watch Exit 1 Press and hold CALL MENU to display the normal menu 2 Select Setup and then Dual Tri Watch 3 Choose Dual Watch and press ENT 1W 25W The radio activates the new setting and returns to the Setup menu 4 Toreactive Triple Watch repeat the procedure described above but choose Triple Watch in step 3 Using FIPS codes for weather alerts The US National Weather Service established 6 digit Federal Information Processing System FIPS codes to issue weather alerts in specific areas You can choose which areas you want to hear alerts for by entering these FIPS codes in your radio This can prevent you from being bothered by events that are far from where you are boating The radio only sounds the alert tone if an incoming FIPS code matches one of the
37. iba la clase de su apuro ej se est hundiendo emergencia m dica hombre al agua hay fuego est a la deriva etc 8 Decriba el tipo de asistencia que necesita atenci n m dica remolque bombas etc 9 Describa la cantidad de personas abordo y las condiciones de cualquier persona lesionada 10 Estime la navegabilidad actual de su nave ej cuanto de inmediato es el peligro de inundaci n o de incendio o proximidad a la costa 11 Describa brevemente su nave ej Blue Duck es un yate de 32 pies casco blanco cabina azul 12 Diga ESTAR ESCUCHANDO EN EL CANAL 16 13 Termine el mensaje diciendo ESTE ES nombre o se al de su nave OVER 14 Suelte el bot n PUSH TO TALK y escuche Si no recibe una contestacion dentro de 30 segundos repita su llamada comenzando con el paso 3 descrito arriba Te o 10 amp Ue Contents Making a Voice Distress Call Inside front cover Faire un appel de d tresse Vocal Couverture avant Como hacer una llamada de apuro DOFVOZ secas Tapa delantera Introduction ooocccoccconoocononennos 1 Features oocccnoccnncnnnononoccnnoconoronoronno 1 Manual OVervieW 1 Getting Started svrerrrrrrrrrrre 2 What s included 2 Parts of the Radio Parts of the Microphone eeeeesssss 4 Turning on the Radio 4 Setting the UI
38. ing follow up information to a warning watch or emergency SAME Code Coastal Flood Watch Coastal Flood Warning e English 41 o 10 amp Shelter In Place Warning 42 English Te o 10 Ue SAME Code vow ADR DMO RMT RWT BHW BWW CHW DBA DBW DEW EAN EAT EVA FCW FSW BW FW LSW NAT NMN NPT NST POS WFA WFW FA E e al English 43 o 106 O e gt No Response Event Code a Transmitter Backup On Transmitter Carrier On Transmitter Carrier On Transmitter Primary On NMEA Operation This radio supports NMEA0183 version 4 01 NMEA Input If you have difficulty getting your radio to receive data from your GPS receiver check the device s configuration It should be set to the following parameters Data bits Data amplitude Over 2 0 V Drive capability Over 10 mA The radio supports RMC GLL GNS GGA and ZDA sentences When these sentences are received the radio displays latitude longitude date time course and speed If any sentence an except an RMC or GLL sentence is received the radio uses the information based on the A following priority order Status RMC gt GLL gt GNS gt GGA Latitude Longitude RMC gt GLL gt GNS gt GGA UTC Time RMC gt GLL gt GNS gt GGA gt ZDA Date RMC gt ZDA Speed Course RMC 2 NOTE 1 If the radio receives
39. ithout charge for parts service or any other cost except shipping and handling incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the per formance of this warranty Warrantor at its option may replace the unit with a new or refur bished unit THE LIMITED WARRAN TY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHETHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow this exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you LEGAL REMEDIES This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state This warranty is void outside the United States of America PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY If after following the instructions in this Operating Guide you are certain that the Product is defective pack the Product carefully prefer ably in its original packaging Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it The Product should be shipped freight prepaid by traceable means or delivered t
40. l from Tei I CALL MENU MENU Display the call menu the call menu Display the normal menu the normal menu DISTRESS Si We RO OU Transmit a distress call for a distress call K English 3 e Antenna connector SO238 Heat sink Accessory cable Red wire E J ANTENNA Black wire Power Cable Connector Cable For details see External VHF antenna with a male PL259 SO238 connector and 50 Q impedance Minimum 4 ft 3dB rated antenna for sailboats 8 ft 6 dB rated for power boats Nominal 13 8 VDC power supply with Power cable negative ground 10 5 VDC to oi 0 VDC Red wire black wire Connecting the radio see page 34 Antenna connector kat the radio see page 34 Parts of the Microphone Push to Talk __ to PUSH TO TALK Cancel scanning and stay on Talk on a channel a channel Turning on the Radio Turn the VOLUME PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio As it powers on the radio displays the user MMSI number if there is no MMSI set the radio displays MMSI not entered When it powers on the radio selects the last channel used 4 English o 10 Setting the UIC Channel Mode USA CAN INT e The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States If you are operating in an area that uses Canadia
41. l standby and return to the mode your radio was in press any button Disabling automatic channel switching Ifyou are involved in a bridge to bridge call you may not want the radio to automatically O switch channels when it receives a DSC call In cases like this you can disable automatic O 26 English Te o 10 LI channel switching If you receive an individual call the radio will respond with an unattended code just as if the radio were in Standby 1 Press and hold CALL MENU to display the normal menu 2 Select Setup and then Auto CH SW 3 Choose Off and press ENT 1W 25W The radio will not automatically switch channels until you reactivate this feature XA NOTE Use this feature with caution Deactivating automatic switching and then forgetting it can make it hard for you to receive DSC calls If you have unread incoming DSC calls the radio displays a message icon You will be able to review who has called The radio displays the last 10 distress calls and the last 20 non distress calls it received see the receive log on page 28 INSTALLING THE HARDWARE Mounting the radio Your radio can sit at any angle in the mounting bracket so it can easily accommodate the best location First determine the best place to mount the radio For optimum performance find a location that can Properly support the weight of the radio approximately 2 2 pounds or 1 0 kilograms You may need t
42. le automatic test call reply repeat the steps above and select Manual Position Request and Reply Requesting another station s position POS Request Anytime you need to know where another boat currently is to find your boating partners to respond to a request for assistance etc you can send a position request to their radio 1 Press CALL MENU to display the call menu 2 Select DSC Call sub menu then select POS Request 3 The radio displays the names listed in your directory use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press ENT 1W 25W If you want to contact a station that is not in your directory select Manual The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries see page 23 Enter all nine digits and press ENT 1W 25W 4 The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm If you want to request the position of the displayed MMSI number select Send To cancel the request select Cancel ft 5 When the other station responds the radio displays the MMSI number the longitude and the latitude of the other station If your radio is connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection see page 35 the position information will also be displayed on the plotter screen 6 Ifthe other station does not have valid GPS data the radio displays No Position Receiving a posi
43. lication from your nearest FCC field office for US users or Industry Canada for Canadian users Basic radio guidelines You should familiarize yourself with the rules on marine radios and be aware of which rules apply to your boat Complete guidelines for all ship and marine radio types can be found at the US Coast Guard website under the topic Radio Info for Boaters the direct link is http www navcen uscg gov marcomms boater htm Here are a few guidelines that affect nearly all boaters e Ifyou have a VHF radio on your boat you must maintain a watch on channel 16 156 800 MHz whenever the radio is not being used to communicate Effective from 2004 if a radio is carried it must be turned on and set to channel 16 whenever your vessel is underway e If you hear a distress call wait a few minutes to let a shore station or Coast Guard vessel respond If no other station has responded after 5 minutes you must respond to the distress call e Do not make false mayday or distress calls as a prank or to test your radio This is essentially like making a false 9 1 1 call you may be subject to fines FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void compliance with the FCC Rules Any change or modify cation must be approved in writing by Uniden Any changes
44. mal Lost GPS data pei p display If the radio displays an error condition the radio cannot receive valid GPS data check the GPS 23 NOTE Be certain any manually entered position is correct If you enter the wrong position and then make a DSC distress call you will be telling the arrows to adjust each of the values in turn Press and hold Use the up and down arrows to adjust each of the values 11 22U er 6 in turn ON 35 hen N CALL Position Set 139 46 564 E cmn MENU gt EE GH ON MENU English 15 0 la 1 Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub menu 2 Select GPS Setup and then choose Position Set 3 The GPS manual input screen displays the fields to be entered blink The cursor highlights the hour Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to set the displayed hours to match coordinated universal time UTC also call Greenwich Mean Time and Zulu Time When the display matches UTC time press ENT 1W 25W If you make a mistake while entering a digit press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and moved the cursor to the left digit 4 The cursor moves to highlight the minutes Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to adjust the minutes and press ENT 1W 25W 5 The cursor moves to highlight the degrees latitude As you update each value the cursor moves to the next value in turn At each number use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to adjust the number and pre
45. mmed your MMSI number your radio can transmit an automated distress call with your current location and nature of the distress The radio then monitors the channel 16 for a response and repeats the distress call every few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement To send an automatic distress call press and hold DISTRESS for three seconds If no MMSI number has been programmed the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI number If you want to include the nature of your distress in the distress call use the following distress procedure English 21 Te o 10 lt 1 Press DISTRESS 2 The radio displays the list of distress conditions use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the nature of your distress then press and hold DISTRESS for three seconds Adrift Flooding Abandoning Overboard Sease 3 Ifno MMSI number has been programmed the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI number Canceling an automatic distress call While the radio is waiting for a response it gives you the option of canceling the call To cancel the distress call choose Cancel and press ENT 1W 25W Receiving a DSC call If your radio receives an individual DSC call from another station it sounds an incoming call tone and displays the name or MMSI number of the station calling you To respond to the call select Send Able Comply the radio sends an acknowledgement and automatically switches to the designated response
46. n PL 259 connector male PL 259 13 8V DC English a T o 106 O e CDI Connecting to a GPS receiver la Ifyou connect the radio to a GPS receiver the radio can automatically transmit your current position during an automated distress call or during a normal DSC call Your radio supports a standard NMEA0183 input from a GPS receiver Follow the steps below to connect your radio to your GPS receiver Brown NMEA OUT Green NMEA IN White NMEA OUT Yellow NMEA IN Orange N A Red External Speaker Blue External Speaker GND Black GND 13 8V DC Bare Shield GND 1 Connect the BARE wire of the included accessory cable to the GROUND WIRE on your GPS receiver 2 Connect the YELLOW wire of the included accessory cable to the GPS DATA OUTPUT WIRE on your GPS receiver Below is a table of common GPS receivers and the proper connections GPS NMEA0183 LE OUTPUT Wire Color Homa Model Number s connect to BARE Connect to YELLOW WIRE on your radio WIRE on your radio GP1650 GP30 GP36 Garmin Fixed Mount Blue Black Models Iro GPS50C Lowrance Fixed Mount OTAGES Portable Models Orange Black Eagle Fixed Mount Models Gray Black Magellan _ Portable Models English 29 o 106 Magellan j GPS NMEA0183 Ground Wire Color OUTPUT Wire C
47. n or international UIC channels you will need to change the channel mode Press and hold UIC Channels MENU m USA Mode 16 1W 25W po Canada Mode 1W 25W Intl Mode Back CLR Select ENT 1 Press and hold CALL MENU to display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub menu 2 Select USA CAN INT The screen displays the UIC channel setup 3 Choose the channel mode you want to use US USA Mode Canadian Canada Mode or international Intl Mode 4 Press ENT 1W 25W The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu HOW IT WORKS Your radio has three basic modes of operation Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on off Normal Monitors a single You want to talk to default mode marine radio channel another station on a and lets you talk on specific channel that channel Scan Monitors all the chan You have a small group Press and hold the nels you save into of channels you use CLR SCAN button memory most often and want to check them for traffic Weather Monitors the selected You want to hear the Press the WX MEM NOAA weather current and forecasted button channel weather in your area In addition to the three basic operation modes your radio also provides three different watch modes which you can activate during any of the three basic modes In these watch modes the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then returns to its previous mode
48. nse to get an MMSI number For more information visit the Federal Communications Commission FCC website at http wireless fcc gov marine fctsht14 html Entering MMSI numbers Individual or User MMSI Number 23 NOTE Be sure you have the correct User MMSI number before entering it in the radio The radio only allows you to enter the user MMSI once If you need to re enter the User MMSI number contact customer service see back page for contact information Follow the steps below to enter your individual or user MMSI number into the radio Press and hold Use the up and down arrows to adjust each of the nine SJ digits in turn oR User MMSI 1W 25W a Back CLR 1W 25W 1 Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub menu 2 Select User MMSI If an MMSI number was already entered the screen displays it with the message Cannot change over 1 time Contact customer service See back page for contact information 3 Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to enter the first of the nine digits CHANNEL UP increases the number and CHANNEL DOWN decreases it e English 17 e Te o 10 O e CDI 4 When the first digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The cursor moves to the next digit Enter the remaining eight digits of the MMSI number in the same way If you make a mistake while entering a number press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and the cursor is moved to the left digit 5 When the nin
49. o the next digit Enter the remaining five digits of the FIPS code in the same way If you make a mistake while entering a digit press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and moved the cursor to the left digit 5 When the sixth digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The radio displays the new FIPS code and asks you to confirm To save this code select Yes to cancel this code select No The radio returns to the list of FIPS codes 6 To change an existing FIPS code select the code you want to change _ 7 To delete the FIPS code select Delete To edit the code select Edit then use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change each of the six digits 8 When you are satisfied with the list of FIPS codes select Exit to close the menu screen Changing display and sound options Contrast Your radio display has 10 levels of contrast To adjust the contrast press and hold CALL MENU while the radio is idle Select System and then Contrast Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the contrast to your desired level To restore the default contrast setting turn the radio off Press CALL MENU and hold it in while you turn the radio on Lamp adjust Your radio has 10 brightness levels on the display To adjust the brightness press and hold CALL MENU while the radio is idle Select System and then Lamp Adjust Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the brightness to your desired level Turning the key beep on and off Key beep is th
50. o use some type of anchor with the mounting screws to hold the radio depending on the surface Keep the battery leads as short as possible Keep the antenna lead in wire as short as possible Sa Allow free air flow around the heat sink on the rear of the radio Avoid interference with the ship s compass 1 Install the radio into the mounting bracket 2 Position the radio into the desired location Mark the edges of the bracket on the mounting surface 3 Remove the mounting Step 1 bracket drill template slide the radio from the back of the into the mounting manual and use the bracket template to mark gt the drill holes on the 15 mounting surface A gt 4 Drill the holes for the Lui mounting bracket to secure the radio in place be sure to follow any special requirements of the mounting surface English 27 o 106 O e 2 DI So CDI 5 Remove the bracket from the radio Hex nut and use the mounting hardware to secure the NO bracket to the mounting surface 6 Install the radio back into the mounting bracket Washer Mounting surface Mounting bracket Connecting the radio To operate correctly your radio requires two electrical connections Hex bolt providing it with power from the boat s electrical system connecting a VHF FM marine antenna to the antenna connector Power Supply Requirements VHF Antenna Requirements
51. o warrantor at Uniden America Corporation Parts and Service Division 4700 Amon Carder Boulevard Ft Worth TX 76155 46 English Te 18
52. olor Model Number s Connect to YELLOW connect to BARE WIRE on your radio WIRE on your radio Neptune pe Nautilus Standard _ CP150 CP1500 3 Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately covered Gray Brown XA NOTE To extend the life of the radio use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections GPS Verification If the GPS receiver is correctly connected and it transmits valid data the display shows GPS Data OK Press ENT 1W25W to open the GPS status screen and see detailed GPS data EE Time Date C Current a channel Latitude 4 Longitude a Speed Status i If the GPS does not send coordinates within 30 minutes an audible alert sounds once and the display shows Input GPS This message remains until the coordinates are updated After 4 hours the audible alert sounds again if no coordinates are received and the GPS is connected After 23 5 hours the radio deleted the current coordinates and displays Input GPS See page 20 to manually set the GPS coordinates Configuring the GPS If the radio is receiving valid GPS data it will automatically set the clock to your local time based on the GPS location You can adjust your local time forward or back one hour if necessary for example if you are close to the border of a time zone you can also adjust for Daylight Savings Time 30 English Te o 10 O e CDI Foll
53. only a GLL sentence the radio does not display the current speed course and date 32 Note 2 If the radio receives both RMC and GLL sentences the radio uses only the RMC sentence X Note 3 Status data is used to check whether the GPS data is valid or invalid NMEA Output When the radio receives a DSC call Distress Position Reply or Position Send it outputs a DSC DSE sentence from the NMEA output port 232 NOTE When the radio receives a distress call it outputs a sentence in the following format CDDSC 12 3081234000 07 00 0354013946 0657 S E 6D CDDSE 1 1 4 3081234000 00 60875646 13 44 English e Te o 10 gt Regulations and Safety Warnings e Maritime radio services operation Warning This transmitter will operate on channels frequencies that have restricted use in the United States The channel assignments include frequencies assigned for exclusive use of the U S Coast Guard use in Canada and use in international waters Operation on these frequencies without proper authori zation is strictly forbidden See the channel tables beginning on page 41 for a list of available channels and their uses If you are still not certain which channels to use see the FCC maritime radio page at the FCC website http wireless fcc gov marine or contact the FCC Call Center at 1 888 CALLFCC For individuals requiring a license such as commercial users you should obtain a license app
54. or Dual Watch see page 18 USING YOUR RADIO To display the radio call menu press CALL MENU To display the radio normal menu press and hold CALL MENU The menu has the following options Triple Watch Every 2 seconds the radio checks channel 9 then channel 16 e 10 English Te o 10 CDI Press and hold MENU gt USA CAN INT Dual TriWatch m GPS Setup 1W 25W FIPS Codes Auto CH SW POS Reply Test Reply Group MMSI User MMSI WX Alert Mode Exit System B gt Contrast Lamp Adjust ENT Key Beep Exit 1W 25W Exit Close Menu 1W 25W Using Your Radio An arrow on the left side indicates the current selection Press CHANNEL UP on the radio or the microphone to move up a line in the menu if you are at the top line in the menu the cursor jumps to the bottom of the menu Press ENT 1W 25W to choose the selected item Press CHANNEL DOWN on the radio or the microphone to move down a line in the menu if you are at the bottom line of the menu the cursor jumps to the top of the menu Press CLR SCAN to go back to the previous menu screen From any menu screen choose Exit or press and hold CALL MENU to close the menu screen Making a voice MAYDAY call see inside front cover Setting the volume Turn the volume knob clockwise to increase the speaker volume turn it counter clockwise to decrease the volume Settin
55. ow the steps below to adjust the time a Press and hold Use the up and down arrows Setup to adjust the time by VE Adjust 1 6 MENU one hour 14 GPS Setup 1W 25W Time Adjust 1W 25W gt RESINE Kai 1W 25W 1 Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub menu 2 Select GPS Setup and then choose Time Adjust 3 The display shows your current local time To adjust the time forward one hour use CHANNEL UP To adjust the time back one hour use CHANNEL DOWN button Press ENT 1W 25W button when you are finished 4 The display prompts you to confirm the setting choose Set to save the new time or Cancel to exit time setup without saving The radio returns to the GPS Setup menu 5 Ifyour local area observes Daylight Savings Time choose Daylight Save and press the ENT 1W 25W button 6 If Daylight Savings Time is currently in effect select On If Daylight Savings Time is not currently in effect select Off 7 Press ENT 1W 25W The radio activates the new time setting and returns to the GPS Setup menu Connecting to a Chartplotter Your radio provides a standard NMEA0183 GPS output that you can connect to a chartplotter When it receives another boat s position data in a DSC call the radio sends the position data to the chartplotter so you can see the location 1 Connect the BROWN wire of the accessory cable to the NEGATIVE wire of your chartplotter s NMEA data INPUT 2 Connect the WHITE wire of the acces
56. plex Noncommercial 156 6250 156 7250 156 775 156 825 86 gt i 157 1750 161 8750 161 9250 A indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international duplex channel and that operations are different from that of international operations on that channel Channels 87 amp 88 revert from duplex to simplex operation AIS channels are not supported Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RXFreg_ TXFreq Status Name on display 160 6500 156 0500 Duplex 160 7000 156 1000 FS English 37 Te o 10 Ch No 3 4A 5A i 160 7500 156 2000 156 2500 156 3000 56 3500 56 4000 56 4500 56 5000 56 5500 56 6000 56 6500 56 7000 56 7500 56 8000 56 8500 56 9000 9A 56 9500 0 61 6000 21A 57 0500 22A 57 1000 23 61 7500 24 61 8000 25 61 8500 26 61 9000 27 61 9500 8 62 0000 60 6250 56 0750 56 1250 63A 56 1750 4 60 8250 G4A 56 2250 65A 96 2750 66A 96 3250 67 56 3750 56 4250 56 4750 156 5250 XFreq Status Name on display 56 1500 Duplex 56 2000 56 2600 56 3000 56 3500 56 4000 56 4500 56 5000 56 5500 56 6000 56 6500 56 7000 56 7500 56 8000 56 8500 56 9000 56 9500 57 0000 57 0500 57 1000 57 1600 57 2000 57 2500 57 3000 57 3600 57 4000 56 0250 56 0750 56 1250 56 1750 56 2250 56 2250 56 2750 56 3250 56 3750 56 4250 56 4750 56 5250 4 N A 8A N N O or Bl Gs hM
57. r previous mode MMSI or name position time category code Returning a call You can return individual calls directly from the receive log From the call detail screen press CHANNEL DOWN until Call Back appears at the bottom of the display Press ENT 1W 25W to return that station s call Test Calls Making Test Calls Test You can use the test call feature to make sure your radio is working and configured correctly To avoid overloading coastal receiving stations you should limit test calls to these stations to once a week 232 NOTE Many coastal stations have specific frequencies and MMSI numbers you should use for making test calls Before making a test call to a coastal station be sure to check the Local Notice to Mariners LNM issued every week by the US Coast Guard The LNMS for each region are available online at http www navcen uscg gov Inm default htm 1 Press CALL MENU to display the call menu 2 Select Test 3 The radio displays the names listed in your directory use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to send a test call to and press ENT 1W 25W button English 23 o 106 Ue Receiving Test Calls Press Le Test 16 A MENU Manual JIM CASSIDY KENT NEWMAN Y Back GLR Select ENT ENT 1W 25W If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory select Manual The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI
58. sory cable to the POSITIVE wire of your chartplotter s NMEA data INPUT 3 Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately covered XA NOTE To extend the life of the radio use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections Connecting to an External Speaker You can use an external speaker to monitor the radio from a different part of your boat or in a noisy environment If you adjust the VOLUME PWR knob on the radio it will also adjust the external speaker volume Your radio supports an external speaker with the following specifications Minimum impedance of 4 Ohms Minimum power handling of 10 Watts 1 Connect the BLUE wire of the accessory cable to the GROUND WIRE of your external speaker English 31 Te o 10 Ge speaker 3 Becertain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately covered XA NOTE To extend the life of the radio use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING Due to its rugged design your radio requires very little maintenance However it is a precision electronic instrument so you should follow a few precautions Ifthe antenna has been damaged you should not transmit except in the case of an emergency A defective antenna may cause damage to your radio You are responsible for continued FCC technical compliance of your radio You should arrange for periodic performance che
59. ss ENT 1W 25W When you have entered the last value the radio returns to the GPS Setup menu USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING DSC FEATURES What is DSC Digital Selective Calling DSC is a standard that allows you to call other stations using their unique identification code the Maritime Mobile Service Identity or MMSI number just like you would call a phone number To call another station just enter that station s MMSI number and choose the voice channel you want to talk on The radio uses channel 70 to transmit your MMSI number to the other station along with the voice channel you requested If the other station accepts your call both radios automatically switch to the requested voice channel so you can talk to the other station DSC provides a system for automated distress calls At the touch of a button the radio can transmit your MMSI number the nature of your distress and your current position based on data from your GPS receiver The radio repeats the distress call every few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement The DSC standard dedicates a VHF channel channel 70 to digital transmissions only Since digital transmissions require less bandwidth voice transmissions channel 70 avoids the problems of busy voice channels Advanced DSC features Your radio supports the following DSC features Individual Call Individual Contact another vessel from your directory Group Call Contact all vessels tha
60. t is correct press ENT 1W 25W The radio displays the new MMSI number and asks you to confirm 6 To save this MMSI number select Yes and confirm the entry To cancel this MMSI number select No The radio returns to the Setup menu Using the Directory The directory lets you store up to 20 MMSI numbers of other stations so you can call them quickly Press TS 123456789 16 Name KENT NEWMAN Back CLR En e 18 English Te o 106 Follow the steps below to edit the MMSI numbers in your directory 2 Select Directory The screen displays any previously entered MMSI numbers and names di 4 The radio prompts you to enter the nine digit MMSI number Use CHANNEL UP and Press CALL MENU to display the call menu To add a new MMSI number to the directory select New CHANNEL DOWN to change the first digit the CHANNEL UP button increases the number and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases it When the first digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The cursor moves to the next digit Enter the remaining eight digits of the MMSI number in the same way If you make a mistake while entering a number press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and the cursor is moved to the left digit When the ninth digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The radio prompts you to enter a name for this MMSI number the name is what you will see in the directory list Each name can be up to 12 characters Use CHANN
61. t reviewed 5 Select the call you want to see the details of Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to see all of the information The log displays different information depending on type of call received See the table below for the information stored for each type of call 22 English Exit Y Back CLR Te o 10 DSC Call Type Distress Distress Acknowledge Distress Relay Distress Relay Acknowledge Geographical All Ships Group Receive Log Information MMSI or name position time nature code MMSI or name distress MMSI position time nature code MMSI or name distress MMSI position time nature code MMSI or name distress MMSI position time nature code MMSI or name category code communication channel number MMSI or name category code communication channel number MMSI or name category code communication channel number Individual MMSI or name category code communication channel number Individual Acknowledge Test MMSI or name category code Test Acknowledge MMSI or name category code Pos Reply MMSI or name position time category code MMSI or name category code MMSI or name Completed Unattended category code communication channel number Pos Request Pos Send 6 Press CLR SCAN button to exit the detail screen and return to the log menu 7 From the log menu select Exit to close the receive log and return to you
62. t share your group MMSI code All Ships Call All Ships Broadcast to all vessels within range used for Se TE or advisory messages Position Request POS Request Request the current location of another vessel the current location of another vessel Position Send Position Send Transmit your current location to another vessel 16 English Te o 18 Test Call Test Make sure your radio is working and configured correctly Name and MMSI Directory Store a list of 20 names and MMSI identification Directory codes for DSC calls Standby Mode Standby Automatically respond to all DSC calls within an Unavailable status Received Call Log Receive Log Display the last 10 distress calls received by the radio and the last 20 general calls What is an MMSI number In order to use DSC features you must be assigned an MMSI number and program that number into your radio There are two kinds of MMSI numbers individual numbers for use by single boats and group numbers for use by fleets boating organizations event coordinators etc You can get more information on MMSI numbers at these resources The dealer where you purchased the radio Recreational boaters can obtain an MMSI number from the Boat Owner s Association of the U S http www boatus com mmsi or call 800 536 1536 or Sea Tow Services International http seatow com boating_safety mmsi asp Commercial boaters need a ship station lice
63. th digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The radio displays the new MMSI number and asks you to confirm To save this MMSI number select Yes the radio asks for confirmation again To cancel this MMSI number select No the radio returns to the Setup menu 23 NOTE Be sure you entered the number correctly before confirming the entry You can only save the user MMSI once 6 Before saving the number the radio displays a final confirmation screen and reminds you that this is a permanent setting Press ENT to accept this MMSI Press CLR to return to the User MMSI Entry screen Group MMSI number You can change the group MMSI number as often as you want Follow the steps below to enter a group MMSI number into the radio Press and hold Group MMSI 1W 25W 1 Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub menu 2 Select Group MMSI If one was entered previously the screen displays it 3 Group MMSI numbers always start with a 0 so that digit is already entered for you Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the second of the nine digits CHANNEL UP increases the number and CHANNEL DOWN button decreases it 4 When the second digit is correct press the ENT 1W 25W The cursor moves to the next digit Enter the remaining seven digits of the MMSI number in the same way If you make a mistake while entering a number press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and the cursor is moved to the left digit 5 When the ninth digi
64. tion request Position Reply When another station requests your current position the radio displays the following screen Back CLR Select ENT To send your current position to the other station select Reply the radio transmits your latitude and longitude to the other station If you select Reply but the radio does not have valid GPS data it transmits the reply code with No Position To reject the position request select Cancel Enabling automatic position reply Ifyou want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever it receives a O position request you can enable automatic position reply Most boaters activate automatic O English 25 Te o 10 Ge e CDI position reply for safety reasons or because they subscribe to a marine towing service Sometimes for example in some competitive situations you may not want other stations to get your position without your manual confirmation 1 Press and hold CALL MENU to display the normal menu 2 Select Setup and then POS Reply 3 Choose Auto and press ENT 1W 25W The radio will automatically transmit your position when it receives a position request 4 To disable automatic position reply repeat the steps above and select Manual Sending your own position Position Send If your radio is connected to a GPS receiver you can send your boat s position to someone else If you are requesting assistance or using an all ships call to give a safety
65. ton PUSH TO TALK du microphone et coutez Si vous n obtenez pas de r ponse apr s 30 secondes r p tez l appel encommencant l tape 3 ci dessus e O e COMO HACER UNA LLAMADA DE APURO 1W 25W LES Levante la tapa roja Mantenga oprimido el bot n DISTRESS por tres fa segundos La radio transmitir la localidad de su nave cada cuantos CO minutos hasta que reciba una respuesta ta 23 Nota Si la radio exhibe Inserte el MMSI del usuario cancele la llamada de apuro automatica y haga una llamada de apuro normal por voz Levante la tapa roja y oprima el C mo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz bot n DISTRESS Hable despacio claro y con calma Para acordarse en el futuro escriba el nombre y la senal de su nave aqui ee 1 Asegurese de que la radio esta encendida 2 Enlaradio oprima el bot n 16 9 TRI para cambiar al canal 16 156 8 MHz Si la esquina de la pantalla no muestra 16 oprima el bot n 16 9 TRI otra vez hasta que lo haga 3 Oprima el bot n PUSH TO TALK Oprima para hablar en el micr fono y diga MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY 4 Diga ESTE ES nombre de su nave tres veces y la senal n mero de registraci n de la nave una vez 5 Diga MAYDAY nombre o se al de su nave una vez 6 Describa donde se encuentra ayudas de navegaci n o marcas destacadas cercanas o lea la latitud y la longitud en su GPS 7 Descr
66. utes continuously the display shows RELEASE MIC BUTTON For the best sound quality hold the microphone about two inches away from your mouth You cannot transmit while the radio is in weather mode or scan mode See the channel lists beginning on page 41 for a list of receive only channels Boosting the transmission power In most situations the 1 Watt transmission power is all you need If you find yourself far away from other stations and have trouble getting a response you may need to boost the transmission power from 1 Watt to 25 Watts 1 Select the channel you want to transmit on 2 Push and hold ENT 1W 25W for two seconds The display shows 25 Watts in the upper left hand corner 3 The transmit power remains at 25 Watts until you change the setting back Push and hold ENT 1W 25W for two seconds The display shows 1 Watt XA NOTE Don t forget to change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when you move closer to other stations 12 English Te o 18 23 NOTE By default when you change to channel 16 the radio automatically boosts the power to 25 Watts Be sure to change the power back to 1 Watt if you are not making an emergency transmission Some channels for example channels 13 and 67 limit the power of transmission to 1 Watt so that there is less interference between boaters attempting to use the channel at the same time If you switch to one of t

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