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“Receive only” channels.

Channel 70 is designated for use exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC), such as Distress,

Safety, and Ship Calls. No voice communication is allowed on CH70.

This channel is only available on DSC enabled radios.

Note:

The CANADA mode is not legal to use in U.S. waters.

KEY:

S = Simplex operating channel; D = Duplex operating channel.

C-4 US & Canada WEATHER channels

RX (MHz)

TRAFFIC TYPE

NAME

REMARK

WX01

162.550

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

WX02

162.400

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

WX03

162.475

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

WX04

162.425

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

WX05

162.450

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

WX06

162.500

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

WX07

162.525

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

WX08

161.650

CANADIAN Weather Channel

CANADA WX

RX only

WX09

161.775

CANADIAN Weather Channel

CANADA WX

RX only

WX10

163.275

NOAA Weather Channel

NOAA WX

RX only

B&G - V50 & H50 Operation Instructions

Summary of Contents for V50 VHF

Page 1: ...bandg com ENGLISH V50VHF H50Handset User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ee owner s manuals and the most current information on this product its operation and accessories visit our website www bandg com Important safety information Please read carefully before installation and use DANGER This is the safety alert symbol It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death WARNING ...

Page 3: ...end waypoint data to a chartplotter 21 3 2 Set the backlighting level BACKLIGHT 21 3 3 Maintain your buddy list BUDDY LIST 22 3 3 1 Add an entry 22 3 3 2 Edit or delete an entry 23 3 4 Local or distance sensitivity LOCAL DIST 23 3 4 1 Set distance sensitivity 23 3 4 2 Set local sensitivity 24 3 5 Set the contrast level CONTRAST 24 3 6 GPS data and time GPS DATA 24 3 6 1 Manually enter position and...

Page 4: ...SI USER MMSI 36 5 2 Maintain your groups 37 5 2 1 Create a group GROUP SETUP 37 5 2 2 Edit or delete a group name or group MMSI GROUP SETUP 38 5 3 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI ATIS MMSI 38 5 4 Enable ATIS functionality ATIS SELECT 39 5 5 Response to individual calls INDIV REPLY 40 5 6 Enable DSC functionality DSC FUNC 40 5 7 Response type to LL polling calls LL REPLY 41 5 8 Automatic channel swit...

Page 5: ... the LL position of a Buddy LL REQUEST 52 8 12 Track your Buddy TRACK BUDDY 53 8 12 1 Start or stop tracking a Buddy START TRACK 53 8 12 2 Select a Buddy to Track SET BUDDY 53 8 12 3 Add or delete a Buddy on your track list TRACKLIST 54 8 12 4 Set the track your Buddy update interval INTERVAL 54 8 13 Make a DSC test call DSC TEST 54 8 13 1 Send a DSC TEST call 54 8 13 2 Receiving an incoming DSC T...

Page 6: ...2 Wireless handset functionality 68 12 1 Using the wireless handset 68 12 2 Using the intercom Conference facility 68 12 3 Wireless handset key functions 69 Appendix A Technical specifications 70 B G V50 70 B G H50 72 V50 NMEA 2000 PGNS 73 Appendix B Troubleshooting 74 Appendix C US ROW VHF marine channel charts 75 C 1 International channel chart 75 C 2 USA channel chart 77 C 3 CANADA channel char...

Page 7: ... your three favorite channels Memory channel scan and All channel priority scan Dual Tri Watch capability Call log for the 20 most recent incoming DSC calls Distress call log for the 20 most recent distress calls Easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favorite people MMSI storage for 20 favorite groups GROUP CALL and ALL SHIPS CALL facility LL position polling and Track Your Buddy feature Automat...

Page 8: ...herwise press EXIT to keep the original entry 5 Press EXIT to backup one screen this key is equivalent to an ESC function on a PC 1 4 How to enter alphanumeric data If your radio does not have the optional alphanumeric microphone you can rotate the rotary knob or use keys on the handset mic to enter alphanumeric data Press to count through numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly to the desired numb...

Page 9: ...TIS is enabled for use in European inland waterways Otherwise blank AIS AIS function is enabled Incoming DSC call or blinks to notify you of any unread call log messages DISTRESS Channel name tag 55 33 122N Your latitude 012 42 408E Your longitude 14 43 UTC Time UTC Local time has suffix LOC for example 12 30pm LOC 16 Channel selected LOCAL Local calling is selected Otherwise blank for distance ca...

Page 10: ...1 long beep Alarm Two tone ring repeated for 2 minutes or until any key is pressed LL position call alert Friendly 5 tone ring sequence press any key to cancel WX alert SAME alert Ear catching multi tone sequence ROUTINE call alert Friendly 5 tone ring sequence press any key to cancel URGENCY call alert Two tone ring repeated for 2 minutes or until any key is pressed SAFETY call alert Two tone rin...

Page 11: ...ve if sensitivity is reduced Either turn SQL slowly clockwise or use the LOCAL setting See section 3 4 16 9 Priority channel Also on the handset mic Press to cancel all other modes and to tune into the priority channel Press again to return to your original channel The default Priority Channel is CH16 For US models To make Channel 09 the priority channel hold down 16 9 until a beep sounds and 09 i...

Page 12: ...ime then push to confirm each selection If you make an error select the character then push to backup Channel select Located on the handset mic 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 ava...

Page 13: ...for about 1 second to enter the Navigation mode If a waypoint is already selected the bearing and distance to the waypoint and the cross track error are shown on the bottom line of the LCD If you are in Navigation mode and want to scan all the VHF channels while staying in Navigation mode just hold down SCAN Press SCAN to quit scanning 3CH Three favourite channels Also on the handset mic Press to ...

Page 14: ...Hold down SCAN for about 3 seconds to start an ALL SCAN ALL SCAN appears on the LCD Press ENT to temporarily skip over lock out an always busy channel when in ALL SCAN mode SKIP is shown on the top line of the LCD to designate a skipped channel SKIP will disappear when the radio is powered OFF ON With scanning OFF and the SKIP channel selected press ENT to cancel the skipped channel Note It is not...

Page 15: ...t the cross track error This is a very useful single keystroke feature to use if you wander a little off course but want to continue to your active waypoint The bearing and distance to the waypoint and any cross track error are shown on the bottom line of the LCD MOB Man Over Board Hold down MOB until the radio automatically enters Navigation mode saves your cur rent latitude and longitude as the ...

Page 16: ...l 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 C for a complete listing of channel charts Softkeys This radio uses virtual softkeys during certain functions A softkey is defined by a name that appears at the bottom of the LCD that positioned ...

Page 17: ... 2 RING VOLUME Section 4 3 KEY BEEP Section 4 4 UNITS Section 4 5 INT SPEAKER Section 4 6 WATCH MODE US only Section 4 7 WX ALERT US only TONE ALERT Section 4 8 1 SAME ALERT Section 4 8 2 SAME CODE Section 4 8 5 COM PORT Section 4 9 GPS SOURCE Section 4 10 FAV CH SETU EU and AUS only Section 4 11 DSC SETUP USER MMSI Section 5 1 GROUP SETUP Section 5 2 ATIS MMSI EU only Section 5 3 ATIS SELECT EU o...

Page 18: ...04 R01W01 R14W05 R01W02 R14W06 R14W03 ENTER WP N W ENTER WP R01W07 17 32 233 N 160 45 651 E SAVE YES NO WP LIST NEW WP R01W04 R01W01 R14W05 R01W02 R14W06 R01W03 R14W07 1 Select WAYPOINT then WP LIST 2 Your waypoint list is displayed Press ENT 3 NEW WP starts to flash Press ENT to add a new waypoint 4 Enter a waypoint name maximum 6 characters then the latitude then the longitude 5 Press ENT when a...

Page 19: ...INT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST LOCAL DIST WAYPOINT WP LIST NEAREST WP TEMP WP LIST NEW WP R01W04 R01W01 R14END R01W02 R14W06 R01W03 R14W07 R01W01 WP EDIT DELETE GO TX WPT DATA 1 Select WAYPOINT then WP LIST 2 Your waypoint list is displayed Press ENT 3 NEW WP starts to flash Scroll down to the waypoint you want to go to The selected waypoint flashes Press ENT again 4 Select GO 5 Select Yes The waypoint ...

Page 20: ...ottom line of the LCD Tip Hold down MOB and release before the 3 second countdown completes Your current LL position is stored in TEMP1 to TEMP3 in the waypoint list If the list is full a message appears See following section to delete a TEMP WP TEMP IS FULL 3 1 6 Edit or delete a temporary waypoint MENU SELECT WAYPOINT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST LOCAL DIST WAYPOINT WP LIST NEAREST WP TEMP TEMP2 GO TEMP...

Page 21: ...sh 2 Scroll down to the waypoint whose data you want to send to the chartplotter then press ENT In the example scroll to TEMP2 then press ENT 3 Scroll down and select TX WPT DATA and press ENT to send the data 3 2 Set the backlighting level BACKLIGHT There are 8 levels of backlight Level 8 is the brightest Level 0 is OFF The backlight function affects the base station LCD and Keypad and the microp...

Page 22: ...BUDDY LIST MANUAL NEW SEA ROSE MERMAID IV ENTER NAME ENTER MMSI ENTER NAME STARFISH ENTER MMSI ENTER NAME STARFISH ENTER MMSI 123456789 STARFISH2 123456789 STORE CANCEL BUDDY LIST MANUAL NEW STARFISH SEA ROSE MERMAID IV 1 Select BUDDY LIST The cursor is at MANUAL NEW Press ENT 2 Enter the buddy name one character at a time this may be alphanumeric then press ENT repeatedly until the cursor moves t...

Page 23: ...r moves to the MMSI line 5 When you are finished press ENT repeatedly if necessary until an updated screen appears 6 Press ENT to store the changes The buddy list is displayed again If more changes are required repeat steps 2 through 6 Otherwise press EXIT to ESC 3 4 Local or distance sensitivity LOCAL DIST Use LOCAL DIST to improve the sensitivity of the receiver either locally LOCAL or over dist...

Page 24: ... navigation receiver and is connected by NMEA port the VHF radio automatically detects and updates the vessel position and the local time However if the GPS navigation receiver is disconnected or absent you can specify the vessel position and the local time manually using the GPS DATA option This information is important because it will be used if a DSC distress call is transmitted If GPS data is ...

Page 25: ...2 Local time TIME OFFSET If your position and time data are being updated through a GPS navigation receiver you can enter the time difference between UTC and local time and display your local time on the LCD MENU SELECT LOCAL DIST CONTRAST GPS DATA RADIO SETU GPS DATA MANUAL SETTING SETTING TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT TIME DISPLY LL DISPLY TIME OFFSET 00 00 04 43 UTC TIME OFFSET 03 00 07 43 LOC 07 50A...

Page 26: ...0 30 L L M M M M 11 11 30 12 12 45 13 14 V V W X Y 9 9 30 10 11 12 h h h m m m m Z A B C C D 0 1 2 3 3 30 4 h m E E E F F 5 30 5 45 6 6 30 D 4 30 5 N O P P Q 1 2 3 3 30 4 Q R S T U 4 30 5 6 7 8 Standard Time Universal Time value from table h No Standard Time legally adopted Universal Time Standard Time value from table h h m m 3 6 3 Time format options TIME FORMAT Time can be shown in 12 or 24 hou...

Page 27: ...RMAT TIME DISPLY LL DISPLY COG SOG LL DISPLY ON OFF 1 Select GPS DATA then SETTING 2 Select LL DISPLY 3 Select ON on or OFF off as desired In this example OFF has been selected and the LCD no longer shows the vessel position 3 6 6 Course speed display options COG SOG If your vessel position and time data are being updated through a GPS navigation receiver you can show or hide your course over grou...

Page 28: ...vailable through the COM port The GPS simulator will not operate if a GPS signal is received However if you want to test it turn it ON Note that DSC transmissions will be blocked while the GPS simulator is ON MENU SELECT RADIO SETU DSC SETUP AIS SETUP GPS SIM GPS SIM ON OFF 1 Select GPS SIM 2 Select ON on or OFF off as desired 3 8 Reset to factory defaults RESET Use this to return every setting to...

Page 29: ...o move around the menu and enter save and change data 4 1 Channel UIC US and AUS models only 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 C RADIO SETUP UIC CH NAME RING VOLUME KEY BEEP UIC USA INT L CANADA 1 Select RADIO SETUP then UIC 2 Select the desired c...

Page 30: ...imum of 12 characters 5 Press ENT repeatedly is necessary to display the YES NO confirmation 6 Press ENT to confirm the new channel name tag or the deletion 7 Press EXIT to return to the CH NAME screen 4 3 Ring volume RING VOLUME The radio sounds the friendly two tone alert when it detects an incoming DSC call You can change the volume level RADIO SETUP UIC CH NAME RING VOLUME KEY BEEP RING VOLUME...

Page 31: ... can switch the radio s internal speaker ON or OFF The external speaker is always ON if a speaker is plugged into the external speaker jack RADIO SETUP KEY BEEP UNITS INT SPEAKER WATCH MODE INT SPEAKER ON OFF 1 Select RADIO SETUP then INT SPEAKER 2 Select ON on or OFF off then press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu 4 7 Set the priority channel WATCH MODE US model only If you are op...

Page 32: ...itter operates on one of 7 frequencies Note To activate a SAME alert a SAME CODE county ID must be selected and turned ON see section 4 8 2 4 8 1 TONE ALERT If TONE ALERT is ON and an alert tone of 1050 Hz is broadcast from the NOAA weather station the weather alert is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds Press any key to cancel the alarm and to hear the weather alert message RADIO SETUP I...

Page 33: ... the alert The list of alerts is shown in Appendix C 4 8 4 Receiving SAME TEST messages In addition to the WARNING WATCH and ADVISORY alerts the EAS also send out TEST mes sages so that you can check your WX ALERT setup is working correctly The TEST message is usually transmitted between 1000 and 1200 10 00AM and noon every Wednesday Note If there is a threat of severe weather the test is postpone...

Page 34: ...ress ENT to backup and correct the entry 4 Press ENT to store the SAME code 5 Repeat if necessary to enter a maximum of 10 SAME codes 4 8 6 Select a working SAME code You must select a SAME code for your geographic working area that you have previously entered into the radio in order to receive SAME weather alerts RADIO SETUP INT SPEAKE WATCH MODE WX ALERT COM PORT WX ALERT TONE ALERT SAME ALERT S...

Page 35: ...S data from a compatible GPS unit Note NMEA 2000 SOURCE options will appear up to 4 sources showing the actual source name only if an NMEA 2000 network is connected to the radio and is operational RADIO SETUP WX ALERT COM PORT GPS SOURCE FAV CH SETU GPS SOURCE NMEA0183 LGC3000 LCX113CHD 1 Select RADIO SETUP then GPS SOURCE If there is only one NMEA protocol available on your vessel only that will ...

Page 36: ...want to know how to move around the menu and enter save and change data 5 1 Enter or view your USER MMSI USER MMSI This is a once only operation You must enter your user MMSI before you can access the DSC functions You can display and read your user MMSI at any time but you get only one opportunity to enter your user MMSI The user MMSI Marine Mobile Service Identity is a unique 9 digit number simi...

Page 37: ...ups Use GROUP SETUP to create edit or delete 1 2 or up to 20 groups of frequently called people stored in alphanumeric order A group MMSI always starts with 0 5 2 1 Create a group GROUP SETUP DSC SETUP USER MMSI GROUP SETUP ATIS MMSI ATIS SELEC GROUP SETUP MANUAL NEW GROUP NAME GROUP MMSI 0 FISHING 1 012345678 STORE CANCEL 1 Select DSC SETUP then GROUP SETUP 2 Select MANUAL NEW 3 If this is the fi...

Page 38: ...line 6 When you are finished press ENT repeatedly if necessary until a new LCD appears 7 Press ENT to store the changes and return to the GROUP SETUP screen 5 3 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI ATIS MMSI EU models only You must enter your ATIS MMSI to access ATIS functionality if you are navigating inland waterways within Europe ATIS sends a digital message any time that you release the PTT key Inlan...

Page 39: ...I and return to the menu 5 You can view your stored ATIS MMSI at any time by selecting ATIS MMSI in the main menu 5 4 Enable ATIS functionality ATIS SELECT EU models only ATIS functionality will operate only after the ATIS MMSI has been entered see previous section When ATIS functionality is enabled the ATIS symbol ATIS is shown on the LCD DSC SETUP GROUP SETUP ATIS MMSI ATIS SELECT INDIV REPL ATI...

Page 40: ... SELECT INDIV REPL INDIV REPLY MANUAL AUTO 5 6 Enable DSC functionality DSC FUNC DSC functionality will operate only after a valid USER MMSI has been entered see 5 1 When DSC functionality is selected the DSC symbol DSC is shown on the LCD DSC SETUP ATIS MMSI ATIS SELECT INDIV REPLY DSC FUNC DSC FUNC ON OFF 1 Select DSC SETUP then DSC FUNC 2 Select OFF to disable DSC functionality or select ON to ...

Page 41: ... button or do nothing to allow the radio to automatically switch to the requested channel after a delay of 10 seconds or canceltheautomaticswitchandremainonthecurrentchannelbypressingtheEXITbutton However automatic switching to a subsequent communications channel on receipt of a DSC call might in some cases disrupt important ongoing communications if the working channel changes without the operato...

Page 42: ...t options are DISTRESS NO TIMEOUT 5 MINS 10 MINS default is NO TIMEOUT NON DISTR NO TIMEOUT 10 MINS 15 MINS default is 15 MINS NON AUTO you can set the inactivity timer to exit any non automated procedure activity Timeout options are NO TIMEOUT 10 MINS 15 MINS default is 10 MINS Note If NO TIMEOUT is selected then you must press the EXIT key to exit the procedure Example to set a 10 minute TIMEOUT...

Page 43: ...turned ON or OFF When AIS functionality is selected the AIS symbol AIS is shown on the LCD AIS SETUP AIS FUNC AIS DISPLAY BAUD RATE GPS REDIR AIS FUNC ON OFF 6 2 AIS data display format AIS DISPLAY When viewing the AIS plotter screen AIS targets can be displayed with the vessels name or the vessels MMSI AIS SETUP AIS DISPLAY BAUD RATE GPS REDIR CPA ALARM AIS DISPLAY SHIP MMSI SHIP NAME 6 3 AIS bau...

Page 44: ... GPS REDIR CPA ALARM CPA TCPA CPA ALARM ON OFF 6 6 Closest point of approach settings CPA CPA is the minimum distance between you and a target vessel based on the current speed and course You can set the minimum distance for CPA alarm to sound 1 NM to 30 NM Rotate the dial to set the CPA distance in 1 NM increments Press ENT when done AIS SETUP GPS REDIR CPA ALARM CPA TCPA CPA 01NM 6 7 Time to clo...

Page 45: ...IT ESC 1 Ensure the H50 that you want to subscribe is charged and turned OFF Note If you have another H50 that is already subscribed to the V50 ensure it remains off during this proceedure On the V50 base station radio 2 Select HS SETTING then SUBSCRIBE 3 Select YES The radio will display WAITING On the H50 wireless handset 4 Turn ON the H50 that you want to subscribe to the V50 the display will s...

Page 46: ...alls You can call any other person that has another DSC equipped radio Quick press the CALL MENU key to access the following DSC CALL menu options select LAST CALL to quickly call back the person who called you Note that only four DSC CALL menu options can be shown on the LCD at any one time Press or on the microphone or turn the Channel Select knob on the base station to scroll up or down through...

Page 47: ...ll from your buddy list or Select MANUAL NEW then enter the MMSI of the individual you want to call and press ENT 4 Choose a working channel to talk on Select the INTER SHIP and press ENT The radio automatically lists all Inter ship Simplex channels that can be used Duplex channels cannot usually be called however If you wish to use a Duplex channel select MANUAL instead then select your channel o...

Page 48: ...ROSE INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE 10 22AM LOC CHOOSE CH INTER SHIP MANUAL SEAROSE INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE SEND 1 Select DSC CALL then LAST CALL 2 The contact details of the most recent incoming call are displayed Press ENT 3 Choose a working channel to talk on Select the INTER SHIP and press ENT The radio automatically lists all Inter ship Simplex channels that can be used Duplex channels cannot usually be calle...

Page 49: ...tails are shown Press ENT to send the call The Tx symbol is displayed on the LCD while the call is being sent 8 7 Send an all ships call ALL SHIPS DSC CALL LAST CALL GROUP ALL SHIPS CALL LOG ALL SHIPS SAFETY URGENCY CHOOSE CH INTER SHIP MANUAL ALL SHIPS SAFETY SEND 1 Select DSC CALL then ALL SHIPS 2 Select one of the following call priorities SAFETY To send safety information to all other vessels ...

Page 50: ...l log In the example the contact details for the 11th most recent call are displayed Press ENT to move to the next screen 3 Press ENT again to confirm the call back 4 Choose a working channel to talk on Select the INTER SHIP and press ENT The radio automatically lists all Inter ship Simplex channels that can be used Duplex channels cannot usually be called however If you wish to use a Duplex chann...

Page 51: ...NT 3 Select one of the following options CALL BACK To CALL the station DELETE To delete the details from the distress log INFO To view additional information about the station 4 Select CALL BACK and press ENT 5 Choose a working channel to talk on Select the INTER SHIP and press ENT The radio automatically lists all Inter ship Simplex channels that can be used Duplex channels cannot usually be call...

Page 52: ...ntry from the sent call log 8 11 Request the LL position of a Buddy LL REQUEST DSC CALL DIST LOG SENT CALL LL REQUEST TRACK BUDD LL REQUEST STARFISH SEAROSE MERMAID IV STARFISH LL REQUEST SEND STARFISH LL REQUEST CALLING STARFISH LL REQUEST WAIT 00 00 1 Press CALL to enter DSC mode then select LL REQUEST 2 Select the buddy whose LL position you want to request then press ENT to send the request 3 ...

Page 53: ...ST CALLING SEASPRAY LL REQUEST CALLING 1 Select DSC CALL then TRACK BUDDY 2 Select START TRACK The status of each buddy on your tracklist ON or OFF is displayed 3 Check that the status of the buddy or buddies that you want to track is ON then press ENT 4 Select YES then press ENT to start tracking in this example MERMAID IV and SEASPRAY An LL Request is sent to each buddy on CH70 and your radio wa...

Page 54: ...0 or 60 minutes DSC CALL SENT CALL LL REQUEST TRACK BUDD DSC TEST TRACK BUDDY START TRACK SET BUDDY TRACKLIST INTERVAL TRACKLIST 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 1 HOUR 8 13 Make a DSC test call DSC TEST You can test your radio s DSC operation by sending a DSC TEST CALL to a Buddy or other station equipped with a DSC radio Note You should not use a routine DSC call to test your radio and you should minimize ...

Page 55: ...EST call Note If TEST REPLY is set to AUTO no sound will be emitted 1 If the radio recognizes the MMSI as one of your buddies your buddy s name is displayed in place of the MMSI 2 Press SILENC softkey AIS IC key to silence the alert 3 The radio will automatically acknowledge the call if TEST REPLY is set to AUTO See sec tion 5 9 and after a TIMEOUT period set for AUTO REPLY See section 5 10 CALL F...

Page 56: ...data is NOT stored 8 16 Receiving an all ships call ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS SAFETY FROM 123456789 AUTO SWITCH 00 01 ALL SHIPS SAFETY FROM 123456789 AUTO SW OFF 00 01 ALL SHIPS SAFETY FROM 123456789 CHANGE TO 00 11 1 When you receive notification of an ALL SHIPS call press SILENC softkey AIS IC key to silence the alert The priority level and the user MMSI are displayed on the screen If the radio recogn...

Page 57: ...d channel Note this option is not available with ROUTINE calls 4 If the display shows AUTO SWITCH the radio will automatically respond to the call after 10s if no user intervention For AUTO SW OFF a manual responce is required for INDIV REPLY options see section 5 5 5 The caller should respond to your acknowledgement by making voice contact designated channel If this does not happen you can press ...

Page 58: ...coming call The user MMSI or name is displayed on the screen If the radio recognises the user MMSI as one of your buddies the buddy s name is displayed in place of the user MMSI 2 Press button or rotate the CH knob to scroll any further information about the call or press EXIT to return the current DSC receive process 3 Monitor the working channel for an announcement from the calling vessel 8 20 R...

Page 59: ...he CH knob to select the category that describes your situation then press ENT UNDEFINED Undefined FIRE Fire FLOODING Flooding COLLISION Collision GROUNDING Grounding LISTING Listing SINKING Sinking ADRIFT Adrift ABANDONING Abandoning PIRACY Piracy OVER BOARD Overboard 3 Press and hold down the DISTRESS key for about 3 seconds until you see the distress call sending message DISTRESS CALL SENDING o...

Page 60: ...an only be cancelled by completing the distress call cancel process as described above step 8 9 2 Receiving a distress call DISTRESS DISTRESS UNDEFINED 123456789 82 50 123 N 00 01 An alert sounds when a distress call DISTRESS is received 1 Press SILENC softkey AIS IC key to silence the alert You do not need to send an acknowledgement 2 The radio automatically selects CH16 after 10 seconds if no us...

Page 61: ...end a Distress Acknowledgement DISTRESS ACK 5 Press EXIT key to quit the current DSC receive process Note The call data is stored in the Distress Log and location data DSC DSE sentence is sent on the NMEA 0183 port for indication on a connected chartplotter MFD DISTRESS ACK FROM 567890123 FIRE 00 01 9 4 Distress relay individual INDIV DISTR RELAY When an incoming Individual Distress Relay call is ...

Page 62: ...national voyages and certain types of passenger vessels under the SOLAS regulations Class B transceivers Similar to class A transceivers in many ways but are normally lower cost due to the less stringent performance requirements Class B transceivers transmit at a lower power and at a lower reporting rate than class A transceivers AIS base stations AIS base stations are used byVesselTraffic Systems...

Page 63: ... faster than 23 Knots 5 Seconds Search and Rescue aircraft airborne mobile equipment 10 Seconds Aids to Navigation 3 Minutes AIS base station 10 Seconds Source of information for above tables 1 1 1 2 ITU recommendations technical document ITU R M 1371 1 10 3 Using the AIS receiver Providing that other vessels with AIS transceivers installed are within radio range of your vessel you should see thei...

Page 64: ...me time before AIS targets are displayed 3 A simple plotter PPI on the right hand side of the LCD shows the geographical location of the AIS targets with respect to your position which is in the center of the plotter PPI 4 Press the Zoom In 3CH or Zoom Out Scan keys to change the scale of the plotter The scale available is 1nm 2 nm 4 nm 8 nm 16 nm 32 nm 5 Press the AIS IC key again to change the d...

Page 65: ... radio detects a TCPA or CPA breach the T CPA Approach screen will automatically popup with an alert tone Press EXIT to stop the alert The alert will sound again after 1 minute if the AIS alarm has not been released T CPA APPROACH 228278700 0 59Min 1 0nM 10 4 2 Plotter symbols and meanings Your vessel is always in the center of the plotter screen You are represented by a solid circle along with a ...

Page 66: ...l One long two short ANCHOR Anchor One long warble TOW Tow One long three short AGROUND Aground Warble sequence SIREN Siren Manual operation 3 Scroll through the menu to select a fog horn type then press ENT to start the selected fog horn sounding All except HORN and SIREN will sound automatically 4 The fog horn will sound automatically approximately every two minutes until you press EXIT to cance...

Page 67: ...r vessels using the V50 hand mic The PA function also features a listen back mode this mode uses the Hailer speaker as a microphone to listen for a response 1 Press and hold the AIS IC button for about 1 second to enter HAILER mode Select PA and press ENT 2 Press PTT to talk through the hailer Turn the Channel Select knob or press or to change the volume Volume can only be changed while the PTT is...

Page 68: ...ssed by the H50 with the following differences AIS There is no AIS PPI on the H50 screen SETUP Some setup functions are not available on the H50 When the H50 is not in use it should be placed back into the charger cradle The H50 is charged when placed in the cradle via a contact less inductive charging system 12 2 Using the intercom Conference facility The Intercom mode works only when one or two ...

Page 69: ...dset ON OFF SCAN key Normal Stdby mode Dual Tri Watch DSC Call mode 1st softkey SCAN key Normal Stdby mode All scan 3CH key Normal Stdby mode 3CH mode DSC Call mode 3rd softkey 3CH key Add Delete 3CH channel CALL MENU key Enter DSC menu mode CALL MENU key Enter MENU SETUP mode Up Down keys Normal Stdby mode Change Channel Menu mode Move cursor up down Data Entry mode change digits numbers Up Down ...

Page 70: ...efault Oscillate Mode PLL Modulation FM 16KOG3E DSC 16K0G2B Usable channels International USA Canada Weather country specific Channel Spacing KHz 25 Frequency Stability PPM 5 Audio power of speaker in mike dBA 80 dBA 1m Audio power of speaker in base dBA 94 dBA 1m Ø 57mm Digital Selectivity Calling DSC Class D EN301025 with dual receiver individual CH70 Standards DSC ITU R M 493 13 US models EN 30...

Page 71: ... 1KHz Deviation dB 1 to 3 dB of 6 dB octave from 300 Hz to 3 kHZ Spurious Harmonic Emissions Hi Lo uW 0 25 Modulation Sensitivity mV 20 Transmitter Protection Open short circuit of antenna Communications Comm port NMEA 0183 NMEA 0183 4800 baud Comm port NMEA 2000 NMEA 2000 NMEA 0183 input receive RMC GGA GLL GNS NMEA 0183 output transmit DSC for DSC call DSE for enhanced position AIVDM AIS Hailer ...

Page 72: ...or ppm 30 Tx Current mA 150 Functional range mtrs H50 cradle voltage V 12 V DC battery system negative ground H50 cradle current drain A 0 5 Specifications are subject to change without notice Industry Canada notice specific to the H50 This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES 001 Cet appareil ISM est conforme à la norme NMB 001 du Canada B G V50 H50 Operation Instructions 72 ...

Page 73: ...A static and voyage related data rx tx 129795 Addressed binary message tx 129796 Acknowledge tx 129797 Binary broadcast message tx 129798 SAR Aircraft Position report tx 129799 Radio Frequency Mode Power 129800 UTC Date enquiry tx 129801 Addressed safety msg rx tx 129802 Broadcast safety msg rx tx 129803 Interrogation tx 129804 Assignment Mode Command tx 129805 Data Link Management message tx 1298...

Page 74: ... 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 a Check the battery voltage...

Page 75: ...156 600 156 600 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS VTS 13 156 650 156 650 S Inter ship Navigation Safety bridge to bridge Yes No BRIDGE COM 14 156 700 156 700 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS VTS 15 156 750 156 750 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS 1 1W only 16 156 800 156 800 S International Distress Safety and Calling Yes Yes DISTRESS 17 156 850 156 850 S State Controlled Yes Yes SAR 1 1W onl...

Page 76: ...o Yes PORT OPS 81 157 075 161 675 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 82 157 125 161 725 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 83 157 175 161 775 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 84 157 225 161 825 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 85 157 275 161 875 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 86 157 325 161 925 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 87 157 375 161 975 D Publ...

Page 77: ... 1W only 18A 156 900 156 900 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 19A 156 950 156 950 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 20 157 000 161 600 D Port Operations Canadian Coast Guard No Yes PORT OPS 20A 157 000 157 000 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS 21A 157 050 157 050 S U S Government Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes UNAUTHORIZED 4 22A 157 100 157 100 S Coast Guard Liaison Yes Yes COAST GUARD 23A 157 150 157...

Page 78: ...57 325 161 925 D Public Correspondence Marine Operator No Yes TELEPHONE 86A 157 325 157 325 S Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 157 375 161 975 D Public Correspondence Marine Operator No Yes TELEPHONE 87A 157 375 157 375 S Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 157 425 162 025 D Public Correspondence Marine Operator No Yes TELEPHONE 88A 157 425 157 425 S Commercial Inter ship Only Yes No ...

Page 79: ...750 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 1 1W only 16 156 800 156 800 S International Distress Safety and Calling Yes Yes DISTRESS 17 156 850 156 850 S State Controlled Yes Yes SAR 1 1W only 18A 156 900 156 900 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 19A 156 950 156 950 S Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes CANADIAN CG 20 157 000 161 600 D Canadian Coast Guard No Yes CANADIAN CG 1 1W only 21 157 050 161 650 D Port Op...

Page 80: ...S U S Government Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes UNAUTHORIZED 4 83 157 175 161 775 D Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes CANADIAN CG 83A 157 175 157 175 S U S Government Canadian Coast Guard Yes Yes UNAUTHORIZED 4 83B 161 775 S Canadian Coast Guard RX Only CANADIAN CG 84 157 225 161 825 D Public Correspondence Marine Operator No Yes TELEPHONE 85 157 275 161 875 D Public Correspondence Marine Operator No Yes...

Page 81: ... channels CH RX MHz TRAFFIC TYPE NAME REMARK WX01 162 550 NOAAWeather Channel NOAAWX RX only WX02 162 400 NOAAWeather Channel NOAAWX RX only WX03 162 475 NOAAWeather Channel NOAAWX RX only WX04 162 425 NOAAWeather Channel NOAAWX RX only WX05 162 450 NOAAWeather Channel NOAAWX RX only WX06 162 500 NOAAWeather Channel NOAAWX RX only WX07 162 525 NOAAWeather Channel NOAAWX RX only WX08 161 650 CANADI...

Page 82: ...zzard Warning BZW WARNING Child Abduction Emergency CAE WARNING Civil Danger Warning CDW WARNING Civil Emergency Message CEM WARNING Coastal Flood Warning CFW WARNING Coastal Flood Watch CFA WATCH Dust Storm Warning DSW WARNING Earthquake Warning EQW WARNING Evacuation Immediate EVI WARNING Fire Warning FRW WARNING Flash Flood Warning FFW WARNING Flash Flood Watch FFA WATCH Flash Flood Statement F...

Page 83: ...Thunderstorm Watch SVA WATCH Severe Weather Statement SVS ADVISORY Shelter in Place Warning SPW WARNING Special Marine Warning SMW WARNING Special Weather Statement SPS ADVISORY Tornado Warning TOR WARNING Tornado Watch TOA WATCH Tropical Storm Warning TRW WARNING Tropical Storm Watch TRA WATCH Tsunami Warning TSW WARNING Tsunami Watch TSA WATCH Volcano Warning VOW WARNING Winter Storm Warning WSW...

Page 84: ...56 850 156 850 S Inter ship Yes Yes PORT OPS 1 1W only 18 156 900 161 500 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 19 156 950 161 550 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 20 157 000 161 600 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 21 157 050 161 650 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 22 157 100 161 700 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHO...

Page 85: ...IP 78 156 925 161 525 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 79 156 975 161 575 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 80 157 025 161 625 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 81 157 075 161 675 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 82 157 125 161 725 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 83 157 175 161 775 D Public Correspondence...

Page 86: ...5 a 156 25 160 85 x 65 a 156 275 160 875 x 06 a b 156 3 156 3 x 66 a 156 325 160 925 x 07 a 156 35 160 95 x 67 a c 156 375 156 375 x 08 a q 156 4 156 4 x 68 a 156 425 156 425 x 09 a b c 156 45 156 45 x 69 a 156 475 156 475 x 10 e 156 5 156 5 x 70 a 156 525 156 525 Digital selective calling for distress safety and calling 11 156 55 156 55 x 71 156 575 156 575 x 12 156 6 156 6 x 72 a r 156 625 156 6...

Page 87: ...oncerned should make any possible attempt to make these fre quencies channels as soon as possible available for the radiotelephone service on Inland Waterways and or the required service catego ry 77 a k 156 875 156 875 x 18 156 9 161 5 x 78 156 925 161 525 x 19 156 95 161 55 x 79 a 156 975 161 575 x 20 157 161 6 x 80 157 025 161 625 x 21 a 157 05 161 65 x 81 a 157 075 161 675 x 22 157 1 161 7 x 8...

Page 88: ...d only for communications between sea going vessels and participating land stations in case of distress and safety communica ti ons within the maritime sea areas In the countries mentioned under remark 2 this channel may be used only for distress safety and calling j The output power shall be reduced automatically to a value between 0 5 and 1 W k This channel may be used for communications with a ...

Page 89: ... 37 96 1W ATIS ON EUR Default 31 96 1W Norway Finland DSC ON L1 L2 L3 F1 F2 F3 Sweden Denmark DSC ON L1 L2 F1 F2 F3 Italy DSC ON Italy with Coast DSC ON A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 Holland DSC ON 31 1W 37 ATIS ON EUR Default 31 1W Germany DSC ON ATIS ON EUR Default Austria DSC ON EUR Default ATIS ON EUR Default B G V50 H50 Operation Instructions 89 ...

Page 90: ...nse B G recommends that you check the requirements of your national radio communi cations authorities before operating DSC functions AT Austria BE Belgium BG Bulgaria CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DK Denmark EE Estonia FI Finland FR France DE Germany GR Greece HU Hungary IS Iceland IE Ireland IT Italy LI Liechtenstein LV Latvia LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg MT Malta NL Netherlands NO Norway PL Poland P...

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