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Select on (on) as desired, this is example, selected on and the screen 
shows the vessel position. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

6.7.2.2  TIME display on/off 

 

You can to turn on/off the time displayed at the normal mode  

Select GPS/TIME then SETTINGS, then TIME DISPLAY 

Select ON(on) or OFF(off)as desired, in this example, selected and the 
screen no longer shows the time 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
6.7.2.3   LOCAL TIME (TIME OFFSET) 

 

You can set the add/subtract value from UTC time to equal to local time. 
When offset value is added, the time will be displayed as LOC instead of 
UTC 
First to set the offset dir or – and then value in ½ hr. step. The 
updated result will be displayed immediately  

 
 
 
 
 
 

6.7.2.4  TIME FORMAT OPTIONS (TIME FORMAT) 

You can choose display time in 12 hr or 24 hr format.. 

 
 
 
 

 
6.7.2.5  COURSE/SPEED DISPLAY OPTIONS (COG/SOG) 

You can enable COG (Course over Ground) and SOG (Speed over Ground) 
displayed on normal mode.  

If the TIME display is turn ON, COG/SOG will be turned off automatically, 
since it share the same bottom line for display. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6.8 

RADIO SETUP  

Under Radio Setup submenu, there are 4 items that user can alter 
settings.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6.8.1 

CHANNEL NAME display and EDITING 

To set a channel name to ON or blank on the first line, Maximum of 
12 characters could be set for channel name, a channel name also 
allows be edited. The ways same as Buddy List edit procedures. 

 
6.8.1.1  CHANNEL NAME display 

Select RADIO SETUP then CH NAME, then CH DISPLAY 

Select ON (on) or OFF (off) as desired, this is example, select on and 
press the 

CH

 knob the screen shows the channel name. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

6.8.1.2  CHANNEL NAME EDITING 

Select RADIO SETUP then CH NAME, then CH INFO, press the 

CH

 

knob the screen shows the channel name and EDIT and DELETE. 

 

Select EDIT and press the 

CH

 knob to edit the existing name tag, Input 

the new name over the existing name and press the 

CH

 knob to display 

the YES/NO conformation 

 TIME OFFSET 
>+1.5 Hrs   
12:56am LOC.

 

TIME FORMAT 
>12 Hr.   
  24 Hr. 
12:56am LOC.

 

DISTRESS 
 27º34.1268 N 
 82º55.5587 W 
356º  12.6Kts

 

COG/SOG? 
>ON 
  OFF

 

POS DISPLAY
    ON 
 > OFF

 

>POS DISPLAY 
 TIME DISPLAY 
 TIME OFFSET 
 TIME FORMAT

 

DISTRSS 
 27º34.1268 N 
 82º55.5587 W 
356º  12.6Kts

 

   BACKLIGHT 
  CONTRAST 
  GPS / TIME 
>RADIO SETUP

 

>CH NAME 
  RING VOL 
  BEEP VOL 
  INT SPK

 

   CH NAME 
 >DISPLAY 
   CH INFO 
   

 

   DISPLAY 
 >ON 
   OFF 
   

 

 TIME DISPLAY 
    ON 
 > OFF 

 

    POS DISPLAY 
>TIME DISPLAY 
 TIME OFFSET 
 TIME FORMAT

 

COAST GUARD
  27

0

45.1234N 

112

0

36.5678W 

 

Summary of Contents for VHF255S-DSC

Page 1: ...lled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications and human body Never transmit before you make sure the antenna is properly located This device...

Page 2: ...ECEIVER DSC CALL 24 5 3 1 RECEIVER A DISTRESS CALL 24 5 3 2 RECEIVING A DISTRESS ACK FROM A COAST STATION 24 5 3 3 RECEIVER DISTRESS RELAY CALL 25 5 3 4 RECEIVING AN ALL SHIPS CALL 25 5 3 5 RECEIVING...

Page 3: ...th Japanese Industry Standard level 7 25 watts high output power allows you make contact with others in a long distance of marine communication and 1watt low power for short distance Separate 169butto...

Page 4: ...into the channel of priority DISTRESS This button is used to send a signal of distress in case of emergency See DSC Operation for details of sending the call This button is cover by a spring cover Th...

Page 5: ...MBOL MEANINGS HI LO Transmission power High HI 25W or Low LO 1W Indicates an incoming DSC call or blank to notify you of any unread call log messages TX Indicate that the radio is Transmitting RX Indi...

Page 6: ...ference caused by the speaker magnet in your radio during their operation Provides accessibility to the front panel controls Allows connection to a power supply and an antenna Has free space nearby fo...

Page 7: ...Insert the four fixing screws and fasten them with a Philip screw driver with attention not to screw too tightly 8 Mount the base station onto the bracket with notice of the matching of the protuberan...

Page 8: ...l 6 Press Hi Lo key to select high power or lower power 7 Press the PTT Push To Talk button on the handset to make the radio into transmission mode the TX indicator on LCD is displayed 8 Speak clearly...

Page 9: ...ls delete 1 Delete the channel from the MEM list at Normal mode Select the target channel with icon ON Press and hold the BAND SAVE key till the icon turn OFF The target channel will then be deleted o...

Page 10: ...like a telephone number to selectively call other vessels Refer to section 6 12 USER MMSI ENTRY 5 1 2 HOW CAN I OBTAIN A MMSI ASSIGNMENT Contact your dealer or techsolic WRANING This radio is designed...

Page 11: ...n 3 seconds until you see the distress call sent message on the screen the whole display screen to flash and beep loudly 5 If DISTRESS button is released before 3 seconds the initiation of distress ca...

Page 12: ...3 Then rotate the CH knob to select the working channel and press the CH knob to accept select Only in the case of a call to a ship it is permitted to enter a talk channel a call to a coast station t...

Page 13: ...5 6 1 5 2 72 POP REPLY The position relay can to send your position to another radio with this feature Your radio must have an operating GPS receiver connected to be used to send to the position POS r...

Page 14: ...LL 1 When an Individual call are received the Alarm Tone Sounds The radio automatically tunes to the channel designated in the DSC signal 2 The MMSI contained within the signal are displayed on the Te...

Page 15: ...S Date During Set Up operation TX and RX are disabled 6 3 Buddy List The Buddy List can store up to 20 entries with Name and MMSID User can add edit or delete the record from the list under this subme...

Page 16: ...ata is display on the LCD when there is no valid position information NO GPS appears 6 7 1 Manual Enter GPS Date If no GPS data is available the NO GPS icon appears and POS DATA REQ is displayed with...

Page 17: ...4 items that user can alter settings 6 8 1 CHANNEL NAME display and EDITING To set a channel name to ON or blank on the first line Maximum of 12 characters could be set for channel name a channel name...

Page 18: ...er your user MMSID first then you can access the DSC functions 1 Select DSC SETUP then USER MMSID and press the CH knob If an existing MMSID is stored the values appear 2 If the MMSID is blank a dashe...

Page 19: ...DIT or DELETE item 3 Select DELETE and press the CH knob will display DELETE GROUP menu arrow point the YES then press the CH knob to empty the group and return to the USER GROUP screen The LCD displa...

Page 20: ...CH knob to confirm and return to the menu manual 6 10 RESET This feature resets every setting to the factory defaults except USER MMSI and BUDDY LIST GROUP MMSID 1 Select RESET press CH key the radios...

Page 21: ...n Check the connection to the base station Check the volume control 2 No sound comes from the speaker Set VOL to a suitable level Set squelch to the threshold point 3 Transmitting is impossible or hig...

Page 22: ...50 161 950 D 27 127 350 161 950 D 28 157 400 162 000 D 28 157 400 162 000 D 60A 156 025 156 025 S 60 156 025 160 625 D 61A 156 075 156 075 S 61 156 075 160 675 D 62A 156 125 156 125 S 62 156 125 160 7...

Page 23: ...5B RX only 161 850 26 157 300 161 900 D 27 157 350 161 950 D 28 157 400 162 000 D CH FREQUENCY MHz TX RX MODE REMARK 28B RX only 162 000 60 156 025 160 625 D 61A 156 075 156 075 S 62A 156 125 156 125...

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