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DSC OPERATION

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Receiving DSC calls

Receiving a Distress call

While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress call is received:

➥

The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.

• Push any key to stop the alarm.

➥

“

DSC

” appears and “

” scrolls at the channel

comment indicator, then Channel 16 is automatically se-
lected.

➥

Continue monitoring Channel 16 as a coast station may re-
quire assistance.

Receiving a Distress acknowledgement

While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress acknowledge-
ment to other ship is received:

➥

The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.

• Push any key to stop the alarm.

➥

“

DSC

” appears and “

” scrolls at the chan-

nel comment indicator, then Channel 16 is automatically
selected.

Receiving a Distress Relay call

While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress Relay acknowl-
edgement is received:

➥

The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.

• Push any key to stop the alarm.

➥

“

DSC

” appears and “

” scrolls at the channel com-

ment indicator, then Channel 16 is automatically selected.

Scrolls

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Page 2: ...M402SA EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS WORD DEFINITION R WARNING CAUTION NOTE Personal injury fire hazard or electric shock may occur Equipment damage may occur Recommended for optimum use No risk of personal injury fire or electric shock CLEAN THE TRANSCEIVER AND MICROPHONE THOR OUGHLY WITH FRESH WATER after exposure to water including salt water otherwise the keys and switches may become inoperable due to ...

Page 3: ...th FCC regulations this sticker must be affixed in such a location as to be readily seen from the operating con trols of the radio as in the diagram below Make sure the cho sen location is clean and dry before applying the sticker p 33 EXAMPLE WARNING WARNING STICKER 0 old ps ate 9 e ...

Page 4: ...E THAT THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPO SURE LIMITS ARE OBSERVED AT ALL TIMES DURING RADIO TRANSMISSION THE RADIO OPERATOR IS TO ENSURE THAT NO BYSTANDERS COME WITHIN THE RADIUS OF THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS Determining MPE Radius THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE MPE RA DIUS HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE A RADIUS OF ABOUT 3M PER OET BULLETIN 65 OF THE FCC THIS ESTIMATE IS MADE ASSUMING THE MAX...

Page 5: ...ING 37 11 COMMANDMIC HM 127 IC M402A only 38 51 Panel description 38 Function display 40 Channel selection 42 Receiving and transmitting 43 Call channel programming 44 Lock functions 44 Display backlighting 45 Monitor function 45 Dualwatch Tri watch operation 45 Setting tag channels 46 Starting a scan 46 Set mode programming 47 Intercom operation 48 Channel comments 48 HM 127 supplied accessories ...

Page 6: ... place to avoid inadvertent use by children BE CAREFUL The transceiver and optional HM 127 em ploy waterproof construction which corresponds to JIS wa terproof specification Grade 7 1 m 30 min However once the transceiver or microphone has been dropped water proofing cannot be guaranteed due to the fact that the case may be cracked or the waterproof seal damaged etc IC M402A only ...

Page 7: ...a licensed operator starts supervises ends the call and makes the necessary log entries Keep a copy of the current government rules and regulations handy Radio license for boaters U S A only The Telecommunications Act of 1996 permits recreational boaters to have and use a VHF marine radio EPIRB and marine radar without having an FCC ship station license Boaters traveling on international voyages h...

Page 8: ...eather chan nel when pushed momentarily p 7 Starts Dualwatch or Tri watch when pushed for 1 sec p 11 Stops Dualwatch or Tri watch when either is activated y CHANNEL 16 CALL CHANNEL KEY 16 9 Selects Channel 16 when pushed p 6 Selects call channel when pushed for 1 sec p 6 CALL appears when call channel is selected Push for 3 sec to enter call channel programming con dition when call channel is sele...

Page 9: ...3 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION etc just hen e for rent 2 ...

Page 10: ... pgs 7 31 WX appears when a weather channel is selected WX ALT appears when the Weather alert function is in use blinks when an alert tone is received o GPS INDICATOR Appears while valid position data is received Blinks when invalid position data is received Disappears when no GPS receiver is connected 0 DSC INDICATOR Indicates the DSC status DSC appears when a DSC call is received p 25 POS REPLY ...

Page 11: ...DOWN KEYS Y Y Z Z Push either key to change the operating memory channel Set mode settings etc pgs 6 7 30 e TRANSMIT POWER KEY HI LO Toggles power high and lower when pushed p 8 Some channels are set to low power only While pushing HI LO turn power ON to toggle the mi crophone lock function ON and OFF p 10 Microphone w q e 2 ...

Page 12: ...re your most often used channels in each channel group for quick recall Push 16 9 for 1 sec to select the call channel of the se lected channel group CALL and call channel number appear Each channel group may have an independent call channel after programming a call channel p 9 Push CH WX DUAL to return to the condition before se lecting call channel or push Y or Z to select an oper ating channel ...

Page 13: ...eiver can detect a weather alert tone on the se lected weather channel while receiving the channel during standby on a regular channel or while scanning p 31 q Push CH WX DUAL once or twice to select a weather channel WX appears when a weather channel is selected WX ALT appears when the Weather alert function is in use p 31 w Push Y or Z to select a channel Push once or twice When Weather alert is...

Page 14: ...by the general public in U S A wa ters IMPORTANT To maximize the readability of your trans mitted signal pause a few sec after pushing PTT hold the microphone 2 to 4 inches 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and speak into the microphone M at a normal voice level u r t M y q M Microphone w r e ...

Page 15: ...9 3 BASIC OPERATION ver sed r Push Y or Z to select the desired channel t Push 16 9 to program the displayed channel as the call channel Push CH WX DUAL to can cel The channel number stops blinking 3 ...

Page 16: ...es and function access While pushing HI LO on the microphone turn power ON to toggle the lock function ON and OFF Display backlighting The function display and keys can be backlit for better visibil ity under low light conditions While pushing SCAN TAG push Y or Z to adjust the brightness of the LCD and key backlight The backlight is selectable in 3 levels and OFF HI LO Y Z ...

Page 17: ...Tri watch blinks during Dualwatch blinks during Tri watch A beep tone sounds when a signal is received on Channel 16 r To cancel Dualwatch Tri watch push CH WX DUAL again ch ch rs Tri Example Operating Tri watch on INT Channel 25 Tri watch starts Signal is received on call channel Signal is received on Channel 16 takes priority Tri watch resumes after the signal disappears Push for 1 sec 3 4 ...

Page 18: ... such as those for digital communication use Choose Priority or Normal scan in Set mode p 31 e on en 6 NORMAL SCAN Normal scan like Priority scan searches through all tag channels in sequence However unlike priority scan Chan nel 16 is not checked unless Channel 16 is set as a tag channel CH 01 CH 02 CH 06 CH 05 CH 04 CH 03 ...

Page 19: ...t Priority or Normal scan or appears at the channel comment indicator When a signal is detected scan pauses until the signal disap pears or resumes after pausing 5 sec according to Set mode setting Channel 16 is still monitored during Priority scan Push Y or Z to check the scanning tag channels to change the scanning direction or resume the scan manually blinks at the channel comment indicator and...

Page 20: ... can be checked q Push DSC IC to enter the DSC menu w Push Y or Z to select and push DSC IC e Check the 9 digit MMSI DSC self ID code The MMSI code is displayed and scrolls at the channel comment indicator r Push DSC IC to exit the DSC menu MMSI DSC self ID code scrolls ...

Page 21: ...git 0 is fixed for a group ID Thus an address ID input cannot start with 0 When you input 1st digit 0 and other 8 digits the ID is automatically registered as a group ID t After inputting 9 digit ID push DSC IC to input 5 charac ters ID name using Y or Z Push SCAN TAG or CH WX DUAL to move the cursor forward or backward respectively Push 16 9 to cancel and exit the condition y Push DSC IC to progr...

Page 22: ...ble GPS receiver is required Ask your dealer about suitable GPS receivers While pushing SCAN TAG push DSC IC to display the current position Latitude and Longitude scroll in sequence at the channel com ment indicator scrolls when no GPS is connected When the connecting GPS receiver is compatible with several sentence formatters the order of input prece dence is RMC GGA GNS and GLL GPS blinks when ...

Page 23: ... alert contains Kinds of distress Undesignated distress Position data Latest GPS position data held for 23 5 hrs or until the power is turned OFF The Distress call is repeated every 3 5 4 5 min until re ceiving an acknowledgement Push DISTRESS to transmit a renewed Distress call if desired Push any key except DISTRESS to cancel the Call repeat mode Scrolls Scrolls 6 ...

Page 24: ... and push DSC IC Channel 70 is selected and appears r Push DSC IC to transmit the Individual call If Channel 70 is busy the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear Routine category only is available When Ch 70 is busy Push DSC IC to transmit DSC call ...

Page 25: ...l call for you is received q Push DSC IC to enter the DSC menu w Push Y or Z to select and push DSC IC item appears after an Individual call is received item disappears if another call is received after the Individual call The Individual acknowledgement can be transmitted to the last received individual call only e Push Y or Z to select the acknowledgement or Scrolls 6 ...

Page 26: ... you to transmit a DSC signal to a specific group only q Push DSC IC to enter the DSC menu w Push Y or Z to select and push DSC IC e Push Y or Z to select the desired pre programmed group address and push DSC IC The ID code for the group call must be set in advance p 15 ...

Page 27: ...21 6 DSC OPERATION nel nnel y After the Group call has been transmitted the display changes to the previously specified channel u Push and hold PTT to communicate your message to the responding ship 6 ...

Page 28: ...use ps r Push DSC IC to transmit the All Ships call Routine category only is available t After the All Ships call has been transmitted the display changes to Channel 16 automatically Scrolls ...

Page 29: ...l Channel 70 is selected and appears t Push DSC IC to transmit the Position Request call y After the Position Request call has been transmitted the following indication is displayed scrolls at the channel comment indicator u Push any key to exit the condition and return to the nor mal operation Scrolls 6 ...

Page 30: ...ected and appears t Push DSC IC to transmit the Position Report call y After the Position Report call has been transmitted stand by on Channel 70 until an acknowledgement is received scrolls at the channel comment indicator u Push any key to exit the condition and return to the nor mal operation Scrolls ...

Page 31: ...stop the alarm DSC appears and scrolls at the chan nel comment indicator then Channel 16 is automatically selected D Receiving a Distress Relay call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Distress Relay acknowl edgement is received The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes Push any key to stop the alarm DSC appears and scrolls at the channel com ment indicator then Channel 16 is automatically selected S...

Page 32: ...l is received The emergency alarm or beeps sound depending on the received category DSC appears and scrolls at the channel comment indicator Push DSC IC to change to the channel specified by the calling station for voice communication push any other key to ignore the Group call Scrolls ...

Page 33: ...SC appears and scrolls at the chan nel comment indicator Push DSC IC to change to the channel specified by the calling station for voice communication push any other key to ignore the Geographical Area call Monitor the selected channel for an announcement from the calling station When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a prob lem with the connected receiver all Geographical Area calls are...

Page 34: ...ly to the Position Report call push any other key to ignore the Position Report call D Receiving a Position Report Reply call While monitoring Channel 70 and a Position Report Reply call is received DSC and POS REPLY appear in the display The Latitude and Longitude you have sent is displayed and scrolled automatically in order of Latitude co ordinates and then Longitude co ordinates Scrolls Scroll...

Page 35: ... pushing 16 9 selects Chan nel 16 While in the Intercom mode the transceiver functions transmit and receive are interrupted If the transceiver is in transmit condition the Intercom function is not avail able When a DSC call is received DSC appears and DSC message is displayed at the channel comment indicator after the Intercom use is finished When a WX alert is received WX ALT blinks and a beep so...

Page 36: ...pears at the channel comment indicator e After the display appears release 16 9 r Push 16 9 to select the desired item if necessary t Push Y or Z to select the desired condition of the item y Turn power OFF then ON again to exit Set mode Scan resume timer Weather alert Dual Tri watch DSC watch Push Scrolls ...

Page 37: ...nsceiver detects the alert then the WX ALT indicator blinks until the transceiver is operated The previously selected used weather channel is checked any time during standby or while scanning WX ALT appears instead of WX indication when the function is set ON D D Dual Tri watch This item can be selected as Dualwatch or Tri watch p 11 Dualwatch default Tri watch Weather alert OFF default Weather al...

Page 38: ...matic acknowledgement This item sets the Automatic acknowledgement function ON or OFF When Position Request or Position Report call is received transceiver automatically transmits Position Request Reply or Position Report Reply respectively scrolls at the channel comment indicator Auto acknowledgement OFF default Auto acknowledgement ON Scrolls Scrolls LCD contrast level 3 default LCD contrast lev...

Page 39: ...e replacement One fuse is installed in the supplied DC power cable If a fuse blows or the transceiver stops functioning track down the source of the problem if possible and replace the damaged fuse with a new rated one Cleaning If the transceiver becomes dusty or dirty wipe it clean with a soft dry cloth AVOID the use of solvents such as benzene or al cohol as they may damage transceiver surfaces ...

Page 40: ... Ask your dealer about suitable GPS receivers t EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK Connects to an external speaker See p 57 for available external speakers CAUTION After connecting the DC power cable GPS re ceiver jack and external speaker jack cover the connector and jacks with an adhesive tape as shown below to pre vent water seeping into the transceiver Rubber vulcanizing tape NMEA RCA NMEA ...

Page 41: ...ay Optional MB 92 attachment An optional MB 92 DUST COVER is available for attaching the transceiver s front panel to prevent the keys and knobs get ting wet when the transceiver is not used Attach the optional MB 92 DUST COVER to the transceiver as shown below 9 ...

Page 42: ...r Tighten the end bolts on the clamps rotate clockwise so that the clamps press firmly against the inside of the in strument control panel t Tighten the locking nuts rotate counterclockwise so that the transceiver is securely mounted in position as below y Connect the antenna and power cable then return the in strument control panel to its original place IC M402A ...

Page 43: ... speaker supply p 34 Check the connection to the transceiver power or re pgs 6 7 52 p 8 Change channels Push HI LO on the microphone to select high power med Set the desired channels as TAG channels p 13 Turn the beep tone ON in Set mode Set squelch to the threshold point p 32 p 8 is not pro Program the MMSI DSC self ID code p 14 9 10 ...

Page 44: ...key backlight after VOL is pushed for 1 sec p 45 Checks tag channels or changes scanning direction dur ing scan pgs 13 46 e CHANNEL 16 CALL CHANNEL KEY 16 9 Selects Channel 16 when pushed pgs 6 42 Selects call channel when pushed for 1 sec pgs 6 42 CALL appears when call channel is selected Push for 3 sec to enter call channel programming con dition when call channel is selected pgs 9 44 While pus...

Page 45: ... appears while microphone Key lock function is in use PWR PTT VOL SQL and H L still function when the microphone Key lock function is turned ON Advance the cursor while in channel comment pro gramming condition pgs 10 48 u VOLUME DIMMER KEY VOL Y Y Z Z adjusts the audio level after pushing VOL p 43 Y Y Z Z adjust the brightness of the LCD and key back light after pushing VOL for 1 sec p 45 Move th...

Page 46: ... is in use Blinks while the All key lock function is in use e CHANNEL NUMBER READOUT Indicates the selected operating channel number A appears when a simplex channel is selected b ap pears when a receive only channel for a Canadian channel group is selected pgs 6 42 In Set mode indicates the selected condition pgs 30 47 CALL WX ALT DUP P SCAN TRI DUAL LOW TAG CAN USA INT L TX BUSY VOL SQL q w r t ...

Page 47: ... blinks when an alert tone is received 1 LOW POWER INDICATOR pgs 8 43 Appears when low power is selected 2 CALL CHANNEL INDICATOR pgs 6 42 Appears when call channel is selected 3 DUPLEX INDICATOR pgs 7 42 Appears when a duplex channel is selected 4 TAG CHANNEL INDICATOR pgs 13 46 Appears when a tag channel is selected 5 BUSY INDICATOR pgs 8 43 45 Appears when receiving a signal or when the squelch...

Page 48: ...lar channel Push CH WX U I C again if a weather channel appears w While pushing H L push CH WX U I C to select a channel group U S A International and Canadian channels can be selected in sequence U S A channels Canadian channels International channels while pushing Push DW DW DW ec ...

Page 49: ...ns mitted signal voice pause a few sec after pushing PTT hold the microphone 2 to 4 inches 5 to 10 cm from your mouth and speak at a normal voice level w Set volume w Set squelch if required r Set output power t Speak into microphone q Turn power ON e Set channel t Push to transmit y Release to receive 11 ...

Page 50: ...the Lock function While pushing H L push SQL L to turn the Lock function ON or OFF appears Only PWR PTT H L SQL L VOL Y Y Z Z and SQL Y Y Z Z are func tional D D Activating the All key lock function While pushing H L turn the power ON by pushing PWR to turn the All key lock function ON or OFF blinks Only PWR and PTT are func tional MONI MONI Appears when the lock function is in use Blinks when the...

Page 51: ...U I C for 1 sec to start Dualwatch or Tri watch DUAL appears during Dual watch TRI appears during Tri watch A beep tone sounds when a sig nal is received on Channel 16 Tri watch becomes Dualwatch when receiving a signal on call channel Dualwatch or Tri watch can be selected in the transceiver s Set mode e To cancel Dualwatch Tri watch push CH WX U I C again DW DW DW he ent or Appears when the Dual...

Page 52: ...g Normal scan The priority channel readout indicates 16 and P and SCAN indicators appear during Priority scan When a signal is received scan pauses until the signal disap pears or resumes after pausing 5 sec according to the Set mode setting Channel 16 is still monitored during Priority scan Push Y Y or Z Z to check the scanning tag channels to change the scanning direction or resume the scan manu...

Page 53: ...the condition in the channel number readout is dis played e Push 16 9 to select the desired item if necessary r Push Y Y or Z Z to select the desired condition of the item t Turn power OFF then ON to exit Set mode Beep tone Push Y Y to turn ON Z Z to turn OFF the beep output LCD contrast Push Y Y Z Z to adjust to a suitable LCD contrast scrolls at the channel comment indicator Push Scrolls Scrolls...

Page 54: ... character of the currently programmed comment blinks e Push Y Y or Z Z to select a character r Push SQL to move to forward then push Y Y or Z Z to select a character Push VOL to move to backward t Repeat steps e and r to input all characters then push 16 9 to return to normal operation Available characters r s t u v w x y z q 3 D N X h 4 E O Y i 5 F P Z j 6 G Q a k 7 H R b l 8 I S c m space 9 T d...

Page 55: ...49 11 COMMANDMIC HM 127 es Qty 1 1 1 5 11 ...

Page 56: ...g the mounting base carefully mark off the 2 spots where the cable and screws will be fastened r Drill holes at these marks t Install the mounting base using the supplied screws as shown below y The completed installation should look like this Gasket Cap Mounting base Nut Screw holes approx 2 d mm 3 32 ...

Page 57: ...51 11 COMMANDMIC HM 127 50 d mm 1 31 32 5 mm 3 16 Mounting base Cap Nut 11 ...

Page 58: ...75 157 125 161 725 82A 82A 157 125 157 125 INT 65A 66 67 68 69 70 3 71 72 73 74 77 78 79 80 81 82 156 325 156 325 66A Channel number 84A Frequency MHz USA CAN Transmit Receive 83A 83A 157 175 157 175 84 84 157 225 161 825 85 85 157 275 161 875 85A 157 275 157 275 86 86 157 325 161 925 86A 157 325 157 325 87 87 157 375 161 975 87A 157 375 157 375 88 88 157 425 162 025 88A 157 425 157 425 INT 84 85 ...

Page 59: ...typical Squelch sensitivity 0 22µV Intermodulation rejection ratio More than 70 dB Spurious response rejection ratio More than 70 dB Adjacent channel selectivity More than 70 dB Audio output power 4 5W typical at 10 distortion with a 4 Ω load All stated specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation 13 ...

Page 60: ...Unit mm inch 32 1 1 1 4 86 5 3 13 32 51 2 ...

Page 61: ...55 14 TEMPLATE 13 14 Unit mm inch 53 6 1 32 39 5 15 32 67 2 5 8 53 2 3 32 MB 69 2 3 32 ...

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Page 63: ...57 15 OPTIONS 15 ct it ter unt HM max ...

Page 64: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan ...

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