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Basic Telephony Operations
Power On/Off
The F1 radio is switched ON and OFF by the POWER button.
When the radio is switched ON, it performs a series of self-tests including memory
and key and display illumination tests. When complete the display shows radio
identity and type information, then switches automatically to a listening watch on
Channel 16.
If any problem is encountered, a message is displayed. These messages and the
appropriate corrective actions are discussed in ‘Appendix C: Error Messages /
Troubleshooting’.
Note that the radio automatically looks for a GPS
1
signal source (connected to the
radio NMEA
2
interface) to provide positional information and time and date. During
the check for a GPS source the display reads
Search for position
. If GPS is not
available after 2 minutes, the message
Pos update not found
is displayed for 2
seconds and the missing position, time and date information is represented on the
display by blanks (
−−
). The screen now appears as follows:
Time / date and position information can
now be entered manually, using the
Update
Action-key.
Note
: until the user enters time / date and
position information, the radio will emit a
beep every minute as a warning that
important safety data will not automatically
be sent with DSC messages.
Entering Time, Date and Position
Press the
Update
key. This screen is
now displayed. A cursor (text entry point)
appears (flashing) above the first latitude
character entry point. To move the cursor
to the right press the lower scroll key.
To move left press the upper scroll key.
To enter digits press the numeric keys
0-9
.
The cursor moves right one digit for each
digit entered, until the end of the line is
reached. The last character (N or S for
latitude, or E or W for longitude is set by
pressing any key from
0-9, *
or
#
. Each
press changes to E/W or N/S.
1
GPS = Global Positioning System
2
NMEA = National Marine Electronics Association
−−°−−
'
−
at:
−−
:
−−
−−°−−
'
−
UTC
Menu
11
Update
Lat:
−
−°−−
'
−
Long:
−−°−−
'
−
Pos at:
−−
:
−−
UTC
Done Back
1
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3def
4ghi
5jkl
6mno
7pqrs
8tuv
9wxyz
*
0
#
Summary of Contents for F1 DSC
Page 1: ...McMurdo F1 DSC Marine VHF Radio with DSC Operation Manual ...
Page 19: ...Page 9 See also Setting Channel Numbers on page 9 ...
Page 21: ...Page 11 See also Private Channels on page 8 ...
Page 58: ...Appendix Page 2 Appendix B Menu Hierarchy ...
Page 59: ...Appendix Page 3 ...
Page 68: ......
Page 71: ...Declaration of Conformity The Declaration of Conformity is provided as a separate document ...
Page 72: ......
Page 73: ...Notes ...