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R5 GMDSS VHF

Handheld Radio

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for R5 GMDSS VHF

Page 1: ...R5 GMDSS VHF Handheld Radio USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...el and the battery level Select channel 16 Distress or Safety press the 16 C key Press the PTT and say MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY This is ships name repeated three times MAYDAY This is ships name and call sign The ship s position in latitude and longitude or other reference to a known geographical location The nature of distress and assistance wanted Any other information which might facilitate the resc...

Page 3: ... knowledge correct at the time of going to print We reserve the right to change specifications equipment installation and maintenance instructions without notice as part of our policy of continuous product development and improvement No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form electronic or otherwise without permission in writing from Oroli...

Page 4: ...ny breach of warranty or other claim in an amount exceeding the purchase price of the product This warranty does not affect any statutory rights of the consumer In order to be valid claims must be made under the above warranty in writing as soon as practicable after discovery of the defect or failure and within the warranty period referred to above Proof of purchase will be required The claim shou...

Page 5: ... be provided to the recycler This product contains traces of lithium in the battery pack In addition it may contain lead and brominated flame retardants BFRs both in the housing material and circuit boards In keeping with the directive Orolia Ltd strongly recommends that this product and its battery pack be disposed of in a sensible and considerate manner For example do not simply discard the prod...

Page 6: ...tteries With correct use they are safe but any misuse might cause dangerous situations Never short circuit the battery terminals never expose the transceiver and the batteries to extreme temperature or fire and never use any kind of violence Avoid close contact between the antenna and parts of the human body The top of the antenna must never be closer than 5 cm to the body when transmitting Do not...

Page 7: ... radio frequency electromagnetic fields 3 kHz to 300 GHz American National Standards Institute C95 3 IEEE recommended practice for the measurement of potentially hazardous electromagnetic fields RF and microwaves Correct use For best performance hold the radio vertically and 10 cm away from the head when talking into the microphone Warning Your VHF radio generates electromagnetic RF radio frequenc...

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Page 9: ...functions 6 Other functions 9 Configuring the GMDSS VHF 11 Entering and using configuration mode 11 Configuration settings 12 Chapter 3 Batteries Battery types 15 The primary battery 15 The secondary battery 16 Battery level indication 16 Removing and inserting the battery pack 16 The battery charger 17 Installing the charger 18 Recharging the secondary battery 18 0643 ...

Page 10: ...g and removing the belt clip 23 Attaching the lanyard 23 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Displaying errors 25 App A Technical specifications Technical data R5 GMDSS VHF 27 General 27 Transmitter 28 Receiver 28 Battery life guidelines 29 Dimensional drawing transceiver 30 Dimensional drawing chargers 31 App B Attention Gore Tex Membrane 33 0740 ...

Page 11: ...adio in daily communication on board The unique battery concept makes the radio suited for both daily use and emergency situations The primary emergency battery is to be stored for emergency situations and a secondary rechargeable battery can be used for daily communication in your new portable VHF transceiver The radio is designed with a unique man machine interface an excellent grip even with gl...

Page 12: ...ceive mode carry the transceiver vertically with belt clips To preserve battery power adjust squelch to close the loudspeaker when there is no signal If you are in a lifeboat keep the antenna as high as possible Channels This radio operates with the following channels Notes All channels are Simplex Tx power is limited to 1 W on channels 75 and 76 0703 6 11 15 68 73 77 8 12 16 69 74 87 9 13 17 71 7...

Page 13: ...tion Controls Keys and buttons 1 On off volume 2 Light Lock 3 Push To Talk PTT 4 Up key 5 Down key 6 Hi Lo output power 7 Squelch 8 Scan 9 Priority channel 16 Call channel 10 Loudspeaker microphone 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 14: ...election Run through available items or select tagged channels A or B Run through available items if an A or B channel is tagged Activate Squelch control Adjust with up down arrows Monitor function Open Squelch completely 1 press Activate terminate Dual Triple watch 2 presses Activate memory scan Add Delete channel from memory scan Toggle between high and low transmitter power Select channel 16 Se...

Page 15: ... Reduced transmitter power Full transmitter power is not shown in display 4 Dual watch activated 5 Current working channel is marked for scanning 6 Keypad is locked 7 Battery level indicator 8 Transmitting Tx Receiving Rx 9 Accessory is connected 10 Service line for various purposes In this example the volume level 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 0643 ...

Page 16: ...o select channel 16 Distress or Safety press the 16 C key To select the Call channel use a long press on 16 C To select among all available channels press or on the keypad For fast selection press and hold or The display shows the currently selected channel Note Before using the radio mount the antenna at the top of the radio The antenna is delivered with the radio Note Long press on or can also b...

Page 17: ...se To decrease the volume turn the knob counter clockwise The display shows the level of the volume e g VOL 5 while it is adjusted Using Squelch control To activate Squelch control press the SQ key To set the Squelch level press closing or opening The display shows the Squelch level while it is adjusted e g SQ 5 Adjusting the display backlight To turn on the backlight press the Light Lock button o...

Page 18: ...ning the display shows SC in the channel field The radio toggles between channel 16 and each of the channels marked for scanning To terminate scanning press SCN once Changing the transmitter power To change the transmitter power press the Hi Lo key The display shows Lo when power is set to low Otherwise maximum power is used Locking the keypad To lock the keypad press and hold the Light Lock butto...

Page 19: ... channel from the scanning memory select the channel and then press and hold the SCN key until the MEM sign disappears from the display Alive beep To enable ALIVE function do as follows 1 Select the channel where ALIVE function is desired to be transmitted 2 Press and hold the Hi Lo until you see ALIVE ON on the radio display It takes approx a second 3 Now ALIVE is transmitted by a beep on the wor...

Page 20: ...Operation 10 ALIVE function is also deactivated when The channel is changed The radio is turned OFF and ON again Watch or scanning is enabled Squelch is open Refer to ALIVE on page 13 12110643 ...

Page 21: ... current menu item setting To exit configuration mode turn off the radio or press any key except and the Light Lock button Using the PTT button or leaving the radio inactive for 10 seconds also causes the radio to exit configuration mode To change a setting press or To confirm the current setting and go to the next menu item press the Light Lock button Note The radio is not operational in configur...

Page 22: ...s long press settings programming saved and battery alarm Minimum level OFF All beeps off PREFA OFF Remove tag A for current working channel ON Tag current working channel with A If another channel was previously tagged A this is overruled The working channel can now be selected with a long press on PREFB OFF Remove tag B for current working channel ON Tag current working channel with B If another...

Page 23: ... to set ALIVE on ADD NAME A Z 0 9 Makes it possible to name the channels The name must contain a maximum of 9 characters use only capital letters digits and spaces Press Light Lock to confirm programming Note The name appears in the service line on the display ...

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Page 25: ...move the seal on the battery pack Then do as follows 1 Attach the battery pack to the radio as shown 2 Lock the battery with the safety lock at the bottom The primary battery is capable of providing sufficient power for 8 hours of operation defined as 10 Tx 10 Rx and 80 standby When the primary pack is not in use it must always be placed in the dedicated rear position in the charger cradle see The...

Page 26: ... The radio display shows the battery status When the battery symbol is empty and flashing the battery should be recharged as soon as possible Removing and inserting the battery pack To remove the battery pack do as follows 1 Open the safety lock as shown 2 Remove the battery To insert the battery pack attach the battery and close the safety lock as shown on the previous page 1 2 0643 ...

Page 27: ...nt compartment for recharging the battery alone or while attached to the radio Dual Charger Kit It is possible to charge a battery in rear compartment simultaneously with the radio battery in front Single Charger Accessory Option Secondary battery black rechargeable Single Charger Base AC DC converter length 150cm 100 240V 12V DC out 12 24V DC Connection cable length 150cm 0740 ...

Page 28: ... connector on the underside of the charger AC Connect the AC DC adapter to the connector on the underside of the charger Then connect the AC DC adapter to the AC outlet Recharging the secondary battery To recharge the secondary battery place the radio with battery or the battery alone in the front position of the charger cradle If the radio cannot turn on due to completely discharged battery then ...

Page 29: ...perature out of range Steady red light Charging completed Trickle charge mode Charging time with emtpy battery VHF off approx 4 hours VHF on approx 5 hours The battery indicator on the radio display indicates if the radio is placed in the charger while radio and charger are both powered ...

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Page 31: ...uipment can have a built in PTT button speaker and microphone Thus a connection has per default the following impact on the radio operation If a speaker or earpiece is built into the detected external equipment the sound device of the external equipment is used and the internal radio speaker is disabled The external accessory microphone is selected as audio input device when the external PTT butto...

Page 32: ...scribed inBatteries on page 15 To mount the antenna simply screw it into the threaded bush at the top of the radio Use of lanyard is only for hand held operation Put it around the wrist to prevent dropping the radio Accessories you may buy Accessory Primary battery non rechargeable B3502 Belt clip Antenna Lanyard User Manual this manual Accessory Dual Position Charger Kit 0945 ...

Page 33: ...locks To remove the belt clip press the projection at the top of the belt clip to release the lock and slide the belt clip downwards out of the rails Attaching the lanyard Do as follows 1 Take the lanyard through the eye at the top of the radio 2 Put one end of the lanyard through the loop at the other end of the lanyard and pull to tighten Release lock Top view 0945 ...

Page 34: ...Equipment and accessories 24 0740 ...

Page 35: ...ge the battery Severe Radio is non functional Change recharge the battery Err HW ERR Hardware error Severe Radio is non functional Service required ILLEGAL Context fails operation This text will appear on the following occasions Multiple watch is selected on channel 16 or in channel regions where it is not allowed High power is selected on a channel where it is prohibited Transmission on blocked c...

Page 36: ...Troubleshooting 26 0845 ...

Page 37: ...450 MHz Modulation 16K0G3E Power supply 7 2 VDC Li battery Current drain at 2 W TX 1 4 A Current drain at 1 W TX 0 8 A Current drain RX max audio 0 25 A Antenna port 50 ohm Battery option Lithium Ion 1800 mAh rechargeable Operating temperature 20 C to 55 C Water ingress protection IP67 Frequency stability Better than 0 7 kHz Weight with emergency battery 340g 0740 ...

Page 38: ... dB 0 75 W 1 dB Max deviation 5 kHz Spurious emission 0 25 uW Adjacent channel power 70 dB Item Specification Sensitivity 20 dB SINAD 117 dBm typical Intermodulation Better than 70 dB Spurious response 70 dB Adjacent channel selectivity 70 dB Audio output internal 0 25 W at 10 dist Audio output external 0 25 W 8 ohm 0740 ...

Page 39: ...ndby time depends on usage Generally the more the radio is transmitting the faster it will drain the battery Also the Hi power setting will drain the battery faster than the Lo setting Approximate figures are A battery can be stored for 4 to 6 month at 25 C if charged to 25 The battery will normally last for 5 to 9 hours of use on a fully charged battery Note New batteries should be placed in the ...

Page 40: ...Technical specifications 30 Dimensional drawing transceiver 0709 ...

Page 41: ...Technical specifications 31 Dimensional drawing chargers Mounting Possibillities Desktop mounting top view Wall mounting rear view 0740 ...

Page 42: ...Technical specifications 32 0703 ...

Page 43: ...e Tex Membrane To keep the VHF watertight is it very important that the Gore Tex membrane under no circumstances must be damaged covered or removed That is do not remove the Gore Tex membrane or place any labels in the area 1427 ...

Page 44: ...Attention 34 0740 ...

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Page 46: ...nt Airport Service Road Portsmouth PO3 5PB United Kingdom Phone 44 0 23 9262 3900 Fax 44 0 23 9262 3998 Email service mcmurdo orolia com Website www mcmurdomarine com 20 150 Issue 3 An Orolia Group Business 98 137396 MCM H ...

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