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Introduction
Congratulations on your new SAILOR HC4500 MF/HF maritime ra-
dio telephone with built-in DSC (Digital Selective Calling) system and
radiotelex, fulfilling the highest international standards for marine
MF/HF communication and safety procedures. For an explanation of
DSC, see page 2.
Your SAILOR HC4500 MF/HF is a part of the modular system 4000
which also includes a HF single sideband radiotelephone. It has
built-in MF/HF telex if connected to a PC and/or a printer. If con-
nected to a GPS or other maritime navigation system it can auto-
matically include the true UTC time and your position in its DSC
distress messages.
SAILOR marine equipment is specially designed for the extremely
rugged conditions on bord a ship, based on more than 50 years’
experience with all kinds of boats, from small pleasure crafts, over
fishing boats working under all climatic conditions, to the biggest
ships.
S.P. Radio A/S is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of maritime
radiocommunication equipment - a position which has been main-
tained by means of constant and extensive product development.
We have a worldwide network of dealers with general agencies in
more than fifty countries. All our dealers are specially trained to
service all your SAILOR products.
About this manual
This manual is for the daily user of the system. Additionally, it
includes a section on the installation procedures, and - on page ii -
standard distress procedures. We highly recommend you to read
the manual
before you start using the equipment.
Please note
Any responsibility or liability for loss or damage in connection with
the use of this product and the accompanying documentation is
disclaimed. The information in this manual is furnished for informa-
tional use only, is subject to change without notice, may contain
errors or inaccuracies, and represents no commitment whatsoever.
This agreement is governed by the laws of Denmark.
Document no.: B4500GB0
E/0404
Abbreviations Used in this
Manual
ADDR
Address
AGC
Automatic Gain Control
AM
Amplitude Modulation
ARQ
Automatic Repetition reQuest
CLRF
Clarify
CU
Control Unit
DIRTLX
Direct Telex
DSC
Digital Selective Calling
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FEC
Forward Error Correction
GA
Go Ahead
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GPS
Global Positioning System
HF
High Frequency
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
IRS
Information Receiving Station
ISS
Information Sending Station
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
MF
Medium Frequency
MMSI
Maritime Mobile Ship Identification
MOM
Just a moment please
MSG
Message
NBPD
Narrow Band Direct Printing
PTT
Push-To-Talk
RF-G
Receiver Frequency Gain
Rx
Receive
SSB
Single Side Band
TEL
Telephony
Tx
Transmit
UTC
Co-ordinated Universal Time
VHF
Very High Frequency
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