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Simrad - RS12 Operation and Installation Instructions

The Completed Installation

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VHF antenna

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cable

External
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RS12 base unit

with handset mic

GPS / COM

NMEA 0183

connection cable

NMEA

2000

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CAUTION

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Caution is advised to prevent possible skin burns.

Summary of Contents for RS12 VHF

Page 1: ...simrad yachting com ENGLISH RS12VHF User Guide...

Page 2: ...sages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury CAUTION CAUTION...

Page 3: ...is Simrad VHF radio may vary from country to country de pending upon the model and government or national communications authority regulations 3 Navico recommends that you check the radio operating li...

Page 4: ...BACKLIGHT and Contrast CONTRAST 16 2 4 1 Set the Backlighting Level 17 2 4 2 Set the Contrast Level 17 2 5 GPS Data and Time GPS DATA 17 2 5 1 Manually Enter Position and UTC Time MANUAL 17 2 5 2 Loca...

Page 5: ...L Polling Calls LL REPLY 29 4 8 Automatic Channel switching AUTO SWITCH 30 4 9 DSC Test Reply TEST REPLY 31 4 10 Set the inactivity timer TIMEOUT 31 Section 5 Sending and Receiving DSC Calls 32 5 1 Wh...

Page 6: ...tall the Microphone Bulkhead Mount 50 Fix the DSC label 51 Connect the Radio Cables 51 Set Up the Radio 53 The Completed Installation 54 Appendix A Technical Specifications 55 Appendix B Troubleshooti...

Page 7: ...al including weather channels where available model dependant Special CH16 9 key for quick access to the priority international distress channel Special 3CH key to select your three favourite channels...

Page 8: ...more information available to show Use the keys to scroll up and down the menu until the cursor is positioned at the desired option Press ENT to display that option 3 Make entries or changes as expla...

Page 9: ...arning activates at 10 5 V Channel selected USA INT CAN Selected channel bank for VHF radio operations and regulations DSC Auto channel switch function is disabled OFF see section 4 8 B A Channel suff...

Page 10: ...se eg close to large cities reception may improve if sensitivity is reduced Either turn SQL slowly clockwise or use the LOCAL setting See section 2 3 16 9 Priority Channel Also on the handset mic Pres...

Page 11: ...ent channel If the weather alert mode ALT is ON and an alert tone of 1050 Hz is broadcast from the weather station it is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds Press any key to hear the weather...

Page 12: ...en press the ENT key SKIP OFF will be displayed momentarily and the channel will be restored Alternatively you can re power the radio Press SCAN to stop at the current channel Press ESC to cancel scan...

Page 13: ...els allow only low power transmissions Error beeps will sound if the power transmission setting is incorrect Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially but can be changed to high power...

Page 14: ...See Section 2 5 Radio Setup Menu See Section 3 Turn the GPS Simulator on off See Section 2 6 Reset factory settings See Section 2 7 Model dependant Sections 1 3 and 1 4 explain how to navigate around...

Page 15: ...dd edit and delete entries on your BUDDY LIST Section 5 explains how to call a buddy 2 2 1 Add an Entry 1 Select BUDDY LIST The cursor is at MANUAL NEW Press ENT 2 Enter the buddy name one character a...

Page 16: ...T Sensitivity 1 Select LOCAL DIST then select DIST 2 Press ENT to activate the DIST setting This disables local sensitivity and the menu is displayed again 2 3 2 Set LOCAL Sensitivity 1 Select LOCAL D...

Page 17: ...ed or absent you can specify the vessel position and the local time manually using the GPS DATA option This information is important because it will be used if a DSC distress call is transmitted You c...

Page 18: ...lmanac Office V X K L P Q Q R V U T S R Q P T S A A Z B C Z A B B B C S S S R H I K K M M H H H I K F G E D E C C D G H E F H I G C E K L Z Z P N 0 30 E 60 E 90 E 120 E 150 E 30 W 60 W 90 W 120 W 150...

Page 19: ...LL display If you have entered the vessel position manually as described in the previous section the vessel position is always shown on the screen with the suffix M However if the time is being update...

Page 20: ...desired Whenever the GPS Simulator is turned ON on simulated Speed Over Ground SOG Course Over Ground COG and LL position appear on the screen This data is updated automati cally during the simulation...

Page 21: ...ADIO SETUP UIC CH NAME RING VOLUM UIC USA INT L CANADA Edit or delete channel names See Section 3 3 Selects if the WX Alert scanning mode is ON on or OFF off See section 3 7 Selects Priority Channel o...

Page 22: ...confirmation 5 Press ENT to confirm the new channel name tag or the deletion then press ESC to return to the menu 3 4 RING BEEP Volume RING VOLUME and KEY BEEP Set the volume level of the incoming si...

Page 23: ...rts as follows 1 Select RADIO SETUP then WX ALERT 2 Select ON on or OFF off then press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu When a weather alert is broadcast the alarm will sound Press any...

Page 24: ...ble GPS unit Note NMEA 2000 SOURCE options will appear up to 4 sources showing the actual source name only if connected to an NMEA 2000 network 1 Select RADIO SETUP then GPS SOURCE 2 Select the desire...

Page 25: ...is radio before these DSC functions can be used See below for instructions on how to enter your USER MMSI USER MMSI Enter or view your user MMSI See section 4 2 If you do not have a user MMSI see Appe...

Page 26: ...model dependant 4 3 Maintain Your Groups GROUP SETUP Use GROUP SETUP to create edit or delete 1 2 or 3 groups of frequently called people stored in alphanumeric order A group MMSI always starts with...

Page 27: ...SHER2 YES NO 1 Select DSC SETUP then GROUP SETUP The existing group names are displayed 2 Press or to scroll to the incorrect entry then press ENT 3 Select DELETE and press ENT The radio asks for conf...

Page 28: ...Note An ATIS MMSI always starts with the number 9 1 To enter or edit your ATIS MMSI 2 Select DSC SETUP then ATIS MMSI 3 If this is the first time that you are entering your ATIS MMSI a dashed line app...

Page 29: ...ETUP GROUP SETU INDIV REPLY DSC FUNC DSC FUNC ON OFF ATIS IS ON 1 Select DSC SETUP then DSC FUNC Note It is not possible to have both ATIS ON on and DSC ON on simultaneously If you want to activate DS...

Page 30: ...utomatic switch and remain on the current channel by pressing the ESC button However automatic switching to a subsequent communications channel on receipt of a DSC call might in some cases disrupt imp...

Page 31: ...owing two categories NON DISTRESS or DISTRESS Timeout options are DISTRESS NO TIMEOUT 5 MINS 10 MINS default is NO TIMEOUT NON DISTR NO TIMEOUT 10 MINS 15 MINS default is 15 MINS NON AUTO you can set...

Page 32: ...g channel automatically 5 2 Sending DSC calls Press CALL to show the types of DSC call that can be made The following options are available through CALL key WARNING A valid USER MMSI must be entered i...

Page 33: ...ll a person that is not in your buddy list otherwise select the name of your buddy Press ENT If you selected MANUAL NEW you need to enter the user MMSI and then press ENT Note If the MMSI is for a Coa...

Page 34: ...CH12 REQUEST 12 45 UTC ENT OPTION 00 04 OPTION ACK CHANGE CHAN 12 45 UTC ENT OPTION KEY SILENCE 00 05 ENT OPTION KEY SILENCE ESC EXIT 00 06 3 Press SILENCE or CH SELECT to silence the alarm 4 Press or...

Page 35: ...e working channel and press ENT See details about the working channel in section 5 2 1 paragraph 3 above 4 The radio summarizes the call details and asks for confirmation to send the call SEND Press E...

Page 36: ...lways try to make voice contact on CH16 first as follows DSC CALL ALL SHIPS CALL LOG DISTR LOG BOBBY D CALL BACK DELETE INFO BOBBY D INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE INTER SHIP 01 BOBBY D DISTRESS UNDESIG ENT OPTIO...

Page 37: ...all are displayed 3 Press ENT to advance to next screen You now have the following options CALL BACK to CALL the contact DELETE to delete the entry from the call log select YES to confirm 5 2 10 Reque...

Page 38: ...waits for an acknowledgement WAITING ACK If the call is acknowledged DSC TEST ACK notification is displayed 6 If there is no reply after 30 seconds the radio asks you if you want to retry 5 2 11 2 Rec...

Page 39: ...K IS OFF 10 12 UTC 00 20 5 3 Receiving DSC Calls Several types of DSC calls can be received from vessels within range at various priority levels DISTRESS See Section 6 ALL SHIPS Urgency Safety Routine...

Page 40: ...14 IN 10S 10 12 UTC ENT ACCEPT 00 05 AUTO SWITCH CH14 IN 10S 10 12 UTC 00 04 However If AUTO SWITCH OFF then AUTO SW OFF will be displayed and manual channel change is required TOM AUTO SW OFF CH14 RE...

Page 41: ...P 1 When you receive notification of a GROUP call press SILENCE or CH SELECT to silence the alarm The priority level is always routine and the group is identified on the screen The group will be one o...

Page 42: ...signated channel immediately or press QUIT ESC to return to the current working channel TOM CH13 REQUEST 10 11 UTC 00 25 CALL FROM TOM CH13 REQUEST 00 22 GEOGRAPHICAL CALL FROM TOM 00 12 10 11 UTC ENT...

Page 43: ...y the nature of the distress 3 TO SEND A DISTRESS CALL with Distress type 4 Press and release the DISTRESS key to display the following categories Use the or keys to scroll to the category that descri...

Page 44: ...E RESEND 03 20 OPTION PAUSE CANCEL RESEND 03 10 Options are RESEND to resend the Distress call immediately PAUSE to PAUSE the RESEND countdown timer Press ESC to continue CANCEL to CANCEL the Distress...

Page 45: ...user MMSI and nature of the emergency if specified also the time and the location if specified If the location and time are not specified these are replaced with sequences of 9s and 8s respectively 3...

Page 46: ...ore the 10s timer expires 4 US MODELS Press ACK ENT key to ACK the call after the 10s delay when INDIV REPLY is set to MANUAL 5 Or press QUIT ESC to return to standby The call data is stored in the Ca...

Page 47: ...and the viewing angle cannot be adjusted Location Requirements Please check these before doing any cutting or drilling Whichever installation method you choose ensure that the chosen location Is at l...

Page 48: ...r the mounting gimbal 9 Four spring washers for the mounting gimbal 10 Four plain washers for the mounting gimbal 11 Four nuts for the mounting gimbal 12 Two self tapping screws for the microphone bul...

Page 49: ...ting gimbal to the location site 4 Slide the radio into the mounting gimbal 5 Insert the two mounting knobs through the holes and tighten them sufficiently to hold the radio at the desired viewing ang...

Page 50: ...nst the rear of the bulkhead 8 Tighten up the lock nuts to secure the installation Install the Microphone Bulkhead Mount 1 Hold the microphone bulkhead mount at the chosen location and use a soft penc...

Page 51: ...ker connector Connect to an external speaker BEFORE powering on the radio Use a 4 Ohm 6 Watt external speaker White wire to speaker Bare wire to speaker NOTE Ensure wires are electrically insulated if...

Page 52: ...clone Not used 4 Green IN From 5 Yellow IN From 6 Black OUT Ground 7 Blue No connection Not used 8 Grey No connection Not used 8 Grey 2 Orange 4 Green 1 Bare wire 6 Black 5 Yellow 3 White 7 Blue Wirin...

Page 53: ...umeric digits 0xxxxxxxx A Coast Station MMSI begins with 00 followed by 7 numeric digits You just need to add the 7 digits and the radio will add the beginning 00 for you See section 4 2 Enter Your US...

Page 54: ...nna GPS product Antenna cable External speaker Black power cable Fuse on Red power cable External speaker cable RS12 base unit with handset mic GPS COM NMEA 0183 connection cable NMEA 2000 connector C...

Page 55: ...with dual receiver individual CH70 Standards ITU R M 493 13 US models EN 300 338 3 EU models PHYSICAL LCD display viewing 46 x 26 mm 1 8 x 1 0 matrix FSTN Contrast control Yes Dimming control Yes Ante...

Page 56: ...ctable Transmitter protection Open short circuit of antenna Max Frequency deviation 5 kHz Spurious harmonics better than 0 25 W Modulation distortion Less than 4 1kHz for a 3 kHz deviation RECEIVER Fr...

Page 57: ...power cables away from the engine b Add a noise suppressor to the power cable c Use resistive spark plug wires and or use an alternator whine filter 4 No sound from the external speaker a Check that t...

Page 58: ...550 156 550 S Port Operations Yes Yes VTS 12 156 600 156 600 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS VTS 13 156 650 156 650 S Inter ship Navigation Safety bridge to bridge Yes No BRIDGE COM 14 156 700 156...

Page 59: ...6 375 S Commercial bridge to bridge Yes No BRIDGE COM 68 156 425 156 425 S Inter ship Yes No SHIP SHIP 69 156 475 156 475 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS 70 156 525 156 525 Digital Selective Callin...

Page 60: ...850 156 850 S State Controlled Yes Yes SAR 1 1W only 18A 156 900 156 900 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 19A 156 950 156 950 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 20 157 000 161 600 D Port Operations Canad...

Page 61: ...56 575 S Boat Operations Recreational Yes Yes PLEASURE 72 156 625 156 625 S Boat Operations Recreational Yes No SHIP SHIP 73 156 675 156 675 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS 74 156 725 156 725 S Por...

Page 62: ...ted Areas Yes Yes PORT OPS VTS 15 156 750 156 750 S Commercial Yes Yes COMMERCIAL 1 1W only 16 156 800 156 800 S International Distress Safety and Calling Yes Yes DISTRESS 17 156 850 156 850 S State C...

Page 63: ...elective Calling DSC DSC 6 71 156 575 156 575 S Boat Operations Recreational Yes Yes PLEASURE 72 156 625 156 625 S Inter ship Yes No SHIP SHIP 73 156 675 156 675 S Commercial Fishing Only Yes Yes COMM...

Page 64: ...y available on DSC enabled radios Note The CANADA mode is not legal to use in U S waters KEY S Simplex operating channel D Duplex operating channel C 4 US Canada WEATHER Channels CH RX MHz TRAFFIC TYP...

Page 65: ...ress Safety and Calling Yes Yes DISTRESS 17 156 850 156 850 S Inter ship Yes Yes PORT OPS 1 1W only 18 156 900 161 500 D Public Correspondence Port Op No Yes PHONE PORTOP 19 156 950 161 550 D Public C...

Page 66: ...Digital Selective Calling DSC DSC 2 71 156 575 156 575 S Port Operations Yes Yes PORT OPS 72 156 625 156 625 S Inter ship Yes No SHIP SHIP 73 156 675 156 675 S Inter ship Yes Yes SHIP SHIP 74 156 725...

Page 67: ...x 04 a 156 2 160 8 x 64 a 156 225 160 825 x 05 a 156 25 160 85 x 65 a 156 275 160 875 x 06 a b 156 3 156 3 x 66 a 156 325 160 925 x 07 a 156 35 160 95 x 67 a c 156 375 156 375 x 08 a q 156 4 156 4 x 6...

Page 68: ...Republic of Yugosla via The Administra tions concerned should make any possible attempt to make these fre quencies channels as soon as possible available for the radiotelephone service on Inland Water...

Page 69: ...oard communications i This channel may be used only for communications between sea going vessels and participating land stations in case of distress and safety communica ti ons within the maritime sea...

Page 70: ...ARINA 96H 162 425 162 425 INT L Belgium No Yes BEL G MARINA L1 155 500 155 500 INT L Skandinavia Yes No LEISURE 1 L2 155 525 155 525 INT L Skandinavia Yes No LEISURE 2 L3 155 650 155 650 INT L Skandin...

Page 71: ...Simrad RS12 Operation and Installation Instructions 71 Notes...

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