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USING DIGITAl SeleCTIve CAllING (DSC) FeATUReS

What is DsC?

Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a standard that allows you to call other stations using their

unique identification code (the Maritime Mobile Service Identity or MMSI number), just

like you would call a phone number. To call another station, just enter that station’s MMSI

number and choose the voice channel you want to talk on. The radio uses channel 70 to

transmit your MMSI number to the other station along with the voice channel you requested.

If the other station accepts your call, both radios automatically switch to the requested voice

channel so you can talk to the other station.
DSC provides a system for automated distress calls. At the touch of a button, the radio can

transmit your MMSI number, the nature of your distress, and your current position based

on data from your GPS receiver. The radio repeats the distress call every few minutes until it

receives an acknowledgement.
The DSC standard dedicates a VHF channel—channel 70—to digital transmissions only. Since

digital transmissions require less bandwidth voice transmissions, channel 70 avoids the

problems of busy voice channels.

advanced DsC features

Your radio supports the following DSC features:

Feature

Menu Item

Function

Individual Call

Individual

Contact another vessel from your directory.

Group Call

Group

Contact all vessels that share your group MMSI

code.

All Ships Call

All Ships

Broadcast to all vessels within range (used for

safety or advisory messages).

Position Request

POS Request

Request the current location of another vessel.

Position Send

Transmit your current location to another

vessel.

Test Call

Test

Make sure your radio is working and configured

correctly.

Name and MMSI

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Page 1: ...RADIO MARÍTIMA DSC IMPERMEABLE UM380 RADIO MARITIME ASN HYDROFUGE GUIDE D UTILISATION GUÍA DE UTILIZACIÓN WATERPROOF DSC MARINE RADIO OWNER S MANUAL UM380_20101221 indd 1 4 13 2011 11 25 04 AM ...

Page 2: ...once 5 Repeat MAYDAY name of your boat once 6 Tell where you are what navigational aids or landmarks are near or read the latitude and longitude from your GPS 7 State the nature of your distress e g are you sinking medical emergency man overboard on fire adrift etc 8 State the type of assistance you need medical towing pumps etc 9 Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons...

Page 3: ...YDAY nom ou indicatif d appel de votre bateau une fois 6 Donnez votre position quels sont les points de repère ou aides à la navigation près de vous ou lisez les coordonnées de longitude et de latitude apparaissant sur votre dispositif GPS 7 Révélez la nature de votre détresse par exemple nous sommes en train de couler urgence médicale un homme à la mer un incendie nous sommes à la dérive etc 8 Ré...

Page 4: ...DAY nombre o señal de su nave una vez 6 Describa donde se encuentra ayudas de navegación o marcas destacadas cercanas o lea la latitud y la longitud en su GPS 7 Describa la clase de su socorro ej se está hundiendo emergencia médica hombre al agua hay fuego está a la deriva etc 8 Decriba el tipo de asistencia que necesita atención médica remolque bombas etc 9 Describa la cantidad de personas abordo...

Page 5: ...e Directory 20 Making DSC Calls 21 Making an automatic distress call 23 Receiving a DSC call 24 Test Calls 25 Position Request and Reply 27 Putting the radio into standby 28 Disabling automatic channel switching 28 Installing the Hardware 29 Mounting the radio 29 Connecting the radio 30 Connecting to a GPS receiver 31 Connecting to a Chartplotter 33 Connecting to an External Speaker 33 Maintenance...

Page 6: ...al different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the radio x x BOLD SMALL CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on the radio or microphone x x Upper and Lower Case bold indicates a connector or label on the radio x x Italics indicate text on the display such as menu options prompts and confirmation messages Term Meaning DSC Digital Selective Calling A VHF radio sta...

Page 7: ...3 English Getting Started What s included Mounting Bracket and Knobs Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger and Mounting Hardware UM380_20101221 indd 3 4 13 2011 11 25 07 AM ...

Page 8: ...us menu or cursor position in menu mode Start scanning the channels saved in memory WX MEM Listen to the current weather conditions in your area Save a channel into memory or remove a channel from memory CALL MENU Display the call menu Display the normal menu DISTRESS Select the nature of your distress for a distress call Transmit a distress call LCD display ENT 1W 25W button VOLUME PWR power knob...

Page 9: ...le GPS receiver GPS chartplotter Connecting accessories see page 31 Parts of the Microphone Button Press to Press and hold to PUSH TO TALK Cancel scanning and stay on a channel Talk on a channel Turning on the Radio Turn the VOLUME PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio As it powers on the radio displays the user MMSI number if there is no MMSI set the radio displays MMSI not entered When it powe...

Page 10: ... Normal Monitors a single marine radio channel and lets you talk on that channel You want to talk to another station on a specific channel default mode Scan Monitors all the chan nels you save into memory You have a small group of channels you use most often and want to check them for traffic Press and hold the CLR SCAN button Weather Monitors the selected NOAA weather channel You want to hear the...

Page 11: ... are required to monitor channel 16 whenever your boat is underway You should have either Triple Watch or Dual Watch on at all times Normal mode operation Normal mode monitors whatever channel you select and you can transmit on that channel also While using normal mode the display lets you see the following information not all indicators will display at the same time Message Meaning GPS Data OK Th...

Page 12: ... ENT 1W 25W Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode the radio checks the most recently used weather channel every seven seconds If it detects a weather alert for your area it will change the channel to the last used weather channel The radio will not check the weather channel while you are actively transmitting it waits until your tra...

Page 13: ...me indicators will not always be displayed 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch Every 2 seconds the radio checks channels 9 16 Monitoring Channel 25 wx WX Alert Every 7 seconds the radio checks the most recently used weather channel 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch Every 2 seconds the radio checks channels 9 16 Monitoring Channel 25 11 10 08 13 12 17 15 20 14 The radio scans about 5 channels in 1 second W...

Page 14: ...rt Watch while operating in scan mode the radio checks the most recently used weather channel every seven seconds then continues scanning the next channel in memory To turn Weather Alert Watch on or off press and hold CALL MENU while the radio is idle Select Setup and then WX Alert Mode Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to choose WX Alert Mode setting ON or Off Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch I...

Page 15: ...annel press the WX MEM button again Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels you don t need Weather Alert Watch to check the weather channel every seven seconds If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in weather mode it operates as a type of sleep mode the radio stays on the weather channel and mutes the speaker If an alert is det...

Page 16: ...To display the radio call menu press CALL MENU To display the radio normal menu press and hold CALL MENU The menu has the following options Using Your Radio x x An arrow on the left side indicates the current selection 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch Every 2 seconds the radio checks channel 9 then channel 16 Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 USA CAN INT Dual TriWatch GPS Setup FIPS Codes Auto CH SW P...

Page 17: ...r plays all radio signals including any noise on the channel Setting the squelch level higher filters out channel noise and lets only actual radio transmissions through While listening to a channel adjust the SQUELCH knob until the noise is filtered out and you can only hear the transmission If you switch to a channel with a lot of noise or with a weak transmission you may need to adjust the squel...

Page 18: ...ack to 1 Watt when you move closer to other stations NOTE By default when you change to channel 16 the radio automatically boosts the power to 25 Watts Be sure to change the power back to 1 Watt if you are not making an emergency transmission Some channels for example channels 13 and 67 limit the power of transmission to 1 Watt so that there is less interference between boaters attempting to use t...

Page 19: ...e cfm NOTE If you travel outside the areas you have entered into your radio you may not hear alerts that affect your new location Be sure to enter the FIPS codes of all the areas you plan to travel to during this trip Follow the steps below to edit the list of FIPS codes You can store up to 30 different FIPS codes in your radio Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub menu 1 Select FIPS Co...

Page 20: ...ey beep press and hold CALL MENU while the radio is idle Select System and then Key Beep Choose Off to turn off the key beep Setting the GPS position manually You will see different display messages on your radio depending on what state your radio is in Refer to the following table for a description of what displays according to what condition the radio is in For example if you turn on your radio ...

Page 21: ...splays the fields to be entered blink The cursor highlights the hour Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to set the displayed hours to match coordinated universal time UTC also call Greenwich Mean Time and Zulu Time When the display matches UTC time press ENT 1W 25W If you make a mistake while entering a digit press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and moved the cursor to the left digit 4 The cursor...

Page 22: ...idth voice transmissions channel 70 avoids the problems of busy voice channels Advanced DSC features Your radio supports the following DSC features Feature Menu Item Function Individual Call Individual Contact another vessel from your directory Group Call Group Contact all vessels that share your group MMSI code All Ships Call All Ships Broadcast to all vessels within range used for safety or advi...

Page 23: ...not change over 1 time Contact customer service See back page for contact information 3 Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to enter the first of the nine digits CHANNEL UP increases the number and CHANNEL DOWN decreases it 4 When the first digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The cursor moves to the next digit Enter the remaining eight digits of the MMSI number in the same way If you make a mistake whil...

Page 24: ...the ninth digit is correct press ENT 1W 25W The radio displays the new MMSI number and asks you to confirm 6 To save this MMSI number select Yes and confirm the entry To cancel this MMSI number select No The radio returns to the Setup menu Using the Directory The directory lets you store up to 20 MMSI numbers of other stations so you can call them quickly Follow the steps below to edit the MMSI nu...

Page 25: ...hout entering a name the radio uses the MMSI number in the directory list If you make a mistake while entering a number press CLR SCAN to erase the wrong number and the cursor is moved to left digit 9 When you finish entering the name the radio displays the new MMSI number and name and asks you to confirm To save this directory entry select Yes to cancel this directory entry select No The radio re...

Page 26: ...NEL DOWN to choose the directory entry you want to call and press ENT 1W 25W If you want to call a station that is not in your directory select Manual The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries see page 19 Enter all nine digits and press ENT 1W 25W 4 The radio prompts you to select a response channel Use CHANNEL UP...

Page 27: ... 1 Open the call menu 2 Select All Ships and then choose whether this is an Urgency call or a Safety call 3 The radio asks you to confirm the call Select Send to continue with the call or select Cancel to cancel the call 4 The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then automatically switches to channel 16 the designated response channel for all ships calling Makin...

Page 28: ... useful if you have been off your boat or away from your radio and want to see who has tried to contact you The radio displays the last 10 distress calls and the last 20 non distress calls that it received If you have unread incoming DSC calls the radio displays a Message icon When you display all Distress and Other receiving logs the message icon disappears 1 Press CALL MENU to display the call m...

Page 29: ...dividual calls directly from the receive log From the call detail screen press CHANNEL DOWN until Call Back appears at the bottom of the display Press ENT 1W 25W to return that station s call Test Calls Making Test Calls Test You can use the test call feature to make sure your radio is working and configured correctly To avoid overloading coastal receiving stations you should limit test calls to t...

Page 30: ...eceiving Test Calls When another station sends you a test call the radio displays the test request screen To acknowledge the test call select Reply To reject the test call select Cancel Enabling automatic test call reply If you want the radio to automatically reply to all test calls you can enable automatic test call reply 1 Press and hold CALL MENU to display the normal menu 2 Select Setup and th...

Page 31: ... OUT connection see page 31 the position information will also be displayed on the plotter screen 6 If the other station does not have valid GPS data the radio displays No Position Receiving a position request Position Reply When another station requests your current position the radio displays the following screen To send your current position to the other station select Reply the radio transmits...

Page 32: ... radio transmits your MMSI number your longitude and your latitude to the other station Putting the radio into standby If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls you can put your radio in standby mode If your radio receives an individual call it will automatically respond with a message that indicates your radio is currently unattended Follow the steps below to put your r...

Page 33: ...urface x x Keep the battery leads as short as possible x x Keep the antenna lead in wire as short as possible x x Allow free air flow around the heat sink on the rear of the radio x x Avoid interference with the ship s compass 1 Install the radio into the mounting bracket 2 Position the radio into the desired location Mark the edges of the bracket on the mounting surface 3 Remove the mounting brac...

Page 34: ...X for antenna leads from 20 to 35 feet or RG 8U for antenna leads from 35 to 60 feet 1 Connect the BLACK wire of the power cable to the NEGATIVE side of your power source 2 Connect the RED wire of the power cable to the POSITIVE side of your power source 3 NOTE To extend the life of the radio use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections 4 Install your antenna according to the manufacturer s ...

Page 35: ...table of common GPS receivers and the proper connections GPS Manufacturer Model Number s GPS NMEA0183 OUTPUT Wire Color Connect to GREEN WIRE on your radio Ground Wire Color connect to BARE WIRE on your radio Furuno GP1650 GP1850 White Black Furuno GP30 GP36 White Blue Garmin Fixed Mount Models Blue Black Garmin Portable Models Brown Black JRC 100 Series Green Black JRC 200 Series White Black JRC ...

Page 36: ...e detailed GPS data If the GPS does not send coordinates within 30 minutes an audible alert sounds once and the display shows Input Position This message remains until the coordinates are updated After 4 hours the audible alert sounds again if no coordinates are received and the GPS is connected After 23 5 hours the radio deleted the current coordinates and displays Input Position See page 16 to m...

Page 37: ...er boat s position data in a DSC call the radio sends the position data to the chartplotter so you can see the location 1 Connect the ORANGE wire of the accessory cable to the NEGATIVE wire of your chartplotter s NMEA data INPUT 2 Connect the YELLOW wire of the accessory cable to the POSITIVE wire of your chartplotter s NMEA data INPUT 3 Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open...

Page 38: ...t Make sure you are not in weather or scan mode Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a receive only channel see the channels and frequency tables beginning on page 37 Make sure you are transmitting at the correct power level for this channel see the channels and frequency tables beginning on page 37 Make sure the duration of each transmission is less than 5 minutes Noise comes out of the sp...

Page 39: ...ss which FIPS codes are affected For your safe ty the radio triggers the alert tone and switches to the weather channel when this happens I can t make Group DSC calls Make sure the Group MMSI was entered correctly Where can I find my radio s serial number Look on the right side of the radio the side with the microphone cord behind the mounting bracket The radio won t let me enter my User MMSI What...

Page 40: ... Accessories Mounting bracket and hardware microphone hanger Antenna Impedance 50 Ω nominal Microphone Rugged 2 kΩ condenser mic element with coiled cord Speaker 1 77 inch 8 Ω Operating Temperature Range 20 C to 50 C 4 F to 122 F Shock and Vibration Meets or exceeds EIA standards RS152B and RS204C FCC Approvals Type accepted under part 80 of the Rules meets Great Lakes Agreement and party boat req...

Page 41: ...an The table below lists the display name or channel description used in the following tables and what each description means Channel name description Used for DISTRESS SAFETY AND CALLING primarily emergency messages and distress calls INTERSHIP SAFETY safety messages from one ship to another or from a ship to Coast Guard aircraft NON COMMERCIAL recreational or voluntary ships only messages about ...

Page 42: ... 156 0500 Simplex Vessel traffic system Commercial 5A 156 2500 156 2500 Simplex Vessel traffic system Commercial 6 156 3000 156 3000 Simplex Inter ship safety 7A 156 3500 156 3500 Simplex Commercial 8 156 4000 156 4000 Simplex Commercial 9 156 4500 156 4500 Simplex Non commercial 10 156 5000 156 5000 Simplex Commercial 11 156 5500 156 5500 Simplex Vessel traffic system 12 156 6000 156 6000 Simplex...

Page 43: ...implex 1W Port operation 77 156 8750 156 8750 Simplex 1W Port operation ship ship 78A 156 9250 156 9250 Simplex Non commercial 79A 156 9750 156 9750 Simplex Commercial 80A 157 0250 157 0250 Simplex Commercial 81A 157 0750 157 0750 Simplex Government 82A 157 1250 157 1250 Simplex Government 83A 157 1750 157 1750 Simplex Coast guard 84 161 8250 157 2250 Duplex Marine operator 85 161 8750 157 2750 Du...

Page 44: ... Simplex Canadian coast guard 20 161 6000 157 0000 Duplex 1W Port operation 21A 157 0500 157 0500 Simplex Canadian coast guard 22A 157 1000 157 1000 Simplex Canadian coast guard 23 161 7500 157 1500 Duplex Marine operator 24 161 8000 157 2000 Duplex Marine operator 25 161 8500 157 2500 Duplex Marine operator 26 161 9000 157 3000 Duplex Marine operator 27 161 9500 157 3500 Duplex Marine operator 28...

Page 45: ...Marine operator 86 161 9250 157 3250 Duplex Marine operator 87 157 3750 157 3750 Simplex Port operation 88 157 4250 157 4250 Simplex Port operation International Marine Channels and Frequencies Ch No RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display 1 160 6500 156 0500 Duplex Marine operator 2 160 7000 156 1000 Duplex Marine operator 3 160 7500 156 1500 Duplex Marine operator 4 160 8000 156 2000 Duplex Marin...

Page 46: ...Duplex Marine operator 64 160 8250 156 2250 Duplex Marine operator 65 160 8750 156 2750 Duplex Marine operator 66 160 9250 156 3250 Duplex Marine operator 67 156 3750 156 3750 Simplex Bridge to bridge 68 156 4250 156 4250 Simplex Non commercial 69 156 4750 156 4750 Simplex Non commercial 70 156 5250 156 5250 DSC Only DSC 71 156 5750 156 5750 Simplex Non commercial 72 156 6250 156 6250 Simplex Non ...

Page 47: ...es a significant threat to public safety and or property probability of occurrence and location is high and the onset time is relatively short x x A WATCH meets the classification of a warning but either the onset time probability of occurrance or location is uncertain x x An EMERGENCY is an event that by itself would not kill or injure or do property damage but indirectly may cause other things t...

Page 48: ... TOA Watch Tornado Warning TOR Warning Tropical Storm Watch TRA Watch Tropical Storm Warning TRW Warning Tsunami Watch TSA Watch Tsunami Warning TSW Warning Winter Storm Watch WSA Watch Winter Storm Warning WSW Warning National Information Center NIC Statement Avalanche Watch AVA Watch Avalanche Warning AVW Warning Child Abduction Emergency CAE Statement Civil Danger Warning CDW Warning Civil Emer...

Page 49: ...atement Evacuation Watch EVA Watch Food Contamination Warning FCW Warning Flash Freeze Warning FSW Warning Iceberg Warning IBW Warning Industrial Fire Warning IFW Warning Landslide Warning LSW Warning National Audible Test NAT Test Network Notification Message NMN Statement National Periodic Test NPT Test National Silent Test NST Test Power Outage Advisory POS Statement Wild Fire Watch WFA Watch W...

Page 50: ...only the RMC sentence Note 3 Status data is used to check whether the GPS data is valid or invalid NMEA Output When the radio receives a DSC call Distress Position Reply or Position Send it outputs a DSC DSE sentence from the NMEA output port NOTE When the radio receives a distress call it outputs a sentence in the following format x x CDDSC 12 3081234000 07 00 0354013946 0657 S E 6D x x CDDSE 1 1...

Page 51: ...ing by Uniden Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this device Lead warning The cords on this product and or accessories contain lead a chemical known to the State of Califor nia to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling Uniden works to reduce lead content in our PVC ...

Page 52: ...ith a new or refur bished unit THE LIMITED WARRAN TY SET FORTH ABOVE IS THE SOLE AND ENTIRE WARRANTY PERTAINING TO THE PRODUCT AND IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER WHETHER EXPRESS IMPLIED OR ARISING BY OPERATION OF LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER OR PR...

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