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Simrad - RS12 Operation and Installation Instructions

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1. 

Select RADIO SETUP, then INT 

SPEAKER.

2. 

Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) then 

press ENT to enable the setting and 

return to the menu. 

3-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE)

For EU models, watch mode is similar to a dual watch, scanning between the priority channel 
CH16 and the working channel. If you have US model and are operating on USA or Canadian 
channel banks, you can set the priority channel to cover both CH16 and CH09 as well as the 
working channel, as follows:

1. 

Select RADIO SETUP, then WATCH 

MODE.

2. 

Select ONLY 16CH for dual watch mode, 

or 16CH+9CH for tri watch mode.

3-7 Weather Alert (Wx ALERT) 

US models ONLY

The NOAA provides several weather forecast channels on USA and Canadian channel banks. 
If severe weather such as storms or hurricanes are forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a weather 
alert on 1050 Hz. You can set up the radio to pick up weather alerts, 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 key to hear the weather 
alert voice message.

3-8 NMEA protocol (COM PORT)

This radio uses NMEA0183 protocol to receive GPS data from a compatible GPS unit. The COM 
Port must be configured correctly before use.  The radio can be added to a group of instru-
ments using NMEA protocol.

1. 

Select RADIO SETUP, then COM PORT.

2. 

Select  CHECKSUM ON (on) or OFF 

(off ) then press ENT to enable the 

setting and return to the menu.

CHECKSUM ON is the default setting. 

The COM Port uses 4800 baud rate and can receive the following GPS data sentence: RMC, 
GGA, GLL, GNS. Additionally, this radio will output the following NMEA DSC data: DSC (for 
DSC call), DSE ( for enhanced position).

WX ALERT
 ON

OFF

  

RADIO SETUP
 INT SPEAKE

 WATCH MODE

WX ALERT  

RADIO SETUP
 WATCH MODE

 WX ALERT

COM PORT

NMEA 
CHECKSUM

ON

 OFF

RADIO SETUP
 KEY BEEP  

 INT SPEAKER

WATCH MODE

WATCH MODE

ONLY 16CH

 16CH+9CH

INT SPEAKER

ON

 OFF

RADIO SETUP
 RING VOLUM

 KEY BEEP

INT SPEAKE

Содержание RS12 VHF

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

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

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