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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 4
1.1
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 4
2. ABOUT THIS RADIO ............................................................................................ 4
2.1
ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND ........................................................... 4
3. ACCESSORIES ....................................................................................................... 5
2.1
PACKING LIST ............................................................................................. 5
2.2
OPTIONS ...................................................................................................... 5
4. GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................. 6
4.1
RADIO CARE ................................................................................................ 6
4.2
BATTERIES AND CHARGERS .................................................................. 6
4.2.1
BATTERY SAFETY ........................................................................... 6
4.2.2
BATTERY INSTALLATION / REMOVAL ........................................... 8
4.2.3
BATTERY CHARGING ...................................................................... 8
4.3
INSTALLATION OF OPTION ........................................................................ 9
4.3.1
FBA-40 ALKALINE BATTERY CASE ................................................ 9
5. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ........................................................................ 10
5.1
CONTROLS AND SWITCHES ................................................................. 10
5.2
INDICATORS ............................................................................................... 13
6. BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................ 14
6.1
PROHIBITED COMMUNICATIONS .......................................................... 14
6.2
INITIAL SETUP .......................................................................................... 14
6.3
RECEPTION ............................................................................................... 14
6.4
TRANSMISSION ......................................................................................... 15
6.4.1
TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ............................................. 15
6.5
USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS ........................ 16
6.6
SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................ 16
6.7
KEYPAD LOCKING .................................................................................... 16
6.8
PRESET CHANNELS (0 ~ 9): INSTANT ACCESS ................................. 17
6.8.1
PROGRAMMIMG ............................................................................ 17
6.8.2
OPERATION .................................................................................... 17
6.9
SCANNING ................................................................................................. 18
6.9.1
SELECTING THE SCAN TYPE ...................................................... 18
6.9.2
MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ................................................... 18
6.9.3
PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) .................................................. 19
6.10 DUAL WATCH ............................................................................................ 20
6.11
EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ......................................................... 20
6.12 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ........................... 21
6.13 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 13 .............................................................. 22
6.14 OPERATING ON CHANNEL 67 .............................................................. 22
7. MENU (“SET”) MODE .......................................................................................... 23
8. MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................... 24
8.1
GENERAL ................................................................................................... 24
8.2
REPLACEMENT PARTS ........................................................................... 24
8.3
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................. 25
9. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ......................................................... 26
10. SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................. 30
10.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................... 30
10.2 TRANSMITTER ........................................................................................... 30
10.3 RECEIVER .................................................................................................. 30
