table of Contents
Introduction ................................. E-1
Features ........................................ E-1
Getting Started ............................ E-2
What’s included ............................. E-2
Parts of the MHS135DSC ............. E-2
Front view ....................................E-2
Back view ....................................E-3
Charger ......................................... E-4
Reading the display ...................... E-4
How It Works ............................... E-5
MENU/CALL
Menus ...................... E-5
Normal Menu ...............................E-5
Call Menu ....................................E-6
GPS/MEM
Menus ............................. E-6
Operation Modes .......................... E-6
Normal .........................................E-7
Scan ............................................E-8
Weather .......................................E-9
Setting Up the Hardware ......... E-10
Attaching the Antenna ................. E-10
Installing the Battery ................... E-10
Using Alkaline Batteries .............. E-10
Mounting the Charger ..................E-11
Charging the Battery ....................E-11
Setting Up Your Radio .............. E-12
Turning It On .............................. E-12
Entering the User MMSI .............. E-12
Setting It Up ................................ E-12
Changing the Volume ...............E-12
Setting the Squelch Level ..........E-12
Setting the UIC Channel
Mode (USA/CAN/INT) ............E-12
Setting Key Lock........................E-12
Setting WX Alert Mode ..............E-13
Setting FIPS Codes ...................E-13
Adjusting the Lamp ....................E-13
Adjust the LCD Contrast ............E-13
Measuring the Water
Temperature ...........................E-13
Turning the Key Beep
On and Off .............................E-13
Operating the Radio ................... E-14
Changing the Channel ...............E-14
Making a Transmission ..............E-14
Changing the transmission
level........................................E-14
Digital Selective Calling
Features ................................ E-14
What is DSC? ............................ E-14
Advanced DSC features ............ E-15
MMSI Numbers ........................... E-15
Entering MMSI numbers ...........E-16
Entering Your User
MMSI Number .......................E-16
Entering a group
MMSI number ........................E-16
Entering an individual
MMSI number ........................E-17
Using the Directory ..................... E-17
Making DSC Calls ....................... E-18
Calling a single station
(Individual Call) .....................E-19
Calling a particular group of
stations (Group Call) ..............E-20
Calling all stations
(All-Ships Call) .......................E-20
Making an automatic
distress call .............................. E-20
Canceling an automatic
distress call ...........................E-21
Receiving a DSC call .................. E-21
Receive log ................................E-21