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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
Position Send
Transmit your current location to another vessel.
Test Call
Test
Make sure your radio is working and configured correctly.
Name and MMSI
Directory
Directory
Store a list of 20 names and MMSI numbers for DSC calls.
Standby Mode
Standby
Automatically respond to all DSC calls within an “Unavailable” status.
Received Call Log
Receive Log
Display the last 10 distress calls received by the radio and the last 50 general calls.
Entering MMsi numbers in Your radio
What is an MMSI number?
In order to use DSC features, you must be assigned an MMSI number and program that number into your radio. There
are 2 kinds of MMSI numbers: individual numbers for use by single boats and group numbers for use by fleets, boating
organizations, event coordinators, etc.
You can get more information on MMSI numbers at these resources:
•
The dealer where you purchased the radio
•
Recreational boaters can contact the Boat Owner’s Association of the U.S. (
http://www.boatus.com/mmsi/
or call 800-
536-1536) or Sea Tow Services International (
http://seatow.com/boating_safety/mmsi.asp
)
•
Commercial boaters need a ship station license to get an MMSI number. For more information, visit the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) website at
http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/fctsht14.html
.
Individual or User MMSI number
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NOTE: Be sure you have the correct User MMSI number before entering it in the radio. You can only enter a user MMSI
once. If you need to change the number, contact customer service (see back page for contact information).
Follow the steps below to enter your
individual/user MMSI number into t
the radio:
1.
Open the normal menu and choose
the
Setup
sub-menu.
2.
Select
User MMSI
. (If an MMSI
number was already entered, the
screen displays the number with
the message
Cannot change over
1 time
. Contact customer service. (See back page for contact information.).
3.
Use the
PUSH/EnTER
knob to change the first of the nine digits; turn it clockwise to increase the number or counter-
clockwise to decrease it.
4.
When the first digit is correct, press
PUSH/EnTER
. 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, press
CLR
to erase the wrong digit.
5.
After you enter the ninth digit, the radio displays the new MMSI number and asks if you want to save it. To save this
MMSI number, select
Yes
. (Select
No
to cancel without saving; the radio returns to the
Setup
menu.)
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User MMSI
Back[CLR] Forward[ENT]
Turn the
PUSH/ENTER
knob to adjust each of
the values in turn.
Press and hold -
User MMSI
Setup
