Uniden America UT621A MARINE VHF RADIO WITH GMDSS User Manual OWNERS MANUAL
Uniden America Corporation MARINE VHF RADIO WITH GMDSS OWNERS MANUAL
OWNERS MANUAL
Making a Distress Call Making a Distress Call Lift the red cover. Press and hold the DISTRESS button for three seconds. The VHF650 transmits your boatâs location every few minutes until you receive a response. NOTE: If the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call. Lift the red cover and press the DISTRESS button. Making a voice distress call Speak slowly -- clearly -- calmly. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Make sure your radio is on. On the microphone, press the 16/9-TRI button to switch to Channel 16 (156.8 MHz). (If the corner of the display does not show 16, press the 16/9-TRI button again until it does.) Press the PUSH TO TALK button on the microphone and say: "MAYDAY --MAYDAY-- MAYDAY." Say "THIS IS ___________ Ă Write your boatâs name in the blank space Say "MAYDAY ___________ Ă Write your boatâs name in the blank space. Tell where you are: (what navigational aids or landmarks are near, or read the latitude and longitude from your GPS). State the nature of your distress, e.g. are you sinking, medical HPHUJHQF\PDQRYHUERDUGRQÂżUHDGULIWHWF Give number of persons aboard and conditions of any injured persons. Estimate present seaworthiness of your ship, e.g. how immediate is the GDQJHUGXHWRĂRRGLQJRUÂżUHRUSUR[LPLW\WRVKRUH %ULHĂ\GHVFULEH\RXUVKLS OHQJWKW\SHFRORUKXOO Say: âI will be listening on Channel 16." End message by saying "THIS IS ___________, OVER." Ă Write your boatâs name or call sign in the blank space. Release the PUSH TO TALK button and listen. If you do not get an answer after 30 seconds, repeat your call, beginning at step 3, above. Table of Contents Table of Contents Making a Distress Call ................. i Making a voice distress call ........ i Table of Contents ......................... 2 Introduction...................................4 Features .....................................4 Manual overview ........................4 Conventions ............................4 Terms used in this manual.......4 Getting Started..............................6 What's included ............................. 6 Parts of the radio ........................... 7 Turning on the radio..................... 10 Setting the UIC channel mode (USA/CAN/INT) ........................... 10 How it Works...............................10 Normal mode operation............ 11 Using the radio in normal mode .....................................12 Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch ............................12 Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch ............................13 Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch ...13 Scan mode ...............................14 Using the radio in scan mode .....................................14 Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch ....................................15 Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch ....................................15 Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch ...16 Weather mode..........................16 Using the radio in weather mode .....................................16 Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch ............................17 Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch ............................17 Using Your Radio........................18 Making a voice MAYDAY call............................................19 Setting the volume ...................19 Setting the squelch level ..........19 Changing the channel ..............20 Making a transmission .............20 Boosting the transmission power.....................................20 Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch .......................................21 Using FIPS codes for weather alerts ........................................21 Changing display and sound options......................................23 Contrast .................................20 Lamp adjust ...........................20 Turning the key beep on and off ..........................................20 Setting the GPS position manually...................................23 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features............................25 What is DSC?...........................25 Advanced DSC features...........25 Getting an MMSI number .........26 Entering MMSI numbers ..........26 Individual or user MMSI number ..................................26 Group MMSI number .............27 Using the directory ...................28 Making DSC calls.....................30 Calling a single station (Individual Call)......................31 Calling a particular group of stations (Group Call) .............32 Calling all stations (All-Ships Call) .........................................32 Making an automatic distress call............................................33 Canceling an automatic distress call............................33 Receiving a DSC call ...............34 Receive log ..............................34 Returning a call .....................35 Requesting another station's position (POS Request) ...........35 Receiving a position request (Position Reply)........................36 Enabling automatic position reply.......................................36 Sending your own position (Position Send)..........................37 Putting the radio into standby....37 Disabling automatic channel switching....................................38 Renaming Channels ...................39 E-2 Table of Contents (Cont'd) Installing the Hardware ..............40 Mounting the radio ...................40 Connecting the radio ................42 Connecting accessories ...........44 Connecting to a GPS receiver..................................44 Configuring the GPS .............46 Connecting to a charplotter ...47 &RQQHFWLQJWRDQH[WHUQDO speaker..................................47 &RQQHFWLQJWRDQH[WHUQDO3$ speaker..................................48 Using the PA feature ..............49 Maintenance and Troubleshooting .........................50 Common questions ..................... 51 Engine Noise Suppression.......... 53 Maritime radio services operation ..................................53 Basic radio guidelines ..............53 Channel by type of message ...... 56 Channel and frequencies ............ 57 Alert codes and event levels ....... 63 NMEA Operation ......................... 66 NMEA Input............................... 66 NMEA Output............................ 66 Regulations and Safety Warnings67 FCC and Industry Canada information ...............................67 Lead warning............................67 Antenna Selection and Installation ................................67 Three Year Limited Warranty .....68 Mounting Bracket Driling Template ......................................69 Specifications .............................54 List of Tables Table 1 - Terms used in this manual ............................................5 Table 2 - Rear panel.......................7 Table 3 - Front panel ......................8 Table 4 - Microphone button connector ........................................9 Table 5 - Normal mode status messages .....................................12 Table 6&KDUDFWHUDQGWH[WHQWU\ order .............................................29 Table 7 - Receive log ...................35 Table 8 - Common GPS receiver and connections ..................................45 Table 9 - Radio specifications ......54 Table 10 - Channel by type of message .......................................56 Table 11 - USA Channel Frequencies and Channel Tag ..........................57 Table 12 - Canadian Channel Frequencies and Channel Tag......59 Table 13 - International Channel Frequencies and Channel Tag......61 Table 14 - Weather Channel Frequencies and Channel Tag......63 Table 15 - CEA2009-S.A.M.E. EVENT CODE ..............................63 Table 16 - NMEA Input .................66 E-3 Introduction Introduction Features ⢠Submersible Design Complies with JIS7 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes without damage. ⢠Large, dot matrix display ⢠Advanced DSC Class D functions ⢠Built-in PA feature ⢠Channel select buttons on the microphone ⢠Memory scan mode Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession. ⢠Transmitter Power Level Select Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1 watt to 25 watts for added transmission distance. ⢠Battery level display and tone Sounds an alert tone if the battery voltage goes too high or too low. ⢠Triple Watch Operation Checks the Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels 16 and 9 in the background. ⢠All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and international waters ⢠National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel watch Sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued for your area. Manual overview Conventions This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the radio: ⢠⢠⢠BOLD SMALL CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on the radio or microphone. Upper and Lower case bold indicates a connector or label on the radio. ItalicsLQGLFDWHWH[WRQWKHGLVSOD\VXFKDVPHQXRSWLRQVSURPSWV DQGFRQÂżUPDWLRQPHVVDJHV E-4 Introduction Table 1 - Terms used in the manual DSC Digital Selective Calling. A VHF radio standard for communicating among boats and sending automated distress calls. FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard. A set of location codes roughly equivalent to your county codes. WX Weather radio GPS Global Positioning System NMEA National Marine Electronics Association. The organization that governs standards for electronic equipment used on boats. NMEA 0183 is the standard for serial data communication used by GPS receivers. MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity number. A unique, QLQHGLJLWQXPEHUWKDWLGHQWLÂżHV\RXDQG\RXUERDW when making DSC calls. It is also used by the Coast Guard if you send an automated distress call. Station Any DSC radio, whether itâs operated on a boat, at a marina, or by a shore station. E-5 Getting Started Getting Started What's included VHF650 Radio DC Power Cable Accessory Cable Mounting Bracket and knobs Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger Spare Fuse 250V 6A E-6 Getting Started Parts of the radio Antenna connector (SO238) Accessory connector Heat sink ANTENNA 13.8V DC Power connector Table 2 - Rear panel connector functions Connector Connects to For details, see Antenna connector ([WHUQDO9+)DQWHQQDZLWK a male PL259 (SO238) FRQQHFWRUDQG impedance. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated for power boats. Connecting the radio, page 42. Power connector Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with negative ground (11.7 VDC to 14.3 VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -). Connecting the radio, page 42. Accessory connector GPS receiver, GPS Connecting accessories, FKDUWSORWWHUH[WHUQDOVSHDNHU page 44. H[WHUQDO3$VSHDNHU E-7 Getting Started SELECT/ 1W/25W button LCD display CHANNEL UP DOWN VOLUME-PWR (power) knob (turn clockwise to increase volume) buttons Microphone cord 07 1 Watt USA Memory Scanning Channels 01A,03A,05A,06,07A,08 WX-ALERT (weather) button 16/9-TRI (triple/ dual-watch) button MENU-PA SCAN-MEM (channel memory) button (public address) button DISTRESS button SQUELCH knob (turn clockwise to decrease channel noise) Table 3 - Front panel button functions Button Press to... Press and hold to... SELECT-1W/25W Choose an option on a menu. Change the transmit power (see page 20). CHANNEL UP Move up one channel at a time. Move quickly up the channels. CHANNEL DOWN Move down one channel at a time. Move quickly down the channels. 16/9-TRI 1st press: Go to Channel 16. 2nd press: Go to Channel 9. 3rd press: Go back to the original channel. Go into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see page 13). DISTRESS Select the nature of your distress for a distress call. Transmit a distress call. E-8 Getting Started Button Press to... Press and hold to... WX-ALERT Listen to the current weather conditions in your area. Monitor the weather channels for alerts in any area. MENU-PA Display the radio menu. Use the public address (PA) function. SCAN-MEM Start scanning the channels saved in memory. Save a channel into memory or remove a channel from memory. PU SH - 16 /9 TRI (Trip le/Du alaWtch )b tton TO-TAL tton + (plus) button - (m inu s) b tton (m ove u pa ch annel) (m ove d own a ch annel) Table 4 - Microphone button functions Button Press to... Press and hold to... Move up one channel at a time. Move quickly up the channels. Move down one channel at a time. Move quickly down the channels. 16/9-TRI 1st press: Go to Channel 16. 2nd press: Go to Channel 9. 3rd press: Go back to the original channel. Go into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see page 13). PUSH TO TALK Cancel scanning and stay on a channel. Talk on a channel. E-9 Getting Started 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 powers on, the radio selects the last channel used. Setting the UIC channel mode (USA/CAN/INT) The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu. Select USA/CAN/INT. The screen displays the UIC channel setup. Highlight the channel mode you want to use: US (USA mode), Canadian (Canada mode), or international (Intl mode). Press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The radio activates the new channel PRGHDQGH[LWVWKHPHQX How It Works The VHF650 has three basic modes of operation: Operation mode What it does: Use it when: To turn it on/off: Normal mode Monitors a single marine radio channel and lets you talk on that channel. You want to talk to another station on a VSHFLÂżFFKDQQHO (default mode) Scan mode Monitors all the channels you save into memory. You have a small group of channels you use most often and want to check WKHPIRUWUDIÂżF Press the SCANMEM button. Weather mode Monitors the selected NOAA weather channel. You want to hear the current and forecasted weather in your area. Press the WXALERT button. E-10 Getting Started In addition to the three main operation modes, the VHF650 also provides three different âwatchâ modes which you can activate during any of the three EDVLFPRGHV,QWKHZDWFKPRGHVWKHUDGLREULHĂ\FKHFNVIRUDFWLYLW\RQD VSHFLÂżFFKDQQHOWKHQUHWXUQVWRLWVSUHYLRXVPRGH Watch mode What it does: Use it when: To turn it on/off: Weather Alert Watch Checks for alerts on the last weather channel you used every seven seconds. You want to be made aware of severe weather conditions in your area. Press and hold the WX-ALERT button for two seconds. Triple Watch Checks for activity on channels 16 and 9 every two seconds. You want to monitor a channel yet maintain a watch on channels 16 and 9. Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button for two seconds. Dual Watch Checks for activity You want to monitor on channel 16 every a channel yet two seconds. maintain a watch on channel 16. Change Triple Watch to Dual Watch in the setup menu, then press and hold the 16/9TRI button for two seconds. NOTE: You 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): Wath er Alert Wtchon Transm it p ower (1 W or 25W Cu rrent ch annel is storedin em ory Statu sm essag es (see th e statu essag e tab le) Ch annel o md (USA, CANad ian, or INTernational) 25 25 Watts USA Memory Alert GPS Data OK Marine Operator E-11 Cu rrent ch annel nu er Cu rrent ch annel nam e (ifth e nam is too long ,th nam e line scrolls) Getting Started Table 5 - Normal mode status messages Message Meaning GPS Data OK The radio is receiving valid GPS data. Check GPS The radio is not receiving valid GPS data: check the GPS status screen and the GPS connection. Input Position The radio has been unable to receive valid GPS data for at least four hours; it can no longer track your position. You need to manually input your position (see Setting the GPS position manually on page 24). Battery Low The battery voltage output is too low (below 11.2 VDC). Battery High The battery voltage output is too high (above 14.8 VDC). Triple Watch Triple Watch is turned on. Dual Watch Dual Watch is turned on. Using the radio in normal mode ⢠⢠⢠⢠⢠To transmit, press and hold the PUSH TO TALK button on the PLFURSKRQH5HOHDVHWKHEXWWRQZKHQ\RXDUHÂżQLVKHGWDONLQJ For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while youâre talking. Press the CHANNEL UP button on the radio or the + button on the microphone to move up one channel at a time. Press and hold either button to scroll quickly up the channels. Press the CHANNEL DOWN button on the radio or the - button on the microphone to move down one channel at a time. Press and hold either button to scroll quickly down the channels. To change the transmit power, press and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button for two seconds. The transmit power switches between 1 watt and 25 watts each time you press and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button. Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the most recentlyEvery 7 seconds, the used weather channel every seven radio checks the most seconds. If it detects a weather recently-used weather alert for your area, it will change the channel. with WX Alert on channel to the last-used weather channel. The radio will not check the weather channel while you are actively transmitting; it waits until your WUDQVPLVVLRQLVÂżQLVKHGDQGWKHQFKHFNVWKHZHDWKHUFKDQQHO E-12 Getting Started Press and hold the WX-ALERT button for two seconds to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off. Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. The radio will not check channels 16 or 9 while you DUHDFWLYHO\WUDQVPLWWLQJLWZDLWVXQWLO\RXUWUDQVPLVVLRQLVÂżQLVKHGDQGWKHQ checks the channels. Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button (on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 21.) Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 09 16 Ev ery 2 second s,th e rad io ch ecks ch annels 9&16 with Triple Watch on Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/ Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled time: Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 Ev ery 2 second s,th e rad io ch ecks ch annels 9&16 with Triple Watch on 09 16 wx Ev ery 7second s, th e rad io ch ecks th mst recentlysu - ed weath er ch annel. with WX Alert on E-13 Getting Started Scan mode You can save channels into memory and then use scan mode to monitor those channels. When the radio detects a signal on a channel, it pauses on that channel as long as the signal is received; when the transmission stops, the radio will continue scanning. Wn it e dtects a sig nal,th e rad io stays on th ch annel n util youp ress th CHANNEL UP b tton or th sig nal stop s. esu e scan 08 10 11 12 13 15 14 17 20 Th e rad io scans ab otu 5ch annels in 1 second In scan mode, you can get the following information from the display (some indicators will not always be displayed): Ch annel o me (USA, CANad ian, or INTernational) Transm it p ower last u sed All scanned ch annels m st e in e mm ory Norm al scan oe d or Trip le/ Du al-watchon 07 1 Watt USA Memory Scanning Channels 01A,03A,05A,06,07A,08 Cu rrent ch annel e bing scanned Scan list (ifth tex t is too long th e line scrolls) Using the radio in scan mode ⢠You cannot transmit while in scan mode. ⢠You must have two or more channels in memory to start a scan. ⢠To save a channel into memory, select the channel, then press and hold the SCAN-MEM button for two seconds. Memory will show on the display. E-14 Getting Started ⢠To remove a channel from memory, set the radio to that channel, then press and hold the SCAN-MEM button for two seconds. Memory will no longer show on the display. ⢠To activate scan mode, press the SCAN-MEM button. Press the SCANMEM button again to return to the previous mode. ⢠When the radio automatically stops on a channel, press the CHANNEL button to leave that channel and resume scanning. UP ⢠To end the scan, press the microphone PUSH TO TALK button or the SCAN-MEM button. The radio remains on the last scanned channel. Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds, then FRQWLQXHVVFDQQLQJWKHQH[W channel in memory: Press and hold the WX-ALERT button for two seconds to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off. Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button (on If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or checks channels 16 and 9 every off. (To change between Triple or Dual two seconds, then goes on to Watch, see page 21.) VFDQWKHQH[WFKDQQHOZLWK'XDO Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 Ev ery 2 second s, th e rad io ch ecks ch annels 9&16 th en o ges on to th e nex t ch annel. 12 13 09 16 with Triple Watch on E-15 14 15 17 20 24 25 Getting Started Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their scheduled time: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 Ev ery 2 second s, th e rad io ch ecks ch annels 9&16 th en o ges on to th e nex t ch annel. 12 13 14 15 17 20 Ev ery 7second s, th e rad io ch ecks th ea l st-sued weath er ch annel, th en scans th nex t ch annel. 09 16 with Triple Watch on 24 25 wx with WX Alert on Weather mode In cooperation with the FCC, NOAA also uses the weather channels to alert you of other hazards besides weather (child abduction alerts, nuclear, biological, etc.). In weather mode, the radio monitors one of the ten NOAA weather channels. If any type of alert is received for your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of alert. In weather mode, the display shows the following: Wath er od e is on Fsh la ing :An alert as e ben issu ed Stead y:e Wath er Alert a Wtchis on Weather Band Alert 09 Hurricane Warning Cu rrent ch annel nu er Typ e ofalert (ifth tex t is too long ,th line scrolls) Using the radio in weather mode ⢠You cannot transmit while in weather mode. ⢠To enter weather mode, press the WX-ALERT button. ⢠:HDWKHUPRGHFDQÂżOWHURXWDOHUWVWKDWGRQRWDIIHFW\RXUORFDWLRQLI the location code (FIPS code) of the alert is entered in your radio (see page 21). If you have no FIPS codes programmed into your radio, the radio will notify you of all alerts in any area. E-16 Getting Started ⢠To turn off the radioâs alert tone, press any button. ⢠To cancel weather mode and return to the previous marine channel, press the WX-ALERT button again. Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels, you donât 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 âsleep modeâ: the radio stays on the weather channel and mutes the speaker. If an alert is detected for your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the speaker back on. This mode is very useful when you are anchoring for the night but want to stay informed of any hazards in your area. Press and hold the WX-ALERT button for two seconds to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off. Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in weather mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button (on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 21.) MonitoringWeather Channel WX 08 09 16 09 16 09 16 Ev ery 2 second s,th e rad io ch ecks ch annel,9th en ch annel 16 with Triple Watch on E-17 Using Your Radio Using Your Radio To display the radio menu, press the MENU-PA button. The menu has the following options: MENU DSC Call SELECT Individual Group All Ships POS Request Position Send Directory Standby Receive Log Exit Setup SELECT USA/CAN/INT Dual/TriWatch GPS Setup FIPS Auto CH SW POS Reply Channel Name Group MMSI User MMSI Exit System SELECT Exit SELECT E-18 Contrast Lamp Adjust Key Beep Exit (Close Menu) Using Your Radio ⢠7KHFXUUHQWO\VHOHFWHGLWHPLVKLJKOLJKWHGLQUHYHUVHGRXWWH[W ⢠Press the CHANNEL UP button on the radio or the + button on the microphone to move up a line in the menu; if you are at the top line in the menu, the cursor jumps to the bottom of the menu. ⢠Press the SELECT-1W/25W button to choose the selected item. ⢠Press the CHANNEL DOWN button on the radio or the - button on the microphone to move down a line in the menu; if you are at the bottom line of the menu, the cursor jumps to the top of the menu. ⢠Press the MENU-PA button to go back to the previous menu screen. ⢠From any menu screen, choose Exit or press the 16/9-TRI button to close the menu screen. Making a voice MAYDAY call (see inside front cover) Setting the volume Turn the volume knob clockwise to increase the speaker volume; turn it counter-clockwise to decrease the volume. Setting the squelch level 7KHVTXHOFKIHDWXUHUHGXFHVWKHOHYHORIVWDWLFRQWKHVSHDNHUE\ÂżOWHULQJRXW the background channel noise. At the lowest squelch level, the speaker plays all radio signals, including any noise on the channel. Setting the squelch OHYHOKLJKHUÂżOWHUVRXWFKDQQHOQRLVHDQGOHWVRQO\DFWXDOUDGLRWUDQVPLVVLRQV through. Strongsig nals Wak sig nals Noise No Sq elch Md iu Sq elch E-19 Hig Sq elch Using Your Radio While listening to a channel, adjust the SQUELCH knob until the noise is ÂżOWHUHGRXWDQG\RXFDQRQO\KHDUWKHWUDQVPLVVLRQ,I\RXVZLWFKWRDFKDQQHO with a lot of noise or with a weak transmission, you may need to adjust the squelch level again. NOTE: Setting the squelch level too high may prevent you from hearing ZHDNHUWUDQVPLVVLRQV,I\RXDUHKDYLQJGLIÂżFXOW\KHDULQJDWUDQVPLVVLRQWU\ setting the squelch level lower. Changing the channel Press the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWNEXWWRQVEULHĂ\WRVFUROOWKURXJK the channels one channel at a time. Press and hold the channel up or down button to quickly scroll through the channels. Making a transmission To make a transmission, press and hold the microphone PUSH TO TALK button. Release the PUSH TO TALKEXWWRQZKHQ\RX UHÂżQLVKHGWDONLQJWROHWWKHRWKHU party respond. ⢠To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the PUSH TO TALK button is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission. If you talk for over 5 minutes continuously, the display shows RELEASE MIC BUTTON. ⢠For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches away from your mouth. ⢠You cannot transmit while the radio is in weather mode or scan mode. ⢠See the channel list on page 57 for a list of receive-only channels. Boosting the transmission power ,QPRVWVLWXDWLRQVWKH:DWWWUDQVPLVVLRQSRZHULVDOO\RXQHHG,I\RXÂżQG yourself far away from other stations and have trouble getting a response, you may need to boost the transmission power from 1 Watt to 25 Watts: 1. Select the channel you want to transmit on. 2. Push and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button for two seconds. The display shows 25 Watts in the upper left hand corner. 3. The transmit power remains at 25 Watts until you change the setting back. Push and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button for two seconds. The display shows 1 Watt. NOTE: Donât forget to change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when you move closer to other stations. E-20 Using Your Radio 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. 6RPHFKDQQHOV IRUH[DPSOHFKDQQHOVDQG OLPLWWKHSRZHURI transmission to 1 Watt so that there is less interference between boaters attempting to use the channel at the same time. If you switch to one of these channels, the radio changes back to 1 Watt automatically. See the channel list on page 57 for a list of power-restricted channels. Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch ,Q7ULSOH:DWFKPRGHWKHUDGLREULHĂ\FKHFNVFKDQQHOVDQGHYHU\WZR seconds. In Dual Watch mode, the radio checks channel 16 only. Generally, Triple Watch is used in areas where channel 9 is used as a hailing frequency, while Dual Watch is used in areas where channel 16 is used for distress and hailing. Your radio comes set to use Triple Watch; if you want to use Dual Watch instead, you will have to select it in the setup: MENU Setup SELECT Dual/TriWatch Dual/TriWatch Dual Watch Triple Watch SELECT [Exit] 88 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Select Setup and then Dual/Tri Watch. 3. Highlight Dual Watch and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The radio activates the new setting and returns to the Setup menu. 4. To reactive Triple Watch, repeat the procedure described above, but choose Triple Watch in step 3. Using FIPS codes for weather alerts The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal Information 3URFHVVLQJ6\VWHP ),36 FRGHVWRLVVXHZHDWKHUDOHUWVLQVSHFLÂżFDUHDV You can choose which areas you want to hear alerts for by entering these FIPS codes in your radio. This can prevent you from being bothered by events that are far from where you are boating. The radio only sounds the alert tone if an incoming FIPS code matches one of the areas you selected. E-21 Using Your Radio ⢠ ⢠For more information about how the NWS uses FIPS codes, see the NWS website: ZZZQZVQRDDJRYQZUQZVÂżSVFKJKWm. 7RVHHDQLQGH[RI),36FRGHVE\VWDWHVHHWKHZHEVLWHRIWKH National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): www.itl.nist. JRYÂżSVSXEVFRFRGHVVWDWHVKWm. For information on the Canadian implementation of FIPS codes, called Canadian Location Codes, see the website of the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC): http://www.msc.ec.gc. ca/msb/weatheradio/transmitter/index_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. MENU Setup SELECT FIPS Codes New SELECT SELECT FIPS Code 00000 16 Use the up and down arrows to adjust each of the six digits in turn. 1. Display the menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select FIPS Codes. The screen displays any previously-entered FIPS codes. 3. To add a new FIPS code, select New. 4. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWNEXWWRQVWRFKDQJHWKHÂżUVW RIWKHVL[GLJLWVWKHCHANNEL UP button increases the number and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases the number. 5. :KHQWKHÂżUVWGLJLWLVFRUUHFWSUHVVWKHSELECT-1W/25W button. The FXUVRUPRYHVWRWKHQH[WGLJLW(QWHUWKHUHPDLQLQJÂżYHGLJLWVRIWKH FIPS code in the same way. 6. :KHQWKHVL[WKGLJLWLVFRUUHFWSUHVVWKHSELECT-1W/25W. The radio GLVSOD\VWKHQHZ),36FRGHDQGDVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUP7RVDYHWKLV code, select Yes; to cancel this code, select No. The radio returns to the list of FIPS codes. 7. 7RFKDQJHDQH[LVWLQJ),36FRGHVHOHFWWKHFRGH\RXZDQWWRFKDQJH E-22 Using Your Radio 8. To delete the FIPS code, select Delete. To edit the code, select Edit, then use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change each RIWKHVL[GLJLWV 9. :KHQ\RXDUHVDWLVÂżHGZLWKWKHOLVWRI),36FRGHVVHOHFWExit to close the menu screen. Changing display and sound options Contrast The VHF650 display has 10 levels of contrast. To adjust the contrast, press the MENU-PA while the radio is idle. Select System and then Contrast. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change the contrast to your desired level. To restore the default contrast setting, turn the radio off. Press the MENU-PA button and hold it in while you turn the radio on. Lamp adjust The VHF650 has 10 brightness levels on the display. To adjust the brightness, press the MENU-PA button while the radio is idle. Select System and then Lamp Adjust. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change the brightness to your desired level. Turning the key beep on and off Key beep is the tone that sounds when you press a key or a button. To turn off the key beep, press the MENU-PA while the radio is idle. Select System and then Key Beep. Choose Off to turn off the key beep. Setting the GPS position manually If the radio is not receiving valid GPS data, the radio displays Input Position. Follow the steps below to manually input your position. NOTE: Be certain any manually-entered position is correct. If you enter the wrong position and then make a DSC distress call, you will be telling the Coast Guard to look in the wrong place. MENU Setup SELECT GPS Setup SELECT Position Set SELECT --/-- 11:22U --.- KT --o 35 40.610 N 139 46. 564 E Use the up and down arrows to adjust each of the values in turn. E-23 16 Using Your Radio 1. Display the menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select GPS Setup and then choose Position Set. 3. The cursor highlights the hour. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons 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 the SELECT-1W/25W button. 4. The cursor moves to highlight the minutes. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to adjust the minutes and press the SELECT1W/25W button. 5. The cursor moves to highlight the degrees latitude. As you update HDFKYDOXHWKHFXUVRUPRYHVWRWKHQH[WYDOXHLQWXUQ$WHDFKQXPEHU use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to adjust the number and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. When you have entered the last value, the radio returns to the GPS Setup menu. E-24 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features What is DSC? Digital Selective Calling or DSC is a standard that allows you to call other VWDWLRQVXVLQJWKHLUXQLTXHLGHQWLÂżFDWLRQFRGH WKH0DULWLPH0RELOH6HUYLFH Identity or MMSI number), just like you would call a phone number. To call another station, just enter that stationâs 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 channelâchannel 70âto digital transmissions only. Since digital transmissions require less bandwidth voice transmissions, channel 70 avoids the problems of busy voice channels. Advanced DSC features The VHF650 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. Name and MMSI Directory Directory Store a list of 20 names and MMSI LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQFRGHVIRU'6&FDOOV Standby Mode Standby Automatically respond to all DSC calls with an âUnavailableâ status. Received Call Log Receive Log Display the last 10 distress calls received by the radio and the last 20 general calls. E-25 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Getting 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 two kinds of MMSI numbers: individual numbers for use by single boats and group numbers for use by ĂHHWVERDWLQJRUJDQL]DWLRQVHYHQWFRRUGLQDWRUVHWF You can get more information on MMSI numbers at these resources: ⢠The dealer where you purchased the radio ⢠Recreational boaters can obtain an MMSI number from the Boat Ownerâs Association of the U.S. (http://www.boatus.com/mmsi/ or call 800-536-1536) or Sea Tow Services International (http://www. seatow.com/boatingsafety/mmsiinfo.htm) ⢠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. Entering MMSI numbers Individual or user MMSI number Follow the steps below to enter your individual or user MMSI number into the radio: NOTE: Be sure you have the correct User MMSI number before entering it in the radio. The radio only allows you to enter the user MMSI twice. If you need to enter the User MMSI number for the third time, contact customer service (see back page for contact information). MENU Setup SELECT User MMSI User MMSI SELECT 0_______ 16 Ue th eu pandd own arrows to ad st eachof ju th e nine d ig its in tu rn. 1. Display the menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select User MMSI. If an MMSI number was entered previously, the screen displays it. E-26 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features 3. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWNEXWWRQVWRFKDQJHWKHÂżUVWRI the nine digits; the CHANNEL UP button increases the number and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases the number. :KHQWKHÂżUVWGLJLWLVFRUUHFWSUHVVWKHSELECT-1W/25W button. The FXUVRUPRYHVWRWKHQH[WGLJLW(QWHUWKHUHPDLQLQJHLJKWGLJLWVRIWKH MMSI number in the same way. 5. When the ninth digit is correct, press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The UDGLRGLVSOD\VWKHQHZ006,QXPEHUDQGDVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUP 127(%HVXUH\RXHQWHUHGWKHQXPEHUFRUUHFWO\EHIRUHFRQÂżUPLQJWKH entry. You can only save the user MMSI twice. If the radio displays Cannot change over 2 times, contact customer service (see back page for contact information). 6. To save this MMSI number, select Yes. To cancel this MMSI number, select No. The radio returns to the Setup menu. Group MMSI number You can change the group MMSI number as often as you want. Follow the steps below to enter a group MMSI number into the radio: MENU Setup SELECT Group MMSI Group MMSI SELECT 00______ 16 Ue th eu pandd own arrows to ad st th ju rem ainingeig td ig its. 1. Display the menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select Group MMSI. If a group MMSI number was entered previously, the screen displays it. 3. Group MMSI numbers always start with a 0, so that digit is already entered for you. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change the second of the nine digits; the CHANNEL UP button increases the number and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases the number. 4. When the second digit is correct, press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The FXUVRUPRYHVWRWKHQH[WGLJLW(QWHUWKHUHPDLQLQJVHYHQGLJLWVRIWKH MMSI number in the same way. E-27 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features 5. When the ninth digit is correct, press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The UDGLRGLVSOD\VWKHQHZ006,QXPEHUDQGDVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUP 6. To save this MMSI number, select Yes. 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 numbers in your directory: MENU DSC Call SELECT Directory SELECT MMSI New SELECT 123456789 Name 16 JOHN Use the up & down arrows to scroll through the alphabet for each character. 1. Display the menu and choose the DSC Call sub-menu. 2. Select Directory. The screen displays any previously-entered MMSI numbers and names. 3. To add a new MMSI number to the directory, select New. 4. The radio prompts you to enter the nine-digit MMSI number. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWNEXWWRQVWRFKDQJHWKHÂżUVWGLJLWWKH CHANNEL UP button increases the number and the CHANNEL DOWN button decreases the number. :KHQWKHÂżUVWGLJLWLVFRUUHFWSUHVVWKHSELECT-1W/25W button. The FXUVRUPRYHVWRWKHQH[WGLJLW(QWHUWKHUHPDLQLQJHLJKWGLJLWVRIWKH MMSI number in the same way. 6. When the ninth digit is correct, press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 7. The radio prompts you to enter a name for this MMSI number; the name is what you will see in the directory list. Each name can be up to 12 characters. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons WRFKDQJHWKHÂżUVWFKDUDFWHU7KHFKDQQHOEXWWRQVVFUROOWKURXJKWKH available characters according to the following table: E-28 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Table 6 - Character and text entry order CHANNEL UP button CHANNEL DOWN button Capital letters (A through Z) One blank space Lower-case letters (a through z) Numbers (0 through 9) Punctuation (/ â + -) Punctuation (/ â + -) Numbers (0 through 9) Lower-case letters (a through z) One blank space Capital letters (A through Z) :KHQWKHÂżUVWFKDUDFWHULVFRUUHFWSUHVVWKHSELECT-1W/25W button. 7KHFXUVRUPRYHVWRWKHQH[WFKDUDFWHU(QWHUWKHUHPDLQLQJ characters of the name. If the name is shorter than 12 characters, press and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button to complete the name entry. (If you press and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button without entering a name, the radio uses the MMSI number in the directory list.) :KHQ\RXÂżQLVKHQWHULQJWKHQDPHWKHUDGLRGLVSOD\VWKHQHZ006, QXPEHUDQGQDPHDQGDVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUP7RVDYHWKLVGLUHFWRU\ entry, select Yes; to cancel this directory entry, select No. The radio returns to the directory list. 7RFKDQJHDQH[LVWLQJGLUHFWRU\HQWU\VHOHFWWKHHQWU\\RXZDQWWR change. 11. To delete the directory entry, select Delete. To edit the code, select Edit, then use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to edit the MMSI number and the name. :KHQ\RXDUHVDWLVÂżHGZLWKWKHGLUHFWRU\OLVWVHOHFWExit to close the menu screen. E-29 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Making DSC Calls There are essentially four different types of DSC voice calls: Call type What it does When to use it Distress Alerts all stations that you need assistance and sends them your current position. In an emergency only. Individual Calls a single station using the User MMSI. Any time you want to talk to another station. Group Calls all the stations that have the Any time you want to talk with same Group MMSI as yours. the whole group you are traveling with at the same time. All ships Calls all stations in range of your radio. Safety warnings (e.g., debris in the water) or an urgency situation. )RUH[DPSOHVRIKRZ\RXPLJKWXVHGLIIHUHQWFDOOW\SHVVHHWKHGLDJUDP below: All ships call All ships call Group call Individual call E-30 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Suppose you are coordinating safety for a sailboat race. Before the race starts, you instruct all the racers to enter your group MMSI number into their radios. During the race: ⢠Throughout the race, you use group calling to update the racers on the time, race status, and any course corrections. ⢠A power boat full of spectators comes a little too close to the race path. You use individual calling to contact the power boat and advise them to stay clear of the race. ⢠You see a rowboat entering the area, but since it doesnât have a radio, you canât communicate with the rowboat. You use all ships calling to alert all the other boats in the area of the possible danger. Calling a single station (Individual Call) To call a single station with DSC, follow the steps below: 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu, then select Individual. 3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to call and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 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 26) Enter all nine digits and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 4. The radio prompts you to select a response channel. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to scroll through the available channels. When you reach the channel you want to use for a response, press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 5. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to call and asks \RXWRFRQÂżUP,I\RXZDQWWRFDOOWKHGLVSOD\HG006,QXPEHUVHOHFW Send. To cancel the call, select Cancel. 6. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request. E-31 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features ⢠When the other station accepts the call, both radios switch to the selected response channel for voice transmission. ⢠If the other station cannot respond on the channel you selected, the radio displays Not support CH. Calling a particular group of stations (Group Call) Group calling calls all the stations that share your group MMSI. You must have a group MMSI programmed into the radio to make a group call, and the stations (boats) you are calling must have this same group MMSI programmed into their radios. 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu and select Group. 3. The radio prompts you to select a response channel. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to scroll through the available channels. When you reach the channel you want to use for a response, press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 4. 7KHUDGLRDVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUPWKHFDOO6HOHFWSend to continue with the call or select Cancel to cancel the call. 5. The radio switches to channel 70 to transmit the call request then automatically switches to the designated response channel. Calling all stations (All-Ships Call) All ships calling contacts all DSC radios within range of your boat. You should only use all ships calling in the event of a Safety warning (such as debris in the water) or to request assistance in an Urgency (any situation where your vessel has a serious problem but is not yet in distress). 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu and select All Ships. 3. 7KHUDGLRDVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUPWKHFDOO6HOHFWSend 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. E-32 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Making an automatic distress call If you have programmed your MMSI number, the VHF650 can transmit an automated distress call with your current location and nature of the distress. The radio then monitors the channel 16 for a response and repeats the distress call every few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement. To send an automatic distress call, press and hold the DISTRESS button for three seconds. If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI number. If you want to include the nature of your distress in the distress call, use the distress procedure below: 1. Press the DISTRESS button. 2. 3. The radio displays the list of distress conditions; use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the nature of your distress, then press and hold the DISTRESS button for three seconds. ⢠Undesignated ⢠Sinking ⢠Fire ⢠Adrift ⢠Flooding ⢠Abandoning ⢠Collision ⢠Piracy/Armed ⢠Grounding ⢠Overboard ⢠Capsizing If no MMSI number has been programmed, the radio prompts you to enter your MMSI number. Canceling an automatic distress call While the radio is waiting for a response, it gives you the option of canceling the call. To cancel the distress call, highlight Cancel and press the SELECT1W/25W button. E-33 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Receiving a DSC call If your radio receives an individual DSC call from another station, it sounds an incoming call tone and displays the name or MMSI number of the station calling you. To respond to the call, select Send: Able-Comply; the radio sends an acknowledgement and automatically switches to the designated response channel. To reject the call, select Send: Unable-Comply; the radio advises the other station that you are unable to respond to the call. If the DSC request contains a response channel that you are not allowed to use, the radio displays Not Support CH; your only response option is Send: Unable-Comply. If the radio receives a group or all ships call, it sounds an incoming call tone and automatically switches to the designated response channel. Receive log Just like your telephoneâs caller ID list, your radio keeps track of the calls you receive but do not answer. The receive log is 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. MENU DSC Call SELECT Receive Log SELECT Distress SELECT Distress Log 123456789 987654321 [Exit] 88 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu and then select Receive Log. 3. Select Distress to see the last 10 distress call received by the radio. Select Other to see the last 20 normal calls received by the radio, then choose from Individual, Group or All Ships calls. 4. Calls are listed in the order they were received, with the newest call VKRZQÂżUVW7KHGLVSOD\EOLQNVLIWKHUHDUHQHZFDOOV\RXKDYHQRW reviewed. 5. Select the call you want to see the details of. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to see all of the information. The log displays different information depending on type of call received. See the table below for the information stored for each type of call: E-34 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features Table 7 - Receive Log DSC Call Type Receive Log Information Distress MMSI (or name), position, time, nature code. Distress Acknowledge MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Distress Relay MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Distress Relay Acknowledge MMSI (or name), distress MMSI, position, time, nature code. Geographical MMSI (or name), category code. All Ships MMSI (or name), category code. Group MMSI (or name), category code. Individual MMSI (or name), category code. Individual Acknowledge MMSI (or name), Completed/Unattended, category code. Pos Reply MMSI (or name), position, time, category code. Pos Request MMSI (or name), category code. Pos Send MMSI (or name), position, time, category code. 6. 7. Press the MENU-PAEXWWRQWRH[LWWKHGHWDLOVFUHHQDQGUHWXUQWRWKHORJ menu. From the log menu, select Exit to close the receive log and return to the mode you were in. Returning a call You can return individual calls directly from the receive log. From the call detail screen, press the CHANNEL DOWN button until Call Back appears at the bottom of the display. Press the SELECT-1W/25W button to return that station's call. Requesting another station's position (POS Request) $Q\WLPH\RXQHHGWRNQRZZKHUHDQRWKHUERDWFXUUHQWO\LV²WRÂżQG\RXU boating partners, to respond to a request for assistance, etc.âyou can send a position request to their radio: E-35 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu, then select POS Request. 3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to contact and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. If you want to contact 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 27). Enter all nine digits and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and DVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUP,I\RXZDQWWRUHTXHVWWKHSRVLWLRQRIWKHGLVSOD\HG MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the request, select Cancel. 5. When the other station responds, the radio displays the MMSI number, the longitude, and the latitude of the other station. If your radio is connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection (see page 66), 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 your latitude and longitude to the other station. If you select Reply but the radio does not have valid GPS data, it transmits the reply code with No Position. POS Request JOHN HENRY Reply Cancel 88 To reject the position request, select Cancel. Enabling automatic position reply If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever it receives a position request, you can enable automatic position reply. Most boaters activate automatic position reply for safety reasons or because they VXEVFULEHWRDPDULQHWRZLQJVHUYLFH6RPHWLPHV²IRUH[DPSOHLQVRPH competitive situations--you may not want other stations to get your position ZLWKRXW\RXUPDQXDOFRQÂżUPDWLRQ E-36 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Select Setup and then POS Reply. 3. Highlight Auto and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The radio will automatically transmit your position when it receives a position request. 4. To disable automatic position reply, repeat the steps above and select Manual. Sending your own position (Position Send) If your radio is connected to a GPS receiver, you can send your boatâs position to someone else. If you are requesting assistance or using an all ships call to give a safety warning, you can send your current position so other stations know where you are: 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu, then select Position Send. 3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to contact and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. If you want to contact 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 26). Enter all nine digits and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and DVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUP,I\RXZDQWWRWUDQVPLW\RXUSRVLWLRQWRWKH displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the transmission, select Cancel. 5. The 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 radio in standby: E-37 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features MENU DSC Call SELECT Standby SELECT 1 Watt USA Memory DSC Standby Unattended 88 1. Display the menu and choose the DSC Call sub-menu. 2. Select Standby to place your radio in standby mode. The radio displays the standby screen, above. 3. To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button. Disabling automatic channel switching If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically switch channels when it receives a DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby. 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Select Setup and then Auto CH SW. 3. Highlight Off and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The radio will not automatically switch channels until you reactivate this feature. NOTE: Use this feature with caution. Deactivating automatic switching and then forgetting it can make it hard for you to receive DSC calls. E-38 Renaming Channels Renaming Channels If you discover that a marine radio channel has a different common name in your local area, you can change the name of that channel to make it easier for you to use (see the channel list on page 53 for the default channel names). To rename a channel, follow the steps below: 1. Display the menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select Channel Name. The screen displays the list of channels. 3. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the channel you want to change and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 4. Select Rename to enter a new name for this channel. The radio prompts you to enter a new name for this channel. Each name can be up to 12 characters. Use the CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons WRFKDQJHWKHÂżUVWFKDUDFWHU 6HHTable 6 Character and text entry order on page 29 for the available characters and the order in which they scroll). 5. :KHQWKHÂżUVWFKDUDFWHULVFRUUHFWSUHVVWKHSELECT-1W/25W button. 7KHFXUVRUPRYHVWRWKHQH[WFKDUDFWHU(QWHUWKHUHPDLQLQJ characters of the name. If the name is shorter than 12 characters, press and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button to complete the name entry. 6. :KHQ\RXÂżQLVKHQWHULQJWKHQDPHWKHUDGLRGLVSOD\VWKHQHZFKDQQHO QDPHDQGDVNV\RXWRFRQÂżUP7RVDYHWKLVQHZFKDQQHOQDPHVHOHFW Yes; to cancel the change, select No. The radio returns to the channel list. 7. To restore a channel back to its original name, select the channel and choose Default. 8. :KHQ\RXDUHVDWLVÂżHGZLWKWKHFKDQQHOOLVWVHOHFWExit to close the menu screen. E-39 Installing the Hardware Installing the Hardware Mounting the radio The VHF650 can sit at any angle in the mounting bracket so it can easily accommodate the best location. First, determine the best place to mount the UDGLR)RURSWLPXPSHUIRUPDQFHÂżQGDORFDWLRQWKDWFDQ  3URSHUO\VXSSRUWWKHZHLJKWRIWKHUDGLRDSSUR[LPDWHO\SRXQGVRU 0.9 kilograms. You may need to use some type of anchor with the mounting screws to hold the radio, depending on the surface. ⢠Keep the battery leads as short as possible. ⢠Keep the antenna lead-in wire as short as possible.  $OORZIUHHDLUĂRZDURXQGWKHKHDWVLQNRQWKHUHDURIWKHUDGLR ⢠Avoid interference with the shipâs compass. 1. Install the radio into the mounting bracket, and connect the power cable and accessory cable. Step 1: Slide the radio into the mounting bracket. Step 2: Tighten the mounting knobs to secure the radio in place. E-40 Installing the Hardware 2. Position the radio into the desired location. Mark the edges of the bracket on the mounting surface. 3. Remove the mounting bracket drill template from the back of the manual, and use the template to mark the drill holes on the mounting surface. 4. Drill the holes for the mounting bracket; be sure to follow any special requirements of the mounting surface. 5. Remove the bracket from the radio, and use the mounting hardware to secure the bracket to the mounting surface. Hex nut Spring washer Washer Mounting surface Mounting bracket Hex bolt 6. Install the radio back into the mounting bracket. E-41 Installing the Hardware Connecting the radio To operate correctly, your VHF650 requires two electrical connections: ⢠providing it with power from the boatâs electrical system ⢠connecting a VHF-FM marine antenna to the antenna connector Power supply requirements VHF antenna requirements Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with a negative ground (11.7 VDC to 14.3 VDC). Power leads should be kept as short as possible. A direct connection to the power supply is ideal. Minimum of #14 AWG copper wire for H[WHQVLRQVXSWRIHHW$:*ZLUH IRUH[WHQVLRQVIURPWRIHHWRU $:*ZLUHIRUH[WHQVLRQVIURPWR feet. Male PL-259 connector ÂLPSHGDQFH Minimum 4 foot, 3 dB rated antenna for sailboats or 8 foot, 6dB rated antenna for powerboats Minimum RG-58 lead-in wire for antenna leads up to 20 feet, RG-8X for antenna leads from 20 to 35 feet, or RG-8U for antenna leads from 35 to 60 feet. Red wire (+) 13.8V DC Power connector E-42 Power cable Black wire (-) Installing the Hardware 1. Connect the BLACK wire of the included power cable to the NEGATIVE (-) side of your power source. 2. Connect the RED wire of the included power cable to the POSITIVE (+) side of your power source. 3. Connect the power cable to the power connector on rear of the 9+) 7KHSRZHUFRQQHFWRURQO\ÂżWVRQHZD\ 127(7RH[WHQGWKHOLIHRIWKHUDGLRXVHZDWHUSURRIWDSHWRVHDO electrical connections. 4. Install your antenna according to the manufacturerâs instructions. 5. If necessary, consult the FCC guidelines for antenna separation. See Antenna Selection and Installation on page 67 for more details. (In summary, the FCC recommends that antennas up to 3 dB be installed a minimum of 3 feet from any occupied location; antennas over 3 dB should be installed at least 6 feet away.) 6. Connect the PL-259 connector from the antenna lead-in wire to the SO238 connector labeled ANTENNA on the back of the VHF650. Radio connector, SO238 (female PL-259) Antenna lead-in connector, male PL-259 E-43 Installing the Hardware Connecting accessories Connecting to a GPS receiver If you connect the radio to a GPS receiver, the radio can automatically transmit your current position during an automated distress call or during a normal DSC call. The VHF650 supports a standard NMEA0183 input from a GPS receiver. Follow the steps below to connect the VHF650 to your GPS receiver: Accessory connector 13.8V DC Accessory cable Line up arrows to connect Orange: NMEA OUT (-) Black: Ext. Speaker (-)/GND Green: GPS Data IN (+) Red: External Speaker (+) Bare wire: Ground Brown: PA Speaker (+) Blue: PA Speaker (-)/ GND Yellow: NMEA OUT (+) 1. Disconnect the accessory cable from the accessory connection on the radio. 2. Connect the BARE wire of the included accessory cable to the GROUND WIRE on your GPS receiver. 3. Connect the GREEN wire of the included accessory cable to the GPS DATA OUTPUT WIRE on your GPS receiver. Below is a table of common GPS receivers and the proper connections: E-44 Installing the Hardware Table 8 - Common GPS receivers and connections GPS NMEA0183 OUTPUT Wire Color (Connect to GREEN WIRE on VHF650) Ground Wire Color (connect to BARE WIRE on VHF650) GPS Manufacturer Model Number(s) Furuno GP1650, GP1850 White Black Furuno GP30, GP36 White Blue Garmin )L[HG0RXQW Models Blue Black Garmin Portable Models Brown Black JRC 100 Series Green Black JRC 200 Series White Black JRC GPS500 Yellow Green Lowrance / Eagle )L[HG0RXQW Models White Black Lowrance / Eagle Portable Models Orange Black Magellan )L[HG0RXQW Models Gray Black Magellan Portable Models Orange Black Northstar All Models Yellow Black RayMarine 420 Yellow Brown RayMarine 520 / 620 Blue Brown RayMarine RL Series White Brown Simrad All Models White Brown 6LWH[ Neptune, Nautilus Gray Brown Standard CP150 / CP150C Yellow Green 4. Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately covered. 5. ,I\RXDUHÂżQLVKHGFRQQHFWLQJDOOH[WHUQDODFFHVVRULHVOLQHXSWKH arrows on the side of the accessory cable and connector and connect the accessory cable to the accessory connector on the back on the VHF650. 127(7RH[WHQGWKHOLIHRIWKHUDGLRXVHZDWHUSURRIWDSHWRVHDO electrical connections. E-45 Installing the Hardware When the GPS receiver is correctly connected, the display shows GPS Data OK. If there is a problem with the GPS connection, the display shows Check GPS. When the display shows GPS Data OK, press the SELECT-1W/25W button to open the GPS status screen and see detailed GPS data: Time Date Course Latitude Longitude 06/20 11:00:00 208 30. 0 KT 35 40. 610 N 139 46. 564 E 16 Current channel Speed &RQÂżJXULQJWKH*36 If the radio is receiving valid GPS data, it will automatically set the clock to your local time based on the GPS location. You can adjust your local time IRUZDUGRUEDFNRQHKRXULIQHFHVVDU\ IRUH[DPSOHLI\RXDUHFORVHWRWKH border of a time zone); you can also adjust for Daylight Savings Time. Follow the steps below to adjust the time: MENU Setup SELECT GPS Setup SELECT Time Adjust SELECT Time Adjust 09 : 14 16 Use the up or down arrows to adjust the time by one hour. 1. Display the menu and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select GPS Setup and then choose Time Adjust. 3. The display shows your current local time. To adjust the time forward one hour, use the CHANNEL UP button. To adjust the time back one hour, use the CHANNEL DOWN button. Press the SELECT-1W/25W button when \RXDUHÂżQLVKHG 4. 7KHGLVSOD\SURPSWV\RXWRFRQÂżUPWKHVHWWLQJFKRRVHSet to save the new time or CancelWRH[LW time setup without saving. The radio returns to the GPS Setup menu. 5. If your local area observes Daylight Savings Time, highlight Daylight Save and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. E-46 Installing the Hardware 6. If Daylight Savings Time is currently in effect, select On. If Daylight Savings Time is not currently in effect, select Off. 7. Press the SELECT-1W/25W button. The radio activates the new time setting and returns to the GPS Setup menu. Connecting to a charplotter The VHF650 provides a standard NMEA0183 GPS output that you can connect to a chartplotter. When it receives another boatâs position data in a DSC call, the radio sends the position data to the chartplotter so you can see the location: 1. Disconnect the accessory cable from the accessory connection on the radio. 2. Connect the ORANGE wire of the accessory cable to the NEGATIVE (-) wire of your chartplotterâs NMEA data INPUT. 3. Connect the YELLOW wire of the accessory cable to the POSITIVE (+) wire of your chartplotterâs NMEA data INPUT 4. Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately covered. 5. ,I\RXDUHÂżQLVKHGFRQQHFWLQJDOOH[WHUQDODFFHVVRULHVOLQHXSWKH arrows on the side of the accessory cable and connector and connect the accessory cable to the accessory connector on the back on the VHF650. 127(7RH[WHQGWKHOLIHRIWKHUDGLRXVHZDWHUSURRIWDSHWRVHDO electrical connections. Connecting to an external speakerGLL > GNS > GGA Latitude/Longitude:RMC > GLL > GNS > GGA UTC Time: RMC > GLL > GNS > GGA > ZDA Date: RMC > ZDA Speed / Course:RMC NOTES : ⢠If the radio receives only a GLL sentence, the radio does not display the current speed, course, and date. ⢠If the radio receives both RMC and GLL sentences, the radio uses only the RMC sentence. ⢠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. ⢠$CDDSC,12,3081234000,,07,00,0354013946,0657,,,S,E*6D ⢠$CDDSE,1,1,A,3081234000,00,60875646*13 E-66 Regulations and Safety Warnings FCC and Industry Canada Information &HUWLÂżFDWLRQ FCC Part 80 or RSS-182/188 Output Power 1 Watt (low) and 25 Watts (high) Emission 16K0G3E, 16K0G2B Transmitter Frequency Range 156 to 158 MHz Lead warning The cords on this product and/or accessories contain lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. West Marine works to reduce lead content in our PVC coated cords in our products and accessories. Antenna Selection and Installation Your VHF650 has been designed to accommodate all of the popular marine VHF antennas. However, the selection and the proper installation of the antenna is the responsibility of the user or installer. 7KH)&&KDVGHWHUPLQHGWKDWH[FHVVLYHUDGLDWLRQSRVHVDKHDOWKULVNWR people near radio transmitting antennas. Therefore, the antenna used with this radio should be installed using the following guidelines to ensure a safe distance between the antenna and persons close by. ⢠Small whip antennas (3 dB) or smaller should be installed with at least 3 feet away from any area where people are likely to be. ⢠Larger antennas (6 dB or 9 dB) should be installed with at least 6 feet away. ⢠While the radio is transmitting, do not come closer to the antenna than the recommended safe distance. ⢠Do not touch the antenna when the radio is powered on and might begin transmitting. E-67 Three Year Limited Warranty WARRANTOR: WEST MARINE AMERICA CORPORATION (âWest Marineâ) ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY: West Marine warrants, for three years, to the original retail owner, this West Marine Product to be free from defects in materials and craftsPDQVKLSZLWKRQO\WKHOLPLWDWLRQVRUH[FOXVLRQVVHWRXWEHORZ WARRANTY DURATION: This warranty to the original user shall terminate and be of no further effect 36 months after the date of original retail sale. The warranty is invalid if the Product is (A) damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary, % PRGLÂżHGDOWHUHGRUXVHGDVSDUWRIDQ\FRQYHUVLRQNLWVVXEDVVHPEOLHVRUDQ\ FRQÂżJXUDWLRQVQRWVROGE\:HVW0DULQH (C) improperly installed, (D) serviced or repaired by someone other than an authorized West Marine service center for a defect or malfunction covered by this warranty, (E) used in any conjunction with equipment or parts or as part of any system not manufactured by West Marine, or (F) installed or programmed by anyone other than as detailed by the Operating Guide for this product. STATEMENT OF REMEDY: In the event that the product does not conform to this warranty at any time while this warranty is in effect, warrantor will repair the defect DQGUHWXUQLWWR\RXZLWKRXWFKDUJHIRUSDUWVVHUYLFHRUDQ\RWKHUFRVW H[FHSWVKLSping and handling) incurred by warrantor or its representatives in connection with the performance of this warranty. THE LIMITED WARRANTY 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 PROVIDE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OR PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow this H[FOXVLRQRUOLPLWDWLRQRILQFLGHQWDORUFRQVHTXHQWLDOGDPDJHVVRWKHDERYHOLPLWDWLRQ RUH[FOXVLRQPD\QRWDSSO\WR\RX LEGAL REMEDIES:7KLVZDUUDQW\JLYHV\RXVSHFLÂżFOHJDOULJKWVDQG\RXPD\DOVR have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty is void outside the United States of America. PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE OF WARRANTY: If, after following the instructions in this Operating Guide you are certain that the Product is defective, pack the Product carefully (preferably in its original packaging). Include evidence of original purchase and a note describing the defect that has caused you to return it. The Product should be shipped freight prepaid, by traceable means, or delivered, to warrantor at: West Marine 32%R[ Watsonville, CA 95077-0070 E-68
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