West Marine Radio Vhf580 Users Manual

VHF580 to the manual 36ee05a7-ea78-47c4-8096-cbae768862bb

2015-02-03

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DSC Marine Radio

Owner’s Manual

Radio maritime ASN

Guide d’utilisation





DISTRESS







#Enter User MMSI





Speak slowly - clearly - calmly.



 

 

16/9-TRI





16/9-TRI



 

PUSH TO TALK

MAYDAY -- MAYDAY --

MAYDAY

 THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}.

 MAYDAY{name or call sign of your boat}.

 



 



 

 







I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16.

THIS IS {name or call sign of your boat}, OVER.



PUSH TO TALK





Lift the red cover

and press the

DISTRESS button.











#







Parlez lentement – clairement – calmement.





 

 

16/9-TRI





16/9/TRI





 

PUSH TO TALK

MAYDAY - MAYDAY –

MAYDAY

 ICI



 

 





 



 

 







JE VAIS ÉCOUTER SUR LE CANAL 16



ICI



À VOUS





PUSH TO TALK





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Soulevez le

couvercle rouge

et appuyez sur la

touche DISTRESS.





DISTRESS







#Inserte el MMSI del usuario







Hable despacio -- claro -- y con calma.



 

 

16/9-TRI





16/9TRI



 

PUSH TO TALK

MAYDAY

--- MAYDAY--- MAYDAY

 ESTE ES{nombre o señal de su navío}

 MAYDAY{nombre o señal de su navío}

 



 



 é

 









ESTARÉ ESCUCHANDO EN EL CANAL 16

ESTE ES{nombre o señal de su navío}OVER



PUSH TO TALK









Levante la tapa

roja y oprima el

botón DISTRESS.



Making a Voice Distress Call ...................... 2

Cómo hacer una llamada de apuro por voz 3

Faire un appel de détresse vocal ............... 4

 

Features .................................................... 6

Manual overview ...................................... 6

 

What’s included ........................................ 7

Parts of the Radio ..................................... 8

Parts of the Microphone ............................ 9

Turning on the Radio ............................... 10

Seng the UIC Channel Mode

(USA/CAN/INT) ...................................... 10

 

Normal mode operaon ......................... 11

Scan mode ............................................... 13

Weather mode ........................................ 15

 

Using Your Radio ..................................... 16

Making a voice MAYDAY call ................... 17

Seng the volume .................................. 17

Seng the squelch level ......................... 17

Changing the channel .............................. 17

Making a transmission ............................. 17

Boosng the transmission power ............ 18

Choosing Triple Watch or Dual Watch ..... 18

Using FIPS codes for weather alerts......... 19

Changing display and sound opons ....... 20

Seng the GPS posion manually .......... 20



 

What is DSC? ........................................... 21

Advanced DSC features ........................... 21

What is an MMSI number? ...................... 21

Entering MMSI numbers ......................... 22

Using the Directory .................................. 23

Making DSC Calls ...................................... 24

Making an automac distress call ............ 26

Receiving a DSC call.................................. 27

Test Calls .................................................. 28

Posion Request and Reply ..................... 30

Pung the radio into standby ................ 31

Disabling automac channel switching .... 32

Renaming Channels ................................. 32

 

Mounng the radio ................................. 33

Connecng the radio ............................... 34

Connecng to a GPS receiver .................. 35

Connecng to a Chartploer ................... 37

Connecng to an External Speaker .......... 37

 

Engine Noise Suppression ........................ 39

 

Radio Specicaons ................................ 40

 

Channel descripons and what

they mean .............................................. 41

US Marine Channels and Frequencies ..... 42

Canadian Marine Channels and

Frequencies ........................................... 44

Internaonal Marine Channels and

Frequencies ........................................... 45

Weather Channels and Frequencies (US,

CAN, and INT) ........................................ 47

Emergency Alert System (SAME)

Informaon ............................................ 48

NMEA Operaon ...................................... 50

NMEA Output .......................................... 50

 

 

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Convenons

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x

BOLD SMALL CAPITALS

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xUpper and Lower Case bold

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Term Meaning

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.

MMSI

Maritime Mobile Service Identity number. A unique, nine-digit number that

identifies you and your boat when making DSC calls. It is also used by the

Coast Guard if you send an automated distress call.

Station Any DSC radio, whether it’s operated on a boat, at a marina, or by a shore

station.







Mounting Bracket and

Knobs

Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger and

Mounting Hardware







Button Press to... Press and hold to...

ENT-1W/25W

Choose an option on a menu or

to display the GPS data.

Change the transmit power (see

page 18).

CHANNEL UP

Move up one channel at a time. Move quickly up the channels.

CHANNEL DOWN

Move down one channet 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 18).

CLR-SCAN

Go to previous menu or cursor

position in menu mode.

Start scanning the channels

saved in memory.

WX-MEM

Listen to the current weather

conditions in your area.

Save a channel into memory or

remove a channel from memory.

CALL-MENU

Display the call menu. Display the normal menu.

DISTRESS

Select the nature of your distress

for a distress call. Transmit a distress call.

SQUELCH knob

(turn clockwise to

decrease channel

noise)

16/9-TRI

(triple/dual-

watch) button

CLR-SCAN

(channel

scan) button

WX-MEM

button

CALL-

button

DISTRESS

button

LCD

display

ENT

1W/25W

button

VOLUME-PWR

(power) knob

(turn clockwise

to increase

volume)

Microphone

cord

CHANNEL UP &

CHANNEL DOWN

button



Connector/Cable Connects to... For details, see ...

Antenna

connector

External VHF antenna with a male

PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω

impedance. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated

antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated

for power boats.

Connecting the radio

(see page 34).

Power cable

Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with

negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0

VDC) (Red wire +, black wire -).

Connecting the radio

(see page 34).

Accessory cable GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter. Connecting accessories

(see page 35).



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 18).

PUSH TO TALK

Cancel scanning and stay

on a channel.

Talk on a channel.

13.8V DC

ANTENNA

Black wire

(-)

Red wire

(+)

Power

Cable

Antenna

connector

(SO238)

Heat sink Accessory

cable

PUSH-

TO-TALK

button

16/9 TRI

(Triple/Dual-

Watch) button

(up) button

(move up a

channel)

(down) button

(move down a

channel)





VOLUME-PWR



MMSI not entered



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





 

CALL-MENU



 USA/CAN/INT

 USA ModeCanada Mode

Intl Mode

 

ENT-1W/25W







Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off...

Normal Monitors a single

marine radio channel

and lets you talk on

that channel.

You want to talk to

another station on a

specic channel.

(default mode)

Scan Monitors all the chan-

nels you save into

memory.

You have a small group

of channels you use

most often and want to

check them for trafc.

Press and hold

the-CLR-SCAN but-

ton.

Weather Monitors the selected

NOAA weather

channel.

You want to hear the

current and forecasted

weather in your area.

Press the WX-MEM

button.

UIC Channels

USA Mode

Canada Mode

Intl Mode

Back[CLR]

Select[ENT]

Setup

Press and hold -

USA/CAN/INT









Watch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off...

Weather Alert 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.

conditions in your area.

Select WX-ALERT Mode

in Setup submenu, and

then choose ON or OFF.

Triple 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

16/9-TRI

for

two seconds.

Dual Checks for activity

on channel 16 every

two seconds.

You want to monitor

a channel yet

maintain a watch on

channel 16.

Change Triple Watch

to Dual Watch in the

setup menu, then press

and hold

16/9-TRI

for two

seconds.

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











Marine Operator

25 Watts USA

Memory Alert

GPS Data OK

Transmit power

(1 W or 25 W)

Current channel

is stored in

memory

Status messages

(see the status

message table)

Current

channel

number

Current channel

name (if the name

is too long, the

name line scrolls)

Channel mode

(USA, CANadian,

or INTernational)

Weather Alert

Watch on

Status

Icons

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 andthe 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 20).

Battery Low The battery voltage output is too low (below 10.5 VDC).

Battery High The battery voltage output is too high (above 16.0 VDC).

Using the radio in normal mode

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PUSH TO TALK





x



x

CHANNEL UP





x

CHANNEL DOWN





x

ENT-1W/25W





ENT-

1W/25W.

Normal mode with Weather Alert Watch















CALL-MENU



SetupWX-

Alert Mode

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL

DOWN

WX Alert Mode





OFF



Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch













Every 7 seconds,

the radio checks the

most recently-used

weather channel.

with WX Alert on

Monitoring Channel 25



16/9-TRI



18

Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch































09 16 09 16 09 16

Triple Watch: Every 2 seconds,

the radio checks channels 9 & 16.

Monitoring Channel 25

WX Alert : Every 7 seconds,

the radio checks the most

recently-used weather channel.

09 16 09 16 09 16

Triple Watch: Every 2 seconds,

the radio checks channels 9 & 16.

Monitoring Channel 25

1008 1312 17

15 20

The radio scans about

5 channels in 1 second.

When it detects a signal, the radio stays on the

channel until you press the CHANNEL UP button or the

signal stops.

Resume scan

1 Watt USA

Memory

Scanning Channels

01A,05A,06,07A,08

07 A

Transmit power

last used

Channel mode

(USA, CANadian,

or INTernational)

Current channel

being scanned

Scan list (if the

text is too long,

the line scrolls)

All scanned

channels must

be in memory

Normal scan

mode or Triple/

Dual-watch on

Status

icons

Using the radio in scan mode

x

x

x

WX-MEM





x

WX-

MEM



x

CLR-SCAN



CLR-SCAN





x

CHANNEL UP





x

PUSH TO TALK, CALL-MEM,



WX-MEM





Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch















CALL-MENU



SetupWX-Alert Mode

CHANNEL UP





CHANNEL DOWN

WX AlertMode

ONOff

Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch













16/9-TRI









18



CLR-SCAN





Scan mode with both Weather

Alert and Triple/Dual Watch











09 16

Triple Watch : Every 2

seconds, the radio checks

channels 9 & 16 then goes on

to the next channel.

Memory Channel Scan

08 252417151413121110 20

09 16

Triple Watch:

Every 2 seconds,

the radio checks

channels 9 & 16

then goes on to

the next channel.

WX Alert : Every 7

seconds, the radio

checks the last-used

weather channel,

then scans the next

channel.

Memory Channel Scan

08 252417151413121110 20













Using the radio in weather mode

x

x

WX-MEM



x





x

x



Weather mode with Weather Alert Watch















CALL-MENU



SetupWX-Alert Mode

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN

WX Alert

ModeONOff

Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch











16/9-TRI









Hurricane Warning

Weather Band

Alert

Weather

mode is on

Current

channel

number

Type of alert

(If the text is too

long, it scrolls.)

Flashing: An alert

has been issued

Steady: Weather

Alert Watch is on

09 16 09 16 09 16

Triple Watch: Every 2 seconds, the

radio checks channel 9, then channel 16.

Monitoring Weather Channel WX08





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



CALL-MENU





x

x

CHANNEL UP





x

ENT-1W/25W



x

CHANNEL DOWN





x

CLR-SCAN



xExit

CALL-MENU



USA/CAN/INT

Dual/TriWatch

GPS Setup

FIPS Codes

Auto CH SW

POS Reply

Test Reply

Channel Name

Group MMSI

User MMSI

WX Alert Mode

[Exit]

Contrast

Lamp Adjust

Key Beep

[Exit]

(Close Menu)

Setup

System

[Exit]

Press and hold -



























#









CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN





CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN







PUSH TO TALK



PUSH TO TALK



x

PUSH TO TALK





RELEASE MIC BUTTON

x

x

x41

Weak signals

Squelch

Medium

Squelch

High

Squelch

Strong signals

Noise









 

 

ENT-1W/25W



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 



ENT-1W/25W



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 

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 SetupDual/Tri Watch

 

ENT-1W/25W



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 



Dual/TriWatch

Dual Watch

Triple Watch

[Exit]

Dual/TriWatch

Setup

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Back[CLR] Select[ENT]

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



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







 Setup

 

 New

 

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 

ENT-1W/25W







CLR-SCAN





 

ENT-1W/25W



YesNo



 

 DeleteEdit

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 Exit

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[New]

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Contrast



CALL-MENU

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SystemContrast

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



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

Lamp adjust



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SystemLamp Adjust.

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

Turning the key beep on and o





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SystemKey BeepOff





Input Position



#





 Setup

 GPS SetupPosition Set

 



CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN







ENT-1W/25W





CLR-SCAN





 

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN





ENT-1W/25W



 



CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN





ENT-1W/25W



--/-- 11:22U

---o --.- KT

35o 40.610 N

139o 46. 564 E

Use the up and down arrows

to adjust each of the values

in turn.

Back[CLR]

Forward[ENT]

Setup

Press and hold -

GPS Setup

Position Set

GPS Setup





































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

Press

[New]

 

ENT-1W/25W





CLR-SCAN





 

ENT-1W/25W



 



CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN





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 (/ ‘ + -) Punctuation (/ ‘ + -)

Numbers (0 through 9) Lower-case letters (a through z)

One blank space Capital letters (A through Z)

 

ENT-1W/25W







ENT-1W/25W





ENT-1W/25W





CLR-SCAN





 







DeleteEdit

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN



Exit





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 MMSL.

Any time you want to talk to another

station.

Group Calls all the stations that have the

same Group MMSL as yours.

Any time you want with the whole

group you are traveling with at the

same time.

All Ships Calls all stations within range of

your radio.

Safety warnings (e.g., debris in the

water) or any urgent situation.





x







x











x















Calling a single staon

(Individual Call)





 

CALL-MENU



 Individual

 

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN





ENT-1W/25W



Manual





ENT-

1W/25W



 

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN







ENT-1W/25W



 

SendCancel

 

x



xNot

support CH

All ships call

Group

call

Individual

call

All ships call

Calling a parcular group of staons (Group Call)







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

 Group

 

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN





ENT-1W/25W



 Send

Cancel

 



Calling all staons (All-Ships Call)









 

 All Ships

 Send

Cancel

 













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number.

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 

DISTRESS

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 

CHANNEL UP

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DISTRESS



Undesignated Sinking Fire

Adrift Flooding Abandoning

Collision Piracy.Armed Grounding

Overboard Capsizing

 

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Canceling an automac distress call



Cancel

ENT-1W/25W

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



Send: Able-Comply

Send: Unable-Comply





Not Support CHSend: Unable-Comply





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

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IndividualGroup,All Ships

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



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communication channel number.

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Pos Send MMSI (or name), position, time, category code,

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

 Exit

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ENT-1W/25W

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Making Test Calls (Test)

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

 

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Receiving Test Calls



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Reply

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Enabling automac test call reply

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 Auto

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 Manual

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Requesng another staon’s posion (POS Request)



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 DSC CallPOS Request

 

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 

Send

Cancel

 



35



 No Position

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Reply

Reply

No Position

Cancel

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





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

Step 1:

Slide the radio

into the mounting

bracket.

Step 2:

Tighten the mounting knobs

to secure the radio in place.

Hex bolt

Washer

Spring washer

Hex nut

Mounting

bracket

Mounting

surface

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Power Supply Requirements VHF Antenna Requirements

Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with a

negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0 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

extensions up to 20 feet, 12 AWG wire for

extensions from 20 to 35 feet, or 10 AWG

wire for extensions from 35 to 60 feet.

Male PL-259 connector

50 Ω impedance

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.

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

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 



ANTENNA



13.8V DC

Black wire

(-)

Red wire

(+)

Radio connector,

SO238 (female

PL-259)

Antenna lead-in

connector,

male PL-259











 



 





GPS MFG. Model Number(s)

GPS NMEA0183

OUTPUT Wire Color

(Connect to YELLOW

WIRE on your radio)

Ground Wire Color

(connect to BARE

WIRE on your radio)

Furuno GP1650,

GP1850 White Black

Furuno GP30, GP36 White Blue

Garmin Fixed Mount

Models Blue Black

Garmin Portable Models Brown Black

JRC 100 Series Green Black

JRC 200 Series White Black

JRC GPS500 Yellow Green

Lowrance /

Eagle

Fixed Mount

Models White Black

Lowrance /

Eagle Portable Models Orange Black

Magellan Fixed Mount

Models Gray Black

Magellan Portable Models Orange Black

Yellow: NMEA_IN (+)

Red: External Speaker (+)

White: NMEA_OUT (+)

Orange: N/A

Blue: External Speaker (-, GND)

Black: HS-C/GND

Brown: NMEA_OUT (-)

Bare: Shield/GND

Green: NMEA_IN (-)

13.8V DC

GPS MFG. Model Number(s)

GPS NMEA0183

OUTPUT Wire Color

(Connect to YELLOW

WIRE on your radio)

Ground Wire Color

(connect to BARE

WIRE on your radio)

Northstar All Models Yellow Black

RayMarine 420 Yellow Brown

RayMarine 520 / 620 Blue Brown

RayMarine RL Series White Brown

Simrad All Models White Brown

Sitex Neptune,

Nautilus Gray Brown

Standard CP150 / CP150C Green Yellow



 



#

GPS Data OK

Check GPSGPS

Data OK

ENT-1W/25W



Conguring the GPS











06/20 11:00:00

208o 30. 0 KT

35o 40. 610 N

139o 46. 564 E

GPS Data: External

Date

Time

Current

channel

Course

Latitude

Longitude Speed

Status

Use the up and down arrows

to adjust the time by

one hour.

Back[CLR]

Select[ENT]

Time Adjust

09 : 14

Setup

Press and hold -

GPS Setup

Time Adjust

 Setup

 GPS SetupTime Adjust

 

CHANNEL UP



CHANNEL DOWN



ENT-

1W/25W



 Set

Cancel

 Daylight Save

ENT-1W/25W



 On

Off

 

ENT-1W/25W

GPS Setup







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 

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 











VOLUME-PWR

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 

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 

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

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

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

x

x

Problem Things to Try

The radio won’t power on.

Check the power connections.

Check the fuse.

Check the master battery switch and branch circuit

that connect to the radio.

The radio won’t transmit.

Make sure you are not in weather or scan mode.

Make sure you are not trying to transmit on a receive-

only channel (see the channels and frequency tables

beginning on page 41).

Make sure you are transmitting at the correct power

level for this channel (see the channels and frequency

tables beginning on page 41).

Make sure the duration of each transmission is less

than 5 minutes.

Noise comes out of the speaker

all the time Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too low.

I can’t hear anything (no

volume) from the speaker. Adjust the squelch level; it is probably too high.

I can transmit, but no one can

hear me.

Check your UIC channel settings (see Setting the UIC

channel mode (USA/CAN/INT) on page 10).

The display flashes, and I don’t

know why.

The display will flash if the radio is in a watch mode or

in scan mode. Try turning off scanning, Weather Alert

Watch, or Triple/Dual Watch (see page 11.)

I can’t read the display. Adjust the contrast and backlight brightness level (see

page 20)

The display is too bright at

night.

Adjust the backlight brightness level.

Turn off the radio; hold CALL-MENU button and turn it

back on (see page 20)

I can’t see any words on the

display.

Reset the radio back to the default brightness level:

turn off the radio; hold the CALL-MENU button and

turn it back on.

Problem Things to Try

I’m not getting any GPS data

on my display.

Make sure your GPS receiver is correctly

connected (see Connecting to a GPS receiver,

page 35).

Make sure your GPS receiver is working properly.

Make sure that your GPS receiver supports the

NMEA parameters described in NMEA Operation

on page 35.

I’m not getting any hazard

alerts.

Make sure Weather Alert Watch is turned on.

Check to make sure the FIPS codes in your radio

include your current location (see Using FIPS

codes for weather alerts on page 19).

I’m getting all the hazard

alerts, not just the ones for

my area.

Check to make sure the FIPS codes in your radio

were entered correctly (see Using FIPS codes for

weather alerts on page 19).

Sometimes the Weather Alert Watch may catch

a hazard alert in the middle of the broadcast and

miss which FIPS codes are affected. For your safe-

ty, the radio triggers the alert tone and switches to

the weather channel when this happens.

I can’t make Group DSC

calls. Make sure the Group MMSI was entered correctly.

Where can I nd my radio’s

serial number?

Look on the right side of the radio (the side with the

microphone cord), behind the mounting bracket.

The radio won’t let me enter

my User MMSI. What do I

do?

Contact customer service.

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









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









General

Controls Volume-Pwr, Squelch

Status Indicators Transmit power, Scan mode, Triple Watch mode,

Battery High, Battery low, USA, CAN, INT, Alert,

Memory, GPS, Message, Weather band, GPS status

and Channel Display

Display LCD (Full Dot Matrix)

Buttons ENT-1W/25W, Channel UP, Channel DOWN,

CALL-MENU, WX-MEM, CLR-SCAN, 16/9-TRI, and

DISTRESS

Connectors and Cables Antenna, accessory, and DC power

Size H 75 mm x W 167 mm x L 129 mm (without Heat Sink)

H 2.95 inches x W 6.58 inches x L 5.08 inches

Weight 1.0 kg (2.2 pounds)

Supply Voltage Nominal 13.8V DC, negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0

VDC)

Standard Accessories Mounting bracket and hardware, microphone hanger,

Antenna Impedance 50 Ω nominal

Microphone Rugged 2 kΩ condenser mic element with coiled cord

Speaker 1.77 inch, 8 Ω

Operating Temperature

Range

–20 °C to + 50 °C (–4 °F to +122 °F)

Shock and Vibration Meets or exceeds EIA standards, RS152B and

RS204C

FCC Approvals Type accepted under part 80 of the Rules; meets Great

Lakes Agreement and party boat requirements

Transmitter

Power Output 1 watt or 25 watt (user selectable)

Power Requirement 25 watts output: 6A@13.8V DC

Modulation ±5 kHz deviation

Hum and Noise Signal-to-

Noise

45 dB@1 kHz with 3 kHz deviation with 1000 Hz

modulating frequency (nominal)

Audio Distortion Less than 8% with 3 kHz deviation with 1000 Hz

modulating frequency

Spurious Suppression –25 dBm @ Hi, –25 dBm @ Lo

Output Power Stabilization Built-in automatic level control (ALC)

General

Frequency Range 156 to 158 MHz

Frequency Stability ±10 ppm @ –20°C to + 50°C

Receiver

Frequency Range 156 to 163 MHz

Sensitivity 0.25 μV for 12 dB SINAD (nominal)

Circuit Dual Conversion Super Heterodyne PLL (Crystal for

DSC)

Squelch Sensitivity 0.2 μV Threshold

Spurious Response 75 dB (nominal)

Adjacent Channel Selectivity 78 dB @ ±25 kHz (nominal)

Audio Output Power 2.5 watts (10% Distortion, 8 Ω load)

Power Requirement 360 mA @ 13.8V DC at squelched, 920 mA @ 13.8V

DC at maximum audio output

IF Frequencies 1st 41.925 MHz, 2nd 455 kHz (1st 21.7 MHz, 2nd 455

kHz for DSC)

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Channel name/description Used for:

DISTRESS SAFETY AND

CALLING

primarily emergency messages and distress calls

INTERSHIP SAFETY safety messages from one ship to another, or from a

ship to Coast Guard aircraft

NON-COMMERCIAL

(recreational or voluntary

ships only)

messages about the needs of the ship, including fishing

reports, rendezvous, scheduling repairs and berthing

information

COMMERCIAL (working

ships only)

messages about the needs of the ship or the business

the ship is engaged in

PUBLIC

CORRESPONDENCE/

MARINE OPERATOR

calls to the marine operator at a public coast station.

Marine operators can connect you to the telephone

network so you can make and receive calls. (There is

usually a charge for this service.)

Channel name/description Used for:

PORT OPERATIONS/VTS

(vessel traffic system)

messages about the movement and safety of ships in or

near ports, locks or waterways. In certain major ports,

some channels may be restricted to specific types of

port operations messages.

NAVIGATIONAL/BRIDGE

TO BRIDGE

messages about ship navigation, for example, passing

or meeting other ships, maneuvering through locks,

or navigating around drawbridges. Messages must be

short!

STATE CONTROL messages about government regulation and control,

boating activities, or assistance to ships; also used to

talk to ships and coast stations operated by state or local

governments

DIGITAL SELECTIVE

CALLING

DSC signals only (no voice communications allowed at

any time)

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Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

1A* 156.0500 156.0500 Simplex Vessel traffic system/

Commercial

5A 156.2500 156.2500 Simplex Vessel traffic system/

Commercial

6 156.3000 156.3000 Simplex Inter-ship safety

7A 156.3500 156.3500 Simplex Commercial

8 156.4000 156.4000 Simplex Commercial

9 156.4500 156.4500 Simplex Non commercial

10 156.5000 156.5000 Simplex Commercial

11 156.5500 156.5500 Simplex Vessel traffic system

12 156.6000 156.6000 Simplex Vessel traffic system

13 156.6500 156.6500 Simplex, 1W Bridge to bridge

14 156.7000 156.7000 Simplex Vessel traffic system

15 156.7500 Inhibit Receive Only Environmental

16 156.8000 156.8000 Simplex Distress, Safety, Calling

17 156.8500 156.8500 Simplex, 1W Govt maritime control

18A 156.9000 156.9000 Simplex Commercial

19A 156.9500 156.9500 Simplex Commercial

20 161.6000 157.0000 Duplex Port operation

20A 157.0000 157.0000 Simplex Port operation

21A 157.0500 157.0500 Simplex Coast guard only

22A 157.1000 157.1000 Simplex Coast guard

23A 157.1500 157.1500 Simplex Coast guard only

Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

24 161.8000 157.2000 Duplex Marine operator

25 161.8500 157.2500 Duplex Marine operator

26 161.9000 157.3000 Duplex Marine operator

27 161.9500 157.3500 Duplex Marine operator

28 162.0000 157.4000 Duplex Marine operator

63A 156.1750 156.1750 Simplex Vessel traffic system

65A 156.2750 156.2750 Simplex Port operation

66A 156.3250 156.3250 Simplex Port operation

67 156.3750 156.3750 Simplex, 1W Bridge to bridge

68 156.4250 156.4250 Simplex Non commercial

69 156.4750 156.4750 Simplex Non commercial

70 (156.5250 156.5250) DSC Only DSC

71 156.5750 156.5750 Simplex Non commercial

72 156.6250 156.6250 Simplex Non commercial (ship-ship)

73 156.6750 156.6750 Simplex Port operation

74 156.7250 156.7250 Simplex Port operation

75 156.775 156.7750 Simplex, 1W Port operation

76 156.825 156.8250 Simplex, 1W Port operation

77 156.8750 156.8750 Simplex, 1W Port operation (ship-ship)

78A 156.9250 156.9250 Simplex Non commercial

79A 156.9750 156.9750 Simplex Commercial

80A 157.0250 157.0250 Simplex Commercial

81A 157.0750 157.0750 Simplex Government

82A 157.1250 157.1250 Simplex Government

83A 157.1750 157.1750 Simplex Coast guard

84 161.8250 157.2250 Duplex Marine operator

85 161.8750 157.2750 Duplex Marine operator

86 161.9250 157.3250 Duplex Marine operator

87** 157.3750 157.3750 Simplex Marine operator

88** 157.4250 157.4250 Simplex Commercial (ship-ship)

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Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

1 160.6500 156.0500 Duplex Marine operator

2 160.7000 156.1000 Duplex Marine operator

Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

3 160.7500 156.1500 Duplex Marine operator

4A 156.2000 156.2000 Simplex Canadian coast guard

5A 156.2500 156.2500 Simplex Vessel traffic system

6 156.3000 156.3000 Simplex Inter-ship safety

7A 156.3500 156.3500 Simplex Commercial

8 156.4000 156.4000 Simplex Commercial

9 156.4500 156.4500 Simplex Boater calling channel

10 156.5000 156.5000 Simplex Commercial

11 156.5500 156.5500 Simplex Vessel traffic system

12 156.6000 156.6000 Simplex Vessel traffic system

13 156.6500 156.6500 Simplex, 1W Bridge to bridge

14 156.7000 156.7000 Simplex Vessel traffic system

15 156.7500 156.7500 Simplex, 1W Environmental

16 156.8000 156.8000 Simplex Distress, Safety, Calling

17 156.8500 156.8500 Simplex, 1W State control

18A 156.9000 156.9000 Simplex Commercial

19A 156.9500 156.9500 Simplex Canadian coast guard

20 161.6000 157.0000 Duplex, 1W Port operation

21A 157.0500 157.0500 Simplex Canadian coast guard

22A 157.1000 157.1000 Simplex Canadian coast guard

23 161.7500 157.1500 Duplex Marine operator

24 161.8000 157.2000 Duplex Marine operator

25 161.8500 157.2500 Duplex Marine operator

26 161.9000 157.3000 Duplex Marine operator

27 161.9500 157.3500 Duplex Marine operator

28 162.0000 157.4000 Duplex Marine operator

60 160.6250 156.0250 Duplex Marine operator

61A 156.0750 156.0750 Simplex Canadian coast guard

62A 156.1250 156.1250 Simplex Canadian coast guard

63A 156.1750 156.1750 Simplex Port operation

64 160.8250 156.2250 Duplex Marine operator

64A 156.2250 156.2250 Simplex Port operation

65A 156.2750 156.2750 Simplex Port operation

66A 156.3250 156.3250 Simplex, 1W Port operation

67 156.3750 156.3750 Simplex Bridge to bridge

68 156.4250 156.4250 Simplex Non commercial

69 156.4750 156.4750 Simplex Non commercial

70 (156.5250 156.5250) DSC Only DSC

Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

71 156.5750 156.5750 Simplex Non commercial

72 156.6250 156.6250 Simplex Non commercial

73 156.6750 156.6750 Simplex Port operation

74 156.7250 156.7250 Simplex Port operation

75 156.7750 156.7750 Simplex, 1W Port operation

76 156.8250 156.8250 Simplex, 1W Port operation

77 156.8750 156.8750 Simplex, 1W Port operation

78A 156.9250 156.9250 Simplex Inter ship

79A 156.9750 156.9750 Simplex Inter ship

80A 157.0250 157.0250 Simplex Inter ship

81A 157.0750 157.0750 Simplex Canadian coast guard

82A 157.1250 157.1250 Simplex Canadian coast guard

83 161.7750 157.1750 Duplex Canadian coast guard

83A 157.1750 157.1750 Simplex Canadian coast guard

84 161.8250 157.2250 Duplex Marine operator

85 161.8750 157.2750 Duplex Marine operator

86 161.9250 157.3250 Duplex Marine operator

87 157.3750 157.3750 Simplex Port operation

88 157.4250 157.4250 Simplex Port operation

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Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

1 160.6500 156.0500 Duplex Marine operator

2 160.7000 156.1000 Duplex Marine operator

3 160.7500 156.1500 Duplex Marine operator

4 160.8000 156.2000 Duplex Marine operator

5 160.8500 156.2500 Duplex Marine operator

6 156.3000 156.3000 Simplex Inter-ship safety

7 160.9500 156.3500 Duplex Marine operator

8 156.4000 156.4000 Simplex Commercial (ship-ship)

9 156.4500 156.4500 Simplex Boater calling channel

10 156.5000 156.5000 Simplex Commercial

11 156.5500 156.5500 Simplex Vessel traffic system

12 156.6000 156.6000 Simplex Vessel traffic system

13 156.6500 156.6500 Simplex Bridge to bridge

14 156.7000 156.7000 Simplex Vessel traffic system

15 156.7500 156.7500 Simplex, 1W Environmental

Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

16 156.8000 156.8000 Simplex Distress, Safety, Calling

17 156.8500 156.8500 Simplex, 1W Govt maritime control

18 161.5000 156.9000 Duplex Port operation

19 161.5500 156.9500 Duplex Commercial

20 161.6000 157.0000 Duplex Port operation

21 161.6500 157.0500 Duplex Port operation

22 161.7000 157.1000 Duplex Port operation

23 161.7500 157.1500 Duplex Marine operator

24 161.8000 157.2000 Duplex Marine operator

25 161.8500 157.2500 Duplex Marine operator

26 161.9000 157.3000 Duplex Marine operator

27 161.9500 157.3500 Duplex Marine operator

28 162.0000 157.4000 Duplex Marine operator

60 160.6250 156.0250 Duplex Marine operator

61 160.6750 156.0750 Duplex Marine operator

62 160.7250 156.1250 Duplex Marine operator

63 160.7750 156.1750 Duplex Marine operator

64 160.8250 156.2250 Duplex Marine operator

65 160.8750 156.2750 Duplex Marine operator

66 160.9250 156.3250 Duplex Marine operator

67 156.3750 156.3750 Simplex Bridge to bridge

68 156.4250 156.4250 Simplex Non commercial

69 156.4750 156.4750 Simplex Non commercial

70 (156.5250) (156.5250) DSC Only DSC

71 156.5750 156.5750 Simplex Non commercial

72 156.6250 156.6250 Simplex Non commercial

73 156.6750 156.6750 Simplex Port operation

74 156.7250 156.7250 Simplex Port operation

75 156.7750 156.7750 Simplex, 1W Port operation

76 156.8250 156.8250 Simplex, 1W Port operation

77 156.8750 156.8750 Simplex Port operation (ship-ship)

78 161.5250 156.9250 Duplex Port operation

79 161.5750 156.9750 Duplex Port operation

80 161.6250 157.0250 Duplex Port operation

81 161.6750 157.0750 Duplex Port operation

82 161.7250 157.1250 Duplex Port operation

83 161.7750 157.1750 Duplex Port operation

84 161.8250 157.2250 Duplex Marine operator

Ch No. RX Freq TX Freq Status Name on display

85 161.8750 157.2750 Duplex Marine operator

86 161.9250 157.3250 Duplex Marine operator

87* 157.3750 157.3750 Simplex Marine operator

88* 157.4250 157.4250 Simplex Marine operator

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Ch No. RX Freq Name on display

WX01 162.5500 162.550 MHz

WX02 162.4000 162.400 MHz

WX03 162.4750 162.475 MHz

WX04 162.4250 162.425 MHz

WX05 162.4500 162.450 MHz

WX06 162.5000 162.500 MHz

WX07 162.5250 162.525 MHz

WX08 161.6500 161.650 MHz

WX09 161.7750 161.775 MHz

WX10 163.2750 163.275 MHz

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



x



Event SAME Code Type

Blizzard Warning BZW Warning

Coastal Flood Watch CFA Watch

Coastal Flood Warning CFW Warning

Dust Storm Warning DSW Warning

Flash Flood Watch FFA Watch

Event SAME Code Type

Flash Flood Warning FFW Warning

Flash Flood Statement FFS Statement

Flood Watch FLA Watch

Flood Warning FLW Warning

Flood Statement FLS Statement

High Wind Watch HWA Watch

High Wind Warning HWW Warning

Hurricane Watch HUA Watch

Hurricane Warning HUW Warning

Hurricane Statement HLS Statement

Severe Thunderstorm Watch SVA Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Warning SVR Warning

Severe Weather Statement SVS Statement

Special Marine Warning SMW Warning

Special Weather Statement SPS Statement

Tornado Watch TOA Watch

Tornado Warning TOR Warning

Tropical Storm Watch TRA Watch

Tropical Storm Warning TRW Warning

Tsunami Watch TSA Watch

Tsunami Warning TSW Warning

Winter Storm Watch WSA Watch

Winter Storm Warning WSW Warning

National Information Center NIC Test

Avalanche Watch AVA Watch

Avalanche Warning AVW Warning

Child Abduction Emergency CAE Emergency

Civil Danger Warning CDW Warning

Civil Emergency Message CEM Emergency

Earthquake Warning EQW Warning

Evacuation Immediate EVI Warning

Fire Warning FRW Warning

Hazardous Materials Warning HMW Warning

Law Enforcement Warning LEW Warning

Local Area Emergency LAE Emergency

911 Telephone Outage Emergency TOE Emergency

Nuclear Power Plant Warning NUW Warning

Radiological Hazard Warning RHW Warning

Event SAME Code Type

Shelter in Place Warning SPW Warning

Volcano Warning VOW Warning

Test Message ADR Test

Practice/Demo Warning DMO Test

Required Monthly Test RMT Test

Required Weekly Test RWT Test

Biological Hazard Warning BHW Warning

Boil Water Warning BWW Warning

Chemical Hazard Warning CHW Warning

Dam Watch DBA Watch

Dam Break Watch DBW Warning

Contagious Disease Warning DEW Warning

Emergency Action Notification EAN Warning

Emergency Action Termination EAT Statement

Evacuation Watch EVA Watch

Flood Contamination Warning FCA Warning

Flash Freeze Warning FSW Warning

Iceberg Warning IBW Warning

Industrial Fire Warning IFW Warning

Landslide Warning LSW Warning

National Audible Test NAT Test

Network Notification Message NMN Statement

National Periodic Test NPT Test

National Silent Test NST Test

Power Outage Advisory POS Statement

Wild Fire Watch WFA Watch

Wild Fire Warning WFW Warning

Unrecognized Watch **A Watch

Unrecognized Emergency **E Statement

Unrecognized Statement **S Statement

Unrecognized Warning **W Warning



TXB Transmitter Backup On

TXF Transmitter Carrier On

TXO Transmitter Carrier On

TXP Transmitter Primary On





NMEA Input





Baud rate 4800 bps

Data bits 8

Parity None

Stop bits 1

Data amplitude Over 2.0 V

Drive capability Over 10 mA









x

x

x

x

x

#



#



#







#

x

x





Warning! 







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