iiTABLE OF CONTENTSIN CASE OF EMERGENCY ................................................. iTABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................... iiIMPORTANT ...................................................................... iiiCAUTIONS.......................................................................... iii1 OPERATING RULES ..................................................... 12 PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................. 2 – 5 Front panel .................................................................. 2 Microphone ................................................................. 3 Function display .......................................................... 4 Distress switch box ..................................................... 53 BASIC OPERATION ............................................... 6 – 11 Power ON ................................................................... 6 Channel selection ....................................................... 6 Receiving .................................................................... 8 Transmitting ................................................................ 9 Scan function ............................................................ 10 Call channel programming ........................................ 11 Display backlighting .................................................. 11 Voice scrambler function ........................................... 114 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING .......................... 12 – 17 General ..................................................................... 12 Distress call transmission ......................................... 13 All ships call transmission ......................................... 14 Receiving DSC calls ................................................. 155 SET MODE ........................................................... 18 – 19 Entering SET mode .................................................. 18 SET mode items ....................................................... 186 CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ............... 20 – 24 Unpacking ................................................................. 20 Additional requirements ............................................ 20 Connections .............................................................. 21 Mounting the transceiver .......................................... 22 Antenna .................................................................... 23 Fuse replacement ..................................................... 23 Cleaning .................................................................... 23 Optional unit installations .......................................... 237 VHF MARINE CHANNEL LIST ................................... 258 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................... 269 OPTIONS ..................................................................... 27