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Maintenance and Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 35
Engine Noise Suppression ....................................................................................... 36
Specications .................................................................................................................... 37
RadioSpecications ................................................................................................. 37
Reference Tables ............................................................................................................... 38
Channel descriptions and what they mean .............................................................. 38
US Marine Channels and Frequencies .................................................................... 38
Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies .......................................................... 40
International Marine Channels and Frequencies ..................................................... 41
Weather Channels and Frequencies (US, CAN, and INT) ....................................... 42
Emergency Alert System (SAME) Information ......................................................... 42
No Response Event Code ........................................................................................ 44
NMEA Operation ...................................................................................................... 45
NMEA Output ........................................................................................................... 45
Regulations and Safety Warnings ................................................................................... 45
Three Year Limited Warranty ............................................................................................ 47
INTRODUCTION
Features
• Submersible Design - Complies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, which means the
radio can be submerged in 1.5 meter of water for 30 minutes without damage.
• Large,dotmatrixdisplay
• AdvancedDSCClassDfunctions,includingTestCalling
• Channelselectbuttonsonthemicrophone
• Memoryscanmode-Letsyousavechannelstomemoryandmonitortheminquicksuc-
cession.
• TransmitterPowerLevelSelect-Letsyouboostthetransmitterpowerfrom1wattto25
watts for added transmission distance.
• Batteryleveldisplayandtone-Soundsanalerttoneifthebatteryvoltagegoestoohighor
too low.
• TripleWatchOperation-CheckstheCoastGuardDistress/Hailingchannels16and9in
the background.
• AllmarineVHFchannelsfortheU.S.,Canada,andinternationalwaters
• 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.
• Italicsindicatetextonthedisplay,suchasmenuoptions,prompts,andconrmationmessages.