User manual ICOM IC-M501-EURO

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM501EURO IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on channel 16. Or, transmit your distress call using digital selective calling on channel 70 (the optional DS-100 must be installed). USING CHANNEL 16 DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE 1. "THIS IS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " (name of vessel) 3. Your call sign or other indication of the vessel (AND 9-digit DSC ID if you have one). [. . . ] Push [DIAL] to return to the condition before selecting channel 16, or rotate [CHANNEL] to select operating channel. INT Push 16 Push [DIAL] to return to the condition before selecting call channel, or rotate [CHANNEL] to select operating channel. INT 25W CALL TAG CALLING Push CALL 25W TAG CALLING International channels There are 55 International channels for the IC-M501EURO. q Push [DIAL] to select a regular channel. w Push [DIAL] while pushing [HI/LO] to change the channel group, if necessary. · "INT" appears when International channels are selected. Call channel Each regular channel group has a separate leisure-use call channel. The call channel is monitored during tri-watch. 9) and are used to store your most often used channels in each channel group for quick recall. e Rotate the channel selector to select a channel. · "DUP" appears for duplex channels. INT 25W TAG INTL DUP 6 BASIC OPERATION U. S. A. channels in addition to 56 International channels. q Push [DIAL] to select a regular channel. w To change the channel group, push [DIAL] while pushing [HI/LO]. · International and U. S. A. · Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point. · Use the optional voice scrambler function for privacy. 10) 16 WATER RESISTANT DUAL SCAN TAG DIAL CALL POWER VOL HI/LO SQL DIMMER t Push [HI/LO] to select the output power if necessary. · "25W" or "1W" appears when high or low power is selected, respectively. · Choose low power to conserve power, choose high power for longer distance communications. · Some channels are for low power only. w r r t 8 BASIC OPERATION 3 I Call channel programming The call channel switch can be programmed to your most often-used channels in each channel group for quick recall. q While pushing [HI/LO], push [DIAL] one or more times to select the desired channel group (International, U. S. A. , Holland, ATIS, DSC) to be programmed. to enter the call channel programming condition. · Channel number starts flashing. INT 25W CALL TAG CALLING I Channel names Memory channels can be tagged with alphanumeric names of up to 10 characters each. Capital letters, small letters, numerals, some symbols (!" # $ % & ' ( ) + , ­ . q Select the desired memory channel. · Cancel dual watch, tri-watch or scan in advance. w While pushing [HI/LO], push [CALL] to edit memory channel name. · A cursor appears and blinks. INT 25W TAG äLEASURE e Select the desired character by rotating the channel selector or by pushing [Y]/[Z] on the microphone. · Push [SCAN] or [DIAL] for cursor movement. e Rotate the channel selector to select the desired channel. 25W TAG INTL INT CALL DUP r Push [CALL] to input and set the name. r Push [CALL] to program the displayed channel as the call channel. · Push [DIAL] to cancel. · The channel number stops flashing. · The cursor disappears. t Repeat steps q to r to program another memory channel names, if desired. 9 3 BASIC OPERATION I Optional voice scrambler operation Activating the scrambler The optional voice scrambler provides private communications. [. . . ] · Set squelch to the threshold point. · Push [HI/LO] to select high power. · Set the desired channels as "TAG" channels. · Turn the beep tone ON in SET mode. [. . . ]