User manual ICOM IC-M801GMDSS

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL MF/HF MARINE TRANSCEIVER iM801GMDSS Jun. 1. 00 FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing this Icom product. The ICM801GMDSS MF/HF MARINE TRANSCEIVER is designed and built with Icom's superior technology and craftsmanship. With proper care, this product should provide you with years of trouble-free operation. [. . . ] · Transmit an acknowledgement with DSC or voice. D Display example and operation · Monitoring the traffic frequency Monitor the communication between the calling ship and a coast station, or the calling station transmission via voice on the traffic frequency. · Emergency alarm sounds until pushing some key, or beeps sound, depending on the calling format or category. ************************ Distress ACK * * 0 0 12 3 4 5 6 7 * * ************************ · Transmit an acknowledgement When the following DSC is received, an acknowledgement must be sent back to the calling station. · Beeps, or an emergency alarm sounds until pushing some key, depending on the category. ************************ Individual * * ICOM M801 * * ************************ ************************ Distress RLY * * 123456789 * * ************************ * * * *E x i t * * * *T r a f f i c * * * * * **** ******* Position REQ * * ICOM M801 * * ************************ * * * *E x i t * * * *T r a f f i c * * * * * **** ******* Distress * * 123456789 * * ************************ * * * *E x i t * * * *A C K * * * * * * * * * **** *** Polling REQ * * 001234567 * * ************************ Exit ACK * * * *E x i t * * * *T r a f f i c * * * * * **** ******* Group * * ICOM M801 * * ************************ * * * *E x i t * * * *T r a f f i c * * * * * **** ******* * * * * * *G e o g r a p h i c a l * * * * * * ************ Geographic * * 123456789 123456789 ************************ ************************ Exit Traffic For your information By rotating [CH], the received information can be read (not all contents in some calling category) without entering DSC memory screen as described in the next page. 28 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL 9 When receiving a DSC call, the received format specifier and its contents are memorized into the received call log. Distress calls (including other calls with a distress category) are stored separately from other calls. q During DSC watch mode, push [RX CLAR] to enter the received DSC memory select screen. · Or, push [MODE SET], rotate [CH] to select "Received Call Log" then push [ENT]. Up to 20 distress and up to 20 other calls can be memorized. t Push [ENT] to selects the traffic screen and monitor the traffic frequency. RX < Traffic > w Rotate [CH] to select the desired category from "Distress" and "Others" then push [ENT]. · "Unread message" is displayed beside category when a message have not been read is available in the category. · "<No data>" is displayed beside category when no received message is stored in the category. ** Received Call Log *** -------- Select -------ÇD i s t r e s s U n r e a d m e s s a g e Others Unread message J3E GPS Lat 34 34'N Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit 1 2 3 4 y Push [RX CLAR] to dispaly the DSC message under the traffic frequency indication. · Rotate [CH] to scroll text to see hidden lines information. · Push [RX CLAR] to return to the indication as step t. RX < Traffic > SEL OK J3E e Rotate [CH] to select the desired DSC message. · "*" means the DSC messages have not been read. · "DTRS RLY" stands for distress relay. · Distress memory screen ** Received Call Log *** -------- Select -------123456789 Ç* D i s t r e s s 111111111 *DTRS ACK 123123123 *DTRS RLY 123123123 *Distress DTRS ACK 123123123 Distress 123234234 SEL OK ------- Distress ------Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34'N Lon134 34'W UTC 12:34 2187. 5kHz RX Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz T r a f f i c :T e l e p h o n y TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz Traffic Exit 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 29 u Push [FREQ/CH] to return to DSC watch mode. NOTE: When the DSC message with "?" symbol is selected in step e, the message "DATA ERROR" is displayed at the bottom of the line in memory contents screen in step r. · Others memory screen ** Received Call Log *** -------- Select -------123456789 Ç* I n d i v i d u a l 111111111 *Individual 123123123 Geographic 123456788 Individual SEL OK r Push [ENT] to indicate the contents. · Rotate [CH] to scroll text to see hidden lines information. ** Received Call Log *** ------- Distress ------Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34'N Lon134 34'W UTC 12:34 Angle:123 Distance:1234nm 2187. 5kHz RX Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz T r a f f i c :T e l e p h o n y TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz DEL Cancel OK Quick Reference I Received information 9 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL I Deleting a memory When the desired memory contents to be deleted are displayed as at right, push and hold [CE] for 1 sec. · After erasing, the receive memory select screen, as in step e of "I Received information, " is selected automatically. · The DSC memory, which 48 hours or more have been passed from received, can only be deleted. ** Received Call Log *** ------- Distress ------Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34'N Lon134 34'W UTC 12:34 Angle:123 Distance:1234nm 2187. 5kHz RX Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz T r a f f i c :T e l e p h o n y TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz DEL Cancel OK 30 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL 9 When a distress call is received Received DSC message indication ************************ * Distress * 123456789 * * ************************ Exit Traffic RX < Traffic > J3E Monitoring RX < Traffic > J3E ------- Distress ------Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34'N Lon134 34'W UTC 12:34 2187. 5kHz RX Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz T r a f f i c :T e l e p h o n y TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz Traffic Exit 1 2 3 4 5 GPS Lat 34 34'N Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit D Distress relay call operation DSC menu Rotate 6 ******* DSC MENU ******* -------- Select -------Position Auto ACK Individual Group Geographical Position REQ Distress ÇD i s t r e s s R L Y Test Received Call Log TX memory Set up Self test Exit SEL OK Distress call reception should stop after one sequence since the coast station should send back an `acknowledgement' to the ship. If the distress call continues, the coast station may not be receiving the call. In such cases, you should contact the ship via the phone. When the ship requires a `distress relay' call or the ship appears not to reply, proceed as follows for `distress relay' transmission. 7 8 9 10 11 12 DSC WATCH screen 2 4 6 8 12 16 RX ACK Rotate Distress relaly call selection ***** Distress RLY ***** ----- Select Call -----ÇA d d r e s s I D Area 13 14 15 16 MMSI 123456789 12. 345. 0 F1B GPS Lat 34 34'N SP Lon135 34'E 12:34 Unread MSG Exit SEL OK Continue to the next page 17 31 Quick Reference I Distress call 9 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL D Distress relay call operation-- continued Distress relay call selection Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** ----- Select Call -----ÇA d d r e s s I D Area Address ID selection Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** ------ Address ID -----ÇM a n u a l s e t Port Icom1 001234567 Port Icom2 001234568 Port Icom3 001234569 SEL OK SEL OK Manual setting Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** ------ Address ID -----00______ Area selection Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** --------- Area --------ÇC e n t r e - p o i n t Area OK SEL OK Centre-point setting Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** ----- Centre-point ----Latitude _ __'N Longitude ___ __'W R a n g e :_5 0 0 n m Distress relay selection Rotate OK Area setting Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** -------- Select -------Ç1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 987654321 Manual set ***** Distress RLY ***** --------- Area --------Latitude _ N-H:__ Longitude ___ W-V:__ OK Rotate SEL OK Manual setting ***** Distress RLY ***** ----- Distress ID -----Are you sure?________ OK Distress nature selection Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** -------- Nature -------ÇU n d e s i g n a t e d Fire, Explosion Flooding Collision Grounding Capsizing 32 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL 9 Position & UTC time confirmation/setting Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** --- Position & time ---4 34. 343N Latitude Longitude 135 34. 343E 12:34 UTC Null OK 1 Subsequent selection Rotate ***** Distress RLY ***** ------ Subsequent -----ÇT e l e p h o n y Telex-FEC 2 3 4 5 SEL OK Call frequency selection Rotate 6 7 8 9 10 ***** Distress RLY ***** ---- Call frequency ---Ç 2187. 5kHz 4207. 5kHz 6312. 0kHz 8414. 5kHz 12577. 0kHz 16804. 5kHz SEL OK Confirmation screen ***** Distress RLY ***** --------- Call --------Selected distress call is received 11H 34min before To:001234567 Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34. 000N Lon134 34. 000W UTC 12:34 2187. 5kHz Call Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz Traffic:Telephony TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz Call 11 Start calling. . . TX Distress RLY < Calling > Distress RLY F1B < Traffic > GPS Lat 34 34'N 'E L o n 1 3 5 3 4J 3 E 12:34 GPS Lat 34 34'N Exit Lon135 34'E 12:34 Exit 12 13 14 15 16 17 33 RX Push and hold for 1 sec. Quick Reference 9 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL I Distress acknowledgement call When a distress acknowledgement call is received ************************ Distress ACK * * 123456789 * * ************************ Exit Traffic Monitoring RX < Traffic > J3E GPS Lat 34 34'N Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit DSC WATCH screen 2 4 6 8 12 16 RX ACK MMSI 123456789 12. 345. 0 F1B GPS Lat 34 34'N SP Lon135 34'E 12:34 Unread MSG Exit D Distress acknowledgement call operation Distress call reception should stop after one sequence since the coast station should send back an `acknowledgement' to the ship. If the distress call continues even the coast station send back an `acknowledgement, ' the ship in distress may not be receiving the call. In such cases, you should contact the coast station via the phone and send back an `acknowledgement' on be half of the coast station if the coast station requires. NOTE: The distress acknowledgement call can be made for the distress call received on 2187. 5 MHz only. The "Distress ACK" selection in DSC menu screen will not be displayed when a distress call on another frequency, such as 8414. 5 MHz, is received. DSC menu Rotate Confirmation screen ***** Distress ACK ***** --------- Call --------Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34. 000N Lon134 34. 000W UTC 12:34 2187. 5kHz Call Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz Traffic:Telephony TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz Call ******* DSC MENU ******* -------- Select -------Position Auto ACK Individual Group Geographical Position REQ Distress ÇD i s t r e s s A C K Distress RLY Test Received Call Log TX memory Set up Self test Exit SEL OK Push and hold for 1 sec. Start calling. . . TX Distress ACK < Calling > F1B < Traffic > GPS Lat 34 34'N 'E L o n 1 3 5 3 4J 3 E 12:34 GPS Lat 34 34'N Exit Lon135 34'E 12:34 Exit Address ID selection Rotate ***** Distress ACK ***** -------- Select -------Ç1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 123456788 RX SEL OK 34 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL 9 When a distress relay call is received ************************ Distress RLY * * 001234567 * * ************************ Exit Traffic D Distress relay acknowledgement call operation (available only when individual distress relay call is received) DSC menu Rotate RX < Traffic > J3E GPS Lat 34 34'N Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit ******* DSC MENU ******* -------- Select -------Position Auto ACK Individual Group Geographical Position REQ Distress Distress RLY Distress RLY ACK Ç Test Received Call Log TX memory Set up Self test Exit SEL OK 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distress relay call selection Received DSC contents screen RX < Traffic > Rotate *** Distress RLY ACK *** -------- Select -------Ç0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 007654321 J3E SEL OK ----- Distress RLY ----From:001234567 Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34'N Lon134 34'W UTC 12:34 2187. 5kHz RX Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz Traffic:Telephony TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz Exit Traffic 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 35 Confirmation screen *** Distress RLY ACK *** --------- Call --------To:001234567 Distress ID:123456789 Undesignated Position:Lat 34 34'N Lon134 34'W UTC 12:34 2187. 5kHz Call Freq:TX RX 2187. 5kHz Traffic:Telephony TX 2182. 0kHz RX 2182. 0kHz Call DSC WATCH screen 2 4 6 8 12 16 RX ACK MMSI 123456789 12. 345. 0 F1B GPS Lat 34 34'N SP Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit Push and hold for 1 sec. Start calling. . . Quick Reference I Distress relay call 9 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL I Individual call When receiving an Individual call, beeps may sound (or the emergency alarm depending on the category) and the display below appears. When an individual call is received Rotate New traffic frequency selection **** Individual ACK **** -- Traffic frequency --ÇM a n u a l s e t T: 2134. 0kHz SHIP R: 2134. 0kHz T:12345. 0kHz IC-M801-2 R:12345. 0kHz SEL OK ************************ Individual * * ICOM M801 * * ************************ Exit ACK Calling station's name appears when the same ID is preprogrammed. Rotate Manual setting **** Individual ACK **** -- Traffic frequency --TX:_2134. 0kHz RX:_2134. 0kHz OK Received call log screen ** Received Call Log *** ------ Individual -----From:ICOM M801 Category:Routine RX Freq:TX 12345. 0kHz RX 12345. 0kHz Traffic:Telephony TX 2345. 0kHz RX 2345. 0kHz DEL Cancel ACK Go to "Confirmation screen" on p. 21. Confirmation screen **** Individual ACK **** --------- Call --------To:ICOM M801 Category:Routine Call Freq:TX 12345. 0kHz RX 12345. 0kHz Traffic:Telephony TX 2345. 0kHz RX 2345. 0kHz Call Comply selection Rotate **** Individual ACK **** -------- Comply -------ÇA b l e Unable New traffic Push and hold for 1 sec. DEL Cancel ACK Start calling. . . For your information When an acknowledgement call with "New traffic" selection is made, the voice communication cannot be started until the communication frequency (=traffic frequency) is decided between both stations. RX Individual ACK < Traffic > J3E GPS Lat 34 34'N Lon135 34'E 12:34 Exit Start communication. . . 36 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL 9 "Unable" reason selection Rotate D Auto ACK setting DSC WATCH screen 2 4 6 8 12 16 RX ACK **** Individual ACK **** -------- Comply -------ÇN o r e a s o n g i v e n Busy Channel unable Mode unable Operator unavailable No operator Station barred Equipment disable Congestion Queue indication OK SEL MMSI 123456789 12. 345. 0 F1B GPS Lat 34 34'N SP Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit Confirmation screen **** Individual ACK **** --------- Call --------To:ICOM M801 Category:Routine Unable to comply Reason: Operator unavailable Call Freq:TX 12345. 0kHz RX 12345. 0kHz Call DSC menu Rotate Push and hold for 1 sec. ******* DSC MENU ******* -------- Select -------Position ÇA u t o A C K Individual Group Geographical Position REQ Distress Distress RLY Test Received Call Log TX memory Set up Self test Exit SEL OK Start calling. . . DSC WATCH screen 2 4 6 8 12 16 RX ACK Rotate 9 ACK selection ******* Auto ACK ******* -------- Select -------Manual set Able to comply ÇU n a b l e t o c o m p l y MMSI 123456789 12. 345. 0 F1B GPS Lat 34 34'N SP Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit SEL OK About "Auto ACK" setting When "Able to comply" or "Unable to comply" is selected with Auto ACK setting as at right, the acknowledgement call is made automatically-- no acknowledgement call operation is necessary. When "Manual set" is selected, acknowledgement call operation is necessary, however, the acknowledgement call with the reason "No operator" is made automatically when no operation is performed for 25 sec. from the call reception. "Unable" reason selection Rotate ******* Auto ACK ******* -------- Reason -------No reason given Busy ÇC h a n n e l u n a b l e Mode unable Operator unavailable No operator Station barred Equipment disable Congestion Queue indication OK SEL 37 9 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL I Group call When a group call is received ************************ Group * * ICOM M801 * * ************************ Exit Traffic Traffic screen RX Group < Traffic > J3E GPS Lat 34 34'N Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit Calling station's name appear when the same ID is preprogrammed. DSC WATCH screen 2 4 6 8 12 16 RX ACK MMSI 123456789 12. 345. 0 F1B GPS Lat 34 34'N SP Lon135 34'E 12:34 Unread MSG Exit I Polling call When a polling request call is received ************************ Polling REQ * * 001234567 * * ************************ Start calling. . . Exit ACK Received call log screen ** Received Call Log *** ----- Polling REQ -----From:001234567 Category:Routine RX Freq:TX 2177. 0kHz RX 2177. 0kHz Cancel ACK DSC WATCH screen 2 4 6 8 12 16 RX ACK MMSI 123456789 12. 345. 0 F1B GPS Lat 34 34'N SP Lon135 34'E 12:34 MSG Exit Conrimation screen ***** Polling ACK ****** --------- Call --------To:001234567 Category:Routine RX Freq:TX 2177. 0kHz RX 2177. 0kHz Call Push and hold for 1 sec. 38 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL 9 I Position request call When a position request is received ************************ Position REQ * * ICOM M801 * * ************************ Exit ACK Appears and operation is necessary only when "Manual set" is selected for Auto ACK setting. [. . . ] This includes the ICOM single sideband tuner that's usually several feet away from the equipment. These tuners may be all the way back aft, adding another dimension to your ground foil run. 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