User manual UNIDEN UM625CBK

[. . . ] Marine Radio OWNER'S MANUAL UM-525 Maritime Radio Services Operation Maritime transmitter Warning!ThisRade Opwill operate on channels/frequencies that have restricted use in the United States. The channel assignments include frequencies assigned for exclusive use of the U. S. Coast Guard, use in Canada, and use in international waters. [. . . ] The radio sounds an alert which lasts between 210 and 270 seconds. The sound ceases upon receipt of an ACK. Notes: · · · · If your radio receives a DSC call from another radio, any message on your screen is replaced with the new one. If you press any key while there is a message displayed, the message disappears. The alert tone starts at a reduced volume and gradually becomes louder, reaching a maximum level after 10 seconds. The DCS tone for Routine or Distress stop automatically after 2 minutes when STANDBY mode is OFF. The Routine tone stops after 5 seconds while the Distress tone stops after 30 seconds when STANDBY is ON. When the radio receives a DSC call, it takes priority and all other modes/functions such as SCAN, TRIPLE WATCH, WX, WX ALERT and EMG are cancelled. · Receiving a DSC Distress Call If the radio receives a DSC distress call, it sounds a distress tone up to 2 minutes. If the name of the vessel sending the distress call is programmed into the radio, the vessel's name appears. Otherwise, the vessel's MMSI, position, time, and the nature of their distress appear. The Radio Menu Settings for DSC Call and Fog Horn To enter settings for DSC CALL and FOG HORN options, press MENU/HELP while the radio is tuned to a frequency. A RADIO MENU screen appears listing DSC CALL, FOG HORN and EXIT. Rotate PUSH/SELECT to highlight the desired item, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it. Unless you have no Fog Horn connected, you see several optional setting that you can make for each item. Without a Fog Horn connected, you see HORN IS NOT CONNECTED. To return to the previous menu, press MENU/HELP. To exit, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select EXIT then press PUSH/SELECT. The following chart shows the radio menu options with a Fog Horn connected. Basic Operation 25 DSC CALL - Lets you select and work with DSC Call options. See "Using the DSC Call Menu". RADIO MENU DSC CALL INDIVIDUAL GROUP ALL SHIPS POS REQUEST POS SEND DSC STANDBY RECEIVE LOG DIRECTORY FOG HORN MANUAL UNDERWAY STOP SAIL UNDER TOW ANCHOR AGROUND YELP · FOG HORN - Lets you select and work with fog horn options. See "Setting the Fog Horn Options" on Page 31. Using the DSC Call Menu The radio's DSC Call feature lets you transmit and receive DSC Calls based on ITU-R M. 493-11. For a detailed discussion, see http://www. gmdss. com. au/ ITU%20DSC%20tech%20spec. pdf on line. The radio supports the following DSC calls. To select the DSC Call menu, press MENU/HELP then rotate PUSH/SELECT to select DSC CALL. [. . . ] Status:RMC > GLL > GNS > GGA Latitude/Longitude:RMC > GLL > GNS > GGA UTC Time :RMC > GLL > GNS > GGA > ZDA Date:RMC > ZDA Speed / Course:RMC Notes: · · If the radio received only a GLL sentence, the radio does not display the current speed, course, and date. If the radio received RMC and GLL sentences, the radio uses only the RMC sentence. Status data is used to check which GPS data is valid or invalid. NMEA Output When the radio receives a DSC Call (Distress, Position Reply, Position Send), it outputs a DSC/DSE sentence from the NMEA output port. Note: When the radio receives a Distress call, it outputs a sentence in the following format. $CDDSC, 12, 3081234000, , 07, 00, 0354013946, 0657, , , S, E*6D $CDDSE, 1, 1, A, 3081234000, 00, 60875646*13 50 Appendix Reference Information USA/Canadian/International Channel Frequencies Ch. [. . . ]