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■ TABLE OF CONTENTS
■ IMPORTANT ......................................ii
■ EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS ...................ii
■ FEATURES ........................................ii
■ IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ..............iii
■ RADIO OPERATION WARNING .......iv
■ AVERTISSEMENT POUR LES
OPÉRATEURS RADIO ..................... v
■ FCC INFORMATION .........................vi
■ INFORMATION FCC .........................vi
■ NOTE ................................................vi
■ PRECAUTIONS ...............................vii
■ PRÉCAUTIONS ..............................viii
■ RECOMMENDATION .......................ix
■ KEY ICON DESCRIPTION ...............ix
1 OPERATING RULES ........................... 1
2 PANEL DESCRIPTION ........................ 2
■ Front panel ........................................ 2
■ Function Display................................ 3
■ Software Keys ................................... 4
3 PREPARATION .................................... 6
■ Entering the MMSI code.................... 6
4 BASIC OPERATION ............................ 7
■ Selecting a channel ........................... 7
■ W
eather channels and Weather Alert
.. 8
■ Adjusting the volume level ................ 9
■ Adjusting the squelch level................ 9
■ A
djusting the backlight or the display
contrast ............................................. 9
■ Setting the Call channel .................. 10
■ Receiving and transmitting .............. 10
■ Aq
uaQuake Water Draining function
.. 11
■ Editing a channel name................... 11
5 SCAN OPERATION ........................... 12
■ Scan types ...................................... 12
■ Setting Favorite channels................ 13
■ Starting a scan ................................ 13
6 DUALWATCH/TRI-WATCH ................ 14
■ Description ...................................... 14
■ Operation ........................................ 14
7 D
IGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)
.. 15
■ DSC address ID .............................. 15
■ Sending DSC calls (other)............... 20
■ Receiving DSC calls (Distress) ....... 28
■ Receiving DSC calls (other) ............ 29
■ DSC Log.......................................... 33
■ Multiple-task mode .......................... 34
■ DSC Settings................................... 36
8 MENU SCREEN ................................. 38
■ Using the Menu screen ................... 38
■ Menu items description ................... 40
9 C
ONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE
.. 43
■ Supplied accessories ...................... 43
■ Connecting the microphone ............ 43
■ Connections .................................... 44
■ Connecting to the MA-500TR.......... 45
■ Fuse replacement ........................... 45
■ Cleaning .......................................... 45
■ Mounting the transceiver ................. 46
■ MBF-5 installation ........................... 47
10 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPTIONS .... 48
■ Specications .................................. 48
■ Options ............................................ 48
11 TROUBLESHOOTING ....................... 49
12 CHANNEL LIST ................................. 50
13 TEMPLATE ......................................... 51
INDEX...................................................... 53