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CONNECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE
■ Connections
q DC POWER CONNECTOR
Connects the supplied DC power cable from this connector
to an external 12 V battery.
CAUTION: After connecting the DC power cable and
external speaker jack, cover the connector and jack as
shown below to avoid water seeping into the transceiver.
w EXTENSION JACK
Connects to optional DS-100 (#02)
DSC CONTROLLER.
e ANTENNA CONNECTOR
Connects a marine VHF antenna with a PL-259 connector
to the transceiver.
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may
damage the transceiver.
r EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK
Connects to an external speaker.
• See ‘Options’ on p. 24 for available external speakers.
MICROPHONE HANGER
Rest the supplied microphone on the hanger when not in use.
Connect the OPC-1096/1097
* to the antenna connector and
microphone to use the microphone hanger function.
*Depending on version.
• Tighten the antenna connector screw at fixing torque 0.7 N•m
(6.9 kg•m).
• If the microphone hanger function is used, Channel 16 is selected
automatically when the supplied microphone is rested on the
hanger.