Sailor HC4500B - Table of Contents

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Distress Call .............................................................................................................................. ii
What is what? .......................................................................................................................... iii
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. iv
About this manual ................................................................................................................... iv
Abbreviations Used in this Manual........................................................................................ 2
MF/HF Fundamental info ......................................................................................................... 3
Propagation of MF and HF Radio Waves ........................................................................... 3
Radiotelephony .................................................................................................................... 3
DSC ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Basic Functions........................................................................................................................ 4
Switch Supply On/Off........................................................................................................... 4
Switch Speaker On/Off ........................................................................................................ 4
Switch to Telephony/DSC .................................................................................................... 4
Telephony Functions ............................................................................................................... 4
Select 2182 kHz ................................................................................................................... 4
Change Mode....................................................................................................................... 4
Change Output Power ......................................................................................................... 4
Re-tune the ATU .................................................................................................................. 4
Switch Squelch On/Off ........................................................................................................ 5
Telephony Display Functions:.............................................................................................. 5
Store a Channel ................................................................................................................... 6
Select a channel from the station table ............................................................................... 6
Listening for Calls ................................................................................................................ 7
Making a Telephone Call ..................................................................................................... 7
Scanning .............................................................................................................................. 7
Scanning types .................................................................................................................... 8
DSC Functions.......................................................................................................................... 9
DSC Main Buttons ............................................................................................................... 9
DSC Status Display ............................................................................................................. 9
Set answer back mode ........................................................................................................ 9
Receiving a Distress Call .................................................................................................. 10
Receiving an All Ships Call................................................................................................ 11
Receiving an Individual Call .............................................................................................. 11
Sending a Test Call ............................................................................................................ 12
Calling a Ship ..................................................................................................................... 13
Calling a Coast Station ...................................................................................................... 15
Sending an All Ships Call .................................................................................................. 16
Repeat a Call ..................................................................................................................... 18
TX Call Menu ..................................................................................................................... 18
Changing a Function.......................................................................................................... 19
The Function Menu ............................................................................................................ 19
Installation................................................................................................................................. v
Compass safe distance ....................................................................................................... v
Dimensions and weights...................................................................................................... v