Vertex Standard VM-3500E - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 4
2 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................ 4
3 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................. 4
4 INSTALLATION NOTE ............................................................................................ 5
5 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................... 6
5.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO ...................................................................................... 6
5.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA .......................................................................... 6
5.3 COAXIAL CABLE ........................................................................................... 7
6 INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................... 8
6.1 LOCATION ....................................................................................................... 8
6.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ...................................................................... 8
6.3 ACCESSORY CABLE .................................................................................... 9
6.4 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT ..................................... 10
6.5 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS ............................................................. 10
6.6 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ...................................................................... 11
6.7 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ........................................................... 12
6.8 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ......................................... 13
6.9 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION ............................ 14
6.10 OPTIONAL ENHANCED RAM+ SECOND STATION MIC INSTALLATION ..... 15
7 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .......................................................................... 16
8 BASIC OPERATION ............................................................................................. 22
8.1 RECEPTION .................................................................................................. 22
8.2 TRANSMISSION ........................................................................................... 22
8.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) ......................................................... 23
8.4 SIMPLEX/DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................... 23
8.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE ......................................... 23
8.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS ................................................................... 23
8.7 NOAA WEATHER ALERT ........................................................................... 24
8.8 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING ......................................................... 24
8.9 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) .............................. 25
8.10 DUAL WATCH (TO CH16) ......................................................................... 25
8.11 SCANNING.................................................................................................. 26
8.11.1 SELECTING THE SCAN MODE .......................................................... 26
8.11.2 MEMORY SCANNING (M-SCAN) ...................................................... 26
8.11.3 PRIORITY SCANNING (P-SCAN) ...................................................... 26
8.12 PA/FOG OPERATION ................................................................................ 28
8.12.1 Operating the PA HAIL mode ............................................................... 28
8.12.2 Operating the FOG HORN mode ......................................................... 28
8.13 NAVIGATION INDICATION ........................................................................ 29
8.14 LCD DIMMER .............................................................................................. 29
8.15 INTERCOM OPERATION .......................................................................... 30
8.15.1 COMMUNICATION ............................................................................... 30
8.15.2 CALLING .............................................................................................. 30
8.16 VOICE SCRAMBLER ................................................................................. 31