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UM380
WATERPROOF DSC MARINE RADIO
RADIO MARITIME ASN HYDROFUGE
RADIO MARÍTIMA DSC IMPERMEABLE
OWNER’S MANUAL
GUIDE D’UTILISATION
GUÍA DE UTILIZACIÓN
UM380_20101221.indd 1 4/13/2011 11:25:04 AM
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Making a Distress Call Lift the red cover. Press and hold the DISTRESS button for three seconds. Your radio transmits your boat’s location every few minutes until you receive a response. # nOte: if the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call. Lift the red cover and press the Making a Voice Distress Call DISTRESS button. Speak slowly - clearly - calmly. For future reference, write your boat’s name & call sign here: 1. Make s
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Faire un appel De Détresse Soulevez le couvercle rouge. Maintenez la touche DISTRESS enfoncée pendant trois secondes. La radio transmet la position de votre bateau à intervalles réguliers de quelques minutes, jusqu’à ce que vous receviez une réponse. # reMarQue : si la radio affiche Enter User MMSI (entrer l’isMM de Soulevez le couvercle l’utilisateur), annulez l’appel de détresse automatique et faites un rouge et appuyez sur la touche DISTRESS. appel de détresse couvercle rouge et vocal
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CóMO haCer una llaMaDa De sOCOrrO Levante la tapa roja. Mantenga oprimido el botón DISTRESS por tres segundos. La radio transmitirá la localidad de su nave cada cuantos minutos hasta que reciba una respuesta. # nota: si la radio exhibe ( Inserte el MMSI del usuario), cancele la llamada de socorro automática y haga una llamada de socorro Levante la tapa normal por voz. roja y oprima el botón DISTRESS. Cómo hacer una llamada de socorro por voz Hable despacio -- claro -- y con calma. Para
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Contents Test Calls .................................................. 25 Introduction ............................................. 2 Position Request and Reply ..................... 27 Features .................................................... 2 Putting the radio into standby ................ 28 Manual overview ...................................... 2 Disabling automatic channel switching .... 28 Getting Started ......................................... 3 installing the hardware .....
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intrODuCtiOn Features x Waterproof Design - Complies with JIS4 water-resistant standards, which means the radio is resistant to damage from rain or splashing water. x Large, dot matrix display x Advanced DSC Class D functions, including Test Calling x Memory scan mode - Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession. x Transmitter Power Level Select - Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1 watt to 25 watts for added transmission distance. x Battery level disp
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getting starteD What’s included Mounting Bracket and Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger and Knobs Mounting Hardware English 3 UM380_20101221.indd 3 4/13/2011 11:25:07 AM
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parts of the radio VOLUME-PWR CHANNEL UP & (power) knob LCD CHANNEL DOWN (turn clockwise display buttons to increase volume) ENT- 1W/25W button Microphone cord CALL-MENU WX-MEM CLR-SCAN DISTRESS SQUELCH knob button button (channel button (turn clockwise scan) button 16/9-TRI to decrease (triple/dual- channel noise) watch) button Button Press to... Press and hold to... Choose an option on a menu or Change the transmit power (see ENT-1W/25W to display the GPS data. page 14).
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Antenna Accessory Heat sink connector cable (SO238) Red wire (+) ANTENNA 13.8V DC Black wire (-) Power Cable Connector/Cable Connects to... For details, see ... External VHF antenna with a male PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω Antenna Connecting the radio impedance. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated connector (see page 30). antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated for power boats. Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with Connecting the radio Power cable negative ground (10.5 VDC to 16.0 (see pa
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Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT) The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode. Press and hold - Setup UIC Channels USA/CAN/INT 16 USA Mode Canada Mode Intl Mode Back[CLR] Select[ENT] 1. Press and hold CALL-MENU to display the normal menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Select USA/CAN/INT. The screen displays the UIC channe
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Watch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off... Weather Alert Checks for alerts You want to be conditions in your area. on the last weather made aware of Select WX Alert Mode in channel you severe weather Setup submenu, and then used every seven conditions in your choose ON or OFF. seconds. area. Triple Checks for activity You want to monitor Press and hold 16/9-TRI for on channels 16 a channel yet two seconds. and 9 every two maintain a watch on seconds. channels 16 and 9. Dua
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Message Meaning The radio does not have valid GPS data. (see Setting the GPS Input Position position manually on page 16). Battery Low The battery voltage output is too low (below 10.5 VDC). Battery High The battery voltage output is too high (above 16.0 VDC). Using the radio in normal mode x To transmit, press and hold PUSH TO TALK on the microphone. Release the button when you are finished talking. x For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches from your mouth while y
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Press and hold 16/9-TRI on the radio for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 14.) Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 09 16 Triple Watch: Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16. Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Monitoring Channel 25 Triple/ Dual Watch at the same time. The radio performs both checks at their 09 16 09 16 09 16 scheduled time. Triple Watc
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Using the radio in scan mode x You cannot transmit while in scan mode. x You must have two or more channels in memory to start a scan. x To save a channel into memory, select the channel, then press and hold WX-MEM for two seconds. Memory will show on the display. x To remove a channel from memory, set the radio to that channel, then press and hold WX- MEM for two seconds. Memory will no longer show on the display. x To activate scan mode, press and hold CLR-SCAN. Press and hold CLR-SCAN
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Memory Channel Scan Scan mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 You can activate Weather Alert Triple Watch: WX Alert : Every 7 Watch and Triple/Dual Watch at Every 2 seconds, seconds, the radio the same time. The radio the radio checks checks the last-used wx channels 9 & 16 performs both checks at their weather channel, 09 16 then goes on to then scans the next scheduled time. the next channel. channel. Weather mode In cooperation
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Weather mode with Triple and Dual Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 in weather mode, the radio checks channels 16 and 9 every two seconds; with Dual Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16. 09 16 09 16 09 16 Press and hold 16/9-TRI on the radio for two seconds to turn Triple/Dual Watch on or off. Triple Watch: Every 2 seconds, the (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see radio checks channel 9, then channel 16. page 14.)
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x Press CHANNEL UP on the radio or the microphone to move up a line in the menu; if you are at the top line in the menu, the cursor jumps to the bottom of the menu. x Press ENT-1W/25W to choose the selected item. x Press CHANNEL DOWN on the radio or the microphone to move down a line in the menu; if you are at the bottom line of the menu, the cursor jumps to the top of the menu. x Press CLR-SCAN to go back to the previous menu screen. x From any menu screen, choose Exit or press and hold C
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x To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where PUSH TO TALK is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission. If you talk for over 5 minutes continuously, the display shows RELEASE MIC BUTTON. x For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about two inches away from your mouth. x You cannot transmit while the radio is in weather mode or scan mode. x See the channel lists beginning on page 37 for a list of receive-only channels. Bo
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3. Choose Dual Watch and press ENT-1W/25W. The radio activates the new setting and returns to the Setup menu. 4. To reactive Triple Watch, repeat the procedure described above, but choose Triple Watch in step 3. using Fips codes for weather alerts The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes to issue weather alerts in specific areas. You can choose which areas you want to hear alerts for by entering these FIPS codes in your radio. T
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7. To delete the FIPS code, select Delete. To edit the code, select Edit, then use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to change each of the six digits. 8. When you are satisfied with the list of FIPS codes, select Exit to close the menu screen. Changing display and sound options Contrast Your radio display has 10 levels of contrast. To adjust the contrast, press and hold CALL-MENU while the radio is idle. Select System and then Contrast. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to change the cont
