Icom M802 Instruction Manual - Page 3

Quick Reference IN CASE OF EMERGENCY When your ship requires assistance, contact other ships and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call using digital selective calling on 2187.5 kHz. When immediate help is needed When potential problems exist q Push and hold [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. until the q Push [DSC] to select DSC watch mode, if neces- short beeps become one long beep, to send the sary. distress call. w Push [MODE SET] to select DSC menu, rotate [CH] w After 2182 kHz is automatically selected (after an to select "All ships" then push [ENT]. acknowledgement call is received), push and hold 1 the PTT switch on the microphone and send the e Follow the guidance displayed on the LCD (bottom following information. line), to set up the category, traffic frequency and calling frequency with [CH], [ENT] and keypad. 2 1. "MAY DAY, MAY DAY, MAY DAY." 2. "THIS IS name of ship) 3. "LOCATED AT . . . . " (ship's position) r Push and hold [CANCEL/CALL] for 1 sec. until the short beeps become one long beep. 3 4. Give the reason for the distress call. 5. Explain what assistance you need. t After an acknowledgement call is received, transmit the appropriate information using voice. 4 • DSC equipped ships may monitor your transmission. 6. Give additional information: 5 • Ship type • Ship length • Ship color 6 • Number of people on-board 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 FOREWORD i IMPORTANT i EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS i PRECAUTIONS i IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ii QUICK REFERENCE I-V I How to set a Channel/Group I I Audio output/squelch adjustment ...... II I Basic voice transmission and reception III I Receiving a DSC IV I Transmitting a distress call IV 1 OPERATING RULES AND GUIDELINES 1 2 PANEL DESCRIPTION 2-7 I Front panel- Controller 2 I Front panel- Main unit 4 I Rear panel- Main unit 5 I Microphone (HM-135 5 I LCD screen 6 3 SETTING A CHANNEL 8-9 I Selecting a channel 8 4 RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT .......... 10-13 I Basic voice transmit and receive .... 10 I Functions for transmit 10 I Functions for receive 11 I CW operation 12 I FSK operation 13 5 CHANNEL NAME PROGRAMMING 14 6 DSC PREPARATION 15-16 I MMSI code programming 15 I Position and time programming ....... 16 7 CALL PROCEDURE 17-36 I Distress call 17 I Distress call to ships 21 I Urgency call 24 I Safety call 28 I Routine call 32 I Group call 34 I Position request call 35 I Test call 36 8 WHEN RECEIVING A CALL ........ 37-42 I To receive a DSC call 37 I Received information 38 I Deleting a memory 38 I Distress call 39 I Distress relay call 39 I All ships call 40 I Group call 40 I Geographical area call 40 I Individual call 41 I Position request call 42 9 MEMORY OPERATION 43 I Memory description 43 I Memory writing 43 I Memory reading/transmitting/deleting 43 10 DSC MENU OPERATION 44-46 I General 44 I ID input 44 I Frequency input 45 I Verifying self-ID 46 I Memory reading/deleting 46 11 E-MAIL OPERATION 47 I General 47 I Operation 47 12 SET MODE 48-52 I Quick set mode 48 I Initial set mode 49 13 CONNECTION AND INSTALLATION 53-62 I Supplied accessories 53 I Front panel connections 53 I Rear panel connections 54 I Ground connection 55 I Power source 55 I Antenna 56 I Mounting 57 I Using the optional MB-75 58 I Transceiver dimensions 59 I Fuse replacement 60 I Connector information 61 14 ANTENNA AND GROUNDING CONSIDERATIONS 63-65 15 SPECIFICATIONS 66 16 TEMPLATE 67-70 I Remote controller (RC-25 67 I Speaker (SP-24 69 17 OPTIONS 71 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ii