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... aboard and conditions of your boat's location every few minutes until it does.) 3. Say: "I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16." 12. The UM425 transmits your boat}." 6. calmly. For future reference, write your distress, e.g. Say "MAYDAY {name or call sign of your boat's name & ...you sinking, medical emergency, man overboard, on the microphone and say: "MAYDAY --MAYDAY-- If you receive a response. NOTE: If the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call sign of your ship, e.g. Estimate present seaworthiness ...
... aboard and conditions of your boat's location every few minutes until it does.) 3. Say: "I WILL BE LISTENING ON CHANNEL 16." 12. The UM425 transmits your boat}." 6. calmly. For future reference, write your distress, e.g. Say "MAYDAY {name or call sign of your boat's name & ...you sinking, medical emergency, man overboard, on the microphone and say: "MAYDAY --MAYDAY-- If you receive a response. NOTE: If the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call sign of your ship, e.g. Estimate present seaworthiness ...
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... call Inside Front Cover Table of Contents 2 Introduction 4 Features 4 Manual overview 4 Conventions 4 Terms used in this manual.......5 Getting Started 6 What's included 6 Parts of the radio 7 Turning on the radio 10 Setting the UIC channel mode (USA/CAN/INT 10 How it Works 10 Normal mode operation 11 Using the...12 Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch 13 Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch...13 Scan mode 14 Using the radio in scan mode 14 Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch 15 Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch 15 Scan mode with both Weather Alert...
... call Inside Front Cover Table of Contents 2 Introduction 4 Features 4 Manual overview 4 Conventions 4 Terms used in this manual.......5 Getting Started 6 What's included 6 Parts of the radio 7 Turning on the radio 10 Setting the UIC channel mode (USA/CAN/INT 10 How it Works 10 Normal mode operation 11 Using the...12 Normal mode with Triple and Dual Watch 13 Normal mode with both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch...13 Scan mode 14 Using the radio in scan mode 14 Scan mode with Weather Alert Watch 15 Scan mode with Triple and Dual Watch 15 Scan mode with both Weather Alert...
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...event levels........ 64 NMEA Operation 67 NMEA Input 67 NMEA Output 67 Regulations and Safety Warnings 68 Maritime radio services operation 68 Basic radio guidelines 68 FCC information 69 Lead warning 69 Antenna Selection and Installation 69 Three Year Limited Warranty......70 ...Mounting Bracket Driling Template............Inside Back Cover List of message 57 Table 11 - Front panel button functions 8 Table 4 - Radio specifications.......55 Table 10 - Canadian Channel Frequencies and Channel Tag 60 Table 13 - EVENT CODE 64 Table 16 - International Channel ...
...event levels........ 64 NMEA Operation 67 NMEA Input 67 NMEA Output 67 Regulations and Safety Warnings 68 Maritime radio services operation 68 Basic radio guidelines 68 FCC information 69 Lead warning 69 Antenna Selection and Installation 69 Three Year Limited Warranty......70 ...Mounting Bracket Driling Template............Inside Back Cover List of message 57 Table 11 - Front panel button functions 8 Table 4 - Radio specifications.......55 Table 10 - Canadian Channel Frequencies and Channel Tag 60 Table 13 - EVENT CODE 64 Table 16 - International Channel ...
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... Complies with JIS7 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in 1 meter of the radio: • BOLD SMALL CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on the radio or microphone. • Upper and Lower case bold indicates a connector or label on the radio. • Italics indicate text on the microphone •...
... Complies with JIS7 water-resistant standards, which means the radio can be submerged in 1 meter of the radio: • BOLD SMALL CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on the radio or microphone. • Upper and Lower case bold indicates a connector or label on the radio. • Italics indicate text on the microphone •...
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.... A set of location codes roughly equivalent to your boat when making DSC calls. Maritime Mobile Service Identity number. A VHF radio standard for serial data communication used by GPS receivers. NMEA 0183 is also used by the Coast Guard if you and your ...county codes. Federal Information Processing Standard. Any DSC radio, whether it's operated on boats. Weather radio Global Positioning System National Marine Electronics Association. E-5 Introduction Table 1 - The organization that identifies you send an automated...
.... A set of location codes roughly equivalent to your boat when making DSC calls. Maritime Mobile Service Identity number. A VHF radio standard for serial data communication used by GPS receivers. NMEA 0183 is also used by the Coast Guard if you and your ...county codes. Federal Information Processing Standard. Any DSC radio, whether it's operated on boats. Weather radio Global Positioning System National Marine Electronics Association. E-5 Introduction Table 1 - The organization that identifies you send an automated...
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Getting Started Getting Started What's included 07 1 Watt USA Memory A Scanning Channels 01A,03A,05A,06,07A,08 UM425 Radio DC Power Cable Accessory Cable Mounting Bracket and knobs Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger and Mounting Hardware E-6 Spare Fuse 250V 6A
Getting Started Getting Started What's included 07 1 Watt USA Memory A Scanning Channels 01A,03A,05A,06,07A,08 UM425 Radio DC Power Cable Accessory Cable Mounting Bracket and knobs Mounting Hardware Microphone Hanger and Mounting Hardware E-6 Spare Fuse 250V 6A
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Accessory connector GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter, external speaker, external PA speaker. Connecting the radio, page 44. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated for power boats. Connecting accessories, page 46. E-7 Power ...Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with a male PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω impedance. For details, see Connecting the radio, page 44. Getting Started Parts of the radio Antenna connector (SO238) Heat sink Accessory connector ANTENNA 13.8V DC Power connector Table 2 - Rear panel connector functions Connector Connects to...
Accessory connector GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter, external speaker, external PA speaker. Connecting the radio, page 44. Minimum 4 ft, 3dB rated antenna for sailboats, 8 ft, 6 dB rated for power boats. Connecting accessories, page 46. E-7 Power ...Nominal 13.8 VDC power supply with a male PL259 (SO238) connector and 50 Ω impedance. For details, see Connecting the radio, page 44. Getting Started Parts of the radio Antenna connector (SO238) Heat sink Accessory connector ANTENNA 13.8V DC Power connector Table 2 - Rear panel connector functions Connector Connects to...
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... current weather conditions in memory. Cancel scanning and stay on a channel. Watch) button ▲ (up) button (move down a channel) Table 4 - Talk on a channel. Display the radio menu. Start scanning the channels saved in your area. Monitor the weather channels for alerts in any area. Use the public address (PA) function. Save...
... current weather conditions in memory. Cancel scanning and stay on a channel. Watch) button ▲ (up) button (move down a channel) Table 4 - Talk on a channel. Display the radio menu. Start scanning the channels saved in your area. Monitor the weather channels for alerts in any area. Use the public address (PA) function. Save...
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Press the SELECT-1W/25W button. E-10 The screen displays the UIC channel setup. 3. How It Works The UM425 has three basic modes of channels you want to use : US (USA mode), Canadian (Canada mode), or international (Intl mode). 4. Weather mode Monitors the selected ... VOLUME-PWR knob clockwise to display the menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Press the MENU-PA button to turn it powers on , the radio displays the user MMSI number; To turn on /off: (default mode) You have a small group of operation: Operation mode Normal mode Scan mode What it...
Press the SELECT-1W/25W button. E-10 The screen displays the UIC channel setup. 3. How It Works The UM425 has three basic modes of channels you want to use : US (USA mode), Canadian (Canada mode), or international (Intl mode). 4. Weather mode Monitors the selected ... VOLUME-PWR knob clockwise to display the menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu. 2. Press the MENU-PA button to turn it powers on , the radio displays the user MMSI number; To turn on /off: (default mode) You have a small group of operation: Operation mode Normal mode Scan mode What it...
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...two seconds. You should have either Triple Watch or Dual Watch on channel 16. Getting Started In addition to the three main operation modes, the UM425 also provides three different "watch" modes which you can activate during any of severe weather conditions in your boat is too long, the name line... scrolls) E-11 In the watch modes, the radio briefly checks for two seconds. Watch mode What it does: Use it when: To turn it on/off: Weather Alert Watch Checks for activity on...
...two seconds. You should have either Triple Watch or Dual Watch on channel 16. Getting Started In addition to the three main operation modes, the UM425 also provides three different "watch" modes which you can activate during any of severe weather conditions in your boat is too long, the name line... scrolls) E-11 In the watch modes, the radio briefly checks for two seconds. Watch mode What it does: Use it when: To turn it on/off: Weather Alert Watch Checks for activity on...
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... position (see Setting the GPS position manually on the microphone to move up the channels. • Press the CHANNEL DOWN button on the radio or the▼ button on page 23). with Weather Alert Watch If you are actively transmitting; it can no longer track your transmission is... too low (below 11.2 VDC). it waits until your position. Dual Watch Dual Watch is receiving valid GPS data. The radio will change the transmit power, press and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button. Battery Low The battery voltage output is finished and then checks ...
... position (see Setting the GPS position manually on the microphone to move up the channels. • Press the CHANNEL DOWN button on the radio or the▼ button on page 23). with Weather Alert Watch If you are actively transmitting; it can no longer track your transmission is... too low (below 11.2 VDC). it waits until your position. Dual Watch Dual Watch is receiving valid GPS data. The radio will change the transmit power, press and hold the SELECT-1W/25W button. Battery Low The battery voltage output is finished and then checks ...
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... or off . it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels. Getting Started Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button (on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off . (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 21.) ... Watch You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/ Dual Watch at their scheduled time: Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16. 09 16 wx with Triple and Dual Watch If you are actively transmitting; Normal mode with Triple Watch on 09 16 Normal...
... or off . it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the channels. Getting Started Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button (on the radio or the microphone) for two seconds to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off . (To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 21.) ... Watch You can activate Weather Alert Watch and Triple/ Dual Watch at their scheduled time: Monitoring Channel 25 09 16 09 16 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16. 09 16 wx with Triple and Dual Watch If you are actively transmitting; Normal mode with Triple Watch on 09 16 Normal...
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... the CHANNEL UP button or the signal stops. 08 10 11 12 13 14 Resume scan 15 17 20 The radio scans about 5 channels in 1 second. when the transmission stops, the radio will show on Channel mode (USA, CANadian, or INTernational) 07 1 Watt USA Memory Scanning Channels 01A,03A,05A,06,... channels into memory, select the channel, then press and hold the SCAN-MEM button for two seconds. Memory will continue scanning. E-14 When the radio detects a signal on a channel, it detects a signal, the radio stays on that channel as long as the signal is too long, the line scrolls) Using the...
... the CHANNEL UP button or the signal stops. 08 10 11 12 13 14 Resume scan 15 17 20 The radio scans about 5 channels in 1 second. when the transmission stops, the radio will show on Channel mode (USA, CANadian, or INTernational) 07 1 Watt USA Memory Scanning Channels 01A,03A,05A,06,... channels into memory, select the channel, then press and hold the SCAN-MEM button for two seconds. Memory will continue scanning. E-14 When the radio detects a signal on a channel, it detects a signal, the radio stays on that channel as long as the signal is too long, the line scrolls) Using the...
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...Watch If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in scan mode... to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off . (To change between Triple or Dual scan the next channel; The radio remains on the display. • To activate scan mode, press the SCAN-MEM button. Scan mode with Triple Watch... on to off . with Dual Watch, see page 21.) Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds...
...Watch If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in scan mode, the radio checks the most recently-used weather channel every seven seconds, then continues scanning the next channel in scan mode... to turn Weather Alert Watch on or off . (To change between Triple or Dual scan the next channel; The radio remains on the display. • To activate scan mode, press the SCAN-MEM button. Scan mode with Triple Watch... on to off . with Dual Watch, see page 21.) Watch turned on, the radio only checks channel 16: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds...
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...Hurricane Warning Current channel number Type of alert (if the text is received for your radio (see page 21). The radio performs both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch You can filter out alerts that do not...location if the location code (FIPS code) of the alert is entered in your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of all alerts in any type of alert is too long...scheduled time: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16 then goes on Reversed 16 & 9 Weather modUeJ-SW 20061215 #17 In cooperation with ...
...Hurricane Warning Current channel number Type of alert (if the text is received for your radio (see page 21). The radio performs both Weather Alert and Triple/Dual Watch You can filter out alerts that do not...location if the location code (FIPS code) of the alert is entered in your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and displays the type of all alerts in any type of alert is too long...scheduled time: Memory Channel Scan 08 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 20 24 25 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channels 9 & 16 then goes on Reversed 16 & 9 Weather modUeJ-SW 20061215 #17 In cooperation with ...
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...(To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 21.) Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 09 16 09 16 09 16 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channel 9, then channel 16 with Weather Alert Watch Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels, you activate Triple Watch while operating in your... area, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the speaker back on the weather channel and mutes the speaker. Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button ...
...(To change between Triple or Dual Watch, see page 21.) Monitoring Weather Channel WX08 09 16 09 16 09 16 Every 2 seconds, the radio checks channel 9, then channel 16 with Weather Alert Watch Because weather mode already monitors the weather channels, you activate Triple Watch while operating in your... area, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the speaker back on the weather channel and mutes the speaker. Press and hold the 16/9-TRI button ...
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Using Your Radio Using Your Radio To display the radio menu, press the MENU-PA button. The menu has the following options: MENU DSC Call SELECT Setup SELECT System SELECT Exit SELECT Individual Group All Ships POS Request Position Send Test Directory Standby Receive Log Exit USA/CAN/INT Dual/TriWatch GPS Setup FIPS CODES Auto CH SW POS Reply Test Reply Channel Name Group MMSI User MMSI Exit Contrast Lamp Adjust Key Beep Exit (Close Menu) E-18
Using Your Radio Using Your Radio To display the radio menu, press the MENU-PA button. The menu has the following options: MENU DSC Call SELECT Setup SELECT System SELECT Exit SELECT Individual Group All Ships POS Request Position Send Test Directory Standby Receive Log Exit USA/CAN/INT Dual/TriWatch GPS Setup FIPS CODES Auto CH SW POS Reply Test Reply Channel Name Group MMSI User MMSI Exit Contrast Lamp Adjust Key Beep Exit (Close Menu) E-18
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... to the bottom of static on the speaker by filtering out the background channel noise. At the lowest squelch level, the speaker plays all radio signals, including any menu screen, choose Exit or press the 16/9-TRI button to decrease the volume. Strong signals Weak signals Noise No Squelch...the SELECT-1W/25W button to choose the selected item. • Press the CHANNEL DOWN button on the radio or the▼ button on the microphone to increase the speaker volume; Using Your Radio • The currently selected item is highlighted in reversed out text. • Press the CHANNEL UP ...
... to the bottom of static on the speaker by filtering out the background channel noise. At the lowest squelch level, the speaker plays all radio signals, including any menu screen, choose Exit or press the 16/9-TRI button to decrease the volume. Strong signals Weak signals Noise No Squelch...the SELECT-1W/25W button to choose the selected item. • Press the CHANNEL DOWN button on the radio or the▼ button on the microphone to increase the speaker volume; Using Your Radio • The currently selected item is highlighted in reversed out text. • Press the CHANNEL UP ...
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...you find yourself far away from hearing weaker transmissions. Select the channel you can only hear the transmission. The display shows 1 Watt. Using Your Radio While listening to a channel, adjust the SQUELCH knob until you need. NOTE: Don't forget to a channel with a lot of receive-only channels.... • To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the PUSH TO TALK button is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your mouth. • You cannot transmit while the radio is all you change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when you move closer to 5 minutes in a ...
...you find yourself far away from hearing weaker transmissions. Select the channel you can only hear the transmission. The display shows 1 Watt. Using Your Radio While listening to a channel, adjust the SQUELCH knob until you need. NOTE: Don't forget to a channel with a lot of receive-only channels.... • To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations where the PUSH TO TALK button is pushed accidentally, the radio limits your mouth. • You cannot transmit while the radio is all you change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when you move closer to 5 minutes in a ...
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... to 1 Watt so that are far from where you are not making an emergency transmission. Be sure to change to channel 16, the radio automatically boosts the power to hear alerts for weather alerts The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes to... procedure described above, but choose Triple Watch in areas where channel 16 is used in step 3. if you want to 25 Watts. The radio activates the new setting and returns to select it in specific areas. This can choose which areas you want to use Dual Watch instead, ...
... to 1 Watt so that are far from where you are not making an emergency transmission. Be sure to change to channel 16, the radio automatically boosts the power to hear alerts for weather alerts The US National Weather Service established 6-digit Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) codes to... procedure described above, but choose Triple Watch in areas where channel 16 is used in step 3. if you want to 25 Watts. The radio activates the new setting and returns to select it in specific areas. This can choose which areas you want to use Dual Watch instead, ...