User manual MIDLAND NT3

[. . . ] The NAUTICO3 operates on VHF Marine Radio Service frequencies, in compliance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements. Recreational boaters are not currently required to have a Ship Radio License. The USCG recommends that the boat's registration number and state be used for the radio call sign. Page 3 www. midlandradio. com Model NT3 Series FCC LICENSE ® A ship station license is not required for any vessel traveling in U. S. However, any vessel required to carry an HF SSB radiotelephone or marine satellite terminal is required to have a ship station license. [. . . ] Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a normal voice into the microphone. The TX icon will appear continuously on the LCD display while transmitting. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending a distress call on Channel 16. USING CHANNEL 16 DISTRESS CALL PROCEDURE 1. Any other information which might facilitate the rescue. ABOUT RANGE Your NAUTICO3 radio is designed to give you maximum range under optimum conditions. Optimum Conditions are: l Over water l Open rural areas without obstructions l Flat areas where you can see the other person To ensure you get maximum range: l Be sure to use fresh or fully charged batteries - low batteries will cause low power conditions l Be sure to set your radio to use Hi power. Page 8 www. midlandradio. com Model NT3 Series NAUTICO3 QUICK REFERENCE CHART MENU Channel Power eVOX Keylock Roger Beep Call Tone ® CHANNEL SELECTION Press & hold Menu button * / Hi/Lo oF/1/2 On/Off On/Off 1~3 INT/USA/CAN WX Channel WX Alert * depends on CHANNEL SELECTION 1~10 On/Off MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 1 second will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. This should be used to check activity on your current channel before transmitting. Press and release the MONITOR button for 1 second to get out of MONITOR mode. Your radio will rapidly scan each of the channels and stop on any active channel for 5 seconds before resuming scan. When you press the PTT button to transmit on an active channel, the scanning function will stop and remain on the active channel. INSTANT CHANNEL 16/9 Channel 16 (Distress Channel) is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting. You can also switch to Channel 9, the leisure-use call channel, without changing your normal channel by pressing and holding the CH16 Button for 1 second. Pressing the CH16 button again returns the radio to the normal channel setting. CALL ALERT Your NAUTICO3 can transmit a call alert for a fixed length of time. To send a call alert, press the PTT button twice within ½ second. The TX icon will appear while transmitting a call alert and a tone can be heard on the speaker for confirmation. Page 9 www. midlandradio. com Model NT3 Series ® KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the MENU button 4 times then press an up/down button to choose ON. To unlock the keypad, press the MENU button once, then press the / button to choose OF. DISPLAY ILLUMINATION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU button is pressed. CHANNEL SELECTION Press the MENU button once, and then the / buttons to select one of the channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press MENU again to move to the next feature setting. TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION The NAUTICO3 has 2 transmit power level settings. To select the power level on channels press the MENU button two times, a "Pr" icon will appear blinking on the display. [. . . ] Many problems can be remedied over the phone without returning the unit for service. Page 13 www. midlandradio. com Model NT3 Series SPECIFICATIONS Channels 57 US, 61 CAN, 57 INT 10 NOAA Weather (WX) Band Channels ® Operating Frequency VHF 156. 025 ~ 162. 550 MHz Power Source 4 AAA Alkaline or 6. 0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack MARINE RADIO FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CHANNEL NUMBER INT 01 02 03 04 04A 05 05A 06 07 07A 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18A 19 18A 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 16 17 156. 800 156. 850 156. 900 156. 900 156. 950 07A 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 06 05A 06 CAN 01 01A 02 03 US FREQUENCY (MHz) TX 156. 050 156. 050 156. 100 156. 150 156. 200 156. 200 156. 250 156. 250 156. 300 156. 350 156. 350 156. 400 156. 450 156. 500 156. 550 156. 600 156. 650 156. 700 156. 750 RX 160. 650 156. 050 160. 700 160. 750 160. 800 156. 200 160. 850 156. 250 156. 300 160. 950 156. 350 156. 400 156. 450 156. 500 156. 550 156. 600 156. 650 156. 700 156. 750 156. 750 156. 800 156. 850 161. 500 156. 900 161. 550 MODE D S D D D S D S S D S S S S S S S S S R S S D S D NOTE * * Page 14 www. midlandradio. com Model NT3 Series CHANNEL NUMBER INT 20 21 21A 21B 22 22A 23 24 25 26 27 28 60 61 61A 62 62A 63 63A 64 65 65A 66 66A* 67 68 69 70 71 72 67 68 69 70 71 72 66A 67 68 69 70 71 72 156. 575 156. 625 65A 64 64A 23 23A 24 25 26 27 28 60 24 25 26 27 28 22A 157. 100 157. 100 157. 150 157. 150 157. 200 157. 250 157. 300 157. 350 157. 400 156. 025 156. 075 156. 075 156. 125 156. 125 156. 175 156. 175 156. 225 156. 225 156. 275 156. 275 156. 325 156. 325 156. 375 156. 425 156. 475 21A CAN 19A 20* US 19A 20 FREQUENCY (MHz) TX 156. 950 157. 000 157. 050 157. 050 RX 156. 950 161. 600 161. 650 157. 050 161. 650 161. 700 157. 100 161. 750 157. 150 161. 800 161. 850 161. 900 161. 950 162. 000 160. 625 160. 675 156. 075 160. 725 156. 125 160. 775 156. 175 160. 825 156. 225 160. 875 156. 275 160. 925 156. 325 156. 375 156. 425 156. 475 156. 525 156. 575 156. 625 MODE S D D S R D S D S D D D D D D D S D S D S D S D S D S S S S R S S ** NOTE ® Page 15 www. midlandradio. com Model NT3 Series CHANNEL NUMBER INT 73 74 75 76 77 78 78A 79 79A 80 80A 81 81A 82 82A 83 84 85 86 87 88 88 88A 83 83A 84 85 86 87 83A 84 85 86 82A 81A 80A 79A 78A 77* 77* CAN 73 74 US 73 74 FREQUENCY (MHz) TX 156. 675 156. 725 156. 775 156. 825 156. 875 156. 925 156. 925 156. 975 156. 975 157. 025 157. 025 157. 075 157. 075 157. 125 157. 125 157. 175 157. 175 157. 225 157. 275 157. 325 157. 375 157. 375 157. 425 157. 425 RX 156. 675 156. 725 156. 775 156. 825 156. 875 161. 525 156. 925 161. 575 156. 975 161. 625 157. 025 161. 675 157. 075 161. 725 157. 125 161. 775 157. 175 161. 825 161. 875 161. 925 161. 975 157. 375 162. 025 157. 425 MODE S S S S S D S D S D S D S D S D S D D D D S D S * * NOTE ® S = Simplex ; D = Duplex ; * = obligatory low transmission power of 1 Watt ** = classified to DSC communications NOAA WEATHER (WX) RADIO FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. 162. 500 162. 525 161. 650 161. 775 163. 275 * Channel 8, 9 and 10 are designated Canadian Marine Frequencies Page 16 www. midlandradio. com Model NT3 Series LIMITED WARRANTY ® Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland VHF MARINE transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within Three Years following the initial consumer purchase. Accessories have a 90 day warranty from date of purchase, including any antennas, chargers, or earphones. [. . . ]