User manual MIDLAND RG2W

[. . . ] Synthesized Marine Transceiver VHF/FM 25/1 Watt REGATTATM 2 Models RG2W or RG2B Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 ABOVE ALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. 1 3. 2 Symbols used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. 2. General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. 2. a Radio Frequency / Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Correct setting of squelch is also important for reasons discussed further on. 5. 5 Transmission and reception I Transmitting without a perfectly functioning antenna may seriously damage the transceiver. The PTT (Push-To-Talk) button is located on the external microphone of your REGATTA 2. 4. Wait a second, then speak in a normal voice about 2 inches from the microphone. When you have finished, release the PTT button: TX will disappear from the display. Now REGATTA 2 is in receiving mode (silent and waiting for a signal) where it will automatically receive any communication. If you desire to switch off the backlighting immediately or if you like to reactivate the previously inserted level, press the button. 5. 6 Selecting high and low transmission power The transmission phase absorbs the most energy. To reduce the risk of wearing out the battery, we recommend selecting low transmission power when transmitting over short distances. Hold the H/L button down (on the radio): Lo (low power) appears on the display. When transmitting or receiving over long distances or with weak signals, press the H/L button again. Lo will be replaced with Hi (high power) on the display. 2 2 When the transceiver is tuned to a channel limited to low output power, pressing the H/L button has no effect. In the standard mode, REGATTA 2 switches 25 W during high power output and 1 Watt during low power output. Only on channels 15 and 17 the radio always reduces automatically - according to the international agreements for maritime radio ­ to a value under 1 Watt. 5. 7 Instant recall of channel 16 Channel 16 is a security and distress channel. This channel is used to establish initial contact with another station and for emergency communication. This channel can be called up at any time by pressing button 16 on both the transceiver. To return to normal operations, select another channel using the alphanumerical keypad or the UP/DOWN buttons on the microphone. By pressing a second time the 16 button, the radio returns to the previously used channel before selecting channel 16. I Do not transmit on channel 16 unless absolutely necessary. Doing so may impede emergency operations. 5. 8 Display lighting If ambient lighting is insufficient for reading the display, the LCD display backlighting can be adjusted. Hold pressed the button until a desired level is reached or until it has been completely turned off. If the backlighting is activated, the display shows "LITE". The chosen level of backlighting remains stored, also in case of extinction and successive turning on the radio. Page 15 · 6 SCANNING FUNCTIONS 6. 1 Channel scanning The scanning can be stopped by pressing the buttons C, or button 16 on the microphone or by sending out a DISTRESS call. Your transceiver will stop on the current channel (if you pressed button C) or on channel 16 (if you pressed 16 or PTT on the microphone). Note: Scanning does not function correctly if the squelch is not regulated as described in par. 5. 3. 2 REGATTA 2 can automatically search for signals throughout the marine band by scanning, or selecting the channels in rapid sequence. When a signal is detected, the scanning pauses on that channel and remains blocked until the signal ends. Before the scanning automatically starts again, REGATTA 2 waits for a few seconds in case the user wishes, if necessary, to respond to a call even if in truth you will see the channels being scanned. The REGATTA 2 scanning happens with a minimum of 2 channels to a maximum of 56 channels on the INT band (channel 70 is not selectable). · In order to execute the scanning of the marine channels, it is necessary to create a list of channels B for scanning. [. . . ] If REGATTA 2 is connected to a compatible GPS receiver (GPS 200) the setting of these data is not Page 24 10. 9 "ZONE"(Adjustment of UTC time deviation) The user can program the time deviation with respect to the UTC time so the transceiver's display will show the time for the current time zone. To insert the personal MMSI code press the function key to the right under the arrow corresponding to the script "DSC". Insert the 9 digits, for example 900000000 and press the E-button in order to confirm, now on the display appears: To program the MMSI group code, press the function key corresponding to "?On the display will appear the message "Enter Group MMSI", now program 8 numbers (the first fixed number is 0 (zero)) and confirm by pressing the E-button. It is possible to change the MMSI group code whenever you want, while the personal MMSI code can be inserted only one time; for this reason, we recommend to pay attention. 6. 7. [. . . ]