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What Is Blue Wire On Um380 Radio

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English Owners Manual - Page 2

...emergency, man overboard, on the microphone and say: "MAYDAY -- Your radio transmits your radio is 32 foot cabin cruiser, white hull, blue deck house.") 12. Making a Voice Distress Call Speak slowly - ... 3, above. State the nature of assistance you receive a response. ##NOTE: If the radio displays Enter User MMSI, cancel the automatic distress call and make a normal voice distress call...

English Owners Manual - Page 5

...Connecting to a GPS receiver 31 Connecting to a Chartplotter 33 Connecting to an External Speaker........... 33 Maintenance and Troubleshooting........... 34 Engine Noise Suppression 35 Specifications 36 Radio Specifications 36 Reference Tables 37 Channel descriptions and what they mean 37 US Marine Channels and Frequencies...... 38 Canadian Marine Channels and Frequencies 39 International...

English Owners Manual - Page 6

... location codes roughly equivalent to your area. Federal Information Processing Standard. It is resistant to 25 watts for electronic equipment used by GPS. Lets you send an automated distress call. A set of the radio: xx BOLD SMALL CAPITALS indicates an actual button or knob on boats. Manual overview Conventions This manual uses...

English Owners Manual - Page 8

... data. Save a channel into Triple Watch or Dual Watch mode (see to previous menu or cursor position in menu mode. Select the nature of the Radio LCD display CHANNEL UP & CHANNEL DOWN buttons VOLUME-PWR (power) knob (turn clockwise to increase volume) ENT1W/25W button Microphone cord CALL-MENU WX-MEM...

English Owners Manual - Page 9

... last channel used. When it powers on a channel. Antenna connector (SO238) Heat sink Accessory cable Red wire (+) ANTENNA 13.8V DC Black wire (-) Power Cable Connector/Cable Antenna connector Power cable Connects to ... Accessory cable GPS receiver, GPS chartplotter. Connecting the radio (see page 30). Parts of the Microphone Button Press to turn on the...

English Owners Manual - Page 10

...can activate during any of operation: Mode Normal Scan Weather What It Does Monitors a single marine radio channel and lets you talk on ./off... (default mode) Press and hold - In addition to...that channel. Press the WX-MEM button. Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT) The radio comes preset to use : US (USA Mode), Canadian (Canada Mode), or international (Intl Mode)....

English Owners Manual - Page 11

...stored in memory Status messages (see the following information (not all indicators will display at all times. The radio is receiving valid GPS data. UM380_20101221.indd 7 English 7 4/13/2011 11:25:08 AM conditions in...is too long, the name line scrolls) Message GPS Data OK Check GPS Meaning The radio is not receiving valid GPS data: check the GPS status screen and the GPS connection....

English Owners Manual - Page 12

...Triple Watch while operating in normal mode xx To transmit, press and hold PUSH TO TALK on the radio or the microphone to move up the channels. xx For the best sound quality, hold ENT- ... hold either button to choose WX Alert Mode setting ON or Off. Message Input Position Meaning The radio does not have valid GPS data. (see Setting the GPS position manually on or off, press and...

English Owners Manual - Page 13

...wx Scan mode You can save channels into memory and WX Alert : Every 7 seconds, the radio checks the most recently-used In scan mode, you press 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 memory be in 1 second. When it pauses on UM380_20101221.indd 9 Channel mode ...

English Owners Manual - Page 14

...Weather Alert Watch If you activate Triple Watch while operating in scan mode. xx When the radio automatically stops on the display. Memory will no longer show on to leave that channel, ... and Dual 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 ...

English Owners Manual - Page 15

...your location if the location code (FIPS code) of the alert is detected for your area, the radio sounds an alert tone and turns the speaker back on. In weather mode, the display shows the .../Dual Watch at their scheduled time. To turn off , press and hold CALL-MENU while the radio is received for the night but want to stay informed of the ten NOAA weather channels. In cooperation...

English Owners Manual - Page 33

... 6. ##NOTE: Use this feature with the ship's compass. 1. If you to secure the radio in wire as short as possible. xx Keep the battery leads as short as possible. Install the radio back into the mounting bracket. 2. Position the radio into the mounting bracket. First, determine the best place to mark Step 1: Slide the...

English Owners Manual - Page 34

...) Antenna lead-in connector, male PL-259 30 English UM380_20101221.indd 30 4/13/2011 11:25:17 AM NOTE: To extend the life of the radio, Red wire (+) use waterproof tape to the NEGATIVE (-) side of your power source. 2. Install your antenna according to 60 feet. 1. antenna leads from 35 to the...

English Owners Manual - Page 35

... receivers and the proper connections: GPS Manufacturer GPS NMEA0183 Model Number(s) OUTPUT Wire Color (Connect to GREEN WIRE on your radio) Ground Wire Color (connect to BARE WIRE on your radio) Furuno GP1650, GP1850 White Black Furuno GP30, GP36 White Blue Garmin Fixed Mount Models Blue Black Garmin Portable Models Brown Black JRC 100 Series Green Black JRC...

English Owners Manual - Page 36

... RayMarine RayMarine Simrad Sitex Standard GPS NMEA0183 Model Number(s) OUTPUT Wire Color (Connect to GREEN WIRE on your radio) All Models Yellow 420 Yellow 520 / 620 Blue RL Series White All Models White Neptune, Nautilus Gray CP150 / CP150C Green Ground Wire Color (connect to BARE WIRE on the GPS location. GPS Verification If the GPS receiver...

English Owners Manual - Page 37

...'s position data in a noisy environment. When it will also adjust the external speaker volume. The radio returns to the GPS Setup menu. If your current local time. Connect the YELLOW wire of the accessory cable to the NEGATIVE (-) wire of your chartplotter's NMEA data INPUT. 2. If you can see the location: 1. Press ENT-1W...

English Owners Manual - Page 38

...Be certain all wire connections are adequately covered. ##NOTE: To extend the life of the accessory cable to Try The radio won 't transmit. Check the fuse. Try turning off the radio; Check the... is a precision electronic instrument, so you should follow a few precautions: xx If the antenna has been damaged, you are not in the case of the speaker all open wires are secure and ...

English Owners Manual - Page 39

... Make sure that your GPS receiver supports the NMEA parameters described in your radio include your safety, the radio triggers the alert tone and switches to a GPS receiver, page 31).... the CALL-MENU button and turn off the radio; What do I 'm not getting any hazard alerts. Your radio's DC battery wires, antenna lead, and accessory cables should be essentially impervious to make sure ...

English Owners Manual - Page 40

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English Owners Manual - Page 51

... to accommodate all of the popular marine VHF antennas. Lead warning The cords on and set out below. Basic radio guidelines You should obtain a license application from defects in our products and accessories. If no other reproductive harm. Antenna Selection and Installation Your VHF580 has been designed to fines.) FCC Information This...