Midland Radio RG2W or RG2B GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 ABOVE ALL... SAFETY!..................................................................4
1.1 Symbols used..............................................................................4
1.2 Warnings.....................................................................................4
1.2. General.............................................................................................4
1.2.a Radio Frequency / Installation..........................................................4
1.2.b Environmental...................................................................................4
1.3 Registration of your Marine Transceiver......................................4
1.4 Assistance...................................................................................5
1.5 Manual Notes..............................................................................5
2 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS ...................7
2.1 Front panel..................................................................................7
2.2 Back panel (connections)............................................................8
2.3 Microphone .................................................................................9
3 INSTALLATION .............................................................................10
3.1 Contents of package .................................................................10
3.2 Location for the transceiver.......................................................10
3.3 Mounting the transceiver...........................................................11
3.4 Adjustment of angle ..................................................................11
3.5 Installation of the antenna/electromagnetic exposure................12
3.6 Mounting of Microphone............................................................12
3.7 Connections..............................................................................13
3.7.a Power Supply ........................................................................13
3.7.b GPS device ...........................................................................13
Male (Regatta) connector view……………………………………....13
3.7.c Antenna ................................................................................13
4 BASIC OPERATION......................................................................14
4.1 Turning REGATTA 2 on/off .......................................................14
4.2 Volume regulation .....................................................................14
4.3 Squelch Regulation...................................................................14
4.4 Selecting an operating channel.................................................14
4.4a. With alphanumeric keypad.............................................................14
4.4.b Using the microphone buttons (UP or DOWN)..............................14
4.5 Transmission and reception ......................................................14
4.6 Selecting high and low transmission power...............................15
4.7 Instant recall of channel 16....................................................... 15
4.8 Display lighting..........................................................................15
5 SCANNING FUNCTIONS .............................................................. 16
5.1 Channel scanning.....................................................................16
5.2 Dual Watch and Triple Watch ................................................... 16
5.3 Activation of Dual Watch/Triple.................................................16
Memory channels (MEM mode)................................................ 17
5.4. Memory scanning (SCAN MEMORY)...........................................17
5.4.a Reception/Transmission during SCAN MEMORY.........................17
5.4.b To delete/To jump a pre-selected channel in memory...................17
6 USE WITH GPS............................................................................. 18
6.1 Function.................................................................................... 18
6.2 GPS information on the display.................................................18
6.3 Customized setup..................................................................... 18
7 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) ........................................18
7.1 Introduction...............................................................................18
7.2 Mobile Marine Identification Service (MMSI).............................18
7.3 Navigating the DSC menu ........................................................ 18
7.4 Individual call (Routine To) .......................................................18
7.4. Sending an individual call...............................................................19
7.5 Group calling (Group Call) ........................................................19
Sending a group call ...............................................................................19
7.6 General call to all ships (ALL SHIP SAFETY – ALL SHIP
URGENCY) ..............................................................................20
7.6. Sending a call to all ships...............................................................20
7.7 DSC DISTRESS call.................................................................20
7.7.a Sending a DISTRESS call .............................................................20
8 RECEIVING A DSC CALL............................................................. 22
8.1 Receiving a distress call ........................................................... 22
8.2 General call to all ships............................................................. 22
Individual call............................................................................22
9 CUSTOMIZATION .........................................................................23
9.1 Menu settings ........................................................................... 23
9.2 Navigation in the menu of settings............................................23
9.3 List of settings...........................................................................23