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INDEX
1 ABOVE ALL... SAFETY! .......................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Symbols used ................................................................................................................ 3
1.2 Warnings ........................................................................................................................3
1.2.a General ................................................................................................................ 3
1.2.b Radiofrequency/installation ................................................................................. 3
1.2.c Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS) ........................................... 3
1.2.d Environmental ...................................................................................................... 4
1.3 ETSI Information ............................................................................................................ 4
1.4 Registration of your Marine Transceiver ...................................................................... 4
1.5 Assistance .....................................................................................................................4
1.6 Manual Notes ................................................................................................................ 4
2 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Generalities ....................................................................................................................5
3 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS ......................................................... 6
3.1 Front panel .................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Back panel (connections) ..............................................................................................7
3.3 Microphone ................................................................................................................... 8
4 INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................... 9
4.1 Contents of package ..................................................................................................... 9
4.2 Location for the transceiver .........................................................................................10
4.3 Mounting of transceiver ...............................................................................................10
4.4 Adjustment of angle .................................................................................................... 11
4.5 Installation of the antenna/electromagnetic exposure ................................................ 11
4.6 Mounting of Microphone ............................................................................................. 12
4.7 Connections ................................................................................................................ 12
4.7.a Power Supply .................................................................................................... 13
4.7.b GPS device ........................................................................................................13
4.7.c Antenna ............................................................................................................. 13
5 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 13
5.1 Turning NEPTUNE on/off ............................................................................................. 13
5.2 Volume regulation ........................................................................................................ 13
5.3 Squelch Regulation ..................................................................................................... 13
5.4 Selecting an operating channel ................................................................................... 14
5.4.a With alphanumerical keypad ............................................................................. 14
5.4.b Using the microphone buttons (UP or DOWN) .................................................. 14
5.5 Transmission and reception ......................................................................................... 14
5.6 Selecting high and low transmission power ................................................................ 14
5.7 Instant recall of channel 16 ......................................................................................... 15
5.8 Display lighting ............................................................................................................15
6 SCANNING FUNCTIONS ..................................................................................................... 16
6.1 Channel scanning ........................................................................................................ 16
6.2 Dual Watch and Triple Watch ...................................................................................... 16
6.3 Activation of Dual Watch/Triple ................................................................................... 17
6.4 Memory channels (MEM mode) ................................................................................... 18
6.4.a Memory scanning (SCAN MEMORY) ............................................................... 18
6.4.b Reception/Transmission during SCAN MEMORY .............................................18
6.4.c To delete/To jump a pre-selected channel in memory ...................................... 18
