Codan 9390 User guide

9390 User guide

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Codan part number 15-04068 Issue 1, May 1996

Contents

1 Quick reference

Sending a distress call ............................................................1-2

Sending a voice call................................................................1-3

Navigation and weather reports..............................................1-4

Telstra Radphone service—voice...........................................1-5

Telstra Radphone service—selcall .........................................1-6

Weather fax............................................................................1-7

Receiving time signals............................................................1-8

Receiving broadcast stations ..................................................1-9

2 About this user guide

Standards and icons ..........................................................2-2

Glossary............................................................................2-3

Other documents...............................................................2-5

3 Overview

Your 9390 transceiver............................................................3-2

Channels ...........................................................................3-3

Scanning ...........................................................................3-3

Free-tuning receiver..........................................................3-4

Cloning .............................................................................3-4

Selective call (selcall) option............................................3-4

Paging option....................................................................3-5

GPS option........................................................................3-5

Telephone option..............................................................3-5

Fax and data options.........................................................3-5

Installing your transceiver.................................................3-5

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Transceiver controls...............................................................3-6

The display layout................................................................3-11

Transceiver rear panel..........................................................3-14

4 Using the transceiver

Types of calls .........................................................................4-2

Switching the transceiver on and off ......................................4-4

Adjusting the volume..............................................................4-6

Selecting channels..................................................................4-7

Selecting a channel by viewing the list of channels..........4-8

Selecting a channel by recalling its channel number.........4-9

Selecting a channel by recalling its channel frequency...4-10

Selecting AM or single sideband (SSB)...............................4-12

Tuning the antenna...............................................................4-14

Manual tuner...................................................................4-14

Automatic antenna tuner.................................................4-15

Using the microphone...........................................................4-16

Muting the transceiver..........................................................4-17

The Voice Mute button on the control panel ..................4-17

The S’Call Mute button on the control panel..................4-18

The Mute button on the microphone...............................4-18

Selecting the operating mode ...............................................4-19

Changing the operating mode.........................................4-20

Scanning for incoming calls .................................................4-22

Selecting a scan table and starting the scan.....................4-23

Starting the scan using the last scan table used...............4-25

Changing transmitter power .................................................4-26

Changing RF gain.................................................................4-27

Adjusting the display brightness...........................................4-28

Adjusting the display contrast ..............................................4-29

Using Clarifier mode............................................................4-30

Using View Channel Options mode .....................................4-31

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5 Sending calls

Contents

Using Free-Tune Receiver mode..........................................4-33

Setting a receive frequency.............................................4-34

Entering a receive frequency...........................................4-36

Using View All Settings mode .............................................4-38

Customising your transceiver ...............................................4-40

Voice call ...............................................................................5-3

Distress (emergency alarm) call .............................................5-5

Tone call.................................................................................5-8

Selective beacon call (option) ..............................................5-10

Selcall (option).....................................................................5-13

Telcall (option).....................................................................5-16

Radphone Direct Dial.....................................................5-18

GPS beacon call (option)......................................................5-23

GPS position call (option)....................................................5-27

Page call (option) .................................................................5-31

ALE call (option) .................................................................5-36

6 Receiving calls

Receiving basic calls ..............................................................6-2

Distress (emergency alarm) call........................................6-2

Responding to an incoming voice call during scanning....6-3

Receiving selective calls (option)...........................................6-4

Responding to an incoming selective call during

scanning.............................................................................6-6

Reviewing and returning calls held in memory.................6-8

Receiving beacon calls....................................................6-10

7 Additional features

Group calling (option)............................................................7-2

Selcall lockout (option)..........................................................7-3

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Index

Figures

Using more than one control panel.........................................7-4

Multi-Access mode...........................................................7-4

Single-Access mode..........................................................7-5

Operating the transceiver from a computer ............................7-7

Commands entered at the computer..................................7-8

Computer display in response to a command..................7-10

Telstra services (Australia only)...........................................7-13

Transmitting a Telstra beacon call..................................7-14

Radphone Direct Dial (RDD).........................................7-15

Transmitting a Telstra selcall

(Radphone or Radphone Selcall service).........................7-16

Receiving a Telstra telcall or selcall...............................7-17

Figure 3.1 Front panel of the transceiver and control head...3-6

Figure 3.2 The microphone...................................................3-6

Figure 3.3 The display for a transmit channel.....................3-11

Figure 3.4 The display for a receive-only channel..............3-11

Figure 3.5 Rear panel of the 9390 transceiver ....................3-14

Figure 3.6 Rear panel of the 9390-H receiver-exciter.........3-14

Figure 5.1 Private network for sending telephone calls ......5-17

iv 9390 User guide

1 Quick reference

The following pages are a quick reference for the most commonly used features of the transceiver:

• Sending a distress call (1-2)

• Sending a voice call (1-3)

• Navigation and weather reports (1-4)

• Telstra Radphone service—voice (1-5)

• Telstra Radphone service—selcall (1-6)

• Weather fax (1-7)

• Receiving time signals (1-8)

• Receiving broadcast stations (1-9).

These procedures use channels set up for Australian territorial waters.

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Quick reference

Sending a distress call

To switch the transceiver on, press

To select the standard distress frequency

2182kHz on AM, channel 1, press

Tune the antenna system. If you have an

automatic tuner, press

To transmit the alarm signal, press

Tune

for three seconds. Alarm signal transmission lasts 45 seconds. To stop transmission, press

Emgcy Call

If you do not receive a reply almost

immediately, send the call again either on this channel or one of the other distress frequencies:

Channel kHz

1 2 3 4 5 6

2182 4125 6215 8291 12290 16420

On/Off

2182

Emgcy Call

On/Off

2182

Tune

Emgcy

Call

If the emergency station operator asks you to

AM/SSB

change your sideband setting (AM or USB),

AM/SSB

press

To respond to the emergency station operator,

PTT

press

to transmit. Speak clearly with the microphone held side-on and close to your mouth.

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Sending a voice call

Use this procedure for voice calls in your local network and intership communication.

Quick reference

To switch the transceiver on, press display shows the last channel used.

To select a channel, rotate

Select

through the channels.

Enter/R'call

Press

for channel recall, enter the frequency to one decimal point or the channel number, and press

To change the sideband setting (AM or USB) if

the channel allows, press

Tune the antenna system. If you have an

automatic tuner, press

To switch off selected mute so that you can hear

channel traffic, press

Adjust

Volume

Enter/R'call

Tune

Mute/9

as required.

AM/SSB

On/Off

to scroll

again.

. The

On/Off

Select

Enter R'call

AM/SSB

Tune

Mute

Volume

When the channel is clear of voice and data

traffic, press

PTT

to transmit. Speak clearly with the microphone held side-on and close to your mouth.

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Quick reference

Navigation and weather reports

Use this procedure to obtain navigational warnings and weather reports from coast stations.

To switch the transceiver on, press

Rotate

Select

to select a weather report channel

or Volmet channel.

Tune the antenna system. If you have an

automatic tuner, press

Tune

On/Off

Select

Tune

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Telstra Radphone service—voice

Telstra’s Radphone service allows you to make operator connected telephone calls by sending voice calls from your transceiver.

From the Telstra Radphone directory, select a

voice calling channel—denoted by V— monitored for your time of day. If there are none, use one of the distress frequencies 2182, 4125 or 6215kHz.

Tune the antenna system. If you have an

automatic tuner, press

To switch off selected mute so that you can hear

channel traffic, press

Tune

Mute/9

Quick reference

Select

Tune

Mute

Volume

Adjust

as required.

When the channel is clear of voice and data traffic, press

PTT

to talk to the Telstra operator.

Volume

Speak clearly with the microphone held side-on and close to your mouth.

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Quick reference

Telstra Radphone service—selcall

Telstra’s Radphone selcall service allows you to make operator connected telephone calls by sending selcalls from your transceiver.

Selective beacon call

From the Telstra Radphone directory, select a

selcall channel—denoted by S—monitored for your time of day.

To switch off selected mute so that you can hear

channel traffic, press

When the channel is clear of voice and data

traffic, press

Call

(for example, 0104 for Brisbane).

Mute/9

. Enter the Telstra station ID

Select

Mute

B'con

To send the call, press

Call

. You should receive

Call

a revertive signal within 20 seconds.

If the signal is weak or inaudible, send selective

beacon calls on other suitable Telstra channels. Compare signal strengths to determine the best channel.

Selcall

Having selected the best channel, press

Call

and

Call

enter the Telstra station ID.

To send the selcall, press

Call

. Wait for the

Call

Telstra operator to talk to you.

Press

PTT

to transmit. Speak clearly with the microphone held side-on and close to your mouth.

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Weather fax

Quick reference

Before you can receive weather fax transmissions, you need to connect your transceiver to a processing decoder and weather fax machine.

To switch the transceiver on, press

Select one of the weather fax channels. These do

not let you transmit.

Tune the antenna system. If you have an

automatic tuner, press

Refer to the operating instructions for your

Tune

weather fax machine.

On/Off

Select

Tune

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Receiving time signals

To switch the transceiver on, press

Select whichever of the time signal channels is

clearly audible for your position and the time of day. These channels do not let you transmit.

Tune the antenna system. If you have an

automatic tuner, press

Tune

On/Off

Select

Tune

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Receiving broadcast stations

You can use your transceiver to receive any HF SSB transmission in the short wave range 250kHz–30MHz.

This procedure sets up a temporary channel which will be lost when you select another channel or turn the transceiver off.

Quick reference

To switch the transceiver on, press

Repeatedly press

Receiver

Press

’.

Enter/R'call

Mode

and enter the frequency to two decimal places. For example, enter 11955kHz as 1195500.

Enter/R'call

Press

to display ‘

On/Off

Free Tune

On/Off

Mode

Enter R'call

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2 About this user guide

This user guide describes how you use the Codan 9390 HF SSB transceiver or the Codan 9390-H receiver-exciter to send and receive calls.

This issue of the user guide incorporates operating information for software versions:

• transceiver 3.02

• control head 3.01.

To check the version of your transceiver, see Chapter 4, Using View All Settings mode—transceiver software issue.

The user guide contains seven chapters. Chapter 1 is a quick reference section for commonly used

procedures. Chapter 2 explains how to use this user guide. Chapter 3 gives you an overview and describes the equipment

and controls. Chapter 4 explains the basic steps necessary to operate your

transceiver. Chapter 5 explains how to send calls. Chapter 6 explains how to respond to incoming calls. Chapter 7 describes additional features of the transceiver.

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Standards and icons

In this guide, Arial typeface in single quotes is used for text shown on the transceiver display. For example:

Arial typeface in bold is used for the names of buttons, knobs and connectors. For example:

If ‘

no response

’ was displayed, send the call again.

Press the

On/Off

button.

This icon... Means...

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the end of a subject.

a warning.

On/Off

the transceiver button or knob that you need to operate (the

On/Off

The solid area in the picture of the transceiver control panel on the left shows you where to find the button or knob.

Call

the microphone button that you need to operate (the in this example). The solid area in the picture of the microphone on the left shows you where to find the button.

button in this example).

Call

button

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Glossary

About this user guide

This term... Means...

ALE Automatic Link Establishment. AM Amplitude Modulation. Call memory a list containing details of the last ten calls

you have received.

Called ID the ID of the station being called (the

receiving station’s self ID).

EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only

Memory GPS Global Positioning System. HF High Frequency. LCD Liquid Crystal Display. LSB Lower Sideband. LU Lower/Upper Sideband. PCB Printed Circuit Board PIN Personal Identification Number. PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network.

PTT

button

Press-To-Talk button. RDD Radphone Direct Dial. Receive-only

channel

a channel that allows you to receive calls

but not transmit calls. Receiver-exciter A version of the transceiver designed to

operate with an external high power RF

amplifier (400 watts PEP). Revertive signal an acknowledgment signal automatically

transmitted from a station receiving a call. RF Radio Frequency. Rx Receive.

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This term... Means...

Scan table a list of channels used when scanning for

incoming calls. Selcall the simplest type of selective call. Selective calling a call to a specific station (transceiver

option). Selective calls include beacon

calls, selcalls, telcalls, GPS calls, page

calls and ALE calls. Self ID the programmed address identification

number of your station. (Used by other

stations to call you). SSB Single Sideband transmission format. Transceiver ID A unique, factory programmed

16-character alpha-numeric identification

code. Transmit channel a channel that allows you to receive and

transmit calls. Two-frequency

simplex

a channel that has different transmit and

receive frequencies but does not allow

simultaneous transmit and receive. Tx Transmit. TXE transmit enabled. To enable user

programming of transmit frequency. USB Upper Sideband.

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Other documents

About this user guide

For information on how you set up the transceiver, refer to the 9390 Reference manual (Codan part number 15-04069).

For information on ALE calling, refer to the 9300 ALE controller user guide (Codan part number 15-04046).

For information on distress (emergency alarm) calling within Australia, refer to the Handbook for Radiotelephone Ship Station Operators produced by the Spectrum Management Agency.

For information on Telstra radiophone services within Australia, refer to the Radphone Direct Dial User Guide

9323/9390 that covers the operation of the 9390 and the Radphone User Guide produced by Telstra.

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3 Overview

This chapter describes:

• the main features of the 9390 transceiver (3-2)

• the buttons and knobs that control the transceiver (3-6)

• the display layout (3-11)

• the connectors on the rear panel of the transceiver

(3-14).

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Overview

Your 9390 transceiver

The innovative 9390 series transceiver incorporates the most recent circuit technology and manufacturing techniques to give unbeatable operating performance and reliability. The transceiver is designed for coast stations and ship stations.

Extended control is achieved by connecting the transceiver to a maximum of three separate control heads. Each control head has the same control panel as the transceiver.

This user guide also covers the operation of high power, 400 watt PEP systems using the 9390-H receiver-exciter and the PA type 4404.

The special purpose microphone provides key-pad control of most of the transceiver operations and is an extension of the control panel functions.

The control panel features 12 buttons (sealed membrane switches), two knobs and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). The display shows the operating status of the transceiver, including channel number, frequency, channel option settings and channel comment. There is a bar graph indication of the transmit and receive signal strengths.

The following features are available as options:

• selective calling (selcall)

• paging

• GPS

• telephone interconnect calling

• fax and data (additional equipment required).

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Channels

Overview

Channels cover:

• the transmit frequency range 2MHz to 26.5MHz

(2MHz to 23MHz for the 9390-H receiver-exciter used with the 400 watt PA type 4404)

• the receive frequency range 250kHz to 30MHz. Channels can be single or two-frequency simplex. They can

be programmed at the factory or by an authorised Codan dealer through the transceiver microphone socket using Codan XP programming software and an IBM compatible computer.

The transceiver stores channels with channel numbers in the range 1–9999. Channel 1 is preset to the 2182kHz distress frequency. Transceivers are usually supplied with 390 standard marine frequencies that use some of the channel numbers in the range 1–2510.

Channel numbers in the range 2511–9999 are rarely factory set. You can use these channel numbers to create additional channels.

The number of channels that the transceiver can hold depends on how much of the transceiver’s memory is used to store channel comments. With the standard 390 marine channels fitted, the transceiver can store up to 250 additional channels if the channel comments are limited.

You can change the channel comment for any standard marine channel.

Scanning

This feature allows you to monitor up to 10 selected channels for incoming calls. Scanning can be programmed to stop on receiving a voice call or selcall.

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Overview

Free-tuning receiver

Your transceiver can be used as a free-tuning receiver covering the receiver world broadcast bands over the frequency range of 250kHz to 30MHz.

Cloning

For network users, the programmed frequencies and settings of one transceiver can be ‘cloned’ to another simply by connecting the two microphone sockets together. Internal access to the transceiver is not necessary.

Selective call (selcall) option

Selective calling simplifies calling stations. Each transceiver has a selcall address (self ID) rather like a telephone number. To contact a station, you simply dial its address. If the station is unattended, your call details are automatically recorded. Selcalling saves you from having to listen to noise when waiting for a call.

You can send selective calls to a single transceiver or a group of transceivers. The basic type of selective call is the selcall. It allows you to call a specific station by specifying that station’s selcall ID.

Beacon calls, selcalls, telcalls, GPS calls, page calls and ALE calls are all types of selective call.

Your transceiver can store information of up to 10 stations that have called you while your station was unattended.

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Paging option

GPS option

Telephone option

Overview

A paging system is incorporated in the transceiver that allows for messages of up to 64 characters to be transmitted and received.

Messages may either be composed and sent by you directly from the control panel, or from an attached computer terminal. All messages are displayed and recorded in the call memory of the transceiver.

You can attach a GPS receiver to the transceiver. The transceiver automatically transmits GPS information in response to a request from another station. You can also send your GPS location to another transceiver.

A base station can be connected to an IPC-500 telephone interconnect unit. This allows you to use your transceiver to make telephone calls through the public telephone system.

Fax and data options

With the aid of ancillary equipment you can use your transceiver for fax and data transmission and reception.

Installing your transceiver

To install your transceiver and connect the components that make up your station, refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 2, Installation.

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Overview

Transceiver controls

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Emgcy

Call

Test

CODAN

9390 Marine Transceiver

On/Off

On/Off Mode

AM /SSB

Scan

2182

S'Call Mute

Tune

Voice Mute

Mode

F2F1

Select

Volume

17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10

Figure 3.1

Front panel of the transceiver and control head

CODAN

9 10

Chan

Chan1 Chan

Chan

Vol

Scan

14 23

Tune

Call

B'con

Mute

Enter R'call

To control head

or transceiver

Figure 3.2

The microphone

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Control panel Microphone Function

Overview

Emgcy

Call

Emgcy Call

The

button sends a distress (emergency alarm) call on any selected channel.

Test

The

Test

button lets you check that the transceiver’s distress call function is working correctly without transmitting.

On/Off

The loudspeaker.

On/Off

The

button switches the

transceiver on or off.

The F1 button performs different functions depending on the transceiver’s operating mode. The bottom left position of the transceiver display shows the selected function.

The display shows information about the current operation of the transceiver.

Mode

The

Mode

button changes the operating

mode of the transceiver.

The F2 button performs different functions depending on the transceiver’s operating mode. The bottom right position of the transceiver display shows the selected function. In Channel mode, this button switches between high and low transmitter power.

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Overview

Control panel Microphone Function

10.

11.

Select

Volume

Tune

Chan

Vol

Tune

Select

The

knob on the control panel and the channel buttons on the microphone change the channel when you are in Channel mode (the normal operating mode).

Select

The

Volume

channel comments. You rotate the

knob is also used with the

knob to enter messages or

Select

knob to select each character. To input numbers you can also use the buttons on the microphone.

Volume

The

knob on the control panel and the volume buttons on the microphone change the loudspeaker volume when you are in Channel mode.

Volume

The

Select

comments. You rotate the

knob is also used with the

knob to enter messages or channel

Volume

knob to move the cursor to where you want to enter the next character.

Tune

The

button tunes the antenna for

auto tuners and antenna systems.

12.

Voice

Mute

Voice Mute

The

button removes normal background noise when there is no audio signal. When voice mute is selected, the indicator to the top left of the button is on.

13.

S'Call Mute

The

button removes normal background noise until a selcall is received. When selcall mute is selected, the indicator to the top left of the button is on.

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Control panel Microphone Function

PTT

Overview

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Scan

2182

AM/SSB

Scan

Mute

Scan

The

button starts and stops the transceiver scanning selected channels for incoming calls.

2182

The

button selects the 2182kHz

distress frequency on channel 1.

AM/SSB

The

button selects AM, upper sideband (USB) or lower sideband (LSB). The left of the display indicates the selected setting.

The microphone socket.

The Press-To-Talk (

PTT

) button.

The microphone grill. You speak into this part of the microphone.

Mute

The

button silences the transceiver until a call is received. It switches the mute on in whichever mute setting (selcall or voice mute) was last selected on the control panel.

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Overview

Control panel Microphone Function

21.

22.

23.

Enter R'call

B'con

Call

Enter/R'call

The

button on the

microphone is used for such functions as:

• recalling an existing channel number in

Channel mode

• viewing the call memory for details of

received calls

• entering information.

Pressing the

Call

button sends a selective beacon call to

B'con

button followed by the

establish if communication is possible with another station.

Call

The

button starts a call on the

selected channel.

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The display layout

The 4-line display on the control panel tells you what the transceiver is doing.

For a list of display messages, refer to the 9390 Reference

manual, Chapter 10, Display messages.

Overview

Figure 3.3

Radphone

USB HI

422

RF–ON

The display for a transmit channel

Volmet weather

USB

RF–ON

161

4,128 4,420

568 4

6676

Pwr

Figure 3.4

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The display for a receive-only channel

Overview

Part of Display Function

Radphone

4,128 4,420

Pwr

Tx/Rx

Shows the channel comment which helps to remind you what the selected channel is used for.

For two-frequency simplex channels where the transmit and receive frequencies are different, indicates which of the two displayed frequencies (transmit shown above receive) is being used.

Shows the kHz transmit/receive frequency of the selected channel. For two-frequency simplex channels, the transmit frequency is shown above the receive frequency (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 6, Display frequency).

Indicates the function of the F2 button on the front panel which will change with the selected operating condition of the transceiver. In this example, pressing the button changes the transmitter power from high to low (see 9 below).

Indicates the signal strength of the signal being transmitted or received.

Indicates whether the transceiver is currently transmitting (Tx) or receiving (Rx).

Shows the channel number of the selected channel.

422

RF-ON

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Indicates the function of the F1 button on the front panel which will change with the selected operating condition of the transceiver. In this example ‘

’ indicates that the RF gain is switched on.

Pressing the F1 button will switch RF gain off changing the display to ‘

RF-OFF

’.

RF-

Part of Display Function

Overview

10.

11.

12.

USB

Indicates whether ‘HI’ (high) or ‘LO’ (low) power is selected. Also indicates ‘ 9390-H receiver-exciter operating with a 400 watt system.

Indicates whether ‘AM’, ‘ for the displayed channel.

Indicates that the selected channel is a receive-only channel which does not allow you to transmit. If this bar is not displayed, the channel is a transmit channel which allows you to send and receive.

Indicates that the selected channel is unprotected. If this marker is not displayed, the channel is protected from deletion and all changes (except for the channel comment).

’ (medium) for a

Med

’ or ‘

USB

’ is selected

LSB

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Overview

Transceiver rear panel

Antenna Control

L/S

RS232

12V

Type 9390 Serial No.

Remote Control

CODAN

Ext Alarm

Australia

2 813 76459

Figure 3.5

Antenna Control Remote Control

Rear panel of the 9390 transceiver

L/S

Power Amplifier

Ext Alarm

CODAN

Type 9390-H Serial No.

Australia

RS232

23 7

Figure 3.6

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Rear panel of the 9390-H receiver-exciter

Item Function

Overview

Antenna socket.

Earth (ground) screw.

Antenna Control

connector for automatic

antennas and antenna tuners.

L/S

RS232

External 8 ohm loudspeaker (

RS232

serial input socket for ancillary equipment

L/S

) socket.

such as a computer or GPS receiver.

12V DC power lead.

Remote Control

connector for the control head

or a remote control unit.

Ext Alarm

socket for an external alarm.

10-pin general purpose GP connector for ALE controllers, modems and fax interfaces.

10.

Power Amplifier

connector for the 400 watt PA

type 4404.

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Overview

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4 Using the transceiver

This chapter explains the basic steps necessary to operate your transceiver. You should have already installed your transceiver by referring to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 2, Installation. This chapter covers:

• Types of call (4-2)

• Switching on the transceiver (4-4)

• Adjusting the volume (4-6)

• Selecting channels (4-7)

• Selecting AM or single sideband (SSB, 4-12)

• Tuning the antenna (4-14)

• Using the microphone (4-16)

• Muting the transceiver (4-17)

• Selecting the operating mode (4-19)

• Scanning for incoming calls (4-22)

• Changing transmitter power (4-26)

• Changing RF gain (4-27)

• Adjusting the display brightness (4-28)

• Adjusting the display contrast (4-29)

• Using Clarifier mode (4-30)

• Using View Channel Options mode (4-31)

• Using Free-Tune Receiver mode (4-33)

• Using View All Settings mode (4-38)

• Customising your transceiver (4-40).

Throughout this section all displays show examples of channel and frequency numbers. You must insert your selected channel and frequency numbers as appropriate.

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Using the transceiver

Types of calls

The table below lists the types of call that your transceiver can handle. For specific call details, see Chapter 5, Sending calls.

Voice, distress (emergency alarm) and tone calls are the three standard call types. All other call types are optional.

Call types labelled optional below are only available if you contact Codan for passwords to enable them in your transceiver (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable transceiver options).

Call type Description

Voice call A voice call is the simplest type of call to

send. Your call can be heard by any station tuned to or scanning your selected channel.

Distress call

Tone call A tone call allows you to call a station capable

Selective beacon call

Selcall A selcall is the basic type of selective call. It

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A distress (emergency alarm) call alerts rescue services that you are in need of immediate help. The call is usually made on a frequency monitored by coast stations for emergencies.

of recognising your two-tone calling signal.

A selective beacon call helps you determine manually the best channel to use before communicating. (Option)

allows you to call a specific station by specifying that station’s selcall ID. Beacon calls, telcalls, GPS calls, page calls and ALE calls are all types of selective call. (Option)

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Call type Description

Telcall A telcall allows you to use your transceiver to

send a telephone call. You call a station in your network that is capable of connecting you through to the Public Switched Telephone Network. (Option)

GPS beacon call

GPS position call

Page call A page call sends a text message. It allows you

ALE call An ALE call automatically selects the best

A GPS beacon call obtains the GPS location of another station. (Option)

A GPS position call sends your GPS location to another station. (Option)

to leave a message at another station. (Option)

channel to use for sending a call. This removes the need to send selective beacon calls on different channels to find the best channel to communicate on. (Option)

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Using the transceiver

Switching the transceiver on and off

If you have set up the transceiver with a Personal Identification Number (PIN), you will need to enter this PIN before you can use the transceiver.

For details on setting and cancelling the use of a PIN, refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 9, PIN setup.

If you forget your PIN, you will have to obtain a special password from Codan to delete the PIN before you can use the transceiver.

To switch on the transceiver:

Action Notes

Press

On/Off

The power up messages are shown briefly.

The display shows:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

Enter PIN

Is the transceiver asking you for a PIN?

Yes

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Step 3.

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Step 5.

When a PIN needs to be entered, the display shows:

Enter PIN

– – – – – –

ENTER

– – – – – –

ENTER

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Enter your PIN

You can also enter your PIN using the

Select

and

Volume

knobs.

numeral

buttons

Press

Enter R'call

Example of the display:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

If the PIN is incorrect, the transceiver automatically switches off. Start the procedure again.

You are now ready to use the transceiver.

You are in Channel mode, the normal operating mode of the transceiver.

To switch off the transceiver after use, press

On/Off

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Adjusting the volume

To adjust the volume of the loudspeaker:

Action Notes

Rotate

Volume

As you adjust the volume, any muting selected momentarily switches off.

The transceiver ‘beeps’ at the minimum and maximum volume settings.

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Selecting channels

Before you can send a call, you need to select which channel to use.

There are three ways you can change the selected channel:

• selecting a channel by viewing the list of channels

• selecting a channel by recalling its channel number

• selecting a channel by recalling its channel receive

frequency.

There are two types of channels:

• transmit channels which allow you to send and receive

calls

• receive-only channels which only allow you to receive

calls.

A bar over the displayed frequency indicates that a channel is receive-only (see Chapter 3, The display layout).

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Selecting a channel by viewing the list of channels

The easiest way to select a channel is by viewing the list of channels set up in the transceiver.

The transceiver always starts up in Channel mode. To select a channel by viewing the list of channels:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, rotate

For example, if you want channel 422, scroll through the list until the display shows:

Select

until you see the channel

Radphone

USB HI

422

RF–ON

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

you want.

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Selecting a channel by recalling its channel number

You can select a channel by directly entering its channel number. This method saves you from having to scroll through a long list of channels.

To select a channel by recalling its channel number:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, press

Enter R'call

Enter the number of the

Example of the display:

Recall Chan:

USB HI

9951

PROG

Rx.

5820

Enter up to four digits.

– – – –

ENTER

channel you want

numeral

buttons

Press

Example of the display for channel number 422:

Enter R'call

Radphone

USB HI

422

RF–ON

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

If you enter the number of a channel that does not exist, the transceiver ‘beeps’ and selects the channel with the next higher channel number.

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Selecting a channel by recalling its channel frequency

If the feature for recalling channels by frequency is switched on (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Recall channels by frequency on/off), you can select a channel by recalling its frequency instead of its channel number.

To select a channel by recalling its channel frequency:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, press

Enter R'call

Enter the receive kHz frequency to one decimal place

Example of the display:

Recall Chan:

USB HI

9951

PROG

Rx.

– – – –

5820

ENTER

Enter a 5-digit or 6-digit number. For example, to select the channel on 4420kHz, enter

44200.

numeral

buttons

Recall Freq:

USB HI

9951

EXIT

Rx.

–4,420.0

5820

ENTER

When you enter the fifth digit, the display changes from ‘

Recall Chan

’.

Freq

’ to ‘

Recall

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Action Notes

Using the transceiver

Press

Enter R'call

Example of the display:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

If you enter the frequency of a channel that does not exist, the transceiver ‘beeps’ and selects the channel with the next higher frequency.

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Selecting AM or single sideband (SSB)

AM/SSB

The AM, upper sideband (USB) and lower sideband (LSB) depending on the selected channel settings.

You can select either USB or LSB for:

• channels set up with the ‘LU’ sideband option (lower or

upper sideband selectable, see Using View Channel Options mode on page 4-31)

• all receive-only channels

• free-tuning in Free-Tune Receiver mode.

You can select AM for any channel if you have enabled the AM option (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable transceiver options). If this option is not enabled, AM is only selectable for the 2182kHz distress channel.

The AM setting allows you to transmit on AM to AM stations that are incapable of sideband communication. The AM setting automatically operates as USB on receive.

button on the control panel switches between

You can receive AM transmissions on any AM, USB and LSB setting. For an AM broadcast you may find that switching between USB and LSB improves reception.

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To change the AM/SSB setting:

Action Notes

Using the transceiver

In Channel mode, make sure that the transceiver is

See Scanning for incoming calls on page 4-22.

not scanning.

To switch between the available AM/SSB settings for the selected channel,

The left of the display indicates the selected AM/SSB setting: ‘AM’, ‘

USB

’ or ‘

LSB

’.

press

AM/SSB

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Tuning the antenna

If you have a manual or automatic antenna tuner, you need to tune the antenna after selecting a channel if you are about to send a call.

Manual tuner

Press the

Tune

button whenever you change channel. Tuning the antenna makes it easier to hear when the channel is free from voice and data traffic before starting a call.

To tune the antenna if you have a manual antenna tuner:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, select the channel you want to use and wait until the channel is clear of all voice and data traffic.

Example of the display:

Radphone

USB HI

422

RF–ON

Rx.

Press and hold down

Tune

4,128 4,420

Pwr

while you manually adjust the antenna tuner.

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Automatic antenna tuner

To tune the antenna if you have an automatic antenna tuner:

Action Notes

Using the transceiver

In Channel mode, select the channel you want to use and wait until the channel is clear of all voice and data traffic.

Press

Tune

Example of the display:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

During tuning, the transceiver ‘beeps’ every second. Tuning takes a few seconds to complete.

If you have a 4203 automatic tuner, check the result of tuning below:

Message Beeps Meaning

‘

Tuning

’ Two soft high

Tuning the antenna. tone ‘beeps’ every second

‘

Tune Pass

’ Two soft high

Antenna tuned OK. tone ‘beeps’

‘

Tune Fail

’ Two loud low

tone ‘beeps’

Check position of antenna (for

example, too close to

buildings), then tune again.

‘

Tuner Fault

’ Two loud low

tone ‘beeps’

Check installation (for

example, cables), then tune

again.

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Using the transceiver

Using the microphone

When talking into the microphone:

• hold the microphone side-on and close to your mouth

• press and hold down the

• speak clearly at normal volume and rate

• use the word ‘over’ to indicate when you have finished

speaking and release the

• your conversation is not private and can be monitored by

anyone tuned to your transmit frequency.

The transceiver incorporates a ‘Sleep’ mode feature designed to prevent you from operating the transceiver accidentally by pressing the microphone keypad buttons. In Sleep mode, these buttons are inoperative.

Sleep mode does not affect the controls.

Sleep mode starts when no keypad button has been pressed for one minute. To cancel Sleep mode, you hold down the keypad button you want to operate for two seconds until you hear a two-tone ‘beep’. Immediately after this the button operates.

To save you from having to say ‘over’, you can use the transceiver’s PTT release beep feature. If you switch this feature on, the transceiver automatically indicates that you have finished talking by sending a ‘beep’ every time you release the Chapter 7, PTT release beep on/off.

PTT

button. Refer to the 9390 Reference manual,

PTT

button

PTT

button

PTT

button or the front panel

The transceiver prevents you from transmitting for an excessive period. If you want to change this time limit, refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, PTT transmit cutout.

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Muting the transceiver

Muting allows you to silence the transceiver so that you do not hear unwanted background noise on the channel until you receive a call.

Three buttons control the mute setting of the transceiver:

Using the transceiver

• the

Before you can use selcall mute, you need to enable the selcall option (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable transceiver options).

Voice Mute S'Call Mute

selcall mute)

Mute

button on the microphone.

button on the control panel

button on the control panel (selects

The Voice Mute button on the control panel

Select voice mute if you expect to receive voice calls. Voice mute silences the transceiver until a voice call is detected.

When the transceiver is not scanning for incoming calls, the

Voice Mute

indicator at the top left of the button is on when voice mute is selected.

When the transceiver is scanning, the used to switch between:

• ‘

Pause Scan

for five seconds when a voice call is detected

button switches voice mute on and off. The red

’ to stop scanning and switch off the mute

Voice Mute

button is

• ‘

Hold Scan

as long as the voice call is detected

• ‘

Scanning

Changing the volume, clarifier setting or channel momentarily switches off mute.

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’ to stop scanning and switch off the mute for

’ to continue scanning with mute switched off.

Using the transceiver

The S’Call Mute button on the control panel

Select selcall mute if you expect to receive selcalls. Selcall mute silences the transceiver until a selcall sent to your transceiver is detected.

S'Call Mute

The The red indicator at the top left of the button is on when selcall mute is selected.

button switches selcall mute on and off.

Pressing the selcall mute.

PTT

button on the microphone also switches off

The Mute button on the microphone

Mute

The whichever type of mute was last selected on the control panel (voice or selcall mute).

You can only select between voice and selcall mute from the control panel.

button on the microphone switches on or off

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Selecting the operating mode

The 9390 transceiver has six operating modes:

• Channel mode (the normal operating mode)

• Clarifier mode

• View Channel Options mode

• Free-Tune Receiver mode

• Setup mode

• View All Settings mode.

Channel mode allows you to perform most of the operating procedures described in this user guide.

Clarifier mode allows you to improve the clarity of the voice you can hear by adjusting the frequency of your transceiver channel to match that of the received signal. See Using Clarifier mode on page 4-30.

View Channel Options mode allows you to see the option settings set up for each channel. See Using View Channel Options mode on page 4-31.

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In Free-Tune Receiver mode, you can set the transceiver to receive signals on any one frequency within its operating range. See Using Free-Tune Receiver mode on page 4-33.

Setup mode allows you to view and change settings that control transceiver operation. Refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 4, Using Setup mode.

View All Settings mode allows you to view all transceiver settings without allowing you to change any. See Using View All Settings mode on page 4-38.

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Using the transceiver

Changing the operating mode

The transceiver starts in Channel mode when you switch it on. To change the operating mode:

Action Notes

Repeatedly press

Mode

If you have used the transceiver in a mode other than Channel mode, the first press takes you back to Channel mode.

until you see the display for the mode you want.

Example of Channel mode display:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

Example of Clarifier mode display:

USB HI

CALL

CLARIFIER

422

4,128 4,420

+--

Pwr

Example of View Channel Options mode display:

CHANNEL OPTIONS Ch:422 U P S– T–

Tx 4,128 Rx 4,420

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Action Notes

Using the transceiver

1. (cont)

Example of Free-Tune Receiver mode display:

Free Tune Receiver

USB HI

4,420.00

Rx.

Example of Setup mode display:

SETUP MENU

1- Scan-

3–Config EXIT

2–Call 4–More

1/2

ENTER

Example of View All Settings mode display:

Option TxE No of Channels: 121

EXIT

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Using the transceiver

Scanning for incoming calls

Scanning allows the transceiver to detect incoming calls on more than one channel frequency. This is useful if you expect to receive calls from several stations or from stations that transmit on more than one frequency.

The transceiver scans the list of channels set up in a scan table. It repeatedly scans each channel in the scan table until an incoming call is detected on any of the channel frequencies.

You can create up to three scan tables, each containing up to ten channels. You select which scan table to use when you start the transceiver scanning. For details on types of scanning and how to set up a scan table, refer to the 9390 Reference

manual, Chapter 3, Scan table creation.

If automatic scanning is switched on, the transceiver automatically starts scanning channels after a set time (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Scan table automatic scanning start).

If you have set up any of the three scan tables for ALE scanning, automatic scanning resumes with the last scan table used. If there is no ALE scan table, automatic scanning resumes on scan table 1.

During scanning, you can:

• change the mute setting (see Muting the transceiver on

page 4-17)

• temporarily pause the scan. You pause scanning by rotating the

control panel. You can then use this knob to view information about the channels in the scan table and listen on any of these channels. You resume scanning immediately by pressing the

Scan

button. If you do not touch any button or knob for 30

seconds, scanning automatically starts.

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Select

knob on the

Selecting a scan table and starting the scan

To select a scan table and start the scan:

Action Notes

Using the transceiver

Press

Scan

To select one of the three

Example of the display:

Scan Table: 1 Press SCAN to Scan

EXIT

PROGRAM

Select scan table 1, 2 or 3.

scan tables, rotate

Select

To start the transceiver scanning using this scan

After tuning, the display cycles through the channels.

table, press

Scan

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Using the transceiver

Action Notes

To stop the transceiver scanning, press

Scan

You can also stop scanning by pressing

PTT

Scan

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Starting the scan using the last scan table used

To start scanning the last scan table used:

Action Notes

Using the transceiver

Press

Scan

To stop the transceiver scanning, press

Scan

The display cycles through the channels.

You can also stop scanning by pressing

PTT

Scan

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Using the transceiver

Changing transmitter power

You can set the transceiver to transmit at high or low power. The usual setting is high power. For short range

communication this may be too powerful. For example, excessive signal strength may cause distortion if you transmit to a vessel berthed next to you.

You cannot select low power for the 2182kHz distress frequency on channel 1.

To change transmitter power:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, make sure that the transceiver is

See Scanning for incoming calls on page 4-22.

not scanning.

To switch between high and low transmitter power, press

The left of the display indicates the selected power setting: ‘HI’ (high, as in this example) or ‘LO’ (low):

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

If you are using a 9390-H receiver-exciter with a 400 watt PA type 4404, you can also select ‘

’ for medium

Med

power.

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Changing RF gain

This procedure controls the RF gain to change the receive sensitivity of the transceiver.

Switch RF gain on for a ship station or for an area where electrical interference is low. Switch RF gain off for a coast station that has large antennas or for an area where electrical interference is high.

To switch RF gain on or off:

Action Notes

Using the transceiver

In Channel mode, make sure that the transceiver is

See Scanning for incoming calls on page 4-22.

not scanning.

To switch RF gain on or off, press

The bottom left of the display indicates the RF gain setting ‘

RF-ON

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

’ or ‘

RF-OFF

422

Rx.

’:

4,128 4,420

Pwr

Setup mode also has a procedure for changing the RF gain (refer to the 9390

Reference manual, Chapter 7, RF gain on/off).

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Using the transceiver

Adjusting the display brightness

You can adjust the display brightness at any time. To adjust the brightness of the display:

Action Notes

Press and hold down

On/Off

Rotate the knob clockwise to increase brightness or anticlockwise to decrease brightness.

then rotate

Volume

When the brightness is correct, release

On/Off

The transceiver does not switch off if you have adjusted the brightness.

Setup mode also has a procedure for adjusting brightness (refer to the 9390

Reference manual, Chapter 6, Display brightness).

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Adjusting the display contrast

You can adjust the display contrast at any time. To adjust the contrast of the display:

Action Notes

Using the transceiver

Press and hold down

On/Off

Rotate the knob clockwise to increase contrast or anticlockwise to decrease contrast.

then rotate

Select

When the contrast is correct, release

On/Off

The transceiver does not switch off if you have adjusted the contrast.

Setup mode also has a procedure for adjusting contrast (refer to the 9390 Reference

manual, Chapter 6, Display contrast).

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Using the transceiver

Using Clarifier mode

Clarifier mode allows you to improve the clarity of the voice you can hear by adjusting the frequency of your transceiver channel to match that of the received signal.

All controls operate the same way in Clarifier mode as they do in Channel mode, except for the is used to operate the clarifier and adjust signal clarity.

Select

knob. This knob

When you use the

Mode

button to return to Channel mode, the clarifier adjustment for the selected channel remains in force. If you then change to another channel, the adjustment is reset to the centre value.

To use the clarifier:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, press

Mode

Example of the display (for five seconds):

USB HI

CALL

CLARIFIER

422

4,128 4,420

+--

Pwr

which will then change to:

Radphone

USB HI

422

CALL

To make the voice sound clearer, rotate

The transceiver ‘beeps’ at the minimum and maximum

4,128 4,420

+--

Pwr

settings.

Select

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Using View Channel Options mode

View Channel Options mode allows you to view the channel settings of any channel. To change channel settings, refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing.

If you do not touch any button or knob for 30 seconds while in this mode, the transceiver automatically returns to Channel mode.

The table below describes the channel settings.

Setting Meaning

Using the transceiver

U L LU

NP P

S– S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 T– T1 T2 T3 T4

Upper sideband. Lower sideband. Lower or upper sideband selectable at time of

sending or receiving the call. Not Protected—can delete or edit channel. Protected—cannot delete or edit channel except

to change the channel comment. Cannot send selcalls on this channel. Channel uses selcall group 1 settings. Channel uses selcall group 2 settings. Channel uses selcall group 3 settings. Channel uses selcall group 4 settings. Channel uses selcall group 5 settings. Cannot send tone calls on this channel. Channel uses tone group 1 frequencies. Channel uses tone group 2 frequencies. Channel uses tone group 3 frequencies. Channel uses tone group 4 frequencies.

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Using the transceiver

To view channel settings:

Action Notes

Repeatedly press

Mode

Example of the display:

CHANNEL OPTIONS Ch:422 U P S– T–

Tx 4,128 Rx 4,420

until you see the display for View Channel Options mode.

To view the settings for a different channel, rotate

The settings for the selected channel are displayed.

If you do not touch any button or knob for 30 seconds, the transceiver automatically returns to Channel mode.

Select

To return to Channel mode, repeatedly press

Mode

Example of the display:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

until you see the display for Channel mode.

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Using Free-Tune Receiver mode

Free-Tune Receiver mode allows you to set the receiver to any frequency within the transceiver’s operating range (250KHz–30MHz).

You can temporarily change the frequency of the selected channel or you can directly enter a new frequency. When you return to Channel mode, the frequency is reset to that of the selected channel.

If you want to save the frequency you set in Free-Tune Receiver mode, create a channel that has this frequency (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation in Free-Tune Receiver mode).

Due to internally generated signals, it is difficult to receive on and near frequencies 7303, 9125, 10950, 12775, 14607, 18250, 20075, 21900 and 23725kHz.

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Using the transceiver

Setting a receive frequency

To set a receive frequency using the control panel:

Action Notes

Repeatedly press

Mode

Example of the display:

Free Tune Receiver

USB HI

4,420.00

Rx.

until you see the display for Free-Tune Receiver mode.

The display shows the receive frequency of the selected channel.

To tune the antenna, press

Tune

See Tuning the antenna on page 4-14 for details on antenna tuning.

While you remain in Free-Tune Receiver mode, you do not need to tune the antenna.

To move the cursor to a digit you want to change, press

The cursor is the small line under one of the digits of the displayed frequency.

to move left, or

to move right.

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Action Notes

Using the transceiver

To change a digit, rotate

Repeat Steps 3–4 to complete the setting.

To return to Channel mode,

Select

repeatedly press

Mode

until you see the display for Channel mode. The frequency is reset to that of the selected channel.

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Entering a receive frequency

To directly enter a receive frequency using the microphone:

Action Notes

Repeatedly press

Mode

Example of the display:

Free Tune Receiver

USB HI

4,420.00

Rx.

until you see the display for Free-Tune Receiver mode.

The display shows the frequency of the previously selected channel.

Press

Enter R'call

Enter the kHz frequency to two decimal places

numeral

buttons

Example of the display:

Free Tune Receiver

USB HI

4,420.00

PROG

Rx.

ENTER

For example, to enter 6676kHz, enter 667600.

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Action Notes

Using the transceiver

To return to Free-Tune Receiver mode

Enter R'call

To return to Channel mode, repeatedly press

Mode

until you see the display for Channel mode. The frequency is reset to that of the selected channel.

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Using the transceiver

Using View All Settings mode

View All Settings mode allows you to view the settings that control transceiver operation.

If you want to change some of these settings, refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 4, Using Setup mode.

You can view the following information:

• number of channels set up in the transceiver and enabled

options

• view time and date

• transceiver software issue

• control panel (front panel) software issue

• your transceiver ID

• auto scan, selcall mute, 4-digit selcall ID compatible (if

selcall option enabled)

• selcall groups S1–S5 with selcall IDs (if selcall option

enabled)

• 99-beacon, telcall, selcall lockout (if selcall and selcall

lockout options enabled)

• tone call groups T1–T4

• recall by frequency, ‘beep’ loudness

• PTT timeout, PTT ‘beeps’

• RS-232 mode, RS-232 baud, GPS timeout (if GPS option

enabled)

• antenna band/channel, RF gain

• PA frequency range (your transceiver’s transmitting

frequency range).

If you do not touch any button or knob for 30 seconds while in this mode, the transceiver automatically returns to Channel mode.

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To view transceiver operational settings:

Action Notes

Using the transceiver

Repeatedly press

Mode

Example of the display:

Option TxE No of Channels: 121

EXIT

until you see the display for View All Settings mode.

To view more transceiver settings, rotate

If you do not touch any button or knob for 30 seconds, the transceiver automatically returns to Channel mode.

Select

To return to Channel mode, press

Mode

Example of the display:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

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Customising your transceiver

Now you are ready to customise your transceiver so that it can operate efficiently within your network.

Some settings relate to general transceiver operation while others are specific to the type of call. This section will help to get you started.

You will probably want to:

• set the clock (refer to the 9390 Reference manual,

Chapter 5, Clock setting)

• reset the clock calibration to its middle position (refer to

the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 5, Clock calibration)

• set up a scan table so that you can scan for incoming calls

on more than one frequency (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Scan table creation).

You may want to:

• set up a customised message that appears briefly every

time you switch the transceiver on (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Power up message on/off)

• change the initial mute setting used when the transceiver

is switched on (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Power up mute setting)

• set up the transceiver to start scanning automatically if

you do not touch any button or knob for a certain period (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Scan table automatic scanning start)

• change the RF gain setting to suit the level of electrical

interference in the area where your station is located (see Changing RF gain on page 4-27).

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If you have enabled the selcall option (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable transceiver options) you should:

• set up your self ID in a selcall group so that other stations

can send calls specifically to your station (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup)

• assign the selcall group with your self ID to the channels

you are going to use for sending calls (refer to the 9390

Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing).

If you are going to use your transceiver to send telcalls, you should:

• set up a selcall group for use in telcalling (refer to the

9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup)

• assign the selcall group set up for telcalling to the

channels you are going to use for sending Telcalls (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing)

• set up the telephone directory with the telephone numbers

of the people you most commonly telcall (refer to the

9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Telephone directory creation).

To get an idea of the general operational settings you can change, refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3,

Channel and scan table setup, and Chapter 4, Using Setup mode. Many of these settings you will never need to change

since they are set up to suit the most common user. To find out what settings you need to make to be able to send

and receive each type of call, read the descriptions for each call type in Chapter 5, Sending calls.

Once your station is up and running, you may want to change other settings and further customise your station.

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5 Sending calls

This chapter shows you how to send:

• voice calls (5-3)

• distress (emergency alarm calls) (5-5)

• tone calls (5-8)

• selective beacon calls (option, 5-10)

• selcalls (option, 5-13)

• telcalls (option, 5-16)

• GPS beacon calls (option, 5-23)

• GPS position calls (option, 5-27)

• page calls (option, 5-31)

• ALE calls (option, 5-36).

When making a call, the station you are calling needs to be set to the channel frequency you are using.

In any call procedure up to the point transmission starts, the transceiver automatically switches back to Channel mode if you do not touch any button or knob for 30 seconds. If this happens, start the procedure again.

If automatic scanning is switched on, the transceiver automatically starts scanning channels after a set time (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Scan table automatic scanning start).

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Beacon calls, selcalls, telcalls, GPS calls, page calls and ALE calls are types of selective call where you specify the self ID of the station you are calling. Your transceiver’s self ID must not end in 00 or 99 since these IDs are reserved for sending group and 99-beacon calls.

Messages like ‘

No calls available

’ are displayed if the type of call you are trying to send has not been enabled. If this happens, check the conditions listed at the start of the call procedure under the heading Before you can send this call, you need to...

Throughout this section all displays show examples of channel and frequency numbers. You must insert your selected channel and frequency numbers as appropriate.

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Voice call

Sending calls

A voice call is the simplest type of call to send. Your call can be heard by any station tuned to or scanning your selected channel with mute switched off.

To send a voice call:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, select a transmit channel to use for this call.

Example of the display:

Radphone

USB HI

RF–ON

422

Rx.

4,128 4,420

Pwr

If a receive-only bar is displayed above the frequency, you cannot transmit on this channel. For example:

Radio Australia

USB HI

9808

4835

Rx.

Select another channel.

To tune the antenna, press.

Tune

Tuning is necessary for optimum transmission and reception on the selected channel. See Chapter 4, Tuning the antenna for details.

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Action Notes

Wait until the channel is clear of all voice and data traffic.

To start talking, press

PTT

Temporarily switch off any muting so that you can hear activity on the channel.

If you get no response, try another channel.

Speak clearly (see Chapter 4, Using the microphone).

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Distress (emergency alarm) call

A distress call (also called an emergency or radiotelephone alarm) alerts rescue services that you need immediate help. Although you can send the call on any frequency, you normally use a distress frequency that is continuously monitored for emergency calling.

Sending calls

Pressing the 2182kHz distress frequency. Pressing the the left of the control panel transmits the alarm signal.

Supplementary distress frequencies are available if calls on 2182kHz fail. These are listed in the marine frequency list handbook and include frequencies 4125, 6215, 8291, 12290 and 16420kHz.

Pressing the

• selects channel 1 preset to frequency 2182kHz

• selects AM

• selects high transmitter power

• switches off muting

• temporarily disables automatic scanning.

You can check that the transceiver’s distress call function is working correctly by pressing the panel. The transceiver operates the same way as if you pressed the transmitted.

For detailed information on distress calls, refer to the local licensing authority.

2182

button on the control panel selects the

Emgcy

2182

button:

Test

button on the control

Emgcy

button except that no signal is

button on

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To send a distress call:

Action Notes

To select the standard distress frequency, press

2182

The channel changes to 2182kHz:

Marine Emergency

2182

RF–ON

To tune the antenna, press.

Tune

Tuning is necessary for optimum transmission and reception on the selected channel. See Chapter 4, Tuning the antenna for details.

Press and hold down for three seconds

Emgcy

Call

During the time that the transceiver ‘beeps’, no call will be sent if you release the button:

Marine Emgcy Calling

until you hear the emergency calling tones.

After the three seconds, transmission starts. You hear the transceiver’s calling tones:

Rx.

2182

Rx.

Marine Emgcy Calling

2182

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Sending calls

3. (cont)

Wait for a reply before speaking. Once you are in voice contact, follow standard distress transmission procedures for describing your situation.

Transmission stops after 45 seconds:

Marine Emergency

2182

RF–ON

If you want to stop the call, press

If the emergency station asks you to change from AM to SSB to improve your transmission, select USB by pressing

Rx.

PTT

Emgcy

Call

AM/SSB

If voice contact fails, try sending the call again either on the same frequency or on one of the supplementary distress frequencies.

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Tone call

A tone call allows you to call a station capable of receiving your two-tone calling signal.

Selective calling has largely replaced tone calling as a method of calling specific stations. You may want to use tone calling if some older stations in your network are incapable of using selcall IDs.

Before you can send a tone call, you need to set up:

•

the tone call frequencies you are going to use (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Tone call setup)

•

a channel for tone calling (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing).

To send a tone call:

Action Notes

In Channel mode, wait until the selected channel is clear of all voice and data traffic.

Press

The display shows the last type of call sent:

Call

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Selcall:

USB HI

9951

CALL

Rx.

185074

5820

TYPE

Action Notes

Sending calls

Repeatedly press

until you see ‘

Tone Call

’

Example of the display:

Tone Call 2

USB HI

9951

CALL

Rx.

5820

TYPE

displayed on the top line.

To send the call, press and hold down for 10 seconds

You hear your transceiver’s calling tones. Example of the display:

Calling:

USB HI

9951

CALL

5820

The receiving station does not send a revertive signal.

Wait for the operator of the receiving station to respond and communicate in the usual way.

If the receiving station is fitted with a tone call decoder, the operator is notified of your call by an alarm.

If the call failed, try sending it again. If the call repeatedly fails, try another channel.

To restart scanning, press

Scan

Now that you have finished the call, you want the transceiver to be ready to detect the next call sent to you.

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Selective beacon call (option)

Selective beacon calls help you determine manually the best channel to use before calling a station to talk or send information.

You may need to send several selective beacon calls before deciding which channel to use for sending a selcall, GPS call or page call.

When you send a selective beacon call, the receiving station acknowledges your call by sending a beacon revertive signal consisting of four long beep tones. You compare the quality of the revertive signals to decide which is the best channel to use for communication.

Selective beacon calls allow you to check channel conditions without disturbing stations in your network by frequent test calls. A transceiver receiving a selective beacon call does not record the call or alert the operator.

Before you can send a selective beacon call, you need to:

•

enable the selcall option (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable transceiver options)

•

set up your self ID (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup)

•

set up a channel for selcalling (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing).

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To send a Selective Beacon call:

Action Notes

Sending calls

In Channel mode, select a transmit channel that is also a frequency scanned by the other station.

Wait until the channel is clear of all voice and data traffic.

Press

B'con

Example of the display:

Fleet channel

USB HI

9951

RF–ON

Rx.

5820

Pwr

Temporarily switch off any muting so that you can hear the channel activity.

Example of the display:

Sel Beacon:

USB HI

9951

CALL

Rx.

185074

5820

TYPE

The top right position of the display shows the ID of the last station you called.

Enter the ID of the station you want to call (if different to the one displayed)

If the transceiver ‘beeps’ when you try to enter the ID, the channel has been set up with a fixed ID to call. Refer to the

9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup.

numeral

buttons

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Action Notes

To send the call, press

You hear your transceiver’s calling tones. Example of the

Call

display:

Sel Beacon:

USB HI

9951

CALL

185074

5820

Within 20 seconds, the other station automatically acknowledges your call by sending a 4-beep tone revertive signal.

Are the four long beep tones of the beacon revertive signal strong compared to the background noise on the channel?

Yes

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Step 7.

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Repeat from Step 1.

Example of the display:

Fleet channel

USB HI

9951

RF–ON

Rx.

5820

Pwr

If the beacon revertive signal is weak or inaudible, send a selective beacon call on another channel scanned by the other station.

Send your selcall, GPS call or page call using the best channel.

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Selcall (option)

A selcall (selective call) allows you to selectively call a station by its self ID prior to voice communication.

Before you can send a selcall, you need to:

•

Specifying 99 for the last two digits of the station you are calling changes the selcall to a 99-beacon call (refer to the

9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, 99-beacon call response on/off). Any station with a selcall ID that matches your calling

ID, excluding the last two 99 digits, will respond. You can use 99-beacon calls instead of selective beacon calls to find the best channel to communicate on.

Sending calls

enable the selcall option (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable transceiver options)

set up your self ID (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup)

set up a channel for selcalling (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing).

To send a selcall:

Action Notes

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To find a good channel to use, send selective beacon calls on the frequencies scanned by the other station.

In Channel mode, select the best channel and wait until the channel is clear of all voice and data traffic.

See Selective beacon call on page 5-10.

Sending calls

Action Notes

Press

Call

Example of the display:

Selcall:

USB HI

9951

CALL

Rx.

5820

185074

TYPE

The top right of the display shows the ID of the last station you called.

Enter the ID of the station you want to call (if different to the one displayed)

If you want to send a group selcall, see Chapter 7, Group calling.

If the transceiver ‘beeps’ when you try to enter the ID, the channel has been set up with a

numeral

buttons

fixed ID to call. Refer to the

9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup.

To send the call, press

You hear your transceiver’s calling tones. Example of the

Call

display:

Calling:

USB HI

9951

CALL

185074

5820

Within 20 seconds, the other station automatically acknowledges your call by sending a 6-beep tone revertive signal (unless you sent a group call).

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Wait for the operator of the other station to talk to you.

The operator is notified of your call by an alarm that sounds like a telephone.

If the station is unattended, wait to be called back.

To restart scanning, press

Scan

Now that you have finished the call, you want the transceiver to be ready to detect the next call sent to you.

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Telcall (option)

This section describes how to use your transceiver to send telcalls (telephone calls) through the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). It describes how to send standard telcalls and the more secure Radphone Direct Dial (RDD) telcalls.

In a telcall, you call a station that is capable of connecting you to the PSTN. Your transceiver sends the telephone number you want to call. The receiving station automatically transcribes the call, via a suitable controlling interface to the telephone network, which calls the number you want.

You can send telcalls to stations privately equipped with telephone interconnect units such as the IPC-500.

Your conversation is not private and can be monitored by anyone tuned to your transmit frequency.

Before you can send a telcall, you need to:

•

enable the selcall option (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 7, Password entry to enable transceiver options)

•

make sure that the use of telcalls is switched on (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Telcall availability on/off)

•

set up your self ID (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup)

•

set up a channel for selcalling (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing).

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Figure 5.1 shows a typical private network for sending telephone calls. Ship stations wanting to send telephone calls send telcalls to the coast station.

Transceiver

Coast station

station

Base

IPC-500

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)

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Figure 5.1

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

Private network for sending telephone calls

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9323

9390

9360

Mobiles

Ship stations

9323

9360

9390

You can specify up to sixteen digits for the telephone number. To save you from having to enter the telephone number each time you send a call you can set up to ten telephone numbers in the transceiver’s telephone directory (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Telephone directory creation).

At the end of a telcall, the telephone line should be disconnected by command before you hang up. You can either send an ‘

ENDCALL

’ message or get the person on the telephone to disconnect the line at their end (by dialling 99 on a DTMF-tone phone if an IPC-500 unit is being used).

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Radphone Direct Dial

Your self ID is sent automatically when you send an RDD telcall. It identifies you as the caller. Your RDD PIN protects you from other users copying your self ID and sending unauthorised calls.

Before you can send an RDD telcall, you need to:

•

To send a telcall or RDD telcall:

Action Notes

set up the RDD PIN and self ID in a selcall group (with

RDD

’ as the selcall type, refer to the 9390 Reference

‘ manual, Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup)

assign this selcall group to the channels you use to send RDD telcalls (refer to the 9390 Reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel creation and editing).

To find a good channel to use, send selective beacon

See Selective beacon call on

page 5-10. calls on the frequencies scanned by the other station.

In Channel mode, select the best channel and wait until the channel is clear of all voice and data traffic.

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Action Notes

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Press

Call

Example of the display:

Selcall:

USB HI

9951

CALL

Rx.

5820

185074

TYPE

The top right of the display

shows the ID of the last station

you called.

Enter the ID of the station you want to call (if different to the one displayed)

If the transceiver ‘beeps’ when

you try to enter the ID, the

channel has been set up with a

fixed ID to call. Refer to the

9390 Reference manual,

Chapter 8, Selcall ID setup.

numeral

buttons

Press

Enter R'call

Example of the display:

Tel:

USB HI

9951

CALL

Rx.

083050311

5820

ENDCALL

If the message ‘

disabled

Telcalls

’ is displayed, refer to

the 9390 Reference manual,

Chapter 8, Telcall availability

on/off.

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Action Notes

Do you want to select a telephone number from the transceiver preprogrammed telephone directory?

Yes

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Step 7.



Step 9.

Press

Enter R'call

To select one of the

Example of the display:

Ch: 9951 Tel-Dir:3 Tel:

Codan Adelaide

CALL

Rx.

083050311

PROG

telephone numbers in the directory, rotate

Select

Continue

(from Step 6)

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Enter the telephone number you want to call (if different to the one displayed)

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Step 10.

Enter up to 16 digits.

numeral

buttons

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