Eagle Electronics EVR-150 User Manual

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Pub. 988-0158-041

EVR-150

VHF Radio

Installation and Operation

Instructions

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P.O. Box 669

Catoosa, OK USA 74015

Printed in China.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

Please read carefully before installation and use.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards, Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoidpossible injury or death.

WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury

CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.

Table of Contents

Installation .........................................................................................................................5

Section 1 - General Information ..........................................................................................13

1-1 Features ..................................................................................................................................................................13

1-2 Customizing Your Eagle VHF Radio .......................................................................................................14

1-3 How to Display and Navigate Menus...................................................................................................14

1-4 How to Enter Alphanumeric Data ..........................................................................................................14

1-5 LCD Symbols and Meanings ....................................................................................................................14

1-6 Basic Operation and Key Functions ......................................................................................................16

Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU) .....................................................................................19

2-1 Radio Menu Options (Menu) ...................................................................................................................19

2-2 Maintain Your Buddy List (BUDDY LIST) .............................................................................................20

2-2-1 Add an Entry ...............................................................................................................................................20

2-2-2 Edit an Entry ................................................................................................................................................20

2-2-3 Delete an Entry ..........................................................................................................................................21

2-3 Local or Distance Sensitivity (LOCAL/DIST) ......................................................................................21

2-3-1 Set Distance Sensitivity ........................................................................................................................21

2-3-2 Set Local Sensitivity ................................................................................................................................21

2-4 Backlighting (BACKLIGHT) and Contrast (CONTRAST) ..............................................................21

2-4-1 Set the Backlighting Level ..................................................................................................................22

2-4-2 Set the Contrast Level ...........................................................................................................................22

2-5 GPS Data and Time (GPS/DATA)...............................................................................................................22

2-5-1 Manually Enter Position and UTC Time (MANUAL) .............................................................22

2-5-2 Local Time (TIME OFFSET) ..................................................................................................................23

2-5-3 Time Format Options (TIME FORMAT) ........................................................................................23

2-5-4 Time Display Options (TIME DISPLAY) ........................................................................................24

2-5-5 Position Display Options (LL display) ...........................................................................................24

2-5-6 Course and Speed Display Options (COG/SOG) ...................................................................24

2-5-7 GPS Alert Options (ALERT) ................................................................................................................25

2-6 GPS Simulator (SIMULATOR) ......................................................................................................................25

2-7 Reset to factory defaults (RESET ) ............................................................................................................25

Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP) ....................................................................... 26

3-1 Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP) ........................................................................................................26

3-2 Channel Names (CH NAME)......................................................................................................................26

3-3 RING & BEEP Volume (RING VOLUME) & (BEEP VOLUME) ........................................................27

3-4 Internal Speaker connections (INT SPEAKER) ..................................................................................27

3-5 Set the Priority Channel (watch MODE) .............................................................................................27

3-6 Weather Alert (Wx ALERT ) .........................................................................................................................28

3-7 NMEA protocol (COM PORT) .....................................................................................................................28

Section 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP) .............................................................................. 29

4-1 DSC Setup - Menu Options ........................................................................................................................29

4-2 Enter Your User MMSI (USER MMSID) ...................................................................................................29

4-3 Maintain Your Groups (GROUP SETUP) ...............................................................................................30

4-3-1 Create a Group (GROUP SETUP) ......................................................................................................30

4-3-2 Edit Group Name Details ....................................................................................................................30

4-3-3 Delete a Group ..........................................................................................................................................31

4-4 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY) ......................................................................................31

4-5 DSC functionality options (DSC FUNC) ...............................................................................................31

4-6 Response Type to LL POLLING Calls (LL REPLY ) .............................................................................32

Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls ..................................................................33

5-1 WHAT IS DSC? ......................................................................................................................................................33

5-2 Sending dsc calls ..............................................................................................................................................33

5-2-1 Make a Routine Call (INDIvidual) ....................................................................................................34

5-2-2 Retrying a Routine Call .........................................................................................................................34

5-2-3 Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call (INDIV) ..........................................34

5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call (LAST) ........................................................................35

5-2-5 Call a Group (GROUP) ............................................................................................................................35

5-2-6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS) .....................................................................................................................35

5-2-7 Call using the Call Log (CALL LOG .................................................................................................36

5-2-8 Call using the Distress Log (DIST LOG) ........................................................................................36

5-2-9 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST) ..............................................................37

5-3 Receiving DSC Calls .........................................................................................................................................37

5-3-1 Receiving an All Ships Call (ALL SHIPS) .......................................................................................38

5-3-2 Receiving an Individual Call (INDIV) .............................................................................................38

5-3-3 Receiving a Group Call (GROUP).....................................................................................................38

5-3-4 Receiving a Geographic Call (GEOGRAPH)...............................................................................39

5-3-5 Receiving a Polled Position Call (POSITION) ............................................................................39

Section 6 - Distress Calls ..................................................................................................... 40

6-1 Sending a Distress Call .................................................................................................................................40

6-2 Receiving a Distress Call (DISTRESS!).....................................................................................................41

6-3 Distress Acknowledgement (distress ack) or Relay ...................................................................41

Appendix A - Technical Speciﬁcations .................................................................................. 42

Appendix B - Troubleshooting ............................................................................................. 44

Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel Charts ............................................................................. 45

C-1 international Channel Chart ......................................................................................................................45

C-2 USA Channel Chart .........................................................................................................................................47

C-3 CANADA Channel Chart ..............................................................................................................................49

Appendix D - Wiring for EAGLE GPS models ........................................................................... 52

Appendix E - MMSI and License Information......................................................................... 54

Eagle Warranty .................................................................................................................. 55

How to Obtain Service ........................................................................................................56

Installation

This Eagle radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress call to facilitate search and rescue. To be eﬀective as a safety device, this radio must be used only within the geographic range of a shore-based VHF marine Channel 70 distress and safety watch system. The geographic range may vary but under normal conditions is approximately 20 nautical miles.

Installation Options

There are two ways to install the radio. You can choose:

• a deck or overhead mounted gimbal installation. The reversible mounting gimbal is ﬁxed to to a suitable site and the radio is placed into it. The radio can be removed for storage and the viewing angle can be adjusted.

• a recessed installation. The radio is recessed into a cavity cut into a bulkhead. The radio ﬁxture is permanent and the viewing angle cannot be adjusted.

Location Requirements

Please check these BEFORE doing any cutting or drilling. Whichever installation method you choose, ensure that the chosen location:

• is at least 3' (1 m) from the antenna

• allows easy connection to (at least) a 10 Amp fused 13.6 V DC electrical source and the

antenna

• is at least 1.5' (45 cms) from the compass to avoid creating magnetic deviation of the

compass during radio operation

• has a suitable space close by for installing the microphone bulkhead mount

• provides easy access to the controls on the front panel

• provides reasonable access to the wiring at the back of the radio

• provides enough room to x the

DSC warning label

The VHF has a large LCD screen

with an optimum viewing angle of approx. +/-20 deg. Ensure the chosen location provides a suitable view of the display. Ideally, the user should be directly in front of the display or no more than +/-20 deg from the front of the display.

Note: If unsure, temporarily power

up the radio and check for a suitable location.

Side

20˚

Top

20˚

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Checklist

The following items should be supplied in the box. Check before starting the installation and contact your dealer if an item is missing.

NOTE: An antenna is NOT provided. Consult your Eagle dealer for advice if necessary.

1. Mounting gimbal for the VHF radio

2. Power supply cable with inbuilt 7 Amp

fuse

3. External speaker connection cable with

white (+) wire and black (-) wire

4. GPS/COM connection cable

5. Two mounting knobs

6. Microphone bulkhead mount

7. Four self-tapping screws for the mounting

gimbal

8. Four ﬂat screws for the mounting gimbal

9. Four spring washers for the mounting

gimbal

10. Four plain washers for the mounting

gimbal

11. Four nuts for the mounting gimbal

12. Two self-tapping screws for the

microphone bulkhead mount

13. Two ﬂat screws for the microphone

bulkhead mount

14. Two spring washers for the microphone bulkhead mount

15. Two plain washers for the microphone bulkhead mount

16. Two nuts for the microphone bulkhead mount

17. Two ﬂush-mount brackets for recessed installation

18. Two M5x32 screws for recessedinstallation

19. Two M5x10 screws for recessed installation

20. Two plastic stoppers for the recessed installation (not pictured)

21. Installation template (not pictured)

22. One 7 Amp spare fuse (not pictured) in case of accidental reverse of battery polarity

23. Base unit and microphone (not pictured)

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18 & 19

Gimbal Installation

1. Hold the mounting gimbal at the chosen location and use a soft pencil to mark the screw hole positions onto the mounting surface.

2. If you can’t reach behind the mounting surface to attach the nuts, use the self-tapping screws instead of the ﬂat screws shown in the picture. If you’re drilling into ﬁberglass, use a drill bit smaller than 3/16” (5mm) to drill the pilot holes.

Otherwise, drill the four screw holes where marked, using a 3/16” (5mm) drill bit. Drill

completely through the mounting surface.

3. Use a Philips screwdriver and the set of four ﬂat screws, spring washers, plain washers, and nuts to attach the mounting gimbal to the location site.

4. Slide the radio into the mounting gimbal.

5. Insert the two mounting knobs through the holes and tighten them suﬃciently to hold the radio at the desired viewing angle.

Change the Viewing Angle

The viewing angle on the gimbal mount has a 20º tilt range. To change the current viewing angle on the gimbal mount:

1. Support the radio, then cautiously loosen the mounting knobs until the radio can be moved.

2. Re-position the radio then tighten the mounting knobs again.

Recessed Installation

1. Tape the installation template onto the chosen location site.

2. Cut out the area marked by the solid dark line. (The dashed line indicates the total area that will be ed by the radio fascia after installation.)

3. Remove the installation template and slide the radio into the cavity.

4. Working from the rear of the bulkhead, align the racheted outstand on each side of the radio with the central hole in each mounting bracket.

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5. Use the two short M5x10 screws to screw the mounting brackets to the sides of the

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radio.

6. Screw each M5x32 screw through the screw hole in the mounting bracket, then attach the stopper. If your bulkhead exceeds 0.51” (13mm), the stopper can be discarded if necessary.

7. Tighten the M5x32 screws until the radio is held ﬁrmly against the rear of the bulkhead.

Install the Microphone Bulkhead Mount

1. Hold the microphone bulkhead mount at the chosen location and use a soft pencil to mark the screw hole positions on the mounting surface.

Ensure that the microphone curly cable will comfortably reach this location BEFORE you drill.

2. Drill the two pilot screw holes where marked.

3. Use a short length Philips screwdriver and the set of two ﬂat screws, spring washers, plain washers, and nuts to secure the microphone bulkhead mount at the location

4. Hang the microphone on its mount.

site.

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Fix the DSC label

CAUTION

A DSC warning label is supplied with the EVR-150. To comply with FCC regulations, this warning label must be aﬃxed in a location that is clearly visible from the operating controls of this Eagle radio. Make sure that the chosen location is clean and dry before applying this label.

Connect the Radio Cables

The connectors are on the rear of the base unit, as follows:

1. GPS/COM connector. For connection to GPS device via NMEA. See the following table for wiring and color codes. (If you’re not using this, be sure to put the protective cap securely over the connector to protect it from moisture and dust.)

2. External Speaker connector. Plug the external speaker cable jack into the connector BEFORE powering on the radio. Use a 4 Ohm 4 Watt external speaker.

3. RED Power wire. Connect this to the POSITIVE (+) battery terminal. Check that a 10 Amp fuse is installed on this power cable close to the battery.

4. BLACK Power wire. Connect this to the NEGATIVE (-) battery terminal.

5. ANT. A radio antenna is not supplied. A suitable radio antenna must be mounted

and connected before operating the EVR-150 radio. Consult your dealer for advice if necessary.

6. GND. A ground connection is not usually required.

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Wiring for GPS/COM connector

WARNING

Pin WIre Function Notes

1 Red

2 Orange

3 White Program/clone

No connecti on (Not used)

(Not used)

4 Green NMEA IN (-) (From GPS)

5 Yel low NMEA IN (+) (From GPS)

6 Black

7 Blue

8 Grey

No connecti on (Not used)

Set Up the Radio

You can’t make any DSC transmissions until you’ve obtained a user MMSI and entered it into your EVR-150.

The user MMSI is a unique nine digit number, similiar to a personal telephone number. It is used on marine transceivers that are capable of using DSC (Digital Select Calling).

If you don’t have a user MMSI contact the appropriate authorities in your country. If you’re unsure who to contact, consult your Eagle dealer.

Enter Your User MMSI

Refer to 4.2 Enter your user MMSI on page 29.

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The Completed Installation

VHF Antenna

Antenna connection cable

with microphone

GPS product

Base unit

External speaker

Fuse

on RED

power

cable

External

speaker

connection

cable

BLACK power

cable

Batter y

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Notes:

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Section 1 - General Information

1-1 Features

Congratulations on your purchase of a Eagle EVR-150 marine band VHF radio. It provides the following useful features:

• prominent channel display

• adjustable contrast settings for the LCD

• adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use

• waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7

• GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display (when connected

to a GPS)

• choice of High or Low (25 W or 1 W) transmission power

• top centred PTT button for comfortable left- or right-handed use

• powerful 4 W external audio output

• access to all currently-available marine VHF channel banks (USA, Canada,

International) including weather channels where available

• special CH16 or CH16/9 key for quick access to the priority (international distress)

channel

• special 3CH key to select your three favourite channels

• PSCAN (similar to dual watch) facility

• DSC (Digital Select Calling) capability that meets USCG SC101/Class D Standards

• DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until an

acknowledgement is received

• easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favourite people

• MMSI storage for three favourite groups

• Group Call and All Ships Call facility

• LL position polling information

• Weather alert facility where available

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1-2 Customizing your Eagle VHF Radio

You can customize the radio to suit your individual preferences. Some preferences can be set directly through the keys as explained in this Section.

Other preferences are set up through the built-in menus and these are explained in the other Sections.

1-3 How to Display and Navigate Menus

1. Hold down MENU (or CALL/MENU). Note that only four menu items can be displayed at any one time on the screen.

2. Press + CH - to scroll up and down the menu until the cursor is positioned at the desired option. Press ENT to display that option.

3. Make any entries or changes as explained in the following section.

4. Press ENT to conﬁrm changes. Otherwise, press ESC to keep the original entry.

5. Press ESC to backup one screen or exit. Any changes are active as soon as you exit the screen.

1-4 How to Enter Alphanumeric Data

If your radio does not have the optional alphanumeric microphone, use the + CH - key to enter alphanumeric data.

Press - to count through numbers, or hold down to scroll rapidly to the desired number.

Press + to step through the alphabet, or hold down to scroll rapidly to the desired character.

If you make an error, press - until < is displayed, then press ENT to backup and correct the entry.

1-5 LCD Symbols and Meanings

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This simulation shows the locations of all the following information symbols:

Symbol Meaning

TX Transmitting.

HI LO Transmission power. High (HI) 25W or Low (LO) 1W.

WX Weather channel.

WX ALT Weather Alert. Alarm beeps will sound.

BUSY Receiver busy with an incoming signal.

PRI Priority channel is selected.

D Duplex operation. Otherwise, blank for Simplex operation.

LOCAL Local calling is selected. Otherwise, blank for distance calling.

DSC DSC capability is available.

Incoming DSC call.

Low Battery warning (activates at 10.5 V).

Channel selected.

USA INT CAN Selected channel bank for VHF radio operations and regulations.

X Channel is temporarily deleted from the ALL SCAN operation.

B A Channel suﬃx, if applicable.

CH1 CH2 CH3 Shows which of the 3 favourite channels, if any, are selected.

Otherwise blank.

A typical operational display is shown here.

The latitude and longitude of the vessel and the local time are shown.

A transmission on Channel 16 is being made at high power using the International channel bank.

Channel 16 is set as the Priority channel. It is also set as favourite channel 1.

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1-6 Basic Operation and Key Functions

All possible keys and their functions are listed here. Note that some of the keys may not be available depending on your Eagle VHF radio model.

Key Function

VOL/PWR Volume and Power. Turn clockwise to power on. Continue to turn until a

SQL Squelch or Threshold Level. Sets the threshold level for the minimum receiver

In areas of high noise (eg close to large cities) reception may improve if sensitivity

16/9 Priority Channel. Also on the microphone. Press to cancel all other modes and to

The default is Channel 16. To make Channel 09 the priority channel, hold down 16/9

WX Weather Channel. In USA and Canadian waters, press to hear the most recently

Press + or - to change to a diﬀerent weather channel. Press WX again to return to the

If the weather alert mode (ALT) is ON and an alert tone of 1050Hz is broadcast from

comfortable volume is reached. VOL/PWR will also adjust the settings of an external speaker, if connected.

signal. Turn fully counterclockwise until random noise is heard, then turn slowly clockwise until the random noise disappears. Make another 1/4 turn clockwise for best reception in open sea conditions.

is reduced. Either turn SQL slowly clockwise or use the LOCAL setting. See section

2.3.

tune into the priority channel. Press again to return to your original channel.

until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed.

selected weather station. The WX symbol is displayed on the LCD.

most recent channel.

the weather station, it is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds. Press any key to hear the weather alert voice message.

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H/L Transmission Power. High (HI) 25W or Low (LO) 1W. Press to toggle between high

or low transmission power for the entire channel bank. The HI or LO selection is shown on the LCD.

Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the

power transmission setting is incorrect.

Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to

high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time. See Appendix C for a complete listing of channel charts.

3CH Three Favourite Channels. Also on the microphone. Press to toggle between

your favourite channels. The CH1, CH2, or CH3 symbol appears on the LCD to show which favourite channel is selected.

To scan only one of your favourite channels, press 3CH then immediately press

and release SCAN. If you want to scan all three favourite channels, press 3CH then immediately press and hold SCAN.

To add a favourite channel for the ﬁrst time, select that channel then hold 3CH

to store it in the CH1 location. Repeat the procedure to store two more favourite channels in the CH2 and CH3 locations respectively.

If you try and add another favourite channel it will overwrite the existing CH3. CH1

and CH2 remain unless you delete them.

To delete a favourite channel, select that channel then hold down 3CH until the

CH1, CH2 or CH3 symbol disappears oﬀ the LCD.

UIC Channel Bank. Press to toggle between USA, International or Canadian channel

banks. The selected channel bank is displayed on the LCD along with the last used channel. All the channel charts are shown in Appendix C.

SCAN Scan. Press to scan between your current channel and the priority channel in DUAL

or TRI WATCH mode. The weather channel is also scanned if the USA channel bank is selected and the weather alert mode (ALT) is ON.

Hold down SCAN to enter ALL SCAN mode where the priority channel is checked

every 1.5 seconds.

When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and BUSY appears on the

screen. If the signal ceases for more than 5 seconds, the scan restarts.

Press ENT to temporarily skip over (lock out) an “always busy” channel when in ALL

SCAN mode and resume the scan. An X is shown on the screen to designate a skipped channel. Note that it is not possible to skip over the priority channel.

Press SCAN to stop at the current channel.

+ CH - Channel Select. Also on the microphone. The current channel is shown on the

screen in BIG digits with an appropriate designator suﬃx A or B in small letters below the channel number.

Press + or - to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold down

to scroll rapidly through all the available channels. See Appendix C for a listing of channel charts.

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Alphanumeric Entry. This key can also be used for menu selection and for

alphanumeric entry. Press + or - to scroll the cursor up or down menu options when navigating menus.

When editing an item containing only numbers, press - to count through the

numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly.

To enter a character, press + to step through the alphabet or hold down to

scroll rapidly.

ENT Enter. Use ENT when navigating menus, to conﬁrm entries and edits.

ESC Escape. Use ESC when navigating menus, to clear incorrect entries, to exit

from a menu without saving changes, and to back up to the previous screen.

CALL/MENU DSC Setup Menu and DSC Call Menu. Press to enter the DSC Call Menu and

make DSC calls. See Section 5.

Hold down to enter the DSC Setup Menu and customize your radio. See

Section 4.

DISTRESS Send DSC Distress Call. See Section 6

PTT Press To Talk (located on the MIC handset). Press PTT to transmit at any

time on an allowable channel. This automatically exits you from menu mode and stops scanning. You must release PTT to receive a signal.

If PTT sticks, a built-in timer will automatically shut down a transmission after

ﬁve minutes and sound the error beeps.

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