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USER MANUAL

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC 150W/250W/500W

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC

150W/250W/500W

User manual

Document number: 98-131070-B

Release date: November 14, 2011

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Warranties

Any attempt to install or execute software not supplied by Thrane & Thrane on this device will result in the warranty being void. Any attempt to modify the software on this device in a way not specified by Thrane & Thrane will result in the warranty being void.

Safety summary 1

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment. Thrane & Thrane assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements.

GROUND THE EQUIPMENT

To minimise shock hazard, the equipment chassis and cabinet must be connected to an electrical ground and the cable instructions must be followed.

DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE

Do not operate the equipment in the presence of flammable gases or fumes. Operation of any electrical equipment in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard.

KEEP AWAY FROM LIVE CIRCUITS

Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers. Component replacement and internal adjustment must be made by qualified maintenance personnel. Do not service the unit with the power cable connected. Always disconnect and discharge circuits before touching them.

Service

General service must be done by skilled service personnel.

Caution! Electric shock hazard. Do not open the

equipment. Only skilled service personnel may service and repair the equipment.

RF exposure hazards and instructions

Unit

Antenna Tuning

MF/HF

SAILOR 638x

Your Thrane & Thrane radio generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when transmitting. To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of energy and thus to avoid health hazards from excessive exposure to RF energy, all persons must obey the following:

Caution! Never touch the

Antenna Tuning Unit or feeder wire when the MF/HF radio is transmitting. High voltage which can cause death or serious injury is present at the locations shown in the illustration below.

Warranty limitation

The radio is not a user maintainable unit, and under no circumstances should the unit be opened except by authorized personnel. Unauthorized opening of the unit will invalidate the warranty.

Emergency calls

Press

-M-M

-M

-M-M

NANA

ME-NAME-NA

ME-NA

NANA

ME-NAME-NA

ALAL

or other IDENTIFICATION

This is

ME-NAME-NA

ME-NA

ME-NAME-NA

IGNIGN

IGN

IGNIGN

ifif

t Ct C

ovov

LL PP

until beep sounds continuously (more than 3 seconds)

HANDHAND

HAND

HANDHAND

Use the

-M-M

-M

-M-M

MEME

erer

t C

ifif

t Ct C

ovov

erer

s RED Buttons RED Button

s RED Button

s RED Buttons RED Button

ETET

for voice calling

ETET

SHIP‘s NAME:

CALLSIGN:

OWN OWN

OWN

OWN OWN

IDID

(If the initial alert is sent by DSC)

NANA

MEME

ME of the

NANA

MEME

ALAL

IGNIGN

IGN or other

ALAL

IGNIGN

(If the initial alert is sent by DSC)

given as

If latitude and longitude are not known

or if time is insufficient,

in relation to a known geographical location

Kind of

Any other useful

IDENIDEN

IDEN

IDENIDEN

ITIT

atat

itit

udeude

ude and

atat

itit

udeude

NANA

TURETURE

TURE of distress

NANA

TURETURE

ANCANC

ANC

ANCANC

INFINF

INF

INFINF

IONION

ION

IONION

ELEL

EL in distress

ELEL

IFICIFIC

IFIC

IFICIFIC

longitlongit

udeude

longit

ude

longitlongit

udeude

E required

IONION

OROR

ION

IONION

OROR

IONION

ION

IONION

MMSI:

DIDI

TRETRE

and C and C

OMOM

UNICUNIC

TRE

and C

and C and C

FREQUENCIEFREQUENCIE

FREQUENCIE

FREQUENCIEFREQUENCIE

SCSC

adiadi

adi

SCSC

adiadi

12290.0 kHz

16420.0 kHz

OMOM

otot

elephonelephon

elephon

otot

elephonelephon

Channel 16

2182.0 kHz

4125.0 kHz

6215.0 kHz

8291.0 kHz

DIDI

TRETRE

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

VHF

Channel 70

2187.5 kHz

HF4

4207.5 kHz

HF6

6312.0 kHz

HF8

8414.5 kHz

HF12

12577.0 kHz

HF16

16804.5 kHz

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Remember to use the correct HF-procedures Don‘t forget your EPIRB is the secondary means of alerting

UNIC

UNICUNIC

NBDPNBDP

NBDP

NBDPNBDP

- - - - -

2174.5 kHz

4177.5 kHz

6268.0 k Hz

8376.5 kHz

12520.0 kHz

16695.0 kHz

IONION

ION

IONION

99-132140

Preface 2

Radio for occupational use

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC fulfils the requirements of the EC directive 1999/5/EC, Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and is intended for use in maritime environment.

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is designed for occupational use only and must be operated by licensed personnel only.

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is not intended for use in an uncontrolled environment by general public.

Manual overview

This manual has the following chapters:

• Introduction contains a description of the MF/HF radio and its components.

• Operation explains how to start up the radio, make and receive voice, Distress and DSC calls, including how to handle multiple sessions, Watch and Replay.

• Service & maintenance contains support information including a weekly check, diagnostics and a troubleshooting guide.

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Training information (for FCC approved equipment)

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is designed for occupational use only and is also classified as such. It must be operated by licensed personnel only. It must only be used in the course of employment by individuals aware of both the hazards as well as the way to minimize those hazards

The radio is thus NOT intended for use in an uncontrolled environment by general public. The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC has been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for Occupational Use Only. The radio also complies with the following guidelines and standards regarding RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels including the recommended levels for human exposure:

• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C, evaluating compliance with FCC guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields.

• American National Standards Institute (C95.1) IEEE standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz

• American National Standards Institute (C95.3) IEEE recommended practice for the measurement of potentially hazardous electromagnetic fields - RF and microwaves.

Below the RF exposure hazards and instructions in safe operation of the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits established for it are described.

Warning

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Your Thrane & Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF (radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting. To ensure that you and those around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of that energy (beyond FCC allowable limits for occupational use) and thus to avoid health hazards from excessive exposure to RF energy, FCC OET bulletin 65 establishes an Maximum Permissible

Installation

Exposure (MPE) radius of 6 ft. (1.8m) for the maximum power of your radio (150 W selected) with a whip antenna having a maximum gain of 3.0 dBi. This means all persons must be at least 6 ft. (1.8m) away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting.

1. A whip antenna with a maximum power gain of 3 dBi must be

mounted at least 12.6 ft. (3.9m) above the highest deck where people may be staying during radio transmissions. The distance is to be measured vertically from the lowest point of the antenna. This provides the minimum separation distance which is in compliance with RF exposure requirements and is based on the MPE radius of 6 ft. (1,8m) plus the 6.6 ft. (2.0 m) height of an adult.

2. On vessels that cannot fulfil requirements in item 1, the antenna

must be mounted so that its lowest point is at least 6 ft. (1.8m) vertically above the heads of people on deck and all persons must be outside the 6 ft. (1.8 m) MPE radius during radio transmission.

• Always mount the antenna at least 6 ft (1.8 m) from possible human access.

• Never touch the antenna when transmitting

• Use only authorized T&T accessories.

3. If the antenna has to be placed in public areas or near people with no awareness of the radio transmission, the antenna must be placed at a distance not less than 12 ft. (3.6 m) from possible human access.

Failure to observe any of these warnings may cause you or other people to exceed FCC RF exposure limits or create other dangerous conditions.

Introduction 1

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is a modular and flexible MF/HF radio that can be customized to your specific needs for MF/HF communication on workboats, high seas fishing vessels and merchant vessels of all kinds. It offers simplex and semi-duplex SSB radiotelephony in the maritime mobile frequency bands from 150 kHz to 30 MHz. Services include voice transmissions, watch function, DSC operations (Distress calls, position info, Distress relay and more) and AM Broadcast. Optional are the 6-channel DSC watch keeping receiver, AM Broadcast and telex.

The large display shows Rx and Tx frequencies and status, MMSI number, position information, system and channel properties, including indicators for transmission power and received signal strength. It is easy to read from almost all angles and the display light can be adapted to dark environments. Then red text is shown on a black background providing a good visibility even at night while protecting your night vision.

DSC operations are made using the four soft keys next to the display. The MF/HF radio can replay the last 240 s of received voice messages. This is a useful feature to minimize misunderstandings and to record messages when the radio is unattended. The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC has an Ethernet interface to connect to other equipment for control, monitoring and printing.

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC is available as a basic MF radio that can be upgraded with an HF option and a telex option. Telexes are sent using the SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal.

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Features

 Rugged and reliable design.

 Full power range on all ITU channels: 1.6 — 30 MHz for 150 W, 250 W and

500 W systems (Reduced power in the frequency range 1.6 — 4.0 MHz for 500 W).

 Powerful transceiver (150, 250 or 500 W).

 Outdoor automatic antenna tuning unit.

 Radiotelex using the SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal

 Optionally 6 DSC Distress frequencies in one unit.

 Intelligent scanning for Voice, DSC and radiotelex (optional).

 Ethernet with ThraneLINK.

 Compliant with GMDSS in sea areas A2, A3 and A4 (Wheelmark).

 Fulfills DSC specification ITU493-13.

System overview

The MF/HF radio consists of a Control Unit with a handset, a Transceiver Unit and an automatic Antenna Tuning Unit. The MF/HF radio is available in the following power classes:

System Control Unit Transceiver Unit

SAILOR 6310 SAILOR 6301

SAILOR 6361 MF/HF 150 W SAILOR 6381 ATU

Antenna Tuning

Unit

Control Unit

SAILOR 6311 SAILOR 6362 MF/HF 150W

DSC Class A

SAILOR 6320 SAILOR 6363 MF/HF 250 W

SAILOR 6350 SAILOR 6364 MF/HF 500 W SAILOR 6383 ATU

a. An additional SAILOR 6301 Control Unit can be added.

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Controls on the front

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      

1. Loudspeaker.

2. Four soft keys with function title in the display.

3. Large TFT color display.

4. Alphanumerical keys to enter Rx or Tx frequency or text strings.

5. CH button for channel selection.

6. Rx/Tx Key to enter Tx or RX frequency.

7. Connector for handset or handmicrophone.

8. Distress button for sending a Distress alert.

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9. RF gain control (IF).

10. Volume knob with key-press function for power on/off.

11. Selector and dim knob with key-press function for radio operation and setup.

12. Mode key to select the work mode: SSB, AM Broadcast, DSC, Telex.

13. Replay button to play back up to 240 s voice messages.

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Display overview

The picture shows the display after start-up. The display holds various fields of information, depending on the currently selected function.

1. Functions you can select with the soft keys. If there are more than 4 functions in the list press the soft key MORE to display further functions.

2. System property icons and engagement status.

3. Current receive and transmit frequency.

4. Channel properties with status and indicators for received signal strength (Rx) and transmission power (Tx).

5. Service line containing mode of operation and channel number.

6. DSC window with MMSI number, position information and source.

For a detailed description of the information shown for each of the functions available see the chapter Operation on page 7.

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Accessories available

Accessory Description

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SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle

SAILOR 6203 Handset with cradle

SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone

SAILOR 6208 Connection Box

SAILOR 6209 Connection Box

One SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle is included in the delivery of the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC. If needed, you can connect another 2 SAILOR 6201 Handsets.

SAILOR 6203 with cradle, waterproof to IPx6.

You can use the SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone (waterproof to IPx6 and IPx8) instead of the handset.

The SAILOR 6208 Connection Box is used for easy installation of an additional SAILOR 6301 Control Unit.

The SAILOR 6209 Connection Box including Connection Cable 406209-941 is used for installation of external equipment:

• Alarm panels and GPS input

• Additional SAILOR Handsets

SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel

With the SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel you can activate GMDSS Distress Alarms. The Multi Alarm Panel can be connected to the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC via the Ethernet interface (LAN connector, ThraneLINK).

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SAILOR 6209

Accessory

Connection Box

SAILOR 6209

Accessory

Connection Box

Unit

Antenna Tuning

MF/HF

Handset

SAILOR 638x

Message Terminal

DSC Watch receiver

250W MF/HF with 6 ch. Scanning

SAILOR 636x

MF/HF DSC Telex Aerial

(Optional)

Keyboard

MF/HF Control Unit

SAILOR 630x

Alarm Panel

SAILOR 6103

Box

Switch

Handset

GPS option

2182 select option

SAILOR 6270

Power Supply

SAILOR 608x

Connection Box

Control Unit

Distress Alarm

Other Alarm

AILOR 6201

Transceiver Unit

SAILOR 6201

SAILOR 6208

SAILOR 6001

SAILOR 6006

(Optional)

Telex option

Printer

SAILOR H1252B

Accessory Description

SAILOR 6081 Power Supply Unit and Charger

The SAILOR 6081 Power Supply Unit and Charger provides DC power and charges automatically a connected battery.

SAILOR 6197 Ethernet Switch

The SAILOR 6197 Ethernet Switch is used in installations with SAILOR 6103 GMDSS Alarm Panels and in installations with ThraneLINK. The Ethernet switch has 5 ports.

System configuration - example

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Chapter 2

Operation 2

Overview

In this chapter you find detailed instructions and guidelines for:

• General use and navigation

• Basic MF/HF radio communication

• Watch function

• DSC calls

• Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice

• Phone book

• Replay function

• Setup

General use and navigation

When the MF/HF radio is powered on for the first time, typically during installation, the vessel’s MMSI number is entered. Hereafter the MMSI number is briefly displayed after power up. The MMSI is a unique, 9-digit identifier assigned to your ship.

Caution! Without a programmed MMSI number the

Distress button will not work!

The message NO DSC (NO MMSI) is shown in the DSC window if the MMSI has not been programmed during installation.

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Power on, speaker volume and antenna tuning

The MF/HF radio has a dual-function on/off knob for power on/off and volume control.

Action Procedure

Power on Press the on/off knob.

Power off Press and hold the on/off knob and follow the instructions

in the display.

Speaker volume

Volume of the handset earpiece

Tuning the antenna unit

Turn the volume knob (clockwise = louder, counterclockwise = softer, until muted). When muted,

is shown in the display.

To adjust the volume of the handset earpiece see Controller setup on page 46.

The radio tunes every time you press the PTT button. As long as the tuning symbol is in the

display, the radio is not transmitting. Wait until the tuning symbol has disappeared, then press PTT to start talking. Tuning may take from 0.1 s to 8 s.

Tuning is automatically done

• after selection of a new frequency,

• before any DSC transmission or

• if the timer-defined transmission pause is exceeded.

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SSB, AM BROADCAST, DSC or TELEX mode

Press the Mode button to select a primary work and emission mode of the MF/HF radio.

• SSB: In this mode the MF/HF radio listens for

voice on a single RX frequency and transmits on the corresponding TX frequency.

The mode SSB (EXT.) is available if you want to use the audio output on the Transceiver Unit, for example to connect a modem. For instructions how to enable SSB (EXT.) see Radio setup on page 41.

• AM: AM broadcast is a listen-only mode for pleasure purposes.

• DSC: The MF/HF radio monitors a single DSC channel to be able to receive

DSC calls.

• TLX-SHIP or TLX-COAST: The MF/HF radio monitors a single TELEX channel

for telex communication using a SAILOR 6006A Message Terminal.

Furthermore the radio may be instructed to go into a specific mode under DSC subsequent communication or if a frequency is entered which only relates to a specific mode.

Radio settings and ITU channel selection

To select an ITU channel press the channel button and

• turn the selector knob or

• press the numbers on the keypad.

To browse and select or enter settings use the selector knob.

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Entering Rx and Tx frequencies

To enter RX and TX frequencies use the RX/TX button and the keypad.

• First press on RX/TX button: Enter Rx frequency.

• Second press on RX/TX button: Enter Tx frequency.

• Press and hold RX/TX button to enter simplex frequencies. Then the same frequency is copied to both RX and TX fields on the radio.

For fine tuning of frequencies (voice clarify) press the selector knob.

Fine tuning step sizes

Selector knob SSB mode AM mode

Press 1 x 10 Hz 100 Hz

Press 2 x 100 Hz 1000 Hz

Press 3 x leave fine-tuning leave fine-tuning

Adjusting RF gain

Use RF gain to control audibility of the incoming signal. Turn the RF gain control knob fully:

• clockwise: maximum RF gain — maximum sensitivity

• anti-clockwise: minimum RF gain — minimum sensitivity

The larger the signal strength bar, the larger the signal must be in order to be audible. After entry of a new receive frequency the RF gain is set to maximum.

The function is enabled in SSB telephony and disabled in all other modes.

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Soft-key functions

A number of functions of the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC are accessed using the four soft keys to the left of the display. The current function of a soft key is shown in the display next to the soft key.

Use the soft key MORE to display further soft key functions.

The following soft-key functions are available from top-level standby:

Soft key Function

CALL Make DSC non-Distress calls.

ALERT Make a Distress call, categories can be assigned.

DROBOS Distress relay call on behalf of someone else.

HI/LO

WATCHaDual watch, current frequencies plus 1 DSC frequency (2177 kHz).

Switch between high and low power.

SCANaScan in SSB voice or DSC + SSB voice mode. For scanned

frequencies see DSC Watch in Channel setup on page 41.

SQLCHaSquelch enable or disableb.

PHBOOK Phone book.

SETUP Setup pages. For more details see Setup on page 40.

a. Only in SSB mode. b. Not available in WATCH mode.

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Position and MMSI Information

The position and MMSI information for the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC radio is shown in the lower part of the radio’s display. The current (latest) position of the connected GPS, the UTC and position type, GPS Status and MMSI are displayed.

Entering the vessel’s position manually

If you need to enter the vessel’s position and UTC of position manually, do as follows:

1. Press the soft key SETUP. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until SETUP appears.

2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to DSC SETUP.

3. Press the selector knob to select Position & MMSI.

4. Enter the current position and UTC time:

• Latitude (LAT),

• Longitude (LON)

• UTC time (POS UTC)

Turn and press the selector knob to select the value you want to change. Then use the keypad or press and turn the selector knob to enter the current values for position and UTC time.

5. Having entered the UTC time, the soft key SAVE appears. If needed, you can clear all position data by pressing CLEAR. Press SAVE and then EXIT to return to normal operation. The display shows Man in the lower right corner.

6. After you have entered a value manually or overruled the GPS input, a soft key UseGPS appears in the display if the GPS is available. Press this soft key if you decide to use the data from the connected GPS.

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If the GPS was present and then disappears a warning appears in the display after 10 minutes, then you can enter the position and UTC time manually as described above.

Channel information always available in the display

For some functions and for the setup pages, the channel and radiotelephony information has moved to the bottom section of the display. You can change frequencies whenever the frequencies are displayed.

If PTT is pressed the radio transmits on the displayed frequency on which the radio is tuned into for communication. If a signal is received, it is received on the displayed frequency.

(Example: Radio setup)

Engagement status

The radio is engaged when an active DSC-initiated communication is ongoing, or communication is active on non-DSC initiated MF/HF operation:

• A new channel is selected

• PTT is pressed

• Voice signal is received (if squelch is enabled)

The engagement state is used to prohibit incoming DSC calls from taking over control of the transmitter channel, disrupting ongoing communication.

When the radio is engaged in communication not initiated by DSC, this is indicated with the symbol in the display. Engagement will automatically time-out on inactivity, after an inactivity time specified in DSC setup on page 42.

To terminate the engagement immediately press the soft key QUIT.

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Speaker devices

The MF/HF radio can be equipped with the following speaker devices:

• Additional SAILOR 6301 Control Unit

• SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle, microphone, ear piece and PTT (Push To Talk) button.

• SAILOR 6202 Handmicrophone with PTT button.

See Controller setup on page 46 for managing the connected speaker devices.

Changing the display colors and dim function

Red text on black background is available for optimal night vision. To dim the display backlight, e.g. to give comfortable night vision, press, hold and turn

the selector knob anti-clockwise. The display shows a brightness bar. At the brightness value 45 the display changes to night view with red text on black background.

To return to day vision press, hold and turn the selector knob clockwise until the display changes and it reaches the desired brightness.

The radio has two color themes: Black text on a white background (default) or white text on black background. To change the color theme see System setup on page 44.

Squelch on/off (soft key)

Press the soft key SQLCH to toggle between squelch on and off. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until SQLCH appears. SQ is shown in the display.

The Squelch control is based on voice detection. When squelch is enabled, the receiver is muted in speech pauses. Squelch is automatically activated in WATCH mode.

For impact of squelch on replay see Replay function on page 39.

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Basic MF/HF radio communication

You can make radio calls using the Handset or another speaker device.

• Ship-to-ship communication: Use simplex channels.

• Ship-to-shore communication: Use duplex channels.

Only valid frequencies and channel numbers are accepted.

Quick guide to radio telephone calls

1. Check that the MF/HF radio is in SSB mode. If necessary, press the button

MODE to switch to SSB.

2. Enter an RX and TX frequency, for example 2182 kHz, the

international calling and Distress frequency for maritime radiotelephone communications on the marine MF bands.

• First press on RX/TX button: Enter Rx frequency.

• Second press on RX/TX button: Enter Tx frequency.

• Long press on selector knob: Edit mode to fine-tune frequencies. In SSB mode (Voice clarify), in 10 Hz steps. One more press changes the step size to 100 Hz.

3. Take the handset off the hook and press the PTT button on the speaker

device. Now the antenna is tuned and a tuning symbol is displayed.

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Note

4. When the TX indicator lights up and the transmission power bar shows

5. To receive a radio signal, release the PTT button. When receiving a signal,

The radio tunes every time you press the PTT button. As long as the tuning symbol is in the display, the radio is not transmitting. Wait until the tuning symbol has disappeared, then press PTT to start talking. Tuning may take from 0.1 s to 8 s.

activity, the transmission is active. Always say “Over.” before releasing the PTT button.

the bar for received signal strength shows activity.

Receiving a radio telephone call

When you hear your ship’s name or call sign in the loudspeaker, the symbol RX shows that the radio is receiving on the frequencies displayed and the bar for received signal strength shows activity. Proceed as follows:

1. Lift the Handset or take another speaker device.

2. Press the PTT button and wait until the tune icon has disappeared. The symbol TX shows that the radio is transmitting on the frequencies displayed and the transmission power bar shows activity.

3. Repeat the name of the station calling you and say: “This is [your ship’s name]”.

4. Suggest a frequency pair by saying: “Frequencies [suggested frequencies]” and “Over.” and release the PTT button to allow the caller to confirm the suggested new frequencies.

5. Switch to the new frequencies using the RX/TX button and the keypad and begin your conversation. Press PTT only when you are talking.

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Making a radio telephone call

1. Enter RX and TX frequencies or select an

ITU channel.

2. Lift the Handset or take a speaker device

and press the PTT button, then wait until the tune icon has disappeared. The symbol TX shows that the radio is transmitting on the frequencies displayed. The transmission power bar shows activity,

Note

3. Say the name of the station you are calling three times.

4. Say: “This is [your ship’s name]” and “Over.” and release the PTT button to

listen. The symbol RX shows that the radio is receiving on the working channel displayed.

5. When answered, agree upon a pair of frequencies, enter the new

frequencies or ITU channel and start talking.

If a popup window with the information TX inhibit is displayed when you want to make a radio call, your MF/HF radio is temporarily blocked for sending. Consult your radio responsible for information when you can start transmitting.

Watch function

The MF/HF radio radio has a dual watch function. The currently selected RX and TX frequencies and the Distress frequency 2182 kHz are watched.

To start WATCH press the soft key WATCH. The display shows SSB-DW:2177.0 (example), the tab for an active voice session and SQ.

To stop WATCH press the soft key WATCH or PTT on the speaking device.

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Scan

The radio has a scanning function for tagged voice channels. Any SSB voice channel can be tagged and added to the scanning sequence. In scan mode MULTI, the tagged SSB voice channels and the DSC channel are watched in turn (SSB voice — DSC — SSB voice 2 — DSC — etc). If a signal is received while in MULTI scanning mode, the DSC channel continues to be watched.

If there is a signal in one of the scanned channels, the display shows the channel in which the signal is received. If PTT is pressed while scanning, the scanning stops, the radio is tuned into the displayed channel and transmission starts immediately on the displayed working channel.

To start scanning press the soft key SCAN. The SCAN menu is shown. Press START to start scanning. To leave the SCAN menu, but not the scanning procedure, press EXIT.

To stop scanning press STOP or press PTT on the speaking device.

To tag a channel for scanning select the wanted channel. Then press the soft key TAG. The display shows the channel number and the word TAG at the right side of the display.

To remove a channel from the scanning sequence turn the selector knob until the

tagged channel is displayed. Then press the soft key TAG to remove the tag.

To see all tagged channels press the soft key FILTER and turn the selector knob. Press the soft key EXIT to leave the FILTER function. For details how to set up the scanning function see Radio setup on page 41.

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The displayed SSB channel is temporarily included in the scanning list (although no TAG icon is shown).

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DSC calls

In this section of the manual you find information on:

• Own Distress — sending, acknowledging and cancelling

• Sending a Distress from the SAILOR 6103 Alarm Panel

• DROBOS — Distress relay on behalf of someone else

• Receiving Distress calls

• DSC calls

• Printing DSC calls

• Sessions in the MF/HF radio

• Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice

• Geographical area calls

Own Distress — sending, acknowledging and cancelling

To send a Distress alert

1. Lift the cover of the red Distress button

and press and hold the Distress button for longer than 3 seconds. For short step-bystep instructions how to proceed when sending a Distress message see Emergency calls on page vi. When the Distress signal is sent, SSB, and Tx appear in the display. A two-seconds beep tone is heard and the channel that is currently sent appears in the display. The MF/HF radio displays one by one the bands in which the Distress has been transmitted.

If you inadvertently transmit a DSC Distress alert press the soft key ANNUL. For detailed instructions how to cancel all Distress alerts see To cancel own Distress on page 21.

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2. Press the soft key FREQ if you want to specify a certain band out of the 6 available as the next distress frequency. Thereafter all 6 distress frequencies are transmitted.

3. Press the soft key VIEW (press MORE to advance to VIEW) to see details and start radio communication on the frequency 2182 kHz (automatically set) to inform about your Distress situation.

Note

For an undesignated Distress message the subsequent communication is always voice communication.

Automatic retransmission: If no Distress acknowledgement is received within a period of 3.5 to 4.5 minutes, the Distress message will automatically be retransmitted. Transmitting order: 2 MHz, 8 MHz, 4 MHz, 6 MHz, 12 MHz, 16 MHz.

ALERT — To send a Distress alert with specified parameters

To send a Distress call with specified nature, distress frequency and sub communication mode Telex do as follows:

1. Press the soft key ALERT.

2. Enter the necessary information using the selector knob, see table on the following table.

Item Description

Distress nature FIRE, EXPLOSION

FLOODING COLLISION GROUNDING LISTING (in danger of capsizing) SINKING

DSC All or single frequency, if you only want to send the Distress alert

on one of the 6 Distress frequencies.

Mode Radio sub communication mode: SSB or Telex FEC.

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DISABLED (and adrift) UNDESIGNATED ABANDONING (ship) PIRACY (armed robbery attack) MAN OVERBOARD

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3. Lift the cover of the red Distress button and push the Distress

button for 3 seconds.

To receive acknowledgement of own Distress

When the MF/HF radio receives an acknowledgement of Distress from another vessel or station, a 2-tone alarm sounds. The display shows a pop-up window with the MMSI number of the station who sent the Distress acknowledgement call.

• Press SILENT or any other key to switch

off the 2-tone alarm.

• Press the soft key VIEW to display further data for this call.

• Press VIEW again to return to the working display.

If the same own Distress acknowledgement comes in more than once, the 2tone alarm sounds briefly and terminates automatically.

To cancel own Distress

If you inadvertently transmit a DSC Distress alert and want to cancel it do as follows:

1. The display shows that a Distress message

has been sent. Press the soft key ANNUL. A pop-up window is displayed.

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2. Press the soft key YES to go ahead with the cancelling process, or press the soft key NO to return to Distress sending procedure.

3. You must send a voice cancellation message on all DSC watch channels. The display shows the message that you should say when cancelling the Distress.

Use the selector knob to scroll through all information for the voice cancel.

4. Press the soft key OK to go to the next Distress frequency and repeat step 3. Once you have made the voice cancel for all Distress frequencies, Own

Distress is cancelled.

5. To finish the Distress session and get back to normal radio use press the soft key QUIT.

Power failure while in Distress

In case of a power failure or switch-off during the transmission of a Distress the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC gives an audible warning after power-up and automatically resumes sending Distress 10 seconds after power up. Within the 10 seconds you have the following options:

• Press QUIT to terminate the active Distress procedure (acknowledged or unacknowledged).

• Press RESUME (or do nothing) to resume the sending Distress procedure.

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Sending a Distress from the SAILOR 6103 Alarm Panel

The optional SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel will, when connected to the MF/HF radio, indicate in the SAILOR 6103 display that a Distress can be sent over MF/HF.

Note

To send a Distress alert from the SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel, do as follows:

1. Lift the cover of the Distress button marked MF/HF Distress.

2. Press and hold the button until the light is steady and the buzzer stops

3. Press the MUTE button on the Alarm panel to mute the audible alarm for

For further information see the Alarm Panel Installation and user manual.

Only undesignated Distress messages can be initiated from the Alarm Panel.

(more than 3 seconds). The MF/HF radio is now in Distress mode. Continue the Distress traffic and

procedures from the MF/HF radio front panel.

current distress. All audible alarms are muted.

DROBOS — Distress relay on behalf of someone else

To send a Distress message on behalf of someone else, do as follows:

1. From top-level standby press the soft key

DROBOS.

2. Select one line at a time by pressing and

turning the selector knob.

3. Enter the necessary information using the

selector knob or the keypad:

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DROBOS items Description

TYPE: Select RELAY INDIV or RELAY AREA.

Distress MMSI: Enter the MMSI number of the vessel in Distress, if

known, or else “unknown”

TO: Enter the MMSI number of the coast station you are

relaying the Distress alert to.

DSC: Enter the DSC frequency pair, 6 are available, default:

2182 kHz.

Mode: Select the radio sub communication mode: SSB or Telex

FEC.

NAT: Select the nature of Distress, see ALERT — To send a

Distress alert with specified parameters on page 20.

Enter also the position data, LAT, LON and POS UTC.

LAT: LON: POS UTC:

4. Press the soft key SEND.

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Receiving Distress calls

When the radio receives a Distress call, the 2-tone alarm sounds. The display shows the bands in which the Distress call is received and the category of the Distress call. The types of Distress calls are Distress, Distress ACK, Distress RELAY and DISTR. RELAY ACK.

1. Press the soft key SILENT or any other key to switch off the 2-tone alarm.

2. Press VIEW to display further information for this call.

3. Press HOLD to put the call on hold and stay in the communication loop to

receive follow up information, updates etc.

4. Monitor radio communication on the frequency 2182 kHz (automatically

set) as a coast station may require your assistance.

5. The radio receives the first Distress acknowledgement call and the 2-tone

alarm sounds again. To switch off the 2-tone alarm press the soft key SILENT. A press on any key also switches off the 2-tone alarm.any key.

6. If you decide to acknowledge the Distress call press the soft key ACK (press

MORE until ACK is shown in the display).

You can also relay the Distress call. Enter a new MMSI to which you want to send the Distress call, then press the soft key SEND.

Distress call with errors

Distress calls containing errors can be received. Press the soft key VIEW to view the message; errors are shown as underscores (_).

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Distress call log

As long as you are part of a Distress session, i.e. you have not pressed QUIT, you receive Distress messages and can track all Distress messages for the current Distress event.

1. Press the soft key LOG. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until LOG appears.

2. Press the soft key NEXT and PREV to browse the received Distress messages.

3. Press the soft key EXIT to leave the log.

DSC calls

With a DSC call you can establish a radio communication with one or several specific radios on a suggested pair of frequencies or channel.

To make a DSC call, do as follows:

1. Press the soft key CALL. The default call is an individual routine call.

2. Turn and press the selector knob to select a call type. For each DSC call type a number of parameters can be set.

DSC call type Cat To: DSC: Mode CMD Ch DEST CENTRE + RADIUS

INDIVID. X X X X — X —

SATETY TEST — X X — — — —

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DSC call type Cat To: DSC: Mode CMD Ch DEST CENTRE + RADIUS

Position — X X — — — —

Group — X X X — X —

Area X — X X X — X

3. Make the entries for the desired call type:

Item Description

TO: Enter the 9-digit MMSI number of the vessel you want to

contact or use the phone book (PHBOOK) to select a contact.

DSC: Enter a frequency for the DSC call.

Mode: Select the sub communication mode SSB or TELEX FEC.

Cat: Select a DSC call category, depending on the call type

(Routine R, Safety S or Urgency U)

CMD: Select Medical transport or Neutral crafts (if enabled in

DSC setup on page 42). Only for the category: Urgency calls.

Ch: Enter the suggested frequencies for voice

communication.

DEST CENTRE + RADIUS

4. Press the soft key SEND to make the call.

For Area calls enter the destination centre with latitude and longitude data, plus the destination radius in nm. For information about how areas must be entered see Geographical area calls on page 35.

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Printing DSC calls

If a printer is connected to the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC via LAN you can print DSC messages automatically. You can also print entire DSC call logs.

To set up a default printer, do as follows:

1. Go to SETUP and use the arrow keys to advance to System Setup

2. Select Printer Config:.

3. Select one printer as the default printer and press the selector knob to enter the choice.

To print DSC messages, do as follows:

1. Go to SETUP and use the arrow keys to advance to DSC Setup.

2. Use the selector wheel to scroll to Print DSC.

3. Set Print DSC: to ON.

To print DSC call logs, do as follows:

1. Go to SETUP and use the arrow keys to advance to DSC call logs.

2. Select the call log you want to print.

3. Press the soft key PRINT.

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Sessions in the MF/HF radio

What is a session?

A DSC session is defined as a collection of DSC calls (transmitted and/or received) that are related to the same event (e.g. a Distress event) or established call (e.g. an individual call request followed by an acknowledgement).

A session can be either active or on hold. The active session has control over the radio transmitter. A session can have a purpose. For example if the purpose is to establish a communication on a working channel.

The non-DSC communication (voice) is considered as a session that can be active (engaged) or on hold (dis-engaged). See also Engagement status on page 13.

Display for a session

In the lower part of the display the type of session, the current state, MMSI number of the other party and lapsed time since the reception of a call request or an acknowledgment is shown.

The session state icons, in the example V and R, show the state of the session:

• ACTIVE — the session icon is inverted, the transmitter tuned into the

communication channel (in the example , a DSC Routine call).

• HOLD — normal view, parked session (in the example , MF/HF

voice communication.

• FLASHING — Call has updates that need handling or viewing.

Session state icons

Session line

Session status

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For more information on the session state icons see Session state icons D, U, S, R, V and T below.

Note

If two identical polling or test calls are sent from the same MMSI and the operator wants to resend a confirmation to the second call received, it is necessary to put the session on hold and then activate it again.

Session state icons D, U, S, R, V and T

Session icons in the session view inform you of the severity or category of the DSC call or Voice communication:

• D — Distress category

• U — Urgency

• S — Safety

• R — Routine

• V — Voice (voice call, non-DSC)

• T — Telex

Session line

The following table gives an overview of the information in the session line:

Session line Explanation

OWN Distress The ship is in own Distress. See also To send a

Distress alert on page 19.

Distress RX You watch or participate in a Distress

communication for another station in Distress

RELAY calls (numerous)

ALL SHIPS TX/RX You have sent / received an all ships call

GROUP TX/RX You have sent / received a group call

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Session line Explanation

INDIVIDUAL TX/RX You have either sent a call request to a station to

establish contact, or another station has made a call to you to establish contact. The call needs a reply.

TEST TX/RX You either have sent a SAFETY TEST call or have

received a SAFETY TEST call from another station that needs to be replied.

POSITION TX/RX A position request was either sent or received.

Session status

The following table gives an overview of the information in the session status:

Session status Explanation

WAIT FOR ACKNOWLEDGE

OCCUPIED The DSC transmission mechanism waits until the

TRANSMITTING Transmission of a DSC message is ongoing.

IN COMMUNICATION WITH

You made an individual call to a station and are awaiting a reply to establish connection.

selected DSC channel is free.

The communication has been established

Soft keys for DSC sessions

Call/session types vary in control options, and options may also change if a session changes its state. The following table gives an overview of the DSC soft key commands available:

Soft key — DSC session Radio function

QUIT Terminates the DSC session

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Soft key — DSC session Radio function

HOLD Puts the DSC session on hold if it is active (return to

ACTIVE Activates the DSC session

VIEW Shows details about the DSC call

RESEND Transmits an identical call if available

NEWCH

UNABLE

SILENT Silences alarms. Any key silences the alarm but this

ACK Acknowledges a received call request with the

other non-DSC functions)

Replies with a new channel if an individual call is received with a communication channel specified which is not available in the radio, or the operator decides to change the channel.

Constructs a reply to the caller if an individual call is received which is not compatible with the radio modes.

soft key function will do only this.

suggested parameters.

POS (Own Distress) A shortcut to own position data information.

PAUSE (Own Distress) Pauses the automatic repetition of Distress

transmissions

RESUME (Own Distress)

DIST ACK Distress acknowledgement.

RELAY Relay a received Distress call.

ANNUL (Cancel Own Distress)

CONFIRM (Cancel Own Distress)

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Resumes automatic repetition of Distress transmissions (if paused)

Cancels an inadvertently transmitted Distress

Confirms action and proceed sequence, used in cancel Distress procedure

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INFO (in Cancel Own Distress)

HIST (Received Distress)

You find detailed information how to handle multiple calls in Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice on page 35.

Turns page of text message.

A filtered version of the log displaying received calls relevant to the current Distress event.

Information for DSC sessions (soft key: VIEW)

A DSC session is updated based on DSC calls received or transmitted. Press the soft key VIEW to show the details for the current session. For Distress events a sequence of calls may contribute to the complete view and status of the session. Detailed fields for Distress are:

Details — Distress Explanation

DISTR-MMSI The vessel in Distress

NAT Nature of Distress

LAT Latitude position of station in Distress

LON Longitude position of station in Distress

POS UTC Time of position

MODE Communication mode (SSB, Telex)

2 4 6 8 12 16 Frequency bands for Distress alerts

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For other session types the soft key VIEW typically shows the details from a single call. Detail fields for other calls than Distress are:

Details —other calls Explanation

CALL Type (on received call) – The call type may be shown on

call reception

CAT Category of the call: Urgency, Safety or Routine

FROM The initiator of the call

TO The intended receiver of the call (unless All Ships)

MODE Communication mode (Simplex/Semi-duplex

Telephony supported)

CHANNEL Subsequent communication channel

LAT Latitude position returned upon a position request

LON Longitude position of station in Distress

POS UTC Time of position

Receiving DSC calls

If the radio is in stand-by mode, i.e. not engaged in another session, and a DSC call is received the call details are shown on the display.

Press the soft key SILENT or any other key to continue.

You can acknowledge the call, put it on hold or display more information (soft key: VIEW). If you put the call on hold, the session icon for this call will flash until you have acknowledged the call. See also Display for a session on page 29.

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Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice

The SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC can control multiple DSC sessions simultaneously with a voice communication session. All sessions can keep track of their session state and the communication channel used. They are handled in their respective sessions, in the order as they are started up.

Note

A call — or session — can be on hold (HOLD) or active (ACTIVE). If there are several calls ongoing, they are shown as tabs in the display with their state (active, on hold, requiring attention). The DSC sessions on hold can receive calls that are pertinent to the session, even when the session is not displayed.

To close a session, the session must be active, then press the soft key QUIT.

In case there are simultaneous alarms, they are sorted according to their priorities, the most important ones are shown first. In some cases alarm or pop-up messages terminate automatically, then the display messages and audible alarms also disappear automatically.

Note that there is one active call or session at a time. Use the soft key to switch between the ongoing calls/sessions.

Geographical area calls

When making a DSC area call, you must enter the position of the ship (x,y) and the radius of interest r. This information is transformed to a square with a corner point (a,b) and the length of its sides, a and b. Then the DSC message is transmitted. The illustration on this page shows the relation between the user input — the white circle — and the information transmitted —the grey

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square. The center point is the position of the ship measured in degrees and minutes, whereas the radius of interest is in nautical miles.

The corner point of the square (a2,b2) and the length of its sides is given in degrees. Note that these values are rounded to degrees, and due to the requirement that the square shall include the entire circle; this will result in a slightly larger area than defined by the user input.

Attention when close to the poles: If the latitude of the corner point ‘a’ is transformed to a value greater that 90° then it is set to 90° and the length b is reduced correspondingly. If the length a is greater than 90° then a is set to 90°.

Phone book

Use the phone book when making a DSC call. You can enter up to 50 contacts. The phone book is always sorted alphabetically by contact names. To sort phone book contacts use the soft key FILTER. The contacts can be sorted in ALL, COAST, SHIP or GROUP.

Using the phone book to make a DSC call

To call a contact using the phone book do as follows:

1. Press the soft key CALL. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until CALL appears. The DSC call composer is shown in the display.

2. Press the soft key PHBOOK.

3. Turn the selector knob to scroll to the phone book entry that you want to call and press the selector knob to select the contact.

4. Press the soft key SEND to make the call.

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Adding a contact to the phone book

To add a contact to the phone book do as follows:

1. Press the soft key PHBOOK. If it is not in the display, press the soft key

MORE until PHBOOK appears in the display.

2. Press the soft key ADD and fill in the details for the new contact.

Contact Description

NAME Enter the name by turning the selector knob to the

desired letter, press the selector knob to accept the letter and advance to the next letter. To finish press the soft key OK.

TYPE Press and turn the selector knob to select SHIP, GROUP

or COAST STATION.

MMSI Turn and press the selector knob to enter the contact’s

MMSI number (9 digits), press the soft key OK to accept. For coast station contacts you can also enter a DSC channel.

Ch (optional) Press and turn the selector knob to select the preferred

channel for this contact, press the soft key OK.

Position Auto Ack

Listen to Group

3. Press the soft key SAVE to save the contact information.

4. Press the soft key EXIT to leave the phone book.

For SHIP or COAST STATION: Press and turn the selector knob to select YES or NO for this contact, press the soft key OK. This will allow auto-ack of position requests for this contact.

For GROUP: Press and turn the selector knob to select YES or NO for this contact, press the soft key OK. The radio will respond to calls to the specified group.

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Editing a contact

1. Press the soft key PHBOOK. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until PHBOOK appears.

2. Press the soft key EDIT.

3. Press and turn the selector knob to browse through the details of the contact and continue as described in Adding a contact to the phone book from step 2 onwards.

Deleting a contact

1. Press the soft key PHBOOK. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until PHBOOK appears.

2. Turn the selector knob to browse to the contact you want to delete.

3. Press the soft key MORE until DELETE appears.

4. Press the soft key DELETE.

5. Press EXIT to leave the phone book and return to radio operation.

Radiotelex

With the Radiotelex system you can send and receive telex messages over MF/HF radio. The Radiotelex program runs on a SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal with a keyboard. The SAILOR 6006 is connected to a System 6000 MF/HF radio, which transmits and receives the radio telex messages.

In order to send and receive telex messages press the mode button of the MF/HF radio until TLX-SHIP or TLX-COAST is shown in the display.

For detailed instructions how to send a radio telex message see the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF Radiotelex, User Manual.

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Replay function

With replay you can playback received voice messages in the loudspeaker. Recording is activated automatically when a signal is received. Recording is not possible during playback. Up to 60 tracks or 240 seconds can be handled.

Note

The recorded channel is displayed and the message length is shown in seconds. The display shows also how old the message is. If the 240 s storage limit is reached, the oldest data is overwritten.

Note

To record messages only (without the continuous background noise) activate the squelch function. Press the soft key SQLCH.

The replay function can be started even in a Distress situation. If a DSC call is received the replay function continues the playback. Immediate acknowledgement of the DSC call initiates and activates the DSC session. You can start replay from any session afterwards.

Replaying recorded messages

Press the replay button to replay a recorded message. The latest message is repeated. Information about this message is shown in the display. If a signal is received while in replay mode the display shows in the display.

To stop replaying the message press the soft key STOP or the PTT button on the speaking device. To rewind through one recorded message make a long press on the Replay button. To leaf through all recorded messages press the replay button repeatedly at short intervals.

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Setup

The following setup pages are described in this section of the manual:

• Radio setup

• Channel setup

• Power Supply

• DSC setup

• DSC call logs

• System setup

• Controller setup

Accessing a setup page

To change a setting in one of the SETUP pages, do as follows

1. Press the soft key SETUP. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until SETUP appears.

2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to the SETUP page you want to edit.

3. Turn the selector knob to go to a setting, then press the selector knob to change the setting.

4. Press EXIT to return to normal radio operation.

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Scan Hang Time

Scan Resume

Scan Mode

External PTT

Scan hang time, in seconds on an active receiving working channel. The time is measured from the signal is detected. The radio remains on the channel for the set time interval, if a signal was detected.

OFF: Resumes scanning when signal disappears (default) 4, 6, 8, 10: Hang time in seconds.

Scan resume time, in seconds. When the programmed time of inactivity has elapsed, and when watch/scan has been aborted using a press on PTT, or after power-up, scan or watch is resumed.

OFF: Automatic resume is deactivated (default) 3, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30: Resume time in seconds.

Scan mode when pressing the soft key SCAN: — VOICE (SSB voice) or — MULTI (DSC plus SSB voice, alternating)

ENABLED (For use of an external PTT device, connected to the TU AUX plug) or DISABLED

Channel setup

Item Description

Watch Receiver

Private Channels

Press the selector knob to display the watch frequencies and to show which of these are enabled. Contact your local distributor for modifications.

Read only. Contact your local distributor for adding private channels.

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Item Description

DSC Watch

The frequency watched for dual watch or multi scan. To receive routine DSC calls set this frequency to 2177.

Power Supply

Item Description

Monitor Set this to ENABLED if the radio is connected to a SAILOR 6081 Power

Supply Unit and Charger.

Set this to DISABLED for any other power supply.

Status Visible if ENABLED. Current status of the connected power supply.

Voltage Visible if ENABLED. Current voltage.

Current Visible if ENABLED. Current current.

DSC setup

Item Description

Position & MMSI Available position information.

Here you can enter position data and UTC time manually. See also Position and MMSI Information on page 12 for a step-by-step description.

DSC Groups Create, view, and filter DSC groups.

Auto-Ack Test Auto-acknowledgement of test DSC messages

OFF - Disabled ON – Enabled (default)

Auto-Ack Polling ON or OFF

Auto-Ack Position ON or OFF

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Item Description

Auto-Ack Individual Auto acknowledgement of individually addressed, non

Distress DSC messages

OFF - Disabled (default) ON – Enabled

Non-Distr. Inactivity Inactivity time-out to exit non-Distress functions (e.g. in

setup) without automatic time-out: Range: OFF, 1 to 30 minutes, in 1 min. steps Default: 15 min.

Distress Inactivity Inactivity time-out for received Distress DSC automated

procedures without automatic time-out: Range: OFF, 1 to 30 minutes, in 1 min. steps Default: OFF

Comm Inactivity Inactivity time-out of non DSC communication.

Range: 10 to 600 seconds, in 10 s steps Default: 30 s

Non-Distr.Alarms Non-Distress DSC alarms

OFF: Disabled ON: Enabled (default)

Self-Term. Distr. Alarms Enabled

Disabled

Medical transport ON: This option is available in DSC calls of the type

Urgency.

OFF

Neutral crafts ON: This option is available in DSC calls of the type

Urgency.

OFF

Print DSC ON: Automatic printing of DSC messages on a selected

network printer, accessible via LAN. OFF

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Item Description

DSC Self Test OFF: Disabled (default), no DSC self test.

RUN: Run a DSC self test.

For further details about this test see DSC routine testing on page 57.

DSC call logs

DSC call log Description

Received Distress Shows a log of up to 20 received Distress calls.

Transmitted Calls Shows a log of up to 20 transmitted calls.

Received Calls Shows a log of all received non Distress calls.

System setup

Item Description

Printer Config Select a printer (if one or several printers are part of the

system). For further information see Printing DSC calls on page 28. Recommended commercially available printers: — Trendnet TE100 P1U — D-Link DPR-1020

System time & Date View and set system time and date.

Inactivity timeout Inactivity time-out to exit functions (e.g. in setup) and return

to the application.

• Range: 1 to 30 minutes, in 1 minute steps Default: 10 min.

Language English

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Item Description

Theme Changes the display colour.

0: Black text on white background 1: White text on black background

GPS input — TU NMEA (Transceiver Unit)

— CU NMEA (Control Unit, SAILOR 6301) — LAN (uses GPS positions broadcasted over attached LAN devices, e.g. SAILOR 6006 Message Terminal for Mini C.)

Factory Defaults Resets the radio to factory defaults after power cycle.

Password If you need to change the identity of the radio (MMSI

number), contact your local dealer.

Radio info SW Version: Software version of the Transceiver Unit

S/N: Serial number of the of the Transceiver Unit TU IP: IP address of the Transceiver Unit

Diagnostics In this menu you can view a log with system status messages

and you can start a system test of the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC: — Log —System Test

For more details on the Log and System Test see Diagnostics on page 52.

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Controller setup

Item Description

Handset 1 vol: Adjust earpiece volume for handset 1: ON, can be adjusted OFF and

from 5 to 100, in steps of 5.

Note: Default setting is ON. The handset connected to the front connector has top priority and is configured to ON. The volume can be adjusted from 0 to 100, in steps of 5.

Handset 2 vol: Adjust earpiece volume for handset 2: OFF, can be adjusted from 5 to

100, in steps of 5.

Note: Default setting is OFF. If a handset is connected to the rear connector this value must be configured to a value (0 to 100, in steps of 5).

Wheel lock: You can set a time interval after which the RF gain, volume and

selector knobs are locked and protected against unintentional use. Then a lock symbol is shown in the display. Press any key to unlock the knobs.

OFF, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s

High priority Yes — This MF/HF radio (Control Unit) can override the other Control

Unit connected to the same Transceiver Unit.

No — This MF/HF radio (Control Unit) cannot override the other Control Unit.

Controller Info SW Version: Software version of the Control Unit

S/N: Serial number of the of the Control Unit CU IP: IP address of the of the Control Unit

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Chapter 3

Service & maintenance 3

Overview

In this chapter you find detailed information on:

• Contact for support

• Maintenance

• Diagnostics & troubleshooting

• Warranty and returning units for repair

Contact for support

Contact your authorized dealer for technical service and support of the MF/HF radio. Before contacting your authorized dealer you can go through the troubleshooting guide to solve some of the most common operational problems.

Maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Maintenance of the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC can be reduced to a weekly check and a maintenance check at each visit of the service staff. Inspect the radio for mechanical damages, salt deposits, corrosion and any foreign material. Due to its robust construction and ruggedness the radio has a long lifetime. Anyway it must carefully be checked at intervals not longer than 12 months - dependent on the current working conditions.

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Salt deposits

In case the equipment has been exposed to sea water there is a risk of salt crystallization on the keys and knobs and they may become inoperable. Clean the MF/HF radio and speaker microphones with fresh water.

Weekly installation check

Go through the following weekly check procedure:

1. The Antenna Tuning Unit will tune automatically to the antenna first time the equipment is keyed on a new frequency or when the PTT button is pressed. During the tune sequence and normal transmission all transmitter circuits are monitored to ensure safe operating conditions. If transmission conditions are bad (bad antenna installation, high temperatures, etc.) the transmitted power will be reduced to a safe limit. If the transmission condition is improved automatic recovery to full power takes place.

2. If a GPS is connected, check the position and time in the MF/HF radio’s display. If time is not contained in the NMEA sentences the time of position is indicated as —:—. In this case check if the GPS output setting can be changed to allow time information. Otherwise UTC time must be entered manually each time the transceiver is switched on.

3. Send a DSC call to the appropriate coast station. The acknowledgement from the coast station is received by the 2187.5 kHz watch receiver if the call was sent on that frequency. If the call is sent on HF only the audio signal output from the 2187.5 kHz watch receiver should be checked.

Error messages and warnings

Errors and warning messages are shown in the display and are read-only. The messages contain instructions how to proceed.

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DSC self test

To run a control routine DSC self test, do as follows:

1. Press the soft key SETUP. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE

until SETUP appears.

2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to DSC SETUP.

3. Turn the selector knob to select DSC Self Test. Press and turn the selector

knob to select RUN. The test will check the ability to encode/decode DSC signalling on RF level.

The radio will automatically transmit a DSC safety test call to its own MMSI number without enabling the transmitter power amplifier. In parallel the radio decodes and compares the received call to be the same as the transmitted.

The display shows the result of the test.

4. Press the soft key OK to acknowledge the

test result and resume normal operation.

Important

If the DSC loopback test fails, this indicates the DSC functionality does not work correctly — including the ability to send a Distress message.

Contact your dealer immediately for further advice.

Temperature specifications

Normal operating temperature: 0°C to +40°C

Extreme operating temperature: -15°C to +55°C

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Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Diagnostics

You can view logged system status messages that were recorded during the use of the radio and test the radio installation.

In the Diagnostics menu in SYSTEM SETUP the following submenus are available:

• Log with system status messages

• Self Test

Log with system status messages

In the Log menu you can view the system status, with time, date and a description (besides a technician code). The system status is not an error log. It is a log with issues logged by the radio during normal use.

Example: Bad SWR, which may occur in poor installations, hard weather

making the transmitter antenna sway, etc.

To view system messages, do as follows:

1. Press the soft key SETUP. If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE until SETUP appears.

2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to the System setup page and select Log.

3. Turn the selector knob to go to a setting, then press the selector knob to view the system setting.

4. Press EXIT to return to normal radio operation.

Note

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If the message ATU: No Comm. appears in the display during normal use, this might be a temporary condition depending on the current installation. If the problem persists, a pop-up message with an error message appears in the display.

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Most of the messages are marked as TU (transceiver unit) or ATU (Antenna Tuning Unit) messages.

Text in the display Explanation Possible cause(s)

Low Tune Power Too little power reaches

the antenna tuner to tune properly.

High Tune Power Too much power reaches

the antenna tuner.

TU: Power Low Too low power compared

to expected.

TU: Power High Too high power output

from transceiver unit.

TU: High LowPower

TU: Bias Too high supply voltage. Defective DC power supply

TU: High Temp Transmitter overheating. Poor ventilation. Very hot

Low power mode transmits with more power than expected.

Poor antenna installation or bad cable etc.

An error in the power loop or standing waves may be present

Poor installation or too short antenna, etc.

Defective power loop

Reflections on cable or standing waves, etc.

ambient temperature or prolonged transmission.

TU: High SWR Transmitter sees a high

Standing Wave Ratio (SWR).

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Poor antenna, cable, fittings or grounding of the installation. Can temporarily occur if ice or water is present on the antenna or during tuning or in rough sea and wind.

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Text in the display Explanation Possible cause(s)

TU: Low Power Transmitter reduced

power.

TU: TX Inhib. Transmission inhibited. TX_INHIBIT switch is set or a

TU: LO Error Local Oscillator is not

within valid range.

ATU: Not Tuned ATU did not find a proper

matching to the antenna resulting in less power out.

ATU: No Tune Power

ATU: High U/I High current or voltage

ATU: High Temp High Temperature inside

Too little power present at ATU to tune properly.

present at ATU causing reduced power output.

ATU.

Protection due to overheating or prolonged transmission

severe protection of the transmitter has set in

LO PCB is defective

Poor antenna connection grounding etc.

Too long antenna cable or too much loss in the antenna cable

Too short antenna and or feed wire or poor matching by ATU

Prolonged transmission or bad SWR match

ATU: Bad SWR ATU measures SWR > 8. Bad antenna installation

ATU: High SWR ATU measures high SWR. Bad antenna installation or

temporarily bad SWR due to weather or sea etc.

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Text in the display Explanation Possible cause(s)

ATU: No Comm. ATU does not

communicate properly.

Very long antenna cable of wrong dimension, if problem persists. This can also occur temporarily when turning on the radio, until the ATU is ready.

Self Test

Two different self tests are available:

• Tx single-band transmission test

• Tx multi-band transmission test

The Tx single Band test performs a two-tone transmitter test on the current TX frequency shown in the display.

Note

The output of this test is the transmitted power and the battery voltage. Note that the output power is not calibrated, so the power figure may only be used as a guideline. The battery voltage should not drop significantly during this test, as this indicates a poor installation (e.g. thin wires, etc.)

This test transmits a short two-tone test signal at full power — the radio operator needs to verify that the channel is free from any traffic before starting the test!

The Tx Multi Band test is similar to the single band test. However, this test automatically transmits on the channel next to all six distress SSB frequencies:

• 2182+3 kHz

• 4125+3 kHz

• 6215+3 kHz

• 8291+3 kHz

• 12290+3 kHz

• 16420+3 kHz

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Note

If you exit the test before it is finished, a system status message is added to the diagnostics log.

This test transmits a short two-tone test signal at full power — the radio operator needs to verify that the channels are free from any traffic before starting the test!

Troubleshooting guide

Action Symptom Remedy

The radio will not turn on

No communication

GPS Position

The display is empty.

The loudspeaker is mute.

requested.

Check if power is present. Check performance of power supply if connected to one.

Check the antenna installation. Check antenna cable. Check handset/Handmicrophone and cable.

If the MF/HF radio, despite being connected to a GPS/position source, prompts for entering the position and time information, the automated update has most likely been lost either due to missing data on the line, broken cabling or the GPS/position source has failed. Refer to the installation section in the back of this manual for installation and connection details. Until the automatic position update from GPS/position source is restored position and time must be entered manually when prompted by a (four hour) timer in the MF/HF radio. In the DSC SETUP, Position Info, you can verity the position data. If data is present Lat/Lon/UTC will be displayed.

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DSC routine testing

Check the DSC function regularly. Verify the complete DSC installation, with antennas, by transmitting a Safety Test call to another station (coast or ship). The test call is generated using the DSC call flow via menu CALL.

The call should normally be replied by the receiving station without questioning. The default configuration of a DSC MF/HF radio is auto-acknowledgement of any received Safety test call requests. If a ship is equipped with multiple radios a second radio can be the station to check up against. The transmitting radio will not receive its own transmitted calls.

If there is only a single radio on a vessel, a facility is built into the unit where the DSC engine can be verified using a test call that is internally looped without activating the radio transmitter PA. The test is executed via menu SETUP, DSC SETUP. The call sequence that is verified, is an Individual Safety Test Call directed to own MMSI. The test status is read in the display.

Missing MMSI

DSC operation is not working

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When powering up the MF/HF radio for the first time after leaving factory there is no MMSI number in the radio. For the DSC operation to function the MMSI number must be entered in the radio. For further details see the installation manual.

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Action Symptom Remedy

Radio time DSC logs are

sorted with wrong time stamp or radio time is incorrect

DSC Channel not free

Handset configuration

DSC transmission delayed

No sound in earpiece

A wrong radio time indication should occur only if GPS position source is not connected nor providing correct time data. A valid GPS time signal will update the UTC time used for time stamping the DSC logs.

If a GPS/position source is not connected to the MF/HF radio and hence position and time is entered manually, you must enter the "radio time" also manually, at least after power up. This will ensure correct time stamping of the DSC logs.

The UTC time is the suggested time to be entered when prompted for entering position and time manually (every four hours).

The transmission of a DSC call which is not of category Distress will be postponed if the MF/HF radio is in the process of decoding an incoming DSC call. As soon as this decoding process has finalized the transmission will take place.

The earpiece volume may be configured to OFF. See section Controller setup on page 46 on how to adjust the earpiece volume of the handset.

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Action Symptom Remedy

Device failure If any of the checks and tests described in this

section do not assist in resolving the difficulties experienced in the operation and/or performance of the installation, a fault may have developed in the MF/HF radio itself.

When contacting an authorized Thrane & Thrane representative be sure to provide as much information as possible describing the observed behavior - also including the type of the radio, its serial number, and software release version (both found in the setup menu Controller Setup).

Cannot transmit, TX inhibit is displayed

External switch on the Transceiver Unit temporarily disables the radio.

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Warranty and returning units for repair

Should your Thrane & Thrane product fail, please contact your dealer or installer, or the nearest Thrane & Thrane partner. You will find the partner details on thrane.com where you also find the Thrane & Thrane Self Service Center web-portal, which may help you solving the problem.

Your dealer, installer or Thrane & Thrane partner will assist you whether the need is user training, technical support, arranging on-site repair or sending the product for repair.

Your dealer, installer or Thrane & Thrane partner will also take care of any warranty issue.

Repacking for shipment

Should you need to send the product for repair, please read the below information before packing the product.

The shipping carton has been carefully designed to protect the SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC and its accessories during shipment. This carton and its associated packing material should be used when repacking for shipment. Attach a tag indicating the type of service required, return address, part number and full serial number. Mark the carton FRAGILE to ensure careful handling.

Note

If the original shipping carton is not available, the following general instructions should be used for repacking with commercially available material.

1. Wrap the defective unit in heavy paper or plastic. Attach a tag indicating

2. Use a strong shipping container, e.g. a double walled carton.

3. Protect the front- and rear panel with cardboard and insert a layer of

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Correct shipment is the customer’s own responsibility.

the type of service required, return address, part number and full serial number.

shock-absorbing material between all surfaces of the equipment and the sides of the container.

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4. Seal the shipping container securely.

5. Mark the shipping container FRAGILE to ensure careful handling.

Failure to do so may invalidate the warranty.

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Glossary

Glossary A

AM Amplitude Modulation

ATU Antenna Tuning Unit

DROBOS Distress Relay On Behalf Of Someone else

FEC Forward Error Correction. A system of error control for data

transmission, whereby the sender adds redundant data to its messages, also known as an error-correcting code. This allows the receiver to detect and correct errors without the need to ask the sender for additional data. The advantages of forward error correction are that a back-channel is not required and retransmission of data can often be avoided.

GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

GPL General Public License

GPS Global Positioning System

HF High Frequency

LGPL Lesser General Public License

Glossary

MF Medium Frequency

MMSI Maritime Mobile Ship Identification

PTT Push To Talk

RX Receive

SSB Single Side Band

SWR Standing Wave Ratio

TFT Thin Film Transistor. type of liquid crystal display.

TU Transceiver Unit

TX Transmit

UTC Coordinated Universal Time. The International Atomic Time (TAI)

with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth’s slowing rotation. Leap seconds are used to allow UTC to closely track UT1, which is mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.

Index

Index B

accessories, 5 acknowledgement, Distress, 21 action line, display, 4 activate

scan resume, 41 scanning, 18 watch, 17

ACTIVE

activate call, 35

session, 29 ADD, 37 add a contact, 37 adjust

RF gain, 10

speaker volume, 8 alarm panel

Distress, 23 ALERT, 20 AM BROADCAST, 9 antenna unit

tuning, 8 area calls, 35 ATIS code

change, 45 Auto-Ack

Individual, 43

Test, 42

background sessions

DSC, 35 backlight

dim, 9 browse channels, 9

buttons

description, 3

CALL, 36 call

activate, 35 Distress procedure, vi DSC, 19 end, 13 hold, 35 quick guide, 15 routine, 30 safety, 30 update, 29 urgency, 30 voice, non-DSC, 30

call log, DSC, 44 cancelling

Distress, 21

channel

add to scan, 18 information, 13 remove from scan, 18 select, 9

check

installation, 50

clear

position data, 12 color theme, 45 Comm Inactivity, 43 contact, 49

adding, 37

deleting, 38

editing, 38

sorting, 36 controls, front plate, 3

Index

cradle for 6201, installation, 5

deactivate

watch, 17 default reset, 45 DELETE, 38 delete contact, 38 diagnostics, 45, 52 dim, 9 display, 4 display color

change, 14, 45 Distress, 23

acknowledgement, 21

cancelling, 21

power failure, 22

received calls, 25

relaying for someone else, 23

send from alarm panel, 23

sending, 19

with specified parameters, 20 Distress button, 19 Distress procedure, vi Distress timeout, 43 document number, this manual, i DROBOS, 23 DSC, 9

background sessions, 35

call log, 26, 44

calls, 19

loopback test, 51

making a call, 26

multiple calls, 35

self test, 51

session definition, 29

setup, 42

DSC alarms

non distress, 43

DSC message

print, 28, 43

DSC session, 29

typical display, 29 DSC soft keys, 31 DSC window, 29

editing a contact, 38 emergency calls, vi end

session, 13 end call, 13 engagement status, 13 enter position manually, 12 error messages, 50

factory defaults, 45 FCC approved equipment

training information, viii features, 2 FILTER, 18 filter

phonebook, 36 frequencies

simplex, entering, 10 frequencies, entering, 10 front plate, controls, 3

geographical area calls, 35 GPS data, 12

Index

GPS position

display, 12

Handmicrophone, 14 handset cradle

installation, 5

hang time, 41 HOLD

holding a call, 35 session, 29

icons

session state, 29

installation

cradle for 6201, 5 handset cradle, 5

installation check, 50 IP address

Control Unit, 46 Transceiver Unit, 45

keys on front plate, 3 knob

function, 9 selector, 3 volume, 3

license

software, ii

lock

keys, 46

log, 45

system messages, 52

louder, volume, 8

maintenance, 49 manual, document number, i MAYDAY, vi medical transport, 43 menus

overview, 47 soft key functions, 11

message

replay, 39

messages

ATU, 53 TU, 53

MMSI

change, 45

mode

AM BROADCAST, 9 DSC, 9 select, 9 SSB, 9 SSB(EXT.), 9

TELEX, 9 monitor power supply, 42 MORE, 11 multi-band transmission test, 55 multiple calls, DSC, 35 mute

speaker, 10

neutral crafts, 43 night vision, how to dim, 9 Non-dist Inactivity, 43

Index

Non-distr.alarms, 43

password, 45 PHBOOK, 36 phone book, 36

add contact, 37 delete a contact, 38 edit a contact, 38

phonebook

sorting, 36

position

clear, 12 enter manually, 12

position data

enter manually, 42 position Info, 42 position information, 12 power

off, 8

on, 8 power failure

Distress, 22 power supply

monitor, 42 print

DSC message, 28, 43 printer

DSC messages, 44

setup, default, 28

supported, 44 Printer Config, 28 PTT button, 15

QUIT, 13

radio call

making, 17

receiving, 16 radiotelex, 38 received Distress calls, 25 repacking for shipment, 60 repair, 60 replay, 39

button, 3

rewind, 39

stop, 39 reset to default, 45 resume time, 41 returning units, 60 RF exposure hazards, v RF gain, 10 routine call, 30

safety call, 30 safety summary, iv SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC

description, 1 salt deposits, 49 scan

add channel, 18

hang time, 41

mode, 41

multi, 41

remove channel, 18

resume time, 41

resume, activate, 41

SSB voice, 11, 41

start, 18 selector knob, 3, 9

Index

self test, 51, 52

multi-band, 55 single band, 55

self test, DSC, 51 serial number

Control Unit, 46 Transceiver Unit, 45

service line, display, 4 service procedure

weekly, 50

session

ACTIVE, 29 HOLD, 29 INFO key, 33 line, 30 soft keys, 31 state icons, 29 status, 31 what is, 29

setup

controller, 46 printer, 28 Radio, 41 system, 44 watch, 41

setup pages overview, 47 shipment

packing instructions, 60

simplex frequencies

enter, 10

single-band transmission test, 55

soft key, 11

ADD, 37 CALL, 36 DELETE, 38 DISACK, 25 DSC, 31 FILTER, 18 MORE, 11 PHBOOK, 36 RELAY, 23 STOP, 39 TAG, 18 WATCH, 17

soft keys, 11

overview, 47 softer, volume, 8 software license, ii software version

Control Unit, 46

Transceiver unit, 45 sorting contacts, 36 speaker volume, 8 speaking devices, 14 specifications

temperature, operating, 51 squelch

control, 3

on, off, 14 SSB, 9 SSB (EXT.), 9 SSB voice

scan, 11, 41 STOP, 39 stop

replaying a message, 39

watch or scan, 17, 18

Index

subcommunication

mode, 20 telex, 20

voice, 20 support, 49 SW version, 45 system configuration example, 6 system messages, 45 system overview, 2 system setup, 44 system status messages, 52

TAG, 18

remove, 18 tagged channels

view, 18 TELEX, 9 telex, 38

subcommunication, 20 temperature

operating, 51 terminate

call, 13

engagement, 13 test

multi-band, 55

single band, 55 theme

color, change, 45 timeout, 44

Distress, 43

non distress, 43

VHF and other non distress, 43 troubleshooting, 52 tuning

antenna unit, 8 TX inhibit, 17, 59

urgency call, 30 Use GPS, 12 UTC time, 4

enter manually, 12

variants of SAILOR 6300, 2 voice

call, 30 subcommunication, 20

voice scan, 41 volume

louder, 8 softer, 8 speaker, 8

Volume knob, 3

warnings, 50 warranty, iii, 60

limitation, v

WATCH, 11, 17, 18 watch

setup, 41 start, 17 stop, 17

weekly check, 50

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Sailor 6300 User guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Safety summary 1

Preface 2

Training information (for FCC approved equipment)

Introduction 1

SAILOR 6300 MF/HF DSC

Features

System overview

Display overview

Accessories available

System configuration - example

Operation 2

Overview

General use and navigation

Power on, speaker volume and antenna tuning

SSB, AM BROADCAST, DSC or TELEX mode

Radio settings and ITU channel selection

Entering Rx and Tx frequencies

Adjusting RF gain

Soft-key functions

Position and MMSI Information

Channel information always available in the display

Engagement status

Speaker devices

Changing the display colors and dim function

Squelch on/off (soft key)

Basic MF/HF radio communication

Watch function

Scan

DSC calls

Own Distress — sending, acknowledging and cancelling

Sending a Distress from the SAILOR 6103 Alarm Panel

DROBOS — Distress relay on behalf of someone else

Receiving Distress calls

DSC calls

Printing DSC calls

Sessions in the MF/HF radio

Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice

Geographical area calls

Phone book

Using the phone book to make a DSC call

Adding a contact to the phone book

Editing a contact

Deleting a contact

Radiotelex

Replay function

Replaying recorded messages

Setup

Accessing a setup page

Radio setup

Channel setup

Power Supply

DSC setup

DSC call logs

System setup

Controller setup

Top-level soft key functions and setup pages

Service & maintenance 3

Overview

Contact for support

Maintenance

Preventive maintenance

Weekly installation check

Error messages and warnings

DSC self test

Temperature specifications

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Diagnostics

Troubleshooting guide

Warranty and returning units for repair

Repacking for shipment

Glossary

Index