Simrad RS87 User Manual
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Instruction Manual
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Simrad RS87
VHF Radio System
MANUAL
RS87 VHF
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Part No. E04297 Issue 1.1 05/03/03 MDL
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CONTENTS
1. GENERAL
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 The Simrad integrated system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3 Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.4 Entering MMSI numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.5 Group ID MMSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2. MAIN FUNCTIONS
2.1 General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2 Switching on & Second Country mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3 Changing channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3.1 Channel Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4 Volume adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5 Squelch adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.6 Dual Watch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.7 Tri-Watch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.8 All Scan mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.8.1 Dynamic All Scan Inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.9 Memory Scan mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.9.1 Dynamic Memory Scan Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.10 Adjusting backlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.11 Handset off cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. MENU MODE
3.1 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.1.1 All Scan inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1.2 All Scan reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1.3 All Scan show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.1.4 Memory Scan select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.1.5 Memory Scan clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.1.6 Memory Scan show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.1.7 Scan dwell time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2 Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2.1 Ship’s MMSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2.2 ATIS number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2.3 Group MMSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3 VHF items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3.1 User channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3.2 Position view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.3.3 Last used channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
3.3.4 Interrupt intercom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3.5 Auxiliary audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3.6 Speaker settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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4. DSC FUNCTIONS
4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2 Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2.1 Individual Routine call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.2.2 Public Correspondence call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.2.3 All Ships Safety call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.2.4 All Ships Urgency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4.2.5 Group call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.2.6 Distress Alert call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4.3 Receiving a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.3.1 Individual Routine call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4.3.2 Public Correspondence call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4.3.3 All Ships Safety call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.3.4 All Ships Urgency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.3.5 Group call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.3.6 Distress Alert call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.3.7 Distress Alert acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.3.8 Distress Relay call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.4 Viewing the Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.5 Position over 4 hours old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5. THE DIRECTORY
5.1 Switching between the directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.2 Viewing the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5.3 Entering a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.4 Editing a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
6. MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS
6.1 Selecting Weather Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.1.1 Weather Watch alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.2 Security mode (voice scrambler) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.3 Editing Latitude, Longitude and UTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.4 Toggling between Lat/Long and UTC views . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.5 Intercom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.5.1 Making an intercom call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.5.2 Receiving an intercom call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.6 Loudhailer / Foghorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.6.1 Loudhailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.6.2 Foghorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.7 station speaker mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.8 iDSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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7. INSTALLATION
7.1 Physical installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.1.2 Transceiver installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
7.1.2 Handset installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7.1.3 Station speaker installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.2 Electronic installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
7.2.1 Handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
7.2.2 Loudspeakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7.2.3 Intercoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
7.2.4 Loudhailer/Foghorns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7.2.5 Remote foghorn button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
7.2.6 Auxiliary audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.2.7 NMEA0183 input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
7.2.8 iDSC output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.2.9 Future options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.2.10 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7.2.11 Cable strain relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.3 Antenna installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
7.4 Electrical interference suppression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8. APPENDIX
8.1 Operating procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.1.1 Sending a distress alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
8.1.2 Acknowledging and relaying a distress alert . . . . . . 69
8.1.3 Cancelling a distress alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.1.4 Alerting all vessels within range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.1.5 Calling a coast station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.1.6 Making an intership call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.2 NMEA sentences received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
8.3 Transmission range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
8.4 Frequency of channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
8.5 Fault finding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.6 Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.7 Technical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.8 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
8.9 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8.10 Service & warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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1 GENERAL
1.1 Introduction
The RS87 is a modular VHF radio and Class D Digital
Selective Calling (DSC) radio telephone system using a fully
featured telephone-style handset to access and control all functions. It supports the latest GMDSS requirements for nonSOLAS vessels from the International Maritime Organisation
(IMO). It will enable you to make digitally selected calls,
which are quicker and simpler to make than traditional voice
calls using Channel 16. Should a distress situation occur, with
the RS87 you can quickly raise an alert, indicating your identity, your position and automatically establish distress communication on the emergency voice channel.
The RS87 transceiver is robustly constructed using a pressure
die cast aluminium case for effective heat dissipation, ensuring
maximum transmission performance even after many hours
constant use.
Thank you for choosing Simrad
If you are pleased with your VHF we hope you will be interested in our range of marine electronic equipment, which is manufactured to the same high standards as the RS87. Please contact your nearest Simrad Agent for a catalogue showing our
increasing range of high tech navigational instruments, GPS,
autopilots, Radar, Echosounders, Chartplotters and VHF radio
sets.
Simrad operate a policy of continual development and reserve
the right to alter and improve the specification of their products without notice.
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Fig 1.1 - RS87 Handset
INT
16
VOLUME 1 1
SQUELCH 07
LIFT
COVER DISTRESS
TEL CALL
VOL
ON/C
VOL
LAT/LON
SPEAKER
CH SET
WX WATCH
DIR
1.2 The Simrad integrated system
The standard RS87 radiotelephone can support up to two stations with full intercom facility, geographical position input
via NMEA0183 and iDSC integration with Simrad chartplotters
which enables the plotters to display DSC call information.
With the addition of the expansion board, the system can support an additional two stations, two intercom speakers and forward and aft foghorn/loudhailer speakers in addition to the
standard functions.
Additional stations can either be another RS87 type telephone
handset, or an RS86 fixed panel display, with a passive telephone handset or fistmike allowing great flexibility in installations (Fig 1.2) -
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Fig 1.2 - RS87 system options
DUAL STATION SYSTEM
EXPANDED SYSTEM
BASIC SYSTEM
1.3 Licensing
NOTE Prior to use check the national licensing requirements for the
operator.
In the UK license applications and queries should be made to
the following authority -
Ship Radio Licensing
Radio Licensing Centre
The Post Office
PO Box 1495
Bristol
BS99 3QS
A set may only be operated by, or under the supervision of a
holder of a Certificate of Competence and Authority to
Operate. This involves a simple examination and an annual
license renewal fee. The VHF only certificate is administered
by the Royal Yachting Association -
Royal Yachting Association
RYA House
Romsey Road
Eastleigh
Hants, SO5 4YA
Holders of the Restricted Certificate of Competence in Radiotelephony (which covers MF/HF SSB etc), do not need a separate VHF certificate.
In all other countries, please contact your regional authority for
information.
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1.4 Entering MMSI numbers
At the time of issue of your vessel’s radio license, an MMSI
(Maritime Mobile Service Identifier) must be requested. This is
a nine digit number which must be permanently entered into
the RS87 when the radio is first set up, otherwise the DSC
functions cannot be accessed.
NOTE If the boat or the RS87 are subsequently sold, the radio must
be returned to an authorised Simrad agent for the MMSI number to be erased and the new owner’s MMSI number entered.
For European leisure vessels fitted with VHF DSC equipment, a
CEPT Short Range Certificate is required by the operator.
Additional requirements, such as GOC or ROC may apply to
operators on commercial vessels. Please enquire with your
local licensing authority for full details.
Refer to section 3.2.1 to enter the vessel’s MMSI number.
1.5 Group ID MMSI
For boats that are part of a flotilla, racing fleet or other group, a
Group ID MMSI number can also be entered which will allow
DSC communication within the group. Refer to section 3.2.3 to
enter a Group MMSI number.
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2. MAIN FUNCTIONS
2.1 General notes
Although it has many advanced features, the RS87 has been
designed to be as simple and intuitive to operate as possible.
The Shift key is used to access the secondary functions printed
above each key - press and release Shift, then press the appropriate key. These secondary functions are shown in this manual in italics (eg Group).
NOTE The Shift key will automatically time out of Shift Mode after
two seconds if another key is not pressed.
At any time, pressing ON/C will cancel the current operation.
The lowest occupied port is the master controller - therefore
any operations initiated on this handset will override all other
stations.
CAUTION In order for other users to be able to operate the radio, it is
imperative that the handset is replaced in the cradle after use.
2.2 Switching on & Second Country mode
To turn the radio on, press the ON/C key. The display will
show the handset software issue number two seconds, then the
station number and software issue number for the transceiver
unit for two seconds.
As a default, the radio switches on tuned to the priority channel (normally 16). If Last Channel Used mode has been set (see
section 3.3.3) the radio will switch on tuned to the previously
used channel.
The radio stores the previous volume and squelch settings and
will use these on startup.
In countries where it is permitted, the RS87 can operate on a
secondary set of channels, such as the USA channels.
To select the secondary channel table, press Shift followed by
OK. The display will show the channel set selected for two
seconds before reverting to the default display.
NOTE Channels available will depend on programming. Please
enquire with your national licensing authority for details of
permitted channel sets in your own country.
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2.3 Changing channels
To select a channel, enter the channel number using the numeric keypad (Fig 2.1) -
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Fig 2.1 - Selecting a channel
If the channel is invalid, the display will show “Invalid
Channel” and then revert to the previous channel.
The priority channel (normally 16) can be selected by pressing
16, which will also set the radio to 25W transmit power.
The preselected User Channel can be directly selected by pressing the User key. The display will show “U” next to the channel number to indicate that it is the User Channel (Fig 2.2).
72
VOLUME 05
SQUELCH 03
INT
U
23
VOLUME 05
SQUELCH 03
INT
16
VOLUME 05
SQUELCH 03
INT
The default setting for the User Channel is 16. Refer to section
3.3.1 for details on setting the User Channel.
Fig 2.2 - User channel selected
2.3.1 Channel Sets
In addition to the standard International Channel, the RS87 can
also be programmed with regional Auxiliary Channels, such as
the marina channels M and M2 in the UK, the USA weather
channels and the fishing or leisure channels in Scandinavia.
To display the channel sets available, press Shift followed by
1W (Ch Set). Multiple presses of the 1W key while still in Shift
Mode will scroll through the available channel sets.
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When the required channel set is displayed, enter the channel
number using the numeric keypad - eg “2” for M2 (Fig 2.4) -
MAR I NAAAAA
MAR I NAAAAA
INT
PR I VATE AAA
Fig 2.3 - Selecting auxiliary channel sets
(sets must be available to be displayed)
Fig 2.4 - Selecting auxiliary channel number
The only exception to this is when selecting UK marina channel M, which has no number associated with it. Simply selecting the marina channel set will automatically select it.
NOTE If no numeric keys are pressed within two seconds the radio
will revert to the previous working channel (except for marina
channel M as noted above).
2
MAR I NAAAAA
INT
2.4 Volume adjustment
To adjust the volume, press the VOL and VOL keys to
increase and decrease the setting respectively. Press and hold
the key to increase/decrease the setting rapidly.
The volume setting can be between 1 and 24 (loud).
2.5 Squelch adjustment
To adjust the squelch setting, press the SQ key to enter squelch
adjustment mode, then press the and (VOL) keys to
increase or decrease the squelch respectively. Press and hold
the key to increase/decrease the setting rapidly.
The squelch setting can be between 0 (open) and 10.
NOTE Squelch mode will automatically time out after two seconds if
another key is not pressed. Squelch mode can also be cancelled
by pressing the ON/C key.
2.6 Dual Watch mode
Dual Watch allows the radio to scan between the selected
working channel and the watch channel (the priority channel normally 16).
To enter Dual Watch, select the required working channel, then
press Shift and 3 (DW) within two seconds.
If Dual Watch is selected while the handset is off cradle, the
display will show “Place back on cradle”. If the handset is
replaced within ten seconds of selecting Dual Watch, it will
automatically initiate Dual Watch when the handset is
replaced.
The display will show “D/W” - the large digits on the display
indicate the working channel, with the watch channel shown
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D/WAAAAA 16
BBBBBBBBBB
INT
DW
Fig 2.5 - Dual Watch mode
If the radio detects a signal on the watch channel, it will lock
onto this and the large digits will change to show the watch
channel.
NOTE All other stations will also show the Dual Watch display.
NOTE Normal VHF functions will not be available when in Dual Watch
mode. To exit Dual Watch press 16, ON/C or lift the handset
from the cradle.
2.7 Tri Watch mode
Tri Watch allows the radio to scan between the selected working channel, the user channel and the watch channel.
NOTE Tri Watch cannot be selected if the user channel is set to Ch16.
To enter Tri Watch, select the required working channel, press
Shift and then press and hold the 3 (DW) for two seconds.
If Tri Watch is selected while the handset is off cradle, the display will show “Place back on cradle”. If the handset is
replaced within ten seconds of selecting Tri Watch, it will automatically initiate Tri Watch when the handset is replaced.
The display will show “T/W” - the large digits on the display
indicate the working channel, with the user channel and watch
channel shown below in small digits (Fig 2.6) -
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Press & hold
T/WAAAAA 16
USERBBBBB6
INT
10
Fig 2.6 - Tri Watch mode
If the radio detects a signal on the user or watch channels, it
will lock onto this and the large digits will change to show the
relevant channel.
NOTE All other stations will also show the Tri Watch display.
NOTE Normal VHF functions will not be available when in Tri Watch
mode. To exit Tri Watch press 16, ON/C or lift the handset
from the cradle.
If the radio locks onto a busy channel, pressing OK will manually continue the scan. All Scan will otherwise automatically
restart when the channel becomes clear.
NOTE All other stations will also show the All Scan display.
NOTE While in scan mode, normal VHF functions are not available.
To exit All Scan press 16, ON/C or lift the handset from the
cradle.
2.8.1 Dynamic All Scan Inhibit
If the radio is constantly locking onto a busy channel when
scanning, this channel can be inhibited from the scan by pressing Shift then 1 while locked on that channel.
The display will show “Channel Inhibited” and the channel
will no longer be included in the scan cycle.
The channel can be reinstated using the menu option described
in section 3.1.1.
2.8 All Scan mode
The scan function cycles the RS87 sequentially through each
enabled channel, pausing when a signal is detected.
Press Shift followed by 1 (Scan All) to enter All Scan Mode.
If Scan is selected while the handset is off cradle, the display
will show “Place back on cradle”. This function will be cancelled if the handset is not returned to the cradle within 10
seconds.
The display will show “Scan All” on the display. If the radio
detects a signal, it will lock onto this and the large digits will
change to show the relevant channel number (Fig 2.7) -
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INT
SCAN
ALL
Fig 2.7 - All Scan mode
2.9 Memory Scan mode
Memory Scan gives the option of scanning a preprogrammed
set of channels specified by the user (see sections 3.1.4 and
3.1.5).
Press Shift then 2 (Scan M) to enter Memory scan mode.
If Memory Scan is selected while the handset is off cradle, the
display will show “Place back on cradle”. If the handset is
replaced within ten seconds of selecting Memory Scan, it will
automatically initiate Memory Scan when the handset is
replaced.
The display will show “Scan M” on the display. If the radio
detects a signal, it will lock onto this and the large digits will
change to show the relevant channel (Fig 2.8) -
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Fig 2.8 - Memory Scan mode
If the radio locks onto a busy channel, pressing OK will manually continue the scan. Memory Scan will otherwise automatically restart when the channel becomes clear.
NOTE If only one channel has been entered into the memory then
initiating Memory Scan will retune the RS87 to the stored
channel.
NOTE All other stations will also show the Memory Scan display.
NOTE While in memory Scan mode, normal VHF functions are not
available. To exit Memory Scan press 16, ON/C or lift the
handset from the cradle.
2.9.1 Dynamic Memory Scan Delete
If the radio is constantly locking onto a busy channel when
scanning, this channel can be removed from the Memory Scan
channel set by pressing Shift then 2 while locked on that
channel.
The display will show “Channel Deleted” and the channel will
no longer be included in the scan cycle.
2.10 Adjusting backlighting
The display and keypad are backlit - to set the backlighting
level press Shift followed by Call (Dimmer) to enter back-
light mode.
Use the and (VOL) keys to adjust the backlighting level
from off through to level 5..
Press Ok or ON/C to exit the backlight mode at the selected
level.
NOTE Backlighting levels will only affect this station.
2.11 Handset off cradle
When a handset is lifted off cradle, all other stations will show
“Occupied” on the display (Fig 2.9). This means that these stations are locked out until the handset is returned to the cradle,
unless the station is being called on intercom by the handset.
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NOTE The handset plugged into the lowest numbered port is
designated the Master unit. Lifting the Master handset will
override all other stations, even if it is displaying “Occupied” all other stations will then display “Occupied” and be locked
out.
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Fig 2.9 - Station 2 handset is in use
3. MENU MODE
Menu mode is used to adjust the various settings of the radio,
such as channels inhibited from the scan functions, MMSI number programming and User channel selection.
To enter Menu mode, press Shift followed by 9 (Menu).
Use the the VOL and VOL keys to scroll through the
various menu options -
- Scanning (section 3.1)
Options related to the various scanning functions such as
channel inhibit, memory scan select and scan dwell time.
- Numbers (section 3.2)
Entering of ID numbers such as MMSI, Group MMSI and
ATIS number (if applicable in country of use).
- VHF Items (section 3.3)
Miscellaneous options such as selection of User channel,
last used channel, interrupt intercom and speaker settings.
To select an option, press Ok.
To return to normal radio operation, press On/C.
NOTE Entering Menu mode will inhibit the operation of the radio.
Exit Menu mode before returning the handset to the cradle to
permit normal operation.
3.1Scanning
Once the Scanning menu option has been selected (see introduction to section 3), use the VOL and VOL keys to scroll
through the menu options -
All Scan inhibit (section 3.1.1)
All Scan reset (section 3.1.2)
All Scan show (section 3.1.3)
Memory Scan select (section 3.1.4)
Memory Scan clear (section 3.1.5)
Memory Scan show (section 3.1.6)
Scan dwell time (section 3.1.7)
To select an option, press Ok.
To return to the main menu, press On/C.
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3.1.1 All Scan inhibit
If the radio is constantly locking onto a busy channel when
scanning, this channel can be inhibited from the scan cycle.
From the Scanning menu (see section 3.1) select All Scan Inhibit
and press Ok.
Enter the relevant channel number using the numeric keypad.
The display will show the channel number and it’s inhibit status
- “All Scan” for enabled, or “All Scan Inhibited” for inhibited
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Press Ok to change the channel’s inhibit status - i.e if it is
enabled, pressing Ok will inhibit it and vice versa. If the channel is inhibited, it will no longer be included in the All Scan
cycle. Enabling the channel will re-include it.
Additional channels can be inhibited/enabled by entering the
channel number and repeating the above procedure.
To exit, press the VOL or VOL key to select another
Scanning menu option, or press On/C to return to the main
menu.
3.1.2 All Scan reset
This function will reset all inhibited channels so that they are
enabled.
From the scanning menu (section 3.1) select All Scan Reset and
press Ok - the display will show “Channels Reset” (Fig 3.2) -
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Fig 3.1 - Selected channel inhibited from scan
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Fig 3.2 - All inhibited channels reset
Press the VOL or VOL key to select another Scanning
menu option, or On/C to return to the main menu.
Press Ok to change the channel’s Memory Scan status - i.e if it
is not selected, pressing Ok will add it to the Memory Scan
cycle and vice versa.
Additional channels can be added/removed by entering the
channel number and repeating the above procedure.
Press the VOL or VOL key to select another Scanning
menu option, or On/C to return to the main menu.
NOTE North American users - Only one Weather channel can be
entered into Memory Scan - if another one is selected, it will
override the existing channel. The Weather channel is not
scanned as part of the Memory Scan sequence - it is used by
the Weather Watch function (see section 6.1).
3.1.3 All Scan show
This function displays all the inhibited channels.
From the scanning menu (section 3.1) select All Scan Show and
press Ok. The display will then show “Showing Channels”
and display all the inhibited channels in sequence.
Press the VOL or VOL key to select another Scanning
menu option, or On/C to return to the main menu.
3.1.4 Memory Scan select
This function selects the channels to be used in the Memory
Scan cycle (see section 2.9).
From the scanning menu (section 3.1) select Memory Scan
Select and press Ok - the display will show “Mem Scan Select”.
Enter the relevant channel number using the numeric keypad.
The display will show the channel number and it’s memory status - “Mem Scan” if it is not currently selected for Memory
Scan, or “Mem Scan Enabled” if it is already selected (Fig 3.3) -
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Fig 3.3 - Selecting channel for Memory Scan
CHANNEL CURRENTLY NOT SELECTED CHANNEL ALREADY SELECTED
3.1.5 Memory Scan clear
Memory Scan Clear will reset all channels selected for Memory
Scan so that they are disabled.
From the scanning menu (section 3.1) select Memory Scan
Clear and press Ok - the display will show “Channels Cleared”
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Fig 3.4 - Selecting channel for Memory Scan
Press the VOL or VOL key to select another Scanning
menu option, or On/C to return to the main menu.
3.1.6 Memory Scan show
This function displays all channels selected for Memory Scan.
From the scanning menu (section 3.1) select Memory Scan
Show and press Ok. The display will then show “Showing
Channels” and display all the Memory Scan selected channels
in sequence.
Press the VOL or VOL key to select another Scanning
menu option, or On/C to return to the main menu.
3.1.7 Scan dwell time
This function is used to select the amount of time the RS87
remains on a channel after it has locked onto it during a scanning function (All Scan, Memory Scan) and the signal is lost.
From the scanning menu (section 3.1) select Scan Dwell Time
and press Ok - the display will show “Scan Dwell Time xx”,
where xx is the current dwell time in seconds (Fig 3.5) -
Fig 3.5 - Scan dwell time
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The default time is 0, meaning that the scan will continue as
soon as the signal is lost. There are 11 levels from 0-10 seconds
- use the numeric keys to enter the scan dwell time and press
Ok to select - the display will show “Dwell Time xx Seconds”.
Press the VOL or VOL key to select another Scanning
menu option, or On/C to return to the main menu.
3.2 Numbers
The Numbers menu is used for entering ID numbers such as
MMSI, Group MMSI and ATIS (if applicable in country of use).
Once the Numbers menu option has been selected (see introduction to section 3), use the VOL and VOL keys to scroll
through the menu options -
Ship’s MMSI (section 3.2.1)
ATIS Number (section 3.2.2)
Group MMSI (section 3.2.3)
NOTE The ATIS Number option will only be shown if the radio is
ATIS enabled. This feature is only available for sets used in
Benelux and the Rhine/Danube waterways.
To select an option, press Ok.
To return to the main menu, press On/C.
3.2.1 Ship’s MMSI
Ship’s MMSI will display the boat’s MMSI number if it has
already been entered, or will allow the MMSI to be entered if
the radio is being used for the first time.
From the Numbers menu (section 3.2) select Ship’s MMSI and
press Ok - the display will show “Ships MMSI” and the MMSI
number (unless the number has not been entered yet, in which
case it will show “_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _” - Fig 3.6).
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Fig 3.6 - Entering MMSI Number
CAUTION The MMSI number can only be entered once and cannot be
edited by the user. If it is necessary to change the MMSI (for
example if the radio is being moved to another boat), the radio
must be sent to an authorised Simrad service agent for reprogramming.
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