Table of Contents
What's Included ............................................................................................................E-2
INSTALLATION .............................................................................................. E-3
Mounting the radio ......................................................................................................E-3
Connecting the radio ....................................................................................................E-5
Accessory Cable ..........................................................................................................E-6
YOUR UM725 VHF MARITIME RADIO .......................................................... E-7
MMSI NUMBER .............................................................................................. E-8
Reading the Radio Screen ...........................................................................................E-9
Menus ........................................................................................................................E-10
Soft Keys ....................................................................................................................E-12
SETTING UP YOUR RADIO ......................................................................... E-14
General Setup ............................................................................................................E-14
Radio Setup ...............................................................................................................E-15
Time Settings .............................................................................................................E-15
OPERATING THE RADIO ............................................................................ E-16
Monitoring a Channel (Normal Mode) ........................................................................E-16
Setting the Squelch Level ......................................................................................E-16
Scanning Radio Channels .........................................................................................E-17
Monitoring Weather Channels ...................................................................................E-18
Priority and Weather Alert Watch ...............................................................................E-20
Priority Watch .........................................................................................................E-20
Weather Alert Watch ..............................................................................................E-21
DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) ...................................................... E-22
What Is DSC? ...........................................................................................................E-22
How Does DSC Work? ..............................................................................................E-22
Managing DSC Settings .............................................................................................E-23
Setting up DSC Individuals and Groups.....................................................................E-24
DSC Calls ...................................................................................................................E-26
DSC Call Logs............................................................................................................E-29
Making a Transmission ..............................................................................................E-30
Position Requests ......................................................................................................E-31
DSC Self Test .............................................................................................................E-33
Receiving a Distress Call ...........................................................................................E-33
Making an Automatic Distress Call.............................................................................E-34
MOB Soft Key ........................................................................................................E-34
GPS FEATURES ........................................................................................... E-36
Navigation .................................................................................................... E-38
Waypoints and Routes ...............................................................................................E-38
Accessing Navigation .................................................................................................E-40
Parameter Settings. ..................................................................................................E-41