Midland Rg2w, Rg2bsynthesized Marine Transceiver Manual

Page 21 H. GROUNDING
  
I. LISTING
  
L. SINKING
  
M. ADRIFT
  
 
4.  To send out the distress call hold down the DISTRESS-button for 5 seconds. An 
acoustic alert will emit and the distress call will be carried out on channel 70 
even when the channel is in use.   
5.  After the distress call, the transceiver will simultaneously check channel 70 and 
channel 16 on a receipt of DSC confirmation and meanwhile appears following: 
  
6.          At this point: 
− If the distress call is received and...

Page 22 8  Receiving a DSC call When the user receives a DSC call, the transceiver will automatically respond 
according to the type of call. 
Information shown on the LCD display will vary according to the type of call.  Refer 
to the diagram below for several examples: 8.1  Receiving a distress call When the transceiver receives a distress call, an acoustic alarm will sound.  The 
pressure to the function key “STOP” will deactivate the alarm.  
When the signal also includes position and time data, this...

Page 23 9 CUSTOMIZATION 9.1  Menu settings  REGATTA 2 can carry out a series of settings in order to personalize the transceiver 
to your requirements and to insert the necessary data to its operation.  9.2  Navigation in the menu of settings To access the menu of setting use the functions keys.  
All programmed settings are stored in non-volatile memory. 9.3  List of settings Following find the possible settings: Menu Items 
Description 
Par. 
Log 
Call directory of stored DSC calls type individual or...

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4  If you desire to change the name or the code, press one of the 2 function 
keys associated to the name or the MMSI code “►”. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.b.5  If it is desired to eliminate completely the directory, press the function 
key  “Del” and confirm by pressing subsequently the function key “Yes”.If 
you desire to cancel the operation, press the function key “NO”.  
 
 
It is possible to memorize max. 16 addresses. If the directory is filled up, on the display 
will appear the indication “Full”...

Page 25 9.9  “ZONE” (Adjustment of UTC time deviation) The user can program the time deviation with respect to the UTC time so the 
transceiver’s display will show the time for the current time zone. 
 
1.  Press the function key “DSC”. 
2.  Press the function key “Menu”. 
3.  Press the function key “More”. 
4.  Press the function key “ More”. 
5.  Press the function key “Zone”. 
6. The display will show 
 
 
7.  Pressing the function keys “+”  or  “–“  will set the desired deviation.   
8.  Acting with...

Page 26 11 Troubleshooting   
Problem Possible causes  Solution Refer.
Power supply is not correctly 
connected Verify that power supply is 
properly connected 3.7.a 
Device doesn’t turn 
on The protection fuse has shorted 
(located on the power cable) Verify the cause of the 
problem and substitute the 
fuse - 
Antenna is not correctly connected Verify that antenna is 
properly connected 3.7.c  Volume level is too low  Adjust volume level  4.2 
Device turns on, but 
doesn’t receive 
signals 
Squelch...

Page 27 12 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:  
 
Channels .................................................. All 48USA, 55 Canadian & 57 international marine channels, 
Frequency generation ......................................................................................................PLL synthesizer 
Frequency range ..................................................................................TX from 156.025 to 157.425 MHz...

Page 28 13 Frequency Table 
Channel Number  Frequency MHz  . INT CAN  US  TX  RX  Mode  Note 01 01   156.050  160.650  D    01A 
156.050 156.050 S 
 02 02   
156.100  160.700  D 
 03 03   
156.150  160.750  D 
 04    
156.200  160.800  D 
  04A   
156.200 156.200 S 
 05    
156.250  160.850  D 
  05A 05A 
156.250 156.250 S 
 06  06  06  156.300   156.300   S   07    
156.350  160.950  D 
  07A 07A 
156.350 156.350 S 
 08  08  08  156.400   156.400   S   09  09  09  156.450   156.450   S   10  10  10...

Page 29 INT CAN  US  TX  RX  Mode  Note 
78    
156.925  161.525  D 
  78A 78A 156.925 156.925 S  79    
156.975  161.575  D 
  79A 79A 
156.975 156.975 S 
 80    
157.025  161.625  D 
  80A 80A 
157.025 157.025 S 
 81    
157.075  161.675  D 
  81A 81A 
157.075 157.075 S 
 82    
157.125  161.725  D 
  82A 82A 
157.125 157.125 S 
 83 83   
157.175  161.775  D 
  83A 83A 
157.175 157.175 S 
 84 84  84 
157.225  161.825  D 
     
   
 85 85  85 
157.275  161.875  D 
         86 86  86 
157.325  161.925  D...

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