Uniden Mystic Vhf Marine Radio With Gps Owners Manual

							89 Position Mode
z3D - position computed is 3-dimensional (elevation is being 
computed).
z2D - position computed is 2-dimensional (elevation is not 
being computed).
zBlank - MYSTIC is not computing a position fix.
Satellite Position
Where the satellite is located relative to your position.
WAAS Satellites
Location of the WAAS Satellites (W).
Battery Life Indicator
Indicates remaining battery life.
This completes the set up for your MYSTIC GPS unit.
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Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
Digital Selective Calling has been chosen by the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) as an international standard for establishing VHF, MF 
and HF radio calls. Digital Selective  Calling has also been selected as part 
of the Global Maritime Distress and  Safety System (GMDSS). This service 
will let you instantly send a Distress call with GPS position to the US Coast 
Guard and other vessels within range of the transmission. 
DSC will also let you initiate or rece ive distress, urgency, safety, position 
information and routine calls to or from another vessel outfitted with a 
DSC transceiver. See the information in the Setup Section (page 35) for 
instructions on how to setup the directory of names.
Note: The effective range for data communications may be less than 
the effective range for voice communications.
To make a DSC Call, press  [CALL/LIGHT]. That takes you to the 
DSC 
Menu
. From there you can se lect several different Calls you can make: 
Individual Call, Group Call, All Ship s Call, Position Request, Position 
Send, Standby, and Call Wait. They are described in the paragraphs 
below.
Note: Although Directory names can be up to 12 characters long. 
Individual Call
1. Select an open (unused) working Channel.
2. Press  [CALL/LIGHT] .
3. At the 
DSC Menu, use  S and  T to select Individual.
Press  [ENTER] .
4.  At the 
Individual screen, use S  and T  to select the 
individual from the Directory.
Note: You must have entries in your directory to make an Individual 
Call. See the Setup Section (page 35.)
5. Press  [ENTER]. You will see the 
Attention screen. Use  W or  X 
to select 
Yes and press  [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select No 
and press  [ENTER] to cancel the call.
Note: If you select No, you ’ll be returned to the 
Individual 
screen.
6. When you receive the individual acknowledgment successfully,  both radios tune to the previously selected Channel. You are now 
Advanced VHF Radio Operations
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- or -
If the called radio has been set to Standby Mode, a message 
appears and your radio will return to normal operation.
Group Call
1. Select an open (unused) working Channel.
2. Press [CALL/LIGHT].
3. At the 
DSC Menu, use S and T to select Group.
Press [ENTER].
4. Press [ENTER]. You will see the 
Attention screen. Use W or 
X to select 
Yes and press [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select 
No and press [ENTER] to cancel the call.
5. After you press [ENTER], the MYSTIC returns to the Channel 
Display screen.
All Ships
1. Select an open (unused) working Channel.
2. Press [CALL/LIGHT].
3. At the 
DSC Menu, use S and T to select All Ships.
Press [ENTER].
4. At the 
All Ships menu, use S and T to select Urgency, 
Safety, or Routine.
5. Press [ENTER]. You will see the 
Attention screen. Use W or X 
to select 
Yes and press [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select No 
and press [ENTER] to cancel the call.
Note:
ROUTINE calls tune to the previously selected Channel.
When sending either an 
URGENCY or SAFETY message, all 
radios will automatically move to Channel 70 until all of the 
data is received.
After selecting 
URGENCY or SAFETY ALL SHIPS call is 
transmitted, the MYSTIC will switch to Channel 16. You 
should wait a few minutes before transmitting the ALL SHIPS 
call information. 
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Send Position Request Call
This radio has the ability to request the position of an individual vessel 
that is registered in the DIRECTORY.
1. Press [CALL/LIGHT].
2. At the 
DSC Menu, use S and T to select Position Request.
Press [ENTER].
3. At the 
Pos Request screen, use S and T to select the 
individual from the Directory that you want the position of.
Note:You must have entries in your directory to make a Position 
Request Call. See the Setup Section (page 35.)
4. Press [ENTER]. You will see the 
Attention screen. Use W or X 
to select 
Yes and press [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select No 
and press [ENTER] to cancel the call.
5. After the call is sent, the 
Waiting screen appears. If you want to 
cancel the Position Request Call, press 
OK. You will be returned to 
the 
VHF screen. Otherwise, just wait for a reply.
6. The MYSTIC will wait 10 seconds for an acknowledgement. If it 
does not detect an acknowledgment, it will send the Position 
Request Call again. If no acknowledgement is received you will be 
returned to the 
VHF screen.
7. When the called vessel sends the position information, the 
POSITION REPLY screen appears, showing the caller’s MMSI 
(or name), time and position information.
Note:The requested radio must have the ability to transmit the 
position information (such as another MYSTIC radio).
8. Press [ESC]. The Map screen will now be displayed, with the 
calling ship’s location marked on the map.
Receive Position Request Call
When your MYSTIC receives a Position Request Call, the DSC 
Routine tone or the DSC Distress tone will sound, and the 
POSITION 
REQUEST
 screen, displaying the category, callers’ MMSI (or name) 
and time.
1. If you have set the Position Reply to AUTO, your MYSTIC will 
automatically transmit your position information.
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2. If the Position Reply is set to Manual, you can press any key. The 
Attention screen will be displayed. Use 
W or  X to select Yes 
and press  [ENTER] to reply to the call. Or, select 
No and press 
[ENTER]  to cancel the reply.
Making a Position Send Call
This radio has the ability to send the  position of your vessel to another 
vessel using a VHF marine radio equipped with DSC.
1. Press  [CALL/LIGHT] .
2. At the 
DSC Menu, use  S and  T to select Position Send.
Press  [ENTER] .
3. At the 
Position Send screen, use  S and  T to select the 
individual from the Directory you want to send your position to.
Note:  You must have  entries in your directory to make  a Position Send
Call. See the Setup Section (page 35.)
4. Press  [ENTER]. You will see the 
Attention screen. Use  W or  X 
to select 
Yes and press  [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select No 
and press  [ENTER] to cancel the call.
5. After the call is made, the radio returns to the 
VHF screen.
Receiving a Position Send Call
1. When your  MYSTIC receives a Position Send Call, the DSC 
Routine tone or DSC distress tone sounds. The Position Send 
screen appears, displaying the calling ship’s message category, 
MMSI, time and position information.
2. Press  [ESC]. The Map screen will now be displayed, with the 
calling ship’s location  marked on the map.
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Standby
The DSC STANDBY function allows the MYSTIC to answer DSC calls 
with the UNATTENDED message, and record the calls for response 
at another time. When you set the MYSTIC to DSC STANDBY Mode, 
voice traffic may still be acti ve on any chosen Channel.
1. Press  [CALL/LIGHT] .
2. At the 
DSC Menu, use  S and  T to select Standby.
Press  [ENTER] .
When an individual DSC call is  received, the radio will respond 
with the  UNATTENDED  message when you can’t answer the call. 
The DSC call will be recorded into the radio’s Call Wait Log. 

Note: If you press any key on the radio, or press the PTT button, 
this feature will be canceled.
Call Waiting
If you receive a call and do not answer  within 5 minutes, or  if the  ra dio 
is  set on DSC  Standby or Auto CH  SW  Off, the call will be recorded. 
The DSC Call Wait Log records  20 received Distress calls.  

and records 30 Individual calls. If the call is answered within 
5 minutes, the call will not be recorded.  
1. Press  [CALL/LIGHT] .
2. At the 
DSC Menu, use  S and  T to select Call Wait Log.
Press  [ENTER] .
3. At the 
Call Wait Log, use  S and  T to select Distress or 
Individual. Press  [ENTER] .
4. Depending on your ch oice in Step 3, you will see the recorded 
calls in the 
Call Wait Dstrs. list or the Call Wait Indiv. 
list.
5. To see a call in either list, use  S and  T to select the call and 
press  [ENTER] .
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Call Wait Log screen will appear 
and you can see the details of the call. 
The illustration on the right is an 
example of the 
Call Wait Log.
Note:If a call has not been logged, the 
MYSTIC will beep and you will 
not be able to proceed to the next 
step.
At this point, you can call back any of the 
radios displayed in the log.
Geographical Call
Note:The MYSTIC receives 
geographical calls only, sending 
geographical calls is not available in the MYSTIC radio.
This function can receive the electric wave transmitted towards the 
ship that is present in the domain specified from the call side. It also 
indicates the time when the geographical call is received.
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Modifying a Waypoint with a Custom Icon and Name
When you mark a Waypoint, you just want to save your position quickly. 
However, it will be difficult to figure out later which waypoint this is from a 
list of waypoints named WPT001, WPT002, etc. For that reason, you may 
want to change the default name to one of your choosing. You can also 
select a different icon that will help you find the waypoint when you are 
using the map screen.
To do this, press and hold [GOTO] for 2 
seconds.Use STWX to move the highlight to 
the Icon field and press [ENTER].
 The Icon Select window is displayed. Use the 
STWX to move from one icon to another. 
Note the name of the icon displayed at the top. 
As a reference tool, all of the icons and their 
names are listed at the back of this Operating 
Guide (see page 117.) When you have 
highlighted the icon you want to use, press 
[ENTER].
GPS Advanced Operations
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							97 The cursor is now highlighting the 
Waypoint 
Name
 field. Press [ENTER].
The input keyboard is now displayed. The very top of the keyboard 
window shows you what field you are changing, in this case the Name 
field.
Use the same technique to enter a name as you did when you entered 
data in the directory (See “The Alphanumeric Keypad” on page 30.)
Note:Waypoint names can be up to 9 characters in length.
Adding a Message to a Waypoint
You can also add a message to Waypoint you are creating. There is a 
memory limit however. You can save up to 500 user-entered Waypoints in 
your MYSTIC but only 200 Waypoint of those can have a message 
assigned to it.
Adding a message to a Waypoint can help you identify the waypoint. If this 
was a Waypoint for a specific location such as favorite fishing spot, you 
could add any other information you find useful.
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To add a message to a Waypoint you are 
creating, highlight the 
Message field using 
W 
and  X and press  [ENTER].
The same keyboard you used to enter the 
Name is displayed, allowing 
you to enter a message. Usin g the same method as for 
Name, enter a 
Message up to 30 characters long.
When you have the 
Message the way you want it, highlight OK and press 
[ENTER] . You are returned to the 
Mark screen with the new Message 
displayed.
Accessing Waypoints in the Database
All stored waypoints, whether user-in put or preloaded, can be found in the 
Waypoint Database. You will need to  access waypoints in the database 
whenever you are editing waypoints,  activating a GOTO route or creating 
a multileg route. There are three major types of categories that need to be 
explained: User, Preloaded and Uploaded:
UserThese are waypoints that you have saved using the MARK 
function of the receiver. There can be up to  500 user -enter ed 
waypoints  stored in memory.  Select User Waypoint 
in the list.

Preloaded These are waypoints that are included in the base map that was 
installed in your  MYSTIC. The categories of preloaded waypoints 
are: Cities, Highways, Airports, Waterways and Parks. The 
MYSTIC  has an additional set of marine preloaded categories: 
Fixed Navaid, Buoys, Lighthouse s, Marinas and Obstructions.
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