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Luis Silva
March 27, 2025
How is the way to out in the hand set : hour , date and latitude longitude
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Mr. Anderson
March 27, 2025
To set the hour, date, and latitude/longitude on the Skanti VHF 1000 P DSC handset:
1. Set Hour and Date: - Go to the "Time date View" section. - Select "Set Tzone" to adjust the time zone. - Set "Utctime" by entering: - Hour (XX) - Minutes (XX) - Seconds (XX) - Set the date by entering: - Year (XX) - Month (XX) - Day (XX)
2. Set Latitude/Longitude: - Go to the "Pos auto" or "Posupdate" section. - Enter the desired latitude in the format X:XX’XX. - Enter the longitude in the format X:XXX’XX. - Confirm with UTC time if needed under "Posupdate AT Utc HXX MXX".
These settings allow manual adjustment of time and position if automatic updates are not active.
Acknowledgment DISTRESS Call Quick DSC DISTRESS Call 1. If off or UNIT OFF: press the ON button/key. DIST-ACK 4. To VIEW the call, press 2. Hook off the handset. LAST CALL Mayday Procedure 5. To enter VHF mode press “16”: 3.
Handset What is What? Abbreviations Used in this Manual 1. Display 9. FUNC key ADDR Address 2. Indicator lamps 10. ON/OFF button ATIS Automatic Transmitter Identification System (NB! This function may be Channel Mode used when sailing on European rivers placed differently.
Introduction About this Manual The SKANTI VHF 1000 P DSC is the new professional VHF for This manual is for the daily user of the system. The manual includes yachtsmen fulfilling the latest requirements as well as featuring the two main sections, “basic” operation and “full” operation. The basic functionality of the Digital Selcall (DSC) function.
Contents DISTRESS Call ..............ii TX CALL Menu ..............20 Quick DSC DISTRESS Call ..........ii Setting up a Call from Extended Menu ......20 Acknowledgment ............... ii TX CALL Menu Tree ............23 Mayday Procedure ............ii Function Menu ..............24 Handset ................
Telephony Display Handset Main Function Keys Normal display ON/OFF The position of this function depends on which type of handset you have got. TEL/DSC key. Changes handset operation mode: Toggles between handset DSC mode and handset TELEPHONY mode. Scanning display RX LOG key.
Listening for Telephony Calls Basic Operation According to international rules, all ships shall monitor channel 16 constantly: Switching ON/OFF 1. Select channel 16 by pressing: Depending on which type of handset you have got, switching on/off is done by means of a button at the top of the handset, or at the keyboard: 1 10 03 ON/OFF button.
Receiving a Telephony Call Making a Telephony Call When a call comes in, and your call name is heard in the loud- In telephony mode: speaker: 1. Hook off the handset. Press 1 08 02 2. Press the PTT key on the handset. 1.
Channel Control The next channel function is active until the key is released again, toggling through the Setting the VHF channel can be done in three ways by means of the channels as long as pushed. numeric input keys (sequentially) or by means of the function “next channel up/down”, or by using the quick select key “16”: Numeric keys: Quick select key:...
Setting the Volume Level Setting Transmitter Power Level Setting the volume level can be done both for the speaker and the The handset can control the transmitter power level, which can be earpiece individually. (The setting can be 0-15). set to either 1W or 25W. The volume level of the speaker can be controlled when handset is on hook, or the speaker is set to be active when handset is hooked Low power 1W is indicated by the indicator lamp on the display.
Transmitting DSC Call to a Ship Basic DSC Operation Station When switched on, your VHF set is constantly monitoring channel 70 for incoming DSC calls. To set up and transmit an individual DSC call and propose a working channel: Receiving an Individual DSC Call 1.
Press SEND CALL. Transmitting DSC Call to a Shore Station To set up and transmit a public call to a shore station for VHF connection: SEND CALL 1. Press TX Call. When the call has been transmitted the display will show the message: SHIP STN 2.
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5. To select the MMSI number: 8. To end the phone number input press arrow right twice. Press arrow right. SELECT SELECT 1234567-> 002191000-> 9. To transmit the DSC call: 6. To enter telephone number: Press arrow up. Press ´ SEND CALL NO PHONE When the call has been transmitted, the display will show the...
Full Operation Full VHF Telephony Operation Setting Channel Mode 25W Transmitter Power Level NB! For US channels 13 and 67. Some VHF radios offer a choice between two sets of channels, If the VHF is programmed with the set of US called channel modes.
Setting Memory Scan Table Scanning of Channels The VHF 1000 system has eight independent sets of memory tables To start scanning: to save channels for making scanning sessions. Each memory table Pr - may contain all channels available in the system. Press To distinguish between the tables, each table has a number (0-7) and to each number can be attached a name of maximum seven...
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If scanning is in progress and a signal is detected on eg. channel 6, To delete a channel from a scan table: the display changes to show the selected channel number and Select channel number (shown on the display), and then volume level.
To view contents of channels in a scan table: Dual Watch Viewing which channels a specific scan table contains, can be done The handset may perform a dual watch of channels, a priority in two ways: channel and the selected channel being monitored simultaneously. While the key is being pressed down, the display will step through the channels of the scan table selected.
Keyboard Lock Intercom The handset has a keyboard lock, which locks some keys to avoid If your VHF system has more than one control unit, it is possible to unintentional channel changes during a telephony session. carry out an intercom between two control units. When the keyboard is locked the only functions that can be con- When the intercom feature is used the handset will perform as trolled are:...
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This indicates that a dial-up is in progress to the control unit with location number 2. The lower part of the display now toggles the message CALLING and the NAME of the called control unit. During the dialling time of 30 seconds it is possible to hook off the handset and speak into the microphone.
Furthermore the handset does as follows: Full DSC Operation 1. If on hook: Receiving DSC Calls A. If VHF mode active: When a DSC call is received, the user will be advised by the handset. This is done in different ways, depending on the type of DSC call and the handset operation mode: Sound, RECEIVED...
Tone signalling when receiving DSC Calls Restarts 30 sec. after 30 sec. TONE SIGNAL DISTRESS CALL DISTRESS & URGENCY 1 sec. 7 sec. CONNECT 3 sec. ALL SHIP SAFETY CALLS OTHER DSC CALLS 35294 The tone signalling sequence is repeated every 30 seconds or until the DSC call is either read or answered.
The RX LOG Menu Tree Last call Alarm log XXXX info> Calltype Type info Distr MMSI MMSI info Distr pos Rx time> Timeinfo Rx date> Date info Call type> Call log XXXX info> 2 TCMD> tcmd info W-ch XX> EOS> EOS info List of abbreviations The call is too old if time...
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Lat info Long info Distr time Utc XX XX Distr nat Nat info Distr com Com info FS info Category> CAT info From> MMSI info 1 TCMD> tcmd info 6HQG FDOO Approve No comply No reason View call Congestn If EOS = RQ Busy and call QRW too old Queueindi...
To navigate in the TX CALL menu use the keyboard keys: TX CALL Menu The TX Call menu offers a variety of possibilities of setting up DSC calls for transmission, from totally manual call setup using the extended calls entry, setting up each piece of information involved in the call, to almost automatic setup of DSC calls using the menu entries, ADDR BOOK, SHIP STN, and SHORE STN.
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To enter the type of call: 8. Press . Use to find category 5. Press MMSI * of DSC call SAFETY. 6. Key in the nine digit MMSI number of the ship station or coast station to be called. SAFETY Use the keys: To select the category: 9.
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12. Press and enter VHF working channel (e.g. channel 6). SELECT VHFCH 06 To select working channel: 13. Press CALL ANSW 14. Press . Use to find REQ ANSW item. REQ ANSW 15. Press to select the item. SEND CALL To transmit DSC call: 16.
Function Menu The function menu offers facilities to view and set up the functionality of the handset unit. It also offers facilities to view and change functionality of the VHF transceiver and of the DSC modem as well. To enter the function menu. To view or set any specific items in the function menu press the keys FUNC a.
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Example: SELECT To activate keyboard “beep” function for keyboard to beep every time FUNC a key is pressed. Edits item Y(es)/N(o) FUNC KB.BEEP Y Enter the function menu When Y(es)... TELEPHONY FUNC FUNC Selects the setting and reenters the function menu GENERAL TELEPHONY Pushed twice, finds the general entry...
Function Menu Item Description Path: Data: Description: "Y"enables autoacknowledgment of DSC\SETTINGS\ACKNOWLDG\AUTOACK "Y"/"N" DSC calls. Light intensity of each indicator lamp dimmer GENERAL\ILLUMIN\INDICATOR\LEVL_0-3 level. Light intensity of each display backlight GENERAL\ILLUMIN\DISPLAY\DB_L_0-3 dimmer level. GENERAL\ILLUMIN\DIMMER\D_LEVL Dimmer level when handset is turned on. Dimmer level start direction (see diagram on GENERAL\ILLUMIN\DIMMER\D_LEVL\DIMDIR next page).
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The dimmer start direction can be set up in three different ways: Start direction 0: Start direction 1: Start direction 2:...
FUNCtion Menu Tree Telephony Scanner Mem_no X Name XXX Pr-ch XX Pr_sc X Squelch Mode X Atis no XXXXXXXXX Settings Self-id MMSI-NU> XXXXXXXXX GrpMMSI XXXXXXXXX Position Posview X:XX’XX X:XXX’XX Utc time Utc XX:XX Pos auto X:XX’XX X:XXX’XX Pos mode Show X Posupdate X:XX’XX X:XXX’XX...
Directory Setup The directory is a subset of the DSC items in the function menu. In the function menu it is possible to programme the stations used Then use to find ADD STN entry most frequently, for future use in the TX CALL menu. If not used frequently a station may be erased from the function menu.
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8. Enter the MMSI number of the new item Viewing and deleting an item from the directory: To view and maybe delete an item from the directory, enter the function menu. Use the keys: to enter the function menu FUNC TELEPHONY SELECT FUNC...
ADDR BOOK Setup SELECT The ADDR BOOK is a subset of the DSC items in the function menu. The ADDR BOOK is very similar to the directory, though it offers the The last station name used extra facility, that in addition to an identification name, a public will appear on the display NAME * telephone number can be added to an MMSI number if this is a...
When a control unit is master of the system, VHF System Description the other control units, if in VHF mode, show the following display to To the VHF system can be connected up to 7 control units. Each indicate that the transceiver is in use by another control unit: control unit has a unique location (1-7).
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How is the way to out in the hand set : hour , date and latitude longitude
To set the hour, date, and latitude/longitude on the Skanti VHF 1000 P DSC handset:
1. Set Hour and Date:
- Go to the "Time date View" section.
- Select "Set Tzone" to adjust the time zone.
- Set "Utctime" by entering:
- Hour (XX)
- Minutes (XX)
- Seconds (XX)
- Set the date by entering:
- Year (XX)
- Month (XX)
- Day (XX)
2. Set Latitude/Longitude:
- Go to the "Pos auto" or "Posupdate" section.
- Enter the desired latitude in the format X:XX’XX.
- Enter the longitude in the format X:XXX’XX.
- Confirm with UTC time if needed under "Posupdate AT Utc HXX MXX".
These settings allow manual adjustment of time and position if automatic updates are not active.
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