PHANTOM Series PS2000 25 Watt VHF/FM ITU Class D DSC Marine Transceiver Owner's Manual Space saving remote control design Waterproof construction Commercial grade ITU Class D DSC VHF Independant Channel 70 reciever built-in for continuous DSC watching Capable of connecting up to 2 optional enhanced RAM+ type microphones or VH-310 handsets. 2 station interncom between RAM+ or VH-310. 30W Loud Hailer with Listenback. 4 Fog Horns, Bells and Whistles DSC Position Request and Send Functions, compatible with STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters. Versatile User-Programmable Scanning, Programmable Scan and Dual Watch Capability NOAA Weather Alert Channels and Alert One button access to Channel 16 and 9 Phantom PS2000 Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 4 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................ 4 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................. 4 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION ...................................................................... 5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ................................................................... 6 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................... 7 GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................ 8 7.1 ABOUT VHF RADIO ...................................................................................... 8 7.2 SELECTING AN ANTENNA ........................................................................... 8 7.3 COAXIAL CABLE ............................................................................................ 9 8 INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................... 10 8.1 LOCATION ..................................................................................................... 10 8.2 ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ..................................................................... 10 8.3 CMP25 RAM+ MICROPHONE INSTALLATION ............................................ 11 8.4 ACCESSORY CABLE ................................................................................... 12 8.5 CONNECTION OF GPS WITH NMEA OUTPUT ...................................... 13 8.6 CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS .............................................................. 13 8.7 CHANGING THE GPS TIME ....................................................................... 14 8.8 CHANGING THE TIME LOCATION ............................................................ 15 8.9 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ........................................... 16 8.10 CHANGING GPS INFORMATION TO VESSEL POSITION OR COG .... 16 8.11 OPTIONAL MMB-84 FLUSH MOUNT INSTALLATION .............................. 17 9 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................................................ 18 9.1 PS2000 TRANSCEIVER ............................................................................... 18 9.2 OPTIONAL CMP25 RAM+ MICROPHONE ................................................ 20 9.3 OPTIONAL VH-310 HANDSET .................................................................... 22 10 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................................. 26 10.1 RECEPTION .................................................................................................. 26 10.2 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................ 26 10.3 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER (TOT) .......................................................... 27 10.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE .......................................................... 27 10.5 USA, CANADA, AND INTERNATIONAL MODE .......................................... 27 10.6 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS .................................................................... 27 10.6.1 NOAA Weather Alert ............................................................................ 27 10.6.2 NOAA Weather Alert Testing ............................................................... 28 10.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ............................................................ 28 10.8 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ................................ 29 10.9 MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS .................................................................. 30 10.10 OPERATING ON CHANNELS 13 AND 67 .............................................. 30 10.11 DUAL WATCH (TO PRIORITY CHANNEL) .............................................. 30 10.12 SCANNING .................................................................................................. 31 10.12.1 Selecting the Scan Mode ..................................................................... 31 10.12.2 Memory Scanning (M-SCAN) ............................................................. 31 10.12.3 Priority Scanning (P-SCAN) ................................................................ 32 10.13 PA / FOG OPERATION ............................................................................. 33 10.13.1 Operating the PA HAIL Mode .......................................................... 33 10.13.2 Operating the PA FOG HORN Mode .............................................. 34 10.14 NAVIGATION INDICATION ....................................................................... 35 10.15 INTERCOM OPERATION ......................................................................... 36 10.15.1 Communication ................................................................................... 36 10.15.2 Calling ................................................................................................. 36 Page 2 Phantom PS2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS 11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING ............................................................................ 37 11.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................... 37 11.2 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ........................................ 38 11.2.1 What is an MMSI? ................................................................................. 38 11.2.2 Programming the MMSI ...................................................................... 38 11.3 DSC DISTRESS CALL ................................................................................. 39 11.3.1 Tansmitting a DSC Distress Call ........................................................ 39 11.3.2 Receiving a DSC Distress Call .......................................................... 41 11.4 ALL SHIPS CALL ......................................................................................... 42 11.4.1 Transmitting an All Ships Call ............................................................ 42 11.4.2 Receiving an All Ships Call ............................................................... 43 11.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL ........................................................................................ 44 11.5.1 Setting up the Individual / Position Call Directory ............................. 44 11.5.2 Setting up Individual Reply ................................................................. 46 11.5.3 Setting up Individual / Group Call Ringer .......................................... 47 11.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call ........................................................... 49 11.5.5 Receiving an Individual Call ............................................................... 50 11.5.6 Setting up the Call Waiting Function ................................................ 51 11.6 GROUP CALL ............................................................................................... 52 11.6.1 Setting up a Group Call ..................................................................... 52 11.6.2 Transmitting a Group Call .................................................................. 54 11.6.3 Receiving a Group Call ...................................................................... 55 11.7 POSITION REQUEST ................................................................................... 55 11.7.1 Setting up Position Reply ................................................................... 55 11.7.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel ......................... 58 11.7.3 Receiving a Position Request ............................................................ 59 11.8 POSITION SEND .......................................................................................... 60 11.8.1 Setting up Position Send Ringer ....................................................... 60 11.8.2 Transmitting a DSC Position Send Call ............................................ 61 11.8.3 Receiving a DSC Position Send Call ............................................... 61 12 RADIO SETUP MODE ........................................................................................... 62 12.1 LCD DIMMER ............................................................................................... 62 12.2 LCD CONTRAST .......................................................................................... 62 12.3 TIME OFFSET .............................................................................................. 63 12.4 TIME LOCATION ........................................................................................... 64 12.5 CHANGING GPS INFORMATION TO VESSEL POSITION OR COG .... 64 12.6 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ................................................ 65 12.7 PRIORITY CHANNEL SET .......................................................................... 65 12.8 SCAN TYPE .................................................................................................. 66 12.9 SCAN RESUME TIME ................................................................................. 66 12.10 KEY BEEP (ON/OFF) ................................................................................ 67 12.11 WX ALERT .................................................................................................. 67 12.12 CHANNEL NAME CHANGE ...................................................................... 68 12.13 FOG ALERT TONE FREQUENCY ............................................................ 69 12.14 EXTERNAL SPEAKER SELECTION ......................................................... 69 13 MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................... 70 13.1 REPLACEMENT PARTS .............................................................................. 70 13.2 FACTORY SERVICE .................................................................................... 70 13.3 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART .................................................................... 71 14 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................... 72 15 WARRANTY ........................................................................................................... 78 16 SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................. 81 17 APPENDIX ............................................................................................................. 82 Phantom PS2000 Page 3 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The Phantom PS2000 is a revolutionary Commercial Grade remote control ITU-R Class D Marine VHF transceiver. The design allows the transceiver to be mounted in a protected area on vessels that may not have space to mount a full size VHF. The Phantom PS2000 is capable of using up to 2 enhanced full function RAM+ type microphones or VH-310 Handsets which are supplied seperately. When the optional RAM+ type microphone(s) are connected, the Phantom PS2000 allows full control of all VHF functions, Digital Selective calling including DSC Distress, All ship calls, and Position polling with in/output to a Standard Horizon GPS chart plotter. In addition when the optional RAM+ microphone(s) or VH-310 Handsets are connected the 30Watt PA/Fog signalling and bells and whistles may be activated. 2 PACKING LIST When the package containing the transceiver is first opened, please check it for the following contents: Phantom PS2000 Transceiver Mounting Bracket and attaching hardware Owner's Manual Power Cord 3 OPTIONS MMB-84 .......................................................................... Flush-Mount Bracket CMP25B/W ............... Remote-Access Microphone (RAM+ Mic, Black/White) VH-310 .................................................. Remote Handset (available in Black) CT-100 ............................................... 23-feet Extension Cable for RAM+ Mic MLS-310 ......................... ...