Eagle Electronics EVR-150 manual

EVR-150 VHF Radio Installation and Opera tion Instruc tions www.eaglesonar .com Pub . 988-0158-041[...]

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T able of Contents Installation ......................................................................................................................... 5 Sec tion 1 - General Information .......................................................................................... 13 1-1 F eatures .....................................................[...]

4-2 Enter Y our User MMSI (USER MMSID) ................................................................................................... 29 4-3 Maintain Y our Groups (GROUP SE TUP) ............................................................................................... 30 4-3-1 Create a Group ( GROUP SE TUP) ...............................[...]

5 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions This Eagle radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress call to facilitate search and rescue. T o be effective as a safety device, this radio must be used only within the geographic range of a shore-based VHF mar ine Channel 70 distress and safety watch system. The geographic r[...]

6 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Checklist The following items should be supplied in the bo x. Check before starting the installation and contact your dealer if an item is missing. NOTE: An antenna is NO T provided. C onsult your Eagle dealer for advice if necessary . 1 3 4 2 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 & 19 1.[...]

7 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Gim bal I nsta llat ion 1. Hold the mounting gimbal at the chosen location and use a soft pencil to mark the screw hole positions onto the mounting surface. 2. If you can’ t reach behind the mounting surface to attach the nuts, use the self-tapping screws instead of the flat screws shown [...]

8 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 5. Use the two shor t M5x10 screws to screw the mounting brackets to the sides of the radio. 6. Screw each M5x32 screw through the screw hole in the mounting bracket, then attach the stopper . I f your bulkhead exceeds 0.51” (13mm), the stopper can be discarded if necessary. 7. Tighten the[...]

9 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Fix the DSC lab el Connec t the Rad io Cable s The connectors are on the rear of the base unit, as f ollows: 1. GPS/COM c onnector . For connection to GPS device via NMEA. See the following table for wiring and color codes. (If you ’re not using this , be sure to put the protective cap sec[...]

10 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Set Up t he Radi o The us er MMSI is a unique nin e digit numb er, similiar to a persona l telephon e numbe r . It is used o n marine t ransceiver s that are cap able of usin g DSC (Digit al Sele ct C alling). If you do n’t have a user MMSI contac t the ap propr iate authori ties in your [...]

11 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions The Compl eted I nstal lati on Bat te r y VHF Antenna GPS produ ct Antenna connec ti on cabl e Ex ter nal speaker BL ACK power cable Fuse on RED power cable Ex ter nal speaker connection cable Base uni t with mic rophon e[...]

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13 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Sec tion 1 - General Information 1 - 1 Featu res Congratulations on your pur chase of a Eagle EVR-150 marine band VHF radio. It provides the following useful f eatures: • pr ominent channel display • adjustable contrast settings f or the LCD • adjustable keypad backlighting for easy n[...]

14 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 1 - 2 Custom izi ng your E agle VH F Radi o Y ou can customize the radio to suit your individual preferences. Some prefer ences can be set directly through the keys as explained in this Section. Other prefer ences are set up through the built-in menus and these are explained in the other Se[...]

15 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions This simulation shows the locations of all the following inf ormation symbols: Symbol Meaning TX Transmitting . HI L O T ransmission power . H igh (HI) 25W or Low (L O) 1W. WX Weather channel . WX AL T Weather Alert. Alarm beeps will sound. BUSY Receiver busy with an incoming signal. PRI Pr[...]

16 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 1 - 6 Ba sic Op erat ion and Key Func tions All possible key s and their functions are listed here. Note that some of the ke ys may not be available depending on y our Eagle VHF r adio model. Key Function VOL/PWR V olume and Power . T urn clockwise to power on. Continue to turn until a comf[...]

17 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions H/L T ransmission Po wer . High (HI) 25W or L ow (L O) 1W . Pr ess to t oggle between high or low transmission power for the entire channel bank. The HI or L O selection is shown on the L CD. Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power transmission [...]

18 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Alphanumeric Entr y . This ke y can also be used for menu selection and for alphanumeric entr y. P ress + or - to scroll the cursor up or down menu options when navigating menus. When editing an item containing only numbers, press - to count through the numbers or hold down to scroll rapidl[...]

19 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Sec tion 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU) 2- 1 Radio M enu O ption s (Menu) The f ollowin g options are ava ilable thro ugh MENU (or CALL /MENU): Sec tio ns 1 -3 and 1 - 4 e xplain h ow to navigate around the m enu and enter, save and change data . BUDD Y LIST L OCAL/DIST BACKLIGHT CONTRAST GPS/DA[...]

20 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 2- 2-2 Edit an E ntr y 1. Select BUDDY LIST . Press ENT to display the list of entries. 2. Scroll down (if requir ed) to the incorrect entr y and press ENT . 3. Select EDIT. The cursor is at the first character of the name. 4. Edit the buddy name or , to edit only the MMSI, press ENT r epe[...]

21 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 2- 2-3 Del ete an E ntr y 1. Select BUDDY LIST . Press ENT to display the list of entries. 2. Scroll down (if requir ed) to the entr y you want to delete and pr ess ENT . 3. Select DELE TE then select YES. 4. The entry is deleted immediately and the buddy list is displayed again. 2-3 Local [...]

22 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 2- 4 - 1 Set the B ack ligh ting Level 1. Select BACKLIGHT . 2. Select a comfor table back light level using + or - to change the setting. 3. Pr ess ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu. Note that the DISTRESS key backlighting cannot be switched off . 2- 4 - 2 Set the Cont rast[...]

23 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 2-5-2 Local Time ( TIM E OFFSET ) The l oca l time can b e set by enterin g the tim e of f set be twe en UTC and l ocal ti me as follow s. 1. Select GPS/DA T A, then SET TING. 2. Select TIME OFFSET to enter the diff erence between UTC and local time. Half hour increments can be used with a[...]

24 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 1. Select GPS/DA T A, then SET TING. 2. Select TIME FORM A T . 3. Select 12 Hr or 24 Hr as desired. In this example, 12 hour format has been selected and so the L CD shows the AM or PM suffix. 2-5- 4 Ti me Di spla y Opt ions ( TIM E DISPL A Y) If you ha ve enter ed the time manually as desc[...]

25 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 2-5- 7 GPS A ler t Opt ions (ALER T) The GPS aler t is usually set to ON (on) so that if the GPS navigation receiver is disconnected, the alarm sounds. 1. Select GPS/DA T A, then SET TING. 2. Select GPS ALERT. 3. Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) as desired. 2- 6 GPS Sim ulato r (SIMUL A TOR) T[...]

26 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Sec tion 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP) 3- 1 Rad io Setu p Me nu (RADI O SETUP) Sections 1-3 and 1-4 explain how to navigate around the menu and enter , save and change data. 3-2 Channel N ame s (CH NAME) The channel charts are listed in Appendix C with their default name tags. CH NA ME[...]

27 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 4. Pr ess ENT (repeatedly if necessary) to display the YES/NO confirmation. 5. Pr ess ENT to confirm the ne w channel name tag or the deletion, then press ESC to return to the menu. 3-3 RING & B EE P V o lum e (RING VOLUME) and (B EEP V O LU M E) Set the volume level of the incoming s[...]

28 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 3- 6 Weath er Ale r t (Wx ALE RT) The NOAA provides several weather forecast channels on USA and Canadian channel banks. If severe weather such as storms or hurr icanes are forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a weather alert on 1050 H z. You can set up the radio to pick up w eather aler ts, as fo[...]

29 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 4 - 1 DSC Setup - M enu O ptio ns The following options ar e available: Sections 1-3 and 1-4 explain how to navigate around the menu and enter , save and change data. 4 - 2 Ente r Y ou r USER M MSI (USER M MSI D) This is a once - only operation. Y ou must enter your user MMSI before you can[...]

30 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 4. Enter your user MMSI again as a passwor d check, then press ENT to permanently store the user MMSI and return to the menu. Y ou can view your stored user MMSI at anytime by selecting USER MMSI in the main menu. 4 -3 Mainta in Y ou r Gro ups (GROUP S ETUP) Use GROUP SE TUP to create, edit[...]

31 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 4 -3-3 Delete a G roup 1. Select DSC SE TUP , then GROUP SE TUP . The existing gr oup names are displayed. 2. Pr ess + or - to scroll to the incorrect entry then press ENT. 3. Select DELE TE and press ENT . The radio asks f or confirmation. 4. Pr ess ENT to delete the group and return to t[...]

32 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 4 - 6 Res pons e T ype to LL Pol lin g Calls (LL RE PL Y) Y ou can set up the radio to respond to an LL polling request in one of three ways: AU TO automatically replies to any incoming LL polling requests from any of your buddies. MANUAL choose whether to reply aut omatically or manually t[...]

33 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Sec tion 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls 5- 1 WHA T IS DSC? DSC (Digital Selective Calling) is a semi-automated method of establishing VHF , MF , and HF radio calls. It has been designated as an international standard by the IMO (International Maritime Organization) and is par t of the [...]

34 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 5-2- 1 Ma ke a Routi ne Call (I ndivi dual) Y o u can call any oth er per son that has an other DSC e quipp ed ra dio. 1 . Press C ALL /MENU to enter DSC mode, th en sele c t INDIV IDUAL. This allows yo u to call another p ers on. 2. Sele c t MANUAL NEW to call a per son that is not in yo u[...]

35 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 5-2-4 Rec all t he Mos t Rece nt Inco min g Call (LA ST) This facility is useful and used frequently . 1. Pr ess CALL/MENU to enter DSC mode. LAST CALL is automatically selected. Press ENT to display the contact details of the most recent incoming call. 2. Select the work ing channel and pr[...]

36 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 5-2- 7 Call us ing th e Call Log (CA LL LOG ) The C all Log contains th e contac t det ails for the 20 mos t recent incomin g calls, so that yo u call any of th em again quic kly. 1 . Press C ALL MENU to enter DSC mode, th en sele c t CALL LOG . Scroll d own to the desire d contac t det ail[...]

37 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Th e details are disp layed over t wo scre ens that alternate ever y 1.5 seconds; th e firs t screen sh ows the l ocati on and nam e or MMSI of the ve ssel in Dis tress, th e secon d screen shows th e nature of the e mergenc y (i f speci fie d) and th e MMSI of the ve ssel that relaye d the[...]

38 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 5-3- 1 Rec eivi ng an A ll Shi ps Call (ALL SH IPS) 1. When you receive notification of an ALL SHIP call, press any key to cancel the alert. The radio aut omatically selects CH16. The priority level and the user MMSI ar e displayed on the scr een. If the radio r ecognises the user MMSI as [...]

39 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 5-3- 4 Rec eivi ng a Geo grap hic Call (GEOG RAPH) A geographic call is receiv ed by vessels within a specific geographic boundary area. 1. When you receive notification of a GEOGRAPH call, press any key to cancel the aler t. The radio automatically selects the channel designated in the i[...]

40 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Sec tion 6 - Distress C alls 6 - 1 Send ing a D ist ress Ca ll 1 . Op en the re d cover labell ed DIS TRE SS. If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go to step 2. Other wise, go directly to step 3. 2. Press the DIS TRE SS key to display the follow ing categ orie s. Scro[...]

41 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 6 - 2 Rec eivi ng a Di stre ss Call (DI STRESS!) 1. An aler t sounds when a distr ess call (DISTRESS!) is received. Pr ess any k ey to cancel the alert. Y ou do not need to send an acknowledgement. 2. The r adio au tomaticall y sele ct s CH 1 6 and displays t he det ails of the dis tress ca[...]

42 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Eagl e EVR- 1 50 GENERAL Pow er Supply : 13.6V DC. Current drain: T ransmit 6 A at 25 W Tx / 1.5A at 1W T x Receive Less than 250mA in standby Useable channels: I nternational, USA, Canada, Weather (country specific) Mode: 16K0G3E (FM) / 16K0G2B (DSC) PHY SICAL L CD display (viewing): 41(H[...]

43 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions TRANSMITTER Fr equency : 156.025 - 157.425MH z Output power: 25 W / 1 W selectable T ransmitter protection: Open / short circuit of antenna Max Freq deviation: +/- 5kHz Spurious & harmonics: better than 2.5µ W Modulation distortion: Less than 4%@ 1kHz for a +/-3kHz deviation RECEIVER F[...]

44 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Appendix B - Troubleshooting 1. The transceiv er will not power up . A fuse may have blown OR there is no v oltage getting to the transceiver . a) Check the power cable for cuts, br eaks, or squashed sections. b) After checking the wiring, replace the 7 Amp fuse (1 spare fuse is supplied). [...]

45 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions C- 1 In ternat iona l Chan nel Char t Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel C harts CH TX RX MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP SHIP NAME TAG REMARK (MHz) (MHz) TO TO SHIP SHORE 01 156.050 1 60.650 D Pub lic Cor re spo nde nce No Yes TEL EPH ONE 02 1 56.1 00 160.700 D Pu blic Co rr esp ond ence No Y es TE LE[...]

46 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 66 1 56.325 160.92 5 D Po r t Ope rat ion s No Yes P ORT O PS 67 156.375 156.375 S Co mme rcia l, bri dge -to -b rid ge Yes No BRIDG E COM 68 156.425 156.425 S B oa t Ope rat ion s, Re cre atio nal Yes No SHIP - SHI P 69 156.475 156.475 S Po r t Op era tio ns Yes Yes P ORT O PS 70 1 56 .52 [...]

47 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions C -2 USA Channel Ch ar t CH TX RX MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP SHIP NAME TAG REMARK (MHz) (MHz) TO TO SHIP SHORE 01A 1 56.0 50 156. 050 S Po r t Ope rat ion s, Sel ec te d V TS Are as Yes Y es PO RT OP S/ VT S 03A 156.1 50 156.1 5 0 S US Go ver nmen t, Co as t Guar d Yes Y e s UNA UTHORIZED 4 0 5[...]

48 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 6 8 1 56.42 5 156 .425 S Bo at O per ati ons, R ec reat ion al Yes No SHIP - SHIP 69 156.47 5 156.475 S B oa t Ope rat ion s, Re cre ati onal Yes Yes P LE ASU RE 70 156. 525 156. 525 Di git al Se lec t ive C allin g - DSC -- - -- - -- -- - - DSC 6 71 156. 575 156. 575 S B oat O per at ions [...]

49 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions C -3 CANADA Chan nel Cha rt CH TX RX MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP SHIP NAME TAG REMARK (MHz) (MHz) TO TO SHIP SHORE 01 156.050 160.650 D Public Correspondenc e No Y es TELEPHONE 02 156.100 160.700 D Public Correspondenc e No Y es TELEPHONE 03 156.150 160.750 D Public Correspondenc e No Y es TELEP[...]

50 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions 61A 156.075 156.075 S U .S. Government, C anadian Coast Guard Y es Y es UNAUTHORIZED 4 62A 156.125 156.125 S Canadian C oast Guard Y es Y es CANADIAN CG 64 156.225 160.825 D Public Correspondenc e, Duplex No Y es TELEPHONE 64A 156.225 156.225 S U .S. Gov ernmen t, Can adian C ommer cial F i[...]

51 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions CH RX TRAFFIC TYPE NAME REMARK (MHz) WX01 162.550 N OAA Weath er Cha nnel NOAA W X R X on ly W X02 162.40 0 NOA A Weath er Chan nel NOAA W X R X onl y WX03 1 62.475 NOA A Weathe r Chann el NOAA W X R X onl y WX0 4 162. 425 NOAA Weat her Ch annel NOA A WX RX o nly WX0 5 162. 450 NOAA Weat he[...]

52 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Appendix D - Wiring for EA GLE GPS models Wiring for Eagle GPS models with NDC-4, 119-31, Adapter Cable: FishElite 480 FishElite 500c FishElite 50 2c iGPS FishElite 6 40 c FishElite 642c iGPS SeaChar ter 50 0c D F SeaChar ter 502c DF iGPS SeaCh ar ter 64 0c D F SeaChar ter 6 42 c DF iG PS I[...]

53 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Procedure to remove the resistor and diode from NDC-4, 119-31, Adapter Cable: Y o u will notice near th e end of t he cab le an adapter se gment protec te d with bla ck h ea t-s h r in k . T o conn ec t the E AGLE GPS unit to the E VR - 1 50 radio, you mus t fir st remove t he adapter segm [...]

54 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Appendix E - MMSI and License Information Y ou must obtain a user MMSI (Mar ine Mobile Ser vice Identity) and enter it into your EVR-150 in order to use the DSC functions. Contact the appropriate authorities in your country. If you are unsure who to contact, consult your Eagle dealer . The [...]

55 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions NA VICO FULL TWO -YEAR EA GLE VHF W ARRANT Y “ We, ” “our ,” or “us” refers to NA V ICO , th e manu fac turer of this EAGLE V HF pro duc t. “Y ou” or “your ” refers to the fir st pers on w ho p urchases this pro duc t as a consum er i tem for per sonal, famil y or hous e[...]

56 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions … in the USA: We back y our investment in quality products with quick, exper t ser vice and genuine Eagle replacement parts. If you’ re in the United States and you have technical, r eturn or repair questions, please contact the F ac tor y Customer Service Depar tment. Before an y produ[...]

57 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions Accessory O rdering Informa tion for all countries T o order Eagle accessories such as power cables or transducers, please contact: 1) Y our local mar ine dealer or consumer electronics store . Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment or other consumer electronics should[...]

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