Midland RG2B - Manuals

Page 6 2. INTRODUCTION 2.1 General Congratulations for choosing Midland’s REGATTA™ 2 marine transceiver. This product is a high performance, mobile VHF DSC marine transceiver. The followingare its principle features: • Equipped with all international channels available (correctly assigned). • High t...

Page 7 3 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS ANDCONNECTORS 3.6 Front panel (1) ON/OFF/VOLUME Turns REGATTA 2 on/off and regulates audio volume reception. The radio is turnedoff when you completely rotate the knob counter-clockwise until it clicks. (2) SQUELCH Regulates the squelch level (noise silencer in absen...

Page 9 3.3 Microphone (1) UP and DOWN buttons These two buttons change the tuning channel. The first scrolls upwards through the tuned marine channels, the secondscrolls downwards. (2) Button 16 For ease of use, button 16 performs the same function as button 16 on the front panel of the transceiver....

Page 10 4 INSTALLATION 4.1 Contents of package Before using your transceiver, ensure that your package is complete and contains: (1) Mounting bracket (2) DC power cord with integrated protecting fuse (3) Knobs (2 pieces) (4) Mounting piece for microphone (5) Self-threading screws for mounting bracke...

Page 13 4.7 Connections Refer to the following diagram: 4.7.a Power Supply The transceiver power supply must be 12V DC (see specifics in par. 14). The redcable must be connected to the positive pin, the black to the negative pin. I Warning! A faulty connection may seriously damage the radio! I The p...

Page 14 5 BASIC OPERATION 5.1 Turning REGATTA 2 on/off To turn the transceiver on , rotate the ON/OFF/VOLUME knob clockwise until it clicks on. You will hear a beep (acoustic signal) and the LCD display will come on: thedevice is turned on to VHF mode. To turn the transceiver off , rotate the knob c...

Page 15 3. Wait a second, then speak in a normal voice about 2 inches from themicrophone. 4. When you have finished, release the PTT button: TX will disappear from the display. Now REGATTA 2 is in receiving mode (silent and waiting for asignal) where it will automatically receive any communication. ...

Page 16 6 SCANNING FUNCTIONS 6.1 Channel scanning REGATTA 2 can automatically search for signals throughout the marine band by scanning, or selecting the channels in rapid sequence. When a signal is detected,the scanning pauses on that channel and remains blocked until the signal ends.Before the sca...

Page 17 2 Similar to scanning of marine channels, Dual Watch and Triple watch stop when a signalis found and remain blocked for a few seconds after the signal disappears, in order togive the user a chance to respond to a call, if necessary. 2 Dual/Triple Watch cannot function correctly if the squelc...

Page 18 CTEST CHECKSUM ONWARN BEEP ON 7 USE WITH GPS 7.1 Function If connected to a GPS receiver, the transceiver will display the vessel position(latitude and longitude), as well as time data. If information regarding position dataare not received, in the normal radio mode, time data does not appea...

Page 19 8.4. Sending an individual call You can carry out an individual call using the following procedure: 5. Press briefly the function key corresponding to CALL. On the display appears : 6. The outlined line below under "Routine To” appearsif no owner name was inserted in the column “Dir”,oth...

Page 20 7. Like mentioned above, it is possible, to insert manually the address of who is desired to call (using the alphanumerical keypad), or to select one of theaddresses previously stored (maximum 16) by pressing several times thefunction key related to “DIR”. 8. Then, after you have selected th...

Page 22 9 Receiving a DSC call When the user receives a DSC call, the transceiver will automatically respondaccording 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: 9.1 Receiving a distress call When...

Page 23 10 CUSTOMIZATION 10.1 Menu settings REGATTA 2 can carry out a series of settings in order to personalize the transceiverto your requirements and to insert the necessary data to its operation. 10.2 Navigation in the menu of settings To access the menu of setting use the functions keys. All pr...

Page 24 2 Select with the function keys “Next “ or “Back” the address you desire tomodify/cancel. 3 Press the function key “Edit”. 4 If you desire to change the name or the code, press one of the 2 functionkeys associated to the name or the MMSI code “? ”. 6.b.5 If it is desired to eliminate complet...

Page 25 10.9 “ZONE”(Adjustment of UTC time deviation) The user can program the time deviation with respect to the UTC time so thetransceiver’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....

Page 26 12 Troubleshooting Problem Possibile causes Solution Rifer. Power supply is not correctlyconnected Verify that power supply isproperly connected 4.7.a Device doesn’t turnon The protection fuse has shorted(located on the power cable) Verify the cause of theproblem and substitute thefuse - Ant...

Page 27 13 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Channels .......................................................All 48USA, 55 Canadian & 57 international marine channels, Frequency generation............................................................................................................... PLL ...

Page 28 14 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 1...