Midland Rg2w, Rg2b Synthesized Marine Transceiver Manual

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3.3 Mounting the transceiver 
To mount the transceiver to your vessel (see following picture): 
1.  Choose an appropriate location, as explained in the paragraph above. 
2.  Position the mounting bracket on the surface upon which it will be fixed, use a 
pencil to draw the position of the four holes where the screws will be inserted. , 
Ensure that the surface intended for the transceiver mounting can be drilled into 
without damaging other parts of the vessel and be careful to not drill right...

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3.5 Installation of the antenna/electromagnetic exposure  
For optimal radio settings and minimal user exposure to electromagnetic radio 
frequency energy, ensure that: 
•  The antenna is connected to the transceiver and is properly installed. 
•  The antenna is situated away from people and is positioned at least three feet 
from the transceiver and microphone. 
•  The connector is a standard PL259 (male UHF). 
3.6 Mounting of Microphone 
To install the microphone mount, look first for a...

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3.7 Connections 
Refer to the following diagram: 
 
 
3.7.a Power Supply 
The transceiver power supply must be 12V DC (see Technical Specifications, 
Sec.12).  The red cable must be connected to the positive pin, the black to the 
negative pin. 
, 
Warning! A faulty connection may seriously damage the radio! 
, 
The power cable is equipped with a protection fuse. If the fuse shorts, look for its 
reason before substituting the cable with a new one of the same type and value.  
Never...

Page 14 4. BASIC OPERATION 4.1  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: the 
device is turned on to VHF mode. 
To turn the transceiver off, rotate the knob counter-clockwise until you hear a click: 
the LCD display will turn off.  
If your transceiver is not connected to a GPS receiver, it is necessary to manually insert 
your coordinates, otherwise an alarm...

Page 15  The PTT (Push-To-Talk) button is located on the external microphone of your 
REGATTA 2.  To transmit: 
1.  Ensure that no one else is speaking. 
2. Hold down the PTT button on the microphone.  
TX
 will appear on the 
Display.  
3.  Wait a second, then speak in a normal voice about 2 inches from the 
microphone. 
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 a 
signal) where it will...

Page 16  5 SCANNING FUNCTIONS  5.1 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 scanning automatically starts again, REGATTA 2 waits for a few seconds 
in case the user wishes, if necessary, to respond to a call even if in truth you will see 
the channels being scanned.  
The...

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Similar to scanning of marine channels, Dual Watch and Triple watch stop when a signal 
is found and remain blocked for a few seconds after the signal disappears, in order to 
give the user a chance to respond to a call, if necessary. 
 
Dual/Triple Watch cannot function correctly if the squelch is not correctly regulated, as 
described in par .4.3  
 
 
Memory channels (MEM mode) 5.4 Memory scanning  (SCAN MEMORY)  
 
1.  Similar to the scan function, memory scan will 
cycle sequentially...

Page 18  6  USE WITH GPS 6.1 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 data 
are not received, in the normal radio mode, time data does not appear and a minute-
long warning tone will sound (can be deactivated by pressing any button).  This tone 
will sound every 4 hours, reminding the user that position data needs to be inserted.  
The user may also insert the coordinates...

Page 19 7.4  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” appears 
if no owner name was inserted in the column “Dir”, 
otherwise a similar situation may appear: 
 
 
7.  Press the function key “Ch 06”  to access the sub-menu.  
 
8.  Press several times the function key “Chan” in order to select one of the 23 
available...

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 the 
addresses previously stored (maximum 16) by pressing several times the 
function key related to “DIR”.  
8.  Then, after you have selected the communication channel and the owner 
address, the call can be carried out by pressing the function key corresponding 
to the script “Send” and confirmed by pressing the “E” button.  
9.  At this...