Standard Horizon Receiver Phantom Series PS1000 Operating Instructions

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PHANTOM Series PS1000
25 Watt VHF/FM
Marine Transceiver
Owner's Manual

Hide away black box VHF specifically designed for vessels with
limited mounting space

Supplied with a enhanced RAM+ remote control microphone

RTCM SC-101 DSC Distress call with your exact position



DSC position request/send function and NMEA data input/output
to connect to GPS Plotter

DSC Group call feature included

Channel Name, GPS Time or GPS Position Repeating shown on
the display



One-button access to Channel 16 and 9

NOAA Weather Alert

Versatile User-programmable Scan, Priority Scan and Dual Watch

Access to all US, Canadian and International Channels

3 year waterproof warranty

with GPS connected 
						

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 GENERAL INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 4
2 PACKING LIST ........................................................................................................ 4
3 OPTIONS ................................................................................................................. 4
4 SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION ...................................................................... 5
5 FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ................................................................... 6
6 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................... 7
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  COG  TO  TRUE  OR  MAGNETIC ........................................... 15
8.9 CHANGING  GPS  INFORMATION  TO  VESSEL  POSITION  OR  COG .... 15
8.10 OPTIONAL  MMB-84  FLUSH  MOUNT  INSTALLATION .............................. 16
9 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ............................................................................ 18
9.1 PHANTOM  PS1000 TRANSCEIVER ............................................................ 18
9.2 CMP25 RAM+ MICROPHONE ...................................................................... 20
10 BASIC OPERATION .............................................................................................. 22
10.1 RECEPTION .................................................................................................. 22
10.2 TRANSMISSION ............................................................................................ 22
10.3 TRANSMIT  TIME-OUT  TIMER (TOT) .......................................................... 22
10.4 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX  CHANNEL  USE .......................................................... 23
10.5 USA, CANADA, AND  INTERNATIONAL  MODE .......................................... 23
10.6 NOAA  WEATHER  CHANNELS .................................................................... 23
10.6.1 NOAA  Weather  Alert ............................................................................ 23
10.6.2 NOAA  Weather  Alert  Testing ............................................................... 24
10.7 EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE) ............................................................ 24
10.8 CALLING  ANOTHER  VESSEL (CHANNEL 16 OR 9) ................................ 25
10.9 MAKING  TELEPHONE  CALLS .................................................................. 26
10.10 OPERATING  ON  CHANNELS  13  AND  67 .............................................. 26
10.11 DUAL  WATCH (TO  CHANNEL  16) ........................................................... 26
10.12 SCANNING .................................................................................................. 27
10.12.1 Selecting the Scan Type ...................................................................... 27
10.12.2 Memory  Scanning (M-SCAN) ............................................................. 27
10.12.3 Priority  Scanning (P-SCAN) ................................................................ 28
10.13 NAVIGATION  INDICATION ....................................................................... 29 
						

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11 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING............................................................................ 30
11.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................... 30
11.2 DSC  SCAN .................................................................................................... 31
11.3 MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY (MMSI) ........................................ 32
11.3.1 What is an MMSI? ................................................................................. 32
11.3.2 Programming  the  MMSI ...................................................................... 32
11.4 DSC  DISTRESS  CALL ................................................................................. 33
11.4.1 Tansmitting  a DSC  Distress  Call ........................................................ 33
11.4.2 Cancel  a  DSC  Distress  Call .............................................................. 34
11.4.3 Receiving  a  DSC  Distress  Call .......................................................... 34
11.4.4 Receiving  a  DSC  Distress  Relay  Call ............................................... 34
11.5 ALL  SHIPS  CALL ......................................................................................... 35
11.5.1 Transmitting  an  All  Ships  Call ............................................................ 35
11.5.2 Receiving  an  All  Ships  Call ............................................................... 35
11.6 INDIVIDUAL  CALL ........................................................................................ 36
11.6.1 Setting  up  the  Individual / Position  Call  Directory ............................. 36
11.6.2 Setting  up  Individual  Ringer ............................................................... 37
11.6.3 Setting  up  Individual / Group  Call  Ringer .......................................... 37
11.6.4 Transmitting  an  Individual  Call ........................................................... 38
11.6.5 Receiving  an  Individual  Call............................................................... 39
11.6.6 Setting  up  the  Call  Waiting  Function ................................................ 40
11.7 GROUP  CALL ............................................................................................... 40
11.7.1 Setting  up  a  Group  Call ..................................................................... 40
11.7.2 Transmitting  a  Group  Call .................................................................. 41
11.7.3 Receiving  a  Group  Call ...................................................................... 42
11.8 POSITION  REQUEST ................................................................................... 42
11.8.1 Setting  up  Position  Reply ................................................................... 42
11.8.2 Transmitting  a  Position  Request  to  Another  Vessel ......................... 43
11.8.3 Receiving  a  Position  Request ............................................................ 44
11.9 POSITION  SEND .......................................................................................... 45
11.9.1 Setting  up  Position  Send  Ringer ....................................................... 45
11.9.2 Transmitting  a  DSC  Position  Send  Call ............................................ 45
11.9.3 Receiving  a  DSC  Position  Send  Call ............................................... 46
12 RADIO SETUP MODE ........................................................................................... 48
12.1 LCD  DIMMER ............................................................................................... 48
12.2 LCD  CONTRAST .......................................................................................... 48
12.3 TIME  OFFSET .............................................................................................. 49
12.4 CHANGING  GPS  INFORMATION  TO  VESSEL  POSITION  OR  COG .... 50
12.5 CHANGING COG TO TRUE OR MAGNETIC ................................................ 50
12.6 SCAN  TYPE .................................................................................................. 51
12.7 KEY  BEEP  (ON/OFF) ................................................................................... 51
12.8 WX  ALERT  (ON/OFF) .................................................................................. 52
12.9 CHANNEL  NAME  CHANGE ........................................................................ 52
12.10 EXTERNAL  SPEAKER  SELECTION ......................................................... 53
13 MAINTENANCE..................................................................................................... 54
13.1  REPLACEMENT  PARTS .............................................................................. 54
13.2  FACTORY  SERVICE .................................................................................... 54
14.3  TROUBLESHOOTING  CHART .................................................................... 55
14 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................... 56
15 WARRANTY........................................................................................................... 62
16 SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................. 65
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1  GENERAL INFORMATION
The Phantom PS1000 is an RTCM SC-101 DSC Hide away black box VHF
specifically designed for vessels with limited mounting space. It is supplied with
a RAM+ microphone that can control all radio, DSC (including Distress), from
any remote location aboard, at the Nav station, cockpit, tower or lower helm
station.
The Phantom PS1000 also has Standard’s DSC position polling feature, which
will allows you to contact another vessel equipped with a DSC radio that has
this feature and show that vessels position on the display of the RAM+. When
interfaced with a Standard Horizon GPS chart plotter the polled vessels posi-
tion will also show up on the display of the chart plotter.
2  PACKING LIST
When the package containing the transceiver is first opened, please check it
for the following contents:

Phantom PS1000 Transceiver

CMP25 Remote-Access Microphone (RAM+ Mic, Black/White)

Power Cord

Mounting Bracket and hardware

Owner’s Manual

DSC Warning Sticker
3  OPTIONS
MMB-84 ..........................................................................Flush-Mount Bracket
CT-100............................................... 23 feet Extension Cable for RAM+ Mic
MLS-310...........................................External Speaker with 10 Watt Amplifier
MLS-300.......................................................................External Loudspeaker
101W ....................................................................... White Extension Speaker 
						

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4  SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION
This radio is restricted to occupational use, work related operations only where
the radio operator must have the knowledge to control the exposure conditions
of its passengers and bystanders by maintaining the minimum separation dis-
tance of 0.6 m (2 feet).
Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF expo-
sure limits.
Antenna Installation:
The antenna must be located at least 0.6 m (2 feet) away from passengers in
order to comply with the FCC RF exposure requirements.
ON-LINE WARRANTY REGISTRATION
Please visit www.standardhorizon.com to register the Phantom PS1000
Marine VHF. It should be noted that visiting the Web site from time to
time may be beneficial to you, as new products are released they will
appear on the Marine Division of Vertex Standard Web site.
PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES
If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of the Phan-
tom PS1000, you can visit the Marine Division of Vertex Standard Web
site to send an E-Mail or contact the Product Support team at 800-767-
2450 M-F 7:00-5:00PST. 
						

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5  FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION
Vertex Standard radios comply with the Federal Communication Commission
(FCC) requirements that regulate the Maritime Radio Service.
STATION LICENSE
An FCC ship station license is no longer required for any vessel traveling in
U.S. waters (except Hawaii) which is under 20 meters in length. However, any
vessel required to carry a marine radio on an international voyage, carrying a
HF single side band radiotelephone or marine satellite terminal is required to
have a ship station license. FCC license forms, including applications for ship
(506) and land station licenses can be downloaded via the Internet at
www.fcc.gov/forms. To obtain a form from the FCC, call (888) 225-5322.
RADIO CALL SIGN
Currently the FCC does not require recreational boaters to have a Ship Radio
Station License. The USCG recommends the boats registration number and
the state to be used.
CANADIAN SHIP STATION LICENSING
You may need a license when traveling in Canada. If you do need a license
contact their nearest field office or regional office or write:
Industry Canada
Radio Regulatory Branch
Attn: DOSP
300 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, KIA 0C8
FCC / INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION
The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the li-
cense application.
Type Acceptance.........................................................................FCC Part 80
Output Power............................................... 1 Watt (low) and 25 Watts (high)
Emission.........................................................................16K0G3E, 16K0G2B
Frequency Range.....................................................156.025 to 163.275 MHz
FCC Type Number....................................................................K6630053X30
Industry Canada Type Approval............................................. 511B-30053X30 
						

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6  FCC NOTICE
NOTICE
Unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void com-
pliance with FCC Rules. Any change or modification must be approved
in writing by Marine Division of Vertex Standard.
NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful in-
terference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to ra-
dio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter-
mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 
						

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7  GETTING STARTED
7.1  ABOUT VHF RADIO
The radio frequencies used in the VHF marine band lie between 156 and 158
MHz with some shore stations available between 161 and 163 MHz. The ma-
rine VHF band provides communications over distances that are essentially
“line of sight” (VHF signals do not travel well through objects such as buildings,
hills or trees). Actual transmission range depends much more on antenna type,
gain and height than on the power output of the transmitter. On a fixed mount
25W radio transmission expected distances can be greater than 15 miles.
7.2  SELECTING AN ANTENNA
Marine antennas are made to radiate signals equally in all horizontal directions,
but not straight up. The objective of a marine antenna is to enhance the signal
toward the horizon. The degree to which this is accomplished is called the
antenna’s gain. It is measured in decibels (dB) and is one of the major factors
in choosing an antenna. In terms of effective radiated power (ERP), antennas
are rated on the basis of how much gain they have over a theoretical antenna
with zero gain. A 3 foot, 3dB gain antenna represents twice as much gain over
the imaginary antenna.
Typically a 3 foot 3dB gain stainless steel whip is used on a sailboat mast. The
longer 8 foot 6dB fiberglass whip is primarily used on power boats that require
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7.3  COAXIAL CABLE
VHF antennas are connected to the transceiver by means of a coaxial cable –
a shielded transmission line. Coaxial cable is specified by it’s diameter and
construction.
For runs less than 20 feet, RG-58/U, about 1/4 inch in diameter is a good choice.
For runs over 20 feet but less than 50 feet, the larger RG-8X or RG-213/U
should be used for cable runs over 50 feet RG-8X should be used. For installa-
tion of the connector onto the coaxial cable refer to the figure below.
To get your coax cable through a fitting and into your boat’s interior, you
may have to cut off the end plug and reattach it later. You can do this if
you follow the directions that come with the connector. Be sure to make
good soldered connections.
1/16
3/4
3/4
1 1/8
1/8
5/8 3/8 Adapter 
						

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8  INSTALLATION
8.1  LOCATION
The radio can be mounted at any angle. Choose a mounting location that:
• is far enough from any compass to avoid any deviation in compass read-
ing due to the speaker magnet
• allows connection to a power source and an antenna
• It is recommended not to mount the antenna closer than three feet from
the Phantom PS1000.
Note: To insure the radio does not affect the compass or radios performance is
not affected by the antenna location, temporarily connect the radio in the de-
sired location and:
a. Examine the compass to see if the radio causes any deviation
b. Connect the antenna and key the radio. Check to ensure the radio is
operating correctly by requesting a radio check.
8.2  ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
CAUTION
Reverse polarity connections will damage the radio!
Connect the CMP25 RAM+ microphone, power cord, and antenna to the radio
as shown bellow:
1. Mount the antenna at least 3 feet away from the radio. At the rear of the
radio, connect the antenna cable. It must have a PL259 connector. RG-8/U
coaxial cable must be used if the antenna is 25 feet or more from the radio.
RG58 cable can be used for distances less than 25 feet.
Figure 1. General Installation
GPS Navigation Receiver
Accessory Cable Antenna
Fuse
Red
Power SourceBlack Water proof
Deck Outlet
CMP25 RAM+ MIC MLS-310 External Speaker