Sailor 6222 VHF DSC

SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC
User manual
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC
User manual
Document number: 98-131184-J

Release date: July 5, 2017
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text.
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Industrivej 30, DK-9490 Pandrup, Denmark.
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Warranties
Any attempt to install or execute software not supplied by Cobham SATCOM on this
device will result in the warranty being void. Any attempt to modify the software on
this device in a way not specified by Cobham SATCOM will result in the warranty
being void.
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Safety warning
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all
phases of operation, service and repair of this equipment. Failure to
comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this
manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended
use of the equipment. Thrane & Thrane assumes no liability for the
customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
Ground the equipment

To minimise shock hazard, the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC unit must be
connected to an electrical ground and the cable instructions must be
followed.
RF exposure hazards and instructions

Your Thrane & Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF (radio
frequency) energy when transmitting. To ensure that you and those
around you are not exposed to excessive amounts of energy and thus to
avoid health hazards from excessive exposure to RF energy, all persons
must be at least 200 cm away from the antenna when the radio is
transmitting.
Warranty limitation
IMPORTANT - The radio is a sealed waterproof unit (classified IPX8). To
create and maintain its waterproof integrity it was assembled in a
controlled environment using special equipment. The radio is not a user
maintainable unit, and under no circumstances should the unit be opened
except by authorized personnel. Unauthorized opening of the unit will
invalidate the warranty.
Installation and service

Installation and general service must be done by skilled service personnel.
Compass safe distance

Minimum safety distance: 0.85 m from the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC.
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Alerte de sécurité
Dangers liés à l'exposition aux fréquences radio et
instructions
Conformément à la réglementation d'Industrie Canada, le présent radio
émetteur ne peut fonctionner qu'avec une antenne de type
omnidirectionnelle, demi-onde ou d'un gain maximal de 4 dB, approuvée
par Industrie Canada. Pour éviter les risques pour la santé dûs à une
exposition excessive aux champs de fréquences radio, une distance
minimale de 200 cm est nécessaire entre l'utilisateur et le radio-émetteur.
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Emergency calls
Lif
iftt CCov
over
over
Press RED Button
until beep sounds continuously
(more than 3 seconds)
Press
Use the HAND

HANDSSET for voice calling
MAYDAY-MAYDAY-M
-MA AYDAY
-MA OWN ID
This is
SHIP‘s NAME:
NAME-NA
NAME-NA ME-NA
ME-NAME-NAME
ME-NAME
CAL
ALLLSIGN CALLSIGN:
or other IDENTIFICATION
M MSI MMSI:
(If the initial alert is sent by DSC)
MAYDAY
NA
NAMEME of the VESSEL in distress
CAL
ALLLSIGN or other IDEN
IDENTT IFIC
IFICAAT ION
M MS I
(If the initial alert is sent by DSC)
DI
DISSTRE
TRESSS and CCOM
OMMUNIC
OMM AT ION
UNICA
POSIT ION
ITION FREQUENCIESS
FREQUENCIE
given as lat it
atitude and longit
itude ude
longitude DSC Radiot
adiot elephon
elephonyy
otelephon NBDP
____________________________________
or
VHF Channel 70 Channel 16 -----
If latitude and longitude are not known MF 2187.5 kHz 2182.0 kHz 2174.5 kHz
HF4 4207.5 kHz 4125.0 kHz 4177.5 kHz
or if time is insufficient, HF6 6312.0 kHz 6215.0 kHz 6268.0 kHz
in relation to a known geographical location HF8 8414.5 kHz 8291.0 kHz 8376.5 kHz
HF12 12577.0 kHz 12290.0 kHz 12520.0 kHz
NA TURE of distress
NATURE HF16 16804.5 kHz 16420.0 kHz
____________________________________
16695.0 kHz
Kind of ASSISTANCANCEE required Remember to use the correct HF-procedures
Don‘t forget your EPIRB is the secondary means of
Any other useful INF OR
INFOR
ORM MAT ION alerting
99-132140
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Preface
Radio for occupational use
The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC fulfils the requirements of SOLAS
and is intended for use in maritime environment.
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC is designed for occupational use only
and must be operated by licensed personnel only.
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC is not intended for use in an
uncontrolled environment by general public.
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC is designed for installation by a skilled
service person.
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Training information
The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC is designed for occupational use
only and is also classified as such. It must be operated by
licensed personnel only. It must only be used in the course of
employment by individuals aware of both the hazards as well as
the way to minimize those hazards
The radio is thus NOT intended for use in an uncontrolled
environment by general public. The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC has
been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for
Occupational Use Only. The radio also complies with the
following guidelines and standards regarding RF energy and
electromagnetic energy levels including the recommended
levels for human exposure:
• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C, evaluating compliance
with FCC guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency
electromagnetic fields.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.1) IEEE standard
for safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio
frequency electromagnetic fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz
• American National Standards Institute (C95.3) IEEE
recommended practice for the measurement of potentially
hazardous electromagnetic fields - RF and microwaves.
Below the RF exposure hazards and instructions in safe
operation of the radio within the FCC RF exposure limits
established for it are described.
Warning
Your Thrane & Thrane radio set generates electromagnetic RF
(radio frequency) energy when it is transmitting. To ensure that
you and those around you are not exposed to excessive
amounts of that energy (beyond FCC allowable limits for
occupational use) and thus to avoid health hazards from
excessive exposure to RF energy, FCC OET bulletin 65
establishes an Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) radius of
200 cm for the maximum power of your radio (25W selected)
with an half wave omni-directional antenna having a maximum
gain of 4 dB. This means all persons must be at least 200 cm
away from the antenna when the radio is transmitting.
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Installation
1. An omni-directional antenna with a maximum power gain of

4 dB must be mounted at least 400 cm above the highest
deck where people may be staying during radio
transmissions. The distance is to be measured vertically from
the lowest point of the antenna. This provides the minimum
separation distance which is in compliance with RF exposure
requirements and is based on the MPE radius of 200 cm plus
the 200 cm height of an adult.
2. On vessels that cannot fulfil requirements in item 1, the
antenna must be mounted so that its lowest point is at least
3 ft. (0.9m) vertically above the heads of people on deck and
all persons must be outside the 200 cm MPE radius during
radio transmission.
• Always mount the antenna at least 200 cm from possible
human access.
• Never touch the antenna when transmitting
• Use only authorized T&T accessories.
3. If the antenna has to be placed in public areas or near people
with no awareness of the radio transmission, the antenna
must be placed at a distance not less than 200 cm from
possible human access.
Failure to observe any of these warnings may cause you or other
people to exceed FCC RF exposure limits or create other
dangerous conditions.
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Manual overview
This manual has the following chapters and appendices:
• Introduction contains a description of the VHF radio.
• Operation explains how to make and receive voice and DSC
calls over VHF, including how to use and set-up scanning,
watch and replay.
• Service & maintenance contains support information
including lists of accessories and a troubleshooting guide.
• Appendix with Specifications and Maritime channels.
Important All installation information and instructions are not

covered in this manual. Please download the SAILOR 6222
VHF DSC Installation manual at
http://sync.cobham.com/satcom/products/marine.
In the installation manual you can read how to mount the VHF
radio and how to connect accessories and external equipment,
including detailed system configuration examples with cable
specifications.
Related documents
Document
Title and description
number
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC, Installation 98-132281

guide
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC, Installation 98-135548

manual (download only)
SAILOR 6101 and SAILOR 6103 98-130981

Alarm Panel, Installation and user
manual
Emergency call sheet 98-132369
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
VHF radio with DSC Class A .............................................................1
Accessories available ..........................................................................4
Chapter 2 Operation
Overview ...................................................................................................9
General use and navigation .......................................................... 10
VHF radio communication ............................................................ 15
Watch ...................................................................................................... 19
Scan .......................................................................................................... 20
DSC calls ................................................................................................. 21
Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice .............................. 34
Phone book ........................................................................................... 35
Replay function .................................................................................. 38
Setup ........................................................................................................ 38
Chapter 3 Service & maintenance

Contact for support .......................................................................... 51
Maintenance ........................................................................................ 51
Troubleshooting guide .................................................................... 53
Warranty and returning units for repair .................................. 61
App. A Specifications
Transceiver unit SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC ................................ 63
General DSC specifications ........................................................... 65
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Table of Contents
NMEA data rates and formats ..................................................... 66

SAILOR 6090 Power Converter 24—12 V ............................ 66
App. B Maritime channels

International channels (INT) ........................................................ 67
US channels .......................................................................................... 68
CA channels .......................................................................................... 69
BI channels ........................................................................................... 70
Glossary ..................................................................................................................... 73
Index ..................................................................................................................... 77
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Chapter 1
Introduction 1
Introduction
VHF radio with DSC Class A
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC your
new VHF radio with full DSC
functionality, is approved to
MED, FCC and Industry
Canada and is waterproof to
the IPx8 and IPx6 standard.
As part of the required safety
equipment, use the SAILOR
6222 VHF DSC in an
emergency situation.
However the best way to
guarantee functionality in an emergency situation, is to use the radio in
daily communication on board.
The VHF radio is a simplex/semi duplex VHF radio. It is designed with an
easy-to-use menu-driven setup. You use the soft keys and the keypad to
enter the desired functions, you browse and select a setting using the right
selection knob. The large display can be customized for optimum
readability and visibility both day and night with several color themes.
The VHF radio can replay the last 240 s of received voice messages. This is
a useful feature to minimize misunderstandings and to record messages
when the radio is unattended.
With SAILOR connection boxes the VHF radio connects easily to external
equipment like additional handsets, water proof hand microphones, control
speaker microphone, alarm panel or external speaker. The Ethernet
interface enables the VHF radio to be connected to ThraneLINK for service
updates.
For a list of accessories available for the VHF radio see Accessories
available on page 4 and check with your nearest distributor.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Controls on the front plate
Figure 1: Controls on the front plate

1. Loudspeaker.
2. Four soft keys with function title in the display.
3. Large display.
4. Keys 0 to 9 to enter numbers or text.
5. DW button to toggle the watch function (dual or triple).
6. 16/C quick selection key for channel 16 and the programmed call
channel.
7. Connector for Handset or Handmicrophone. If not used, put the cap from
the ACC connector on the front connector to prevent water ingress.
8. Distress button for sending a Distress alert.
9. Squelch control to mute background noise.
10. Volume knob with key-press function for volume control and power
on/off.
11. Selector and dim knob with key-press function for general operation,
display color selection and dimming.
12. 1W button to toggle between high and low power.
13. Replay button to play back up to 240 s voice message.
2 VHF radio with DSC Class A

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SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC display
Introduction
The picture shows the display
after start-up. The display holds 1 2 3
various fields of information,
depending on the currently CALL LOC LO 4
selected function.
ALERT 5
1. Functions you can select with INT
DISTRESS/CALL RX
6
the soft keys. If there are DROBOS
more than 4 functions in the MMSI:123456789
N 12°34.5678 22:07 7
list press the soft key MORE MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
to display further functions.
2. Current working channel.
3. System property icons with information relevant for the currently
selected functions.
4. Channel properties next to the currently selected VHF channel (if any).
5. Service line containing current temporary information relevant for the
current channel or function.
6. Current state: RX or TX.
7. DSC window with DSC information (MMSI number, position
information and UTC time of position and origin), or specific
information relevant to other functions, e.g. Replay, etc.).
For a detailed description of the information shown for each of the
functions available see the chapter Operation on page 9.
VHF radio with DSC Class A 3

Accessories available
Accessory Description
SAILOR 6201 One SAILOR 6201 Handset with
Handset with cradle cradle is included in the delivery
(additional) of the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC.
You can connect another
SAILOR 6201 Handset with
cradle.
SAILOR 6203 SAILOR 6203 Handset with
Handset with cradle cradle, waterproof to IPx6.
SAILOR 6202 Hand You can use the SAILOR 6202 Hand
Microphone Microphone (waterproof to IPx6 and
IPx8) instead of the handset.
SAILOR 6204 With the SAILOR 6204 Control

Control Speaker Speaker Microphone you can control
Microphone the VHF voice functions of the
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC.
SAILOR 6207 The SAILOR 6207 Connection Box for
Connection Box for parallel Handsets including Connection
parallel Handsets Cable 406209-941 is used for easy
installation of several SAILOR
6201/SAILOR 6203 Handsets.
4 Accessories available
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Introduction
SAILOR 6208 SAILOR 6208 Control Unit Connection
Control Unit Box including Connection Cable
Connection Box 406208-941 is used for easy
installation of external equipment and
accessories:
• Max. 4 SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphones
• VDR
• SAILOR 6270 External Loudspeaker
• Alarm panels and GPS input
Connection cables 5m connection cable for bulkhead mount: Use
this cable in installations where the SAILOR 6201
Handset with cradle or SAILOR 6203 Handset with
cradle is not connected directly to the SAILOR 6222
VHF DSC, but located in a different position (part
number: 406204-940).
5m Connection cable, 1x10 pole: Use this cable in
installations when connecting external equipment to
the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC. This cable is included in the
SAILOR 6207 Connection Box for parallel Handsets
(part number: 406207-941).
5 m Connection cable for SAILOR 6204 Control
Speaker Microphone, 1x12 pole (part number:
406204-940).
SAILOR 6270 If you need an additional external
External loudspeaker you can connect a SAILOR
Loudspeaker 6270 External Loudspeaker. It provides
6 W output power.
SAILOR 6103 Multi With the SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm
Alarm Panel Panel you can activate GMDSS
Distress Alarms. The Multi Alarm Panel
can be connected to the SAILOR 6222
VHF DSC via the Ethernet interface
(LAN connector, ThraneLINK).
Accessories available 5
SAILOR 6197 The SAILOR 6197 Ethernet Switch
Ethernet Switch is used in installations with SAILOR
6103 Multi Alarm Panels and in
installations with ThraneLINK. The
Ethernet switch has 5 ports.
SAILOR 6090 Power The SAILOR 6090 Power Converter is
Converter 24 V to used to provide 12 V DC for the
12 V DC SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC from a 24 V
DC power source.
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System configuration — example
Introduction
The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC can be customized to suit your installation. The
following illustration is one example of a system. For further configuration
examples see the installation manual, Appendix B, System configurations.
RX/DSC RX/TX
Aerial Aerial
TT-6201A/ TT-6201A/ TT-6201A/

TT-6203A TT-6203A TT-6203A
Handset TT-6204A Max 4 x TT-6204A Handset Option Handset Option
Control
Speaker Microphone
TT-6222A (without DSC)
TT-6202A
Hand Microphone VHF DSC
CTRL. Port
ACC. Port
AUX. Port
TT-6208A
N163S Connection Box
Power Supply
TT-6090A
Power Converter
TT-6207A
12V Battery Connection Box
for Parallel Handsets
GPS, AIS, etc.

24V DC (NMEA)
Power
12V DC Cable
406209-941 Cable
406209-940 Cable
406209-940
110/220V AC
24V DC
TT-6103A TT-6208A
Multi Alarm Panel Connection Box External
Speaker (8 ohm)
Cable
LAN 406208-941
ETHERNET port
Remote Control + Service
Lo Pwr Forced
TT-6588A TT-6588A
TT-6286A DGNSS Receiver DGNSS Receiver TT-6286A
VDR
DGNSS Antenna - Active DGNSS Antenna - Active
AUX
DSC Call
Alarm
GPS
99-128194-K
Figure 2: System configuration, example
Accessories available 7
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Chapter 2
Operation 2
Note Before using the VHF radio make sure that the VHF and DSC antennas,
power cable and other external equipment are connected properly. For
installation instructions see the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC, Installation
manual (download only).
Operation
Overview
In this chapter you find detailed instructions and guidelines for:
• General use and navigation
• VHF radio communication
• Watch
• Scan
• DSC calls
• Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice
• Phone book
• Replay function
• Setup
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Chapter 2: Operation
General use and navigation
Power on and volume in handset and speaker

The VHF radio has a dual-function on/off knob for power
on/off and volume control.
To power on the VHF radio press the on/off knob.
To power off the VHF radio, press and hold the on/off knob
and follow the instructions in the display.
To adjust the speaker volume, turn the volume knob (clockwise = louder,
counter clockwise = softer, until muted). When muted, is shown in the
display.
To adjust the volume of the handset earpiece see Radio setup on page 39.
Working channel and changing settings

Use the selector knob to browse and select:
• To browse and select settings, turn the selector knob and
press for accept.
• To select a working channel use the selector knob or
enter the channel number using the keypad. You can change channels
whenever the channel designator is displayed.
Note A single, short press on the 16/C key always brings you to
channel 16, the international calling and distress
channel, no matter what state the radio is in.
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Speaker devices
The VHF radio can be equipped with the following speaker devices:
• SAILOR 6201/SAILOR 6203 Handset with cradle and PTT (Push To Talk)
button.
• SAILOR 6202 Hand Microphone with PTT button.
Operation
• SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphone with PTT button.
See Controller setup on page 47 for controlling the connected speaker
devices.
DSC and MMSI number

The MMSI is a unique, 9-digit identifier assigned to your ship. When the
VHF radio is powered on for the first time, the vessel’s MMSI number is
programmed in the radio. This is typically done during installation of the
radio and described in the installation manual.
Important The MMSI number must be programmed into the VHF radio
to use any DSC functionality. The radio will prompt for the
MMSI number at each power-up until the MMSI has been
entered. You can use the radio in normal VHF mode.
Caution! Without a programmed MMSI number the

Distress button will not work!
General use and navigation 11

Position and MMSI number

The position and MMSI number for the SCAN
SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC radio is always shown
in the DSC window (the lower half of the LOCAL
radio’s display) in stand-by mode. The INT
display shows also the current (latest) DISTRESS/CALL
PHBOOK
position (if a GPS is connected), the UTC and MMSI:123456789
position type and GPS Status. N 12°34.5678 22:07
MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
Enter position manually (no GPS)

If you need to enter the vessel’s position and UTC of position manually, do
as follows:
1. Press the soft key SETUP. If it is not in the display, press the soft key
MORE until SETUP appears.
2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to DSC SETUP.

3. Press the selector knob to select Position & MMSI.
4. Enter the current position and UTC time:
• Latitude (LAT),
• Longitude (LON)
• UTC time (POS UTC)
Turn and press the selector knob to select the value you want to
change. Then use the keypad or press and turn the selector knob to
enter the current values for position and UTC time. You can clear all
position data by pressing CLEAR.
5. Having entered the UTC time, the soft key SAVE appears. Press SAVE
and then EXIT to return to normal operation. The display shows Man
in the lower right corner.
6. After you have entered a value manually or overruled the GPS input, a
soft key UseGPS appears in the display if the GPS is available. Press this
soft key if you decide to use the data from the connected GPS.
If the GPS was present and then disappears a warning appears in the display
after 10 minutes, then you can enter the position and UTC time manually
as described above.

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Soft-key functions
A number of functions of the SAILOR CALL
6222 VHF DSC are accessed and set
using the four soft keys to the left of ALERT
the display. The current function of a INT
soft key is shown in the display next to DISTRESS/CALL
DROBOS
the soft key.
Operation
MMSI:123456789
N 12°34.5678 22:07
The following soft-key functions are MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
available from top-level standby:
Soft key Function
CALL To make DSC non-distress calls
ALERT To make a distress call with assigned category
DROBOS Make a distress relay call on behalf of someone else
SCAN Scanning menu with start, stop and tag function
PHBOOK Phone book
LOCAL Local mode, 10 dB attenuation
SETUP Setup pages for Radio setup, Channel setup, Power

Supply, DSC SETUP, DSC CALL LOGS, System setup and
Controller setup.
Use the soft key MORE to display further soft key functions.
General use and navigation 13

Changing the display light, night view

Red text on black background is available for optimal night vision.
To dim the display backlight, e.g. to give comfortable night vision, press,
hold and turn the selector knob anti-clockwise. The display shows a
brightness bar. At the brightness value 45 the display changes to night
view with red text on black background.
To return to day vision press, hold and turn CALL
the selector knob clockwise until the display
changes and it reaches the desired ALERT
brightness. INT
DISTRESS/CALL
The radio has two colour themes: Black text DROBOS
MMSI:123456789
on a white background (default) or white text N 12°34.5678 22:07
on black background. To change the color MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
theme see System setup on page 44. Alternative colour theme
Adjusting the squelch level

With the Squelch control you can manually adjust and suppress
noise in order to optimize the quality of the received radio
communication.
When hearing noise or an unwanted signal, turn the squelch button
clockwise until the speaker is muted.
Use with a SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphone

When a SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphone is connected to the
radio, you can operate the radio with the Control Speaker Microphone. An
occupied message is shown in the radio's display. At any time you can take
control over the Control Speaker Microphone by pressing any key on the
radio.

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VHF radio communication
Basic VHF operation

You can make VHF calls using the Handset or another speaker device.
Note A single, short press on the 16/C key always brings you to
Operation
channel 16, the international calling and distress
channel, no matter what state the radio is in.
Quick guide to radio telephone calls
1. Press the PTT button on the speaker device. When the TX

indicator lights up in the display, the transmission is active.
2. To enable reception of a radio signal release the PTT button.
Note Press PTT only when you are talking. Always say “Over.” just
before releasing the PTT button.
One transmission is limited to 5 minutes duration.
Receiving a radio telephone call on channel 16

When you hear your call name in the CALL
loudspeaker, proceed as follows:
ALERT
1. The symbol RX shows that the radio is INT
receiving on the channel displayed. DISTRESS/CALL RX
DROBOS
MMSI:123456789
2. Lift the Handset or take another speaker N 12°34.5678 22:07
device. MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
3. Press the PTT button. The symbol TX shows that the radio is
transmitting on the channel displayed.
4. Repeat the name of the station calling you and say: “This is [your ship’s
name]”.
5. Suggest a working channel other than 16 by saying: “Channel
[suggested channel number]”.
6. Say: “Over.” and release the PTT button to allow the caller to confirm
the suggested new channel.
VHF radio communication 15

7. Switch to the new channel using the keypad or by turning the selector
knob to the agreed channel and begin your conversation. Press PTT
only when you are talking.
Making a radio telephone call on channel 16

To make a radio telephone call, proceed as CALL
follows:
ALERT
1. Select channel 16. INT
DISTRESS/CALL TX
2. Lift the Handset or take another speaker DROBOS
MMSI:123456789
device. N 12°34.5678 22:07
MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
3. Press the PTT button. The symbol TX
shows that the VHF radio is transmitting on the working channel
displayed.
4. Say the name of the station you are calling three times.
5. Say: “This is [your ship’s name]”.
6. Say: “Over.” and release the PTT button to listen. The symbol RX shows
that the radio is receiving on the working channel displayed
7. When answered, agree upon a working channel other than 16.
8. Switch to the new channel by entering the channel number to the
agreed channel and begin your conversation.
VHF channels
You can change channels whenever the channel designator is displayed.
Enter the channel using the keypad or turn the selector knob to browse
through all channels that are available in the selected channel table. Only
valid channel numbers are accepted. When browsing channels they appear
in the display in the following order:
• Primary channels
• Weather channels (if any)
• Private channels (if any)
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With a long press on the 16/C key the radio changes to the call
channel (channel 16 for the channel tables INT and BI, and channel
9 for the channel tables US and CA, if no other channel is
programmed in Channel setup on page 41).
VHF channel
Description
table
Operation
Primary channels For details see Maritime channels on page 67. For
(no prefix) instructions how to change a channel table see
Channel setup on page 41.
Weather (WX) Weather channels have the prefix W. (For US and

CA channels only.)
Private (PRIV) Up to 100 user-defined private channels.
For more information on how to setup channels setup see Channel setup
on page 41. Contact your local dealer if you are interested in having private
channels.
Channel information always available in the display

For some functions and for setup pages, the EXIT CONTROLLER SETUP
channel and radio information has moved to Handset 1 vol: 80
the bottom section of the display. You can Handset 2 vol: 80
change channels whenever the channel Ext. speaker: FIX
Ext. Fixed vol: OFF
designator is displayed. Wheel Lock: OFF
The channel number displayed in this section
always reflects the communication channel 10
on which the radio is tuned into for (Example)
communication. If PTT is pressed the radio transmits on the displayed
channel. If a signal is received, it is received on the displayed channel.
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Engagement status
The radio is engaged when you press PTT. This is indicated with the tab
in the display. Engagement protects the communication from being
interrupted by incoming DSC calls.
Reduced transmission power LO

Press the key 1W to toggle the transmit power between low (1 W,
LO is displayed) and high (25 W).
Local mode, 10 dB attenuation

Press the soft key LOCAL to add 10 dB attenuation. If LOCAL is not in the
display, press the soft key MORE until LOCAL appears in the display.
Note Local mode is automatically exited when selecting channel 16 by

pressing 16/C button. If you want to use attenuation on channel
16 or a call channel, you must set it manually each time.
US channels: Overriding LOW power for channels 13 and 67

When running in US mode you can override low power on the alternative
call channels 13 and 67. Do as follows:
1. With the VHF radio set to 13 and 67, press PTT on the speaking device.
2. Press the soft key OVRIDE to transmit with full power.
When you release the PTT button, the transmission power goes back to
low.
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Watch
The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC
radio has a watch function with
dual or triple watch. In dual
watch, the working channel
and channel 16 are watched. In
Operation
triple watch the working
channel, channel 16 and the
programmed call channel are
watched. You can select the
working channel in any watch
mode by turning the selector
knob. If there is a signal in one of the watched channels, the display shows
the channel in which the signal is received. For instructions how to setup
TRIPLE WATCH see Radio setup on page 39.
To start the watch function press the key DW. The radio enters
the watch mode and the text WATCH with the channel numbers
watched is shown below the current channel number.
To stop the watch function press the key CALL
DW again or PTT on the speaking device.
ALERT
INT
WATCH [16]
DROBOS
MMSI:123456789
N 12°34.5678 22:07
MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
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Scan
The radio has a scanning function for tagged voice channels. Any available
voice channel, including weather and private channels, can be tagged and
added to the scanning sequence. As default the radio scans with priority
scanning of channel 16. If a signal is received while in any scanning mode,
only channel 16 continues to be watched.
If there is a signal in one of the scanned channels, the display shows the
channel in which the signal is received. If PTT is pressed while scanning, the
scanning stops, the radio is tuned into the displayed channel and
transmission starts immediately on the displayed working channel.
To start scanning press the soft key EXIT
SCAN. The SCAN menu is shown. Press
START to start scanning. To leave the SCAN START
menu, but not the scanning procedure, press INT
EXIT. INTERSHIP/PORT
TAG
MMSI:123456789
To stop scanning press STOP, QUIT if not N 12°34.5678 22:07
in the SCAN menu, or press PTT on the FILTER E 123°45.6789 GPS
speaking device. EXIT
To tag a channel for scanning turn the
selector knob until the wanted channel is in STOP
INT
the display. Then press the soft key TAG. SCANNING[16]
The display shows the channel number and TAG
MMSI:123456789
the word TAG at the right side of the display. N 12°34.5678 22:07
FILTER E 123°45.6789 GPS
To remove a channel from the
scanning sequence turn the selector knob until the tagged channel is
displayed. Then press the soft key TAG to remove the tag.
To see only tagged channels press the soft key FILTER and turn the
selector knob. Press the soft key FILTER to leave the FILTER function. For
details how to set up the scanning function see Radio setup on page 39.
Note The displayed working channel is temporarily included in the
scanning list (although no TAG icon is shown).
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DSC calls
In this section of the manual you find information on:
• Sending, acknowledging and cancelling own distress
• DROBOSE — Distress Relay on behalf of someone else
• Receiving distress calls
Operation
• DSC calls for communication
Sending, acknowledging and cancelling own distress

To send a distress message
1. Lift the cover of the red distress button and press and hold
the distress button for longer than 3 seconds. For short step-
by-step instructions how to proceed when sending a distress
message see Emergency calls on page vi.
When the distress signal is sent, CH70 ANNUL OWN DISTRESS
and TX appear in the display. A two- WAIT FOR ACK: 0:00:19
REPEAT IN: 3:38
seconds steady tone is heard. PAUSE D.MMSI: 273000000
NAT: UNDESIGNATED
LAT: N 12°34.5678
2. The radio watches for a DSC LON:E 123°45.6789
acknowledgement transmission on POS MODE: SIMPLEX TP
CH: 16
channel 70.
3. To pause the automatic resend procedure
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press the soft key PAUSE.
4. To annul the distress message press the soft key ANNUL. See also To
cancel own distress on page 23.
5. When a distress acknowledgement is received, a pop-up window is
displayed. Start distress communication on channel 16 to inform about
your distress situation.
Note If no distress acknowledgement is received within a period of 3,5
to 4,5 minutes, the distress message will automatically be
retransmitted.
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Having pressed the red distress button and sent the distress message, the
following information is displayed:
• STATION: shows the radio’s MMSI number.
• NAT: shows the nature of distress, see also ALERT: To send a distress
message with specified nature.
• LAT:, LON:, POS UTC: shows the distress position data as transmitted.
• MODE: shows the communication mode.
• Elapsed time after initiation of own distress.
• Time to next repeat of sending own distress.
If you sent a distress message, the VHF radio is automatically set to channel
16, the channel reserved for international distress, safety and calling.
ALERT: To send a distress message with specified nature

When sending distress messages you can include the distress nature in the
message. To include the distress nature in the distress message do as
follows:
1. From top-level standby press the soft key EXIT DISTRESS CALL
ALERT. If it is not in the display, press the NAT: UNDESIGNATED
soft key MORE until ALERT appears. POS LAT: 23°23.3234 N
If the current position information is not LON: 123°23.3234 W
POS UTC: 12:34
correct, you can manually enter it by using
the soft key POS. PUSH DISTRESS
2. Press the selector knob, then turn it to

10
select a natures of distress:
FIRE, EXPLOSION
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
LISTING (in danger of capsizing)
SINKING
DISABLED (and adrift)
UNDESIGNATED
ABANDONING (ship)
PIRACY (armed robbery attack)
MAN OVERBOARD
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3. Press the selector knob to accept the selected nature of distress.

4. Then lift the cover of the red distress button and push the
Distress button for 3 seconds.
To receive acknowledgement of own distress
Operation
When the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC receives an acknowledgement of distress
from another vessel or station, a 2-tone alarm sounds. The display shows a
pop-up window with the MMSI number of the station who sent the distress
acknowledgement call.
• Press SILENT to switch off the 2-tone QUIT OWN DISTRESS
alarm. ACKNOWLEDGED: 0:00:24
FROM: 002730000
D.MMSI: 273000000
• Press the soft key VIEW to display further VIEW NAT: UNDESIGNATED
data for this call. LAT: N 12°34.5678 12:46
LON:E 123°45.6789
HOLD MODE: SIMPLEX TP
• Press VIEW again to return to the working CH: 16
display.
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If the same Distress call comes in more than
once, the 2-tone alarm sounds briefly and terminates automatically.
To cancel own distress

If you need to cancel a sent distress message do as follows:
1. The display shows that a distress message has been sent. Press the soft
key ANNUL. A pop-up window is displayed.
2. Press the soft key YES to go ahead with the cancelling process. At this
stage you have the option to press the soft key NO to return to distress
sending procedure.
3. The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC will send the self-cancellation call on
channel 70 and the display automatically shows the message that you
should say when cancelling the distress with a radio message.
Use the selector knob to scroll through all displays with information for
the voice cancel.
4. Press the soft key OK to go to the acknowledged state. Own distress is
cancelled now.
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5. Press the soft key ANNUL to repeat the sending of the annul DSC
message.
6. Having finished the voice cancelling of the annulment press the soft key
QUIT to quit the annulment Distress procedure.
Power failure while in distress

In case of a power failure or switch-off during the transmission of a Distress
the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC gives an audible warning after power-up and
automatically resumes sending Distress 10 seconds after power up.
Within the 10 seconds you have the following options:
• Press the soft key QUIT to terminate the active distress procedure
(acknowledged or unacknowledged).
• Press the soft key CONFIRM (or wait and do nothing) to resume the
sending Distress procedure.
Sending a Distress from the SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel

The optional SAILOR 6103 Multi Alarm Panel will, when
connected to the VHF radio, indicate in the SAILOR 6103
Multi Alarm Panel display that a Distress can be sent over
VHF. To send a Distress alert from the SAILOR 6103 Multi
Alarm Panel, do as follows:
1. Lift the cover of the Distress button marked VHF.

2. Press and hold the button until the light is steady and the buzzer stops
(more than 3 seconds).
The VHF radio is now in distress mode. Continue the distress traffic and
procedures from the VHF radio front panel, if possible, in the same way as
described for handling distress mode from the main VHF radio.
Press the MUTE button on the Alarm panel to mute the audible alarm on
incoming distress or urgency messages.
Note Only undesignated distress messages can be initiated from the
Alarm Panel.
For further information see the Alarm Panel Installation and user manual.
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DROBOSE — Distress Relay on behalf of someone else

To send a distress message on behalf of someone else, do as follows:
1. From top-level standby press the soft key EXIT DISTRESS RELAY
DROBOS. If it is not in the display, press Type: RELAY INDIV:
the soft key MORE until DROBOS DISTRESS MMSI:
PHBOOK Unknown
appears.
Operation
To:
NAT: UNDESIGNATED
2. Select one line at a time by pressing and LAT: Unknown
turning the selector knob.
3. Enter the necessary information using
10
the selector knob or the keypad:
Relay items Description
TYPE: Select RELAY ALL or RELAY INDIV. If yo select RELAY

INDIV., the field TO appears in the display.
DISTRESS MMSI: Enter the MMSI number of the vessel in distress, if

known, or else “unknown”
TO: Enter the MMSI number of the coast station you

send the relay to.
NATURE: Select the nature of distress:

FIRE, EXPLOSION
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
LISTING (in danger of capsizing)
SINKING
DISABLED (and adrift)
UNDESIGNATED
ABANDONING (ship)
PIRACY (armed robbery attack)
MAN OVERBOARD
EPIRB
LAT: Enter the position and UTC information or unknown
LON: of the vessel in distress.
POS UTC:
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4. Lift the cover of the red distress button and push the Distress button
for 3 seconds.
Receiving distress calls

When the radio receives a distress call, the 2- SILENT
tone alarm sounds. Types of distress calls are 4360.0
CALL RECEIVED
DISTRESS, DISTRESS ACK, DISTRESS RELAY
and DISTR. RELAY ACK. 4068.0
DISTRESS ALERT
FROM: 123456789
CAT DISTRESS T
D RECEIVED:
V 0:02:00
1. To switch off the 2-tone alarm press the D.MMSI:
DISTRESS RX 123456789
RECEIVED: 0:02:00
soft key SILENT. D.MMSI: 123456789
2. Press the soft key VIEW to display
further information. If engaged in other communications press
ACTIVE to engage in the received DSC call.
3. Monitor channel 16 as a coast station may require your assistance. If
the radio is not on channel 16, turn the selector knob or use the key
16/C to go to channel 16.
4. When the radio receives the first distress
acknowledgement call a 2-tone alarm
sounds again. To switch off the 2-tone CALL
alarm press the soft key SILENT. INT
INTERSHIP/PORT
5. If you decide to acknowledge the ALERT D
MMSI:123456789
Distress press MORE until ACK is shown N 12°34.5678 22:07
in the display. MORE E 123°45.6789 GPS
Distress call with errors

If a distress call contains errors, it is still OK
received.
4360.0
CALL RECEIVED (ERR)
Press soft key OK and press VIEW for more
information. Errors are marked with
4068.0
DISTRESS ALERT
FROM: 123456789
CAT DISTRESS T
underscores (_). D RECEIVED:
V 0:00:05
D.MMSI:
DISTRESS RX 123456789
RECEIVED: 0:00:05
D.MMSI: 123456789 (ERR)
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Distress call log

As long as you are part of a distress session, i.e. you have not pressed QUIT,
you receive distress messages and can track all distress messages for the
current distress event.
1. Press the soft key HIST. If it is not in the display, press the soft key
MORE until HIST appears.
Operation
2. Press the soft key or to browse the received Distress messages.
3. Press the soft key EXIT to leave the event HISTORY.
Receiving distress calls from Man Over Board devices

The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC supports specific QUIT
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handling of Man Over Board devices (MOB).
The MOB can operate in a closed loop RELAY
configuration (sending distress relay calls) INT
and/or open loop mode (sending distress DISTRESS/CALL
ACK
calls). DISTRESS RX (MOB)
ACKNOWLEDGED: 0:01:06
A specific received distress session is MORE 1 OF 3 MOB ACKed
initiated for MOB devices.
Any call which origins from a modern MOB device will be handled within a
single procedure. You will be able to see the acknowledgement status of (up
to 50) involved MOB devices in parallel (i.e. 1 out of 3 MOB devices is
acknowledged).
The detailed status of each MOB device can QUIT
be examined in the detail VIEW. It is possible 1/3 ACK: 0:07:16
to browse through all MOB devices by RELAY INDIV. RX
RELAY IND. MOB DIST. RELAY
pushing the selector knob, while the index WAIT TO ACK: 0:07:35
FROM: 972000002
line (on top) is visible, and then turn the HOLD TO: 219380007
selector knob. Push/toggle selector wheel to D.MMSI: 972000002
examine details for the individual MOB
device.
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The MOB distress relay calls (closed loop) can be relayed or individually
acknowledged when the person is located or secured.
MOB distress calls (open loop) may be acknowledged only if permitted by a
coast station.
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If the closed loop configuration of the vessels MOB devices is with a group
MMSI, the group MMSI must be programmed and activated in the Phone
Book (See Phone book on page 35)
DSC calls for communication

With a DSC call you can establish a radio communication with one or
several specific radios on a suggested VHF channel.
1. DSC call message from Radio A to Radio B
2. DSC acknowledge from Radio B to Radio A
3. Radio A + B go on the agreed VHF channel
Radio A 4. Press PTT and start talking Radio B
To make a DSC call, do as follows: EXIT DSC CALL

Type: INDIVIDUAL
1. Press the soft key CALL. Cat: ROUTINE
PHBOOK To:
2. Turn and press the selector knob to select Ch: 9
the call type:
Depending on the DSC call type you can
enter category, MMSI number and channel
10
for the following communication. In the field CAT: select a DSC call
category, depending on the call type.
DSC call Session DSC call

Cat. To: Ch.
type icon category
INDIVIDUAL X X X U, S or Routine (default),

(default) R urgency or safety
calls, calls to a ship
or a station
SAFETY TEST — X — S Test call, check of

safety equipment
POSITION — X — S Safety
GROUP — X X R Routine
ALL SHIPS X — X S or U Safety (default) or

urgency
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3. In the field TO: enter the 9-digit MMSI number of the vessel you want
to contact or use the phone book (PHBOOK) to select a contact.
4. In the field CH: enter the suggested VHF channel for following
communication.
5. Press the soft key SEND to make the call.
What is a Session?
Operation
A DSC session is defined as a collection of DSC calls (transmitted and/or
received) that are related to the same event (e.g. a distress event) or
established call (e.g. an individual call request followed by an
acknowledgement).
A session can be either active or on hold. The active session has control
over the radio transmitter. A session can have a purpose. For example if the
purpose is to establish a communication on a working channel.
The non-DSC VHF communication is considered as a session that can be
active (engaged) or on hold (dis-engaged). See also Engagement status on
page 18.
Display for a session

In the DSC window the type
of session, the current state, Session state
MMSI number of the other QUIT
party and elapsed time since Session line INT
INTERSHIP/PORT
the reception of a call Session status RESEND R
request or an INDIVIDUAL RX
acknowledgment is shown. LINK FOR COM: 0:00:19
MORE TO: 123456789
The session state icons, in
the example and R, show the state of the session:
• ACTIVE — inverted, transmitter tuned into the communication
channel in the example , a DSC Routine call).
• HOLD — normal view, parked session (in the example , VHF
voice communication.
For more information on the session state icons see Session state icons on
page 34.
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The DSC Session line can be one of the following:
Session line Explanation
OWN DISTRESS The ship is in own distress. See also To send a

distress message on page 21.
DISTRESS RX You watch or participate in a distress

communication for another station in distress
DISTRESS RX (MOB) You watch or participate in an MOB distress

event involving one or more MOB devices
RELAY calls You watch or participate in a distress

(numerous) communication for another station in distress
ALL SHIPS TX/RX You have sent / received an all ships call
GROUP TX/RX You have sent / received a group call
INDIVIDUAL TX/RX You have either sent a call request to a station to

establish contact, or another station has made a
call to you to establish contact. The call needs a
reply.
TEST TX/RX You either have sent a SAFETY TEST call or have
received a SAFETY TEST call from another station
that needs to be replied.
POSITION TX/RX A position request was either sent or received.
The session status can be one of the following:
Session status Explanation
WAIT FOR You made an individual call to a station and are

ACKNOWLEDGE awaiting a reply to establish connection.
OCCUPIED The DSC transmission mechanism waits until the

DSC channel (70) is free.
TRANSMITTING Transmission of a DSC message is ongoing.
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Session status Explanation
LINK FOR COM The communication has been established in a

routine call.
ACKNOWLEDGED The call requiring (or not requiring) an

acknowledgement has been acknowledged.
Operation
Soft keys to control DSC sessions
Call or session types vary in control options, and options may also change if
a session changes its state. The following table gives an overview of the
DSC soft key commands available:
Soft key — DSC

Radio function
session
QUIT Terminates the DSC session
HOLD Puts the DSC session hold if it is active (return to

other non-DSC functions)
ACTIVE Activates the DSC session
VIEW Shows details about the DSC call
RESEND Transmits an identical call if available
NEWCH Replies with a new channel if an individual call is

received with a communication channel specified
which is not available in the radio, or the operator
decides to change the channel.
UNABLE Constructs a reply to the caller if an individual call
is received which is not compatible with the radio
modes.
SILENT Silences alarms.
ACK Acknowledges a received call request with the

suggested parameters.
POS (Own Distress) A shortcut to own position data information.
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Soft key — DSC

Radio function
session
PAUSE (Own Pauses the automatic repetition of distress

Distress) transmissions
RESUME (Own Resumes automatic repetition of distress

Distress) transmissions (if paused)
ACK Distress acknowledgement.
DROBOS Distress Relay on behalf of someone else.
ANNUL (Cancel Own Cancels an inadvertently transmitted distress

Distress)
CONFIRM (Cancel Confirms action and proceed sequence, used in

Own Distress) cancel distress procedure
VIEW (in Cancel Own Turns page of text message.

Distress)
HIST (Received A filtered version of the log displaying received

distress) calls relevant to the current distress event.
See also Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice on page 34.
Detail information for DSC sessions (soft key: VIEW)

A DSC session is updated based on DSC calls received or transmitted. Press
the soft key VIEW to show the details for the current session. For distress
events a sequence of calls may contribute to the complete view and status
of the session. Detailed fields for distress are:
INFO — DSC Explanation
DISTR-MMSI The vessel in distress
NAT Nature of Distress
LAT Latitude position of station in distress
LON Longitude position of station in distress
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INFO — DSC Explanation
POS UTC Time of position
MODE Communication mode (Simplex/Semi-duplex Telephony

supported)
For other session types the soft key function VIEW typically shows the
Operation
details from a single call. Detail fields for other calls than distress are:
INFO —other
Explanation
calls
CALL Type (on received call) – This may be shown on call

reception
CAT Category of the call: Urgency, Safety or Routine
FROM The initiator of the call
TO The intended receiver of the call (unless All Ships)
MODE Communication mode (Simplex/Semi-duplex

Telephony supported)
CHANNEL Subsequent communication channel
LAT Latitude position returned upon a position request
LON Longitude position of station in distress
POS UTC Time of position
Receiving DSC calls

If the radio is in stand-by mode, i.e. not
engaged in another session, and a DSC call is
received the call details are shown on the QUIT
display. INT
INTERSHIP/PORT
After having silenced the alarm you can ACTIVE S R U
INDIVIDUAL RX
acknowledge the call, put it on hold or WAIT TO ACK: 0:00:41
display more information. MORE FROM: 123456789
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Handling multiple calls — DSC and voice

The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC can control multiple DSC sessions
simultaneously with a VHF communication session. All sessions can keep
track of their session state and the communication channel used. They are
handled in their respective sessions, in the order as they are started up.
Note Note that there is only one active session at a time. The active
session controls the radio transmitter.
You can toggle between the

ongoing calls/sessions, that means
that a call — or session — can be Multiple CALL
on hold or active. If there are sessions INT
several calls ongoing, they are INTERSHIP/PORT
ALERT R
shown in the display with their VOICE COMMUNICATION
respective state (active, on hold, CH: 16
MORE
requiring attention). Use the soft
key to leaf through all Sessions icons
ongoing calls or sessions. The DSC
sessions on hold can receive calls that are pertinent to the session, even
when the session is not displayed.
The example on this page shows that two sessions are ongoing, the
inverted is a routine DSC call (active), is a non-DSC initiated
voice communication (on hold). Press the soft key ACTIVE (press more if
not visible) to make the voice session active and put the DSC call session on
hold.
If engaged in a DSC session and if you want to engage in a non-DSC voice
communication, be sure to press HOLD on the active DSC session and then
press PTT to engage.
Session state icons

Session icons in the session view inform you of the category of the DSC call
or Voice communication:
• D — Distress
• U — Urgency
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• S — Safety
• R — Routine
• — Voice (VHF voice call, non-DSC)
• — MOB Distress event (closed loop/open loop)
Operation
State of session
Meaning for the current call (DSC or voice)
icon
(inverted) Active call/session
Call on hold
Phone book
Use the phone book when making a DSC call. You can enter up to 200
contacts. A contact has the following details:
• Name (up to 12 characters)
• Type (SHIP, GROUP or COAST STATION)
• MMSI number
• Channel
• Position Auto Acknowledge (yes or no) or Listen to Group
The phone book is always sorted alphabetically by contact names. Use the
soft key FILTER to toggle between CONTACTS - ALL, COAST, SHIP or
GROUP. After having selected a contact, the phone book closes
automatically.
Using the phone book to make a DSC call

To call a contact in the phone book do as follows:
1. Press the soft key CALL. If it is not in the display, press the soft key
MORE until CALL appears. The DSC call composer is shown in the
display.
2. Press the soft key PHBOOK.
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3. Turn the selector knob to scroll to the phone book entry that you want
to call, press the selector knob to select the contact.
4. Press the soft key SEND to make the call.
Adding a contact to the phone book

To add a contact to the phone book do as follows:
1. Press the soft key PHBOOK. If it is not in the display, press the soft key
MORE until PHBOOK appears in the display.
2. Press the soft key ADD and fill in the details for the new contact.
Contact Description
NAME Enter the name by turning the selector knob to the

desired letter, press the selector knob to accept the
letter and advance to the next letter. To finish press
the soft key OK.
It is also possible to use the keypad to enter the name.
TYPE Press and turn the selector knob to select SHIP, GROUP
or COAST STATION.
MMSI Turn and press the selector knob to enter the contact’s
MMSI number (9 digits), press the soft key OK to
accept. For coast station contacts you can also enter a
DSC channel.
It is also possible to use the keypad to enter the MMSI.
Ch (optional) Press and turn the selector knob to select the preferred
channel for this contact, press the soft key OK.
It is also possible to use the keypad to enter a channel.
Position Auto For SHIP or COAST STATION: Press and turn the
Ack selector knob to select YES or NO for this contact,
press the soft key OK. This will allow auto-ack of
position requests for this contact.
Listen to Group For GROUP: Press and turn the selector knob to select
YES or NO for this contact, press the soft key OK. The
radio will respond to calls to the specified group.
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3. Press the soft key SAVE to save the contact information.

4. Press the soft key EXIT to leave the phone book.
Editing a contact
MORE until PHBOOK appears.
Operation
2. Press the soft key EDIT.
3. Press and turn the selector knob to browse through the details of the
contact and continue as described in Adding a contact to the phone
book from step 2 onwards.
Deleting a contact
MORE until PHBOOK appears.
2. Turn the selector knob to browse to the contact you want to delete.
3. Press the soft key MORE until DELETE appears.
4. Press the soft key DELETE.
5. Press EXIT to leave the phone book and return to VHF operation.
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Replay function
Replay allows the operator to playback received voice messages in the
loudspeaker. Recording is activated automatically when a signal is received.
Recording is not possible during playback. Up to 60 tracks or 240 seconds
can be handled. During a power cycle the recorded tracks are deleted.
The recorded channel is displayed. The message length is shown in seconds.
The display shows how old the message is. If the 240 s storage limit is
reached, the oldest data is overwritten.
Note The replay function can be started even in a distress situation. If a
DSC call is received the replay function continues the playback.
Acknowledgement of the DSC call immediately initiates and
activates the DSC session. You can initiate replay again from any
session afterwards.
Replaying recorded messages

Press the Replay button (short press). The latest message
(message) is repeated. Information about this message is
shown in the display.
To stop replaying the message press the soft key STOP.
To rewind through the recorded messages make a long press on the
Replay button.
To stop replaying a message press STOP or the PTT button on the
speaking device.
If a signal is received while in replay mode the display shows in the
display.
Setup
The following setup pages are described in this section of the manual:
• Radio setup
• Channel setup
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• Power Supply
• DSC setup
• DSC call logs
• System setup
• Controller setup
Operation
Accessing a setup page
To change a setting in one of the SETUP pages, do as follows
2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to SETUP page you want
to edit.
3. Turn the selector knob to go to a setting, then press the selector knob to
change the setting.
4. Press EXIT to return to normal radio operation.
Radio setup
Parameter Description
Scan Hang Scan hang time, in seconds on an active receiving working

Time channel. The time is measured from the signal is detected. The
radio remains on the channel for the set time interval, if a signal
was detected.
OFF: Resumes scanning when signal disappears (default)
4, 6, 8, 10: Hang time in seconds.
Scan Scan resume time, in seconds. When the programmed time of

Resume inactivity has elapsed, and when watch/scan has been aborted
using a press on PTT, or after power-up, scan or watch is
resumed.
OFF: Automatic resume is deactivated (default)
3, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30: Resume time in seconds.
Setup 39
Watch DUAL: Dual watch monitoring the working channel and the
Mode priority channel (channel 16, default for international channels).
TRIPLE: Triple watch. The working channel is watched with the
priority channel (channel 16) and the programmed call channel
(if any, otherwise dual watch).
Priority ON: All channels tagged for scanning are scanned while
Scan monitoring channel 16. (default).
OFF: Only the channels tagged for scanning are scanned in
sequence, not channel 16, unless it is tagged for scanning.
ATIS code The ATIS code (Automatic Transmitter Identification System) is

used for identification to marine coast and inland stations and
its use is mandatory in a number of European inland waterways
such as e.g. the river Rhine. Like the MMSI number the ATIS
number is issued by the relevant authority.
ATIS for foreign leisure crafts: For ships coming from states
which are not member of the Regional Arrangement the ATIS-
Code is based on the MMSI with a 9 as the first digit.a
Note: The ATIS number can be programmed once. If a wrong
number has been entered and stored, or if there is a requirement
to change it, contact your authorized dealer.
a. The Committee Rainwat in its 12. Meeting (October 2008) decided to change the
building rules of the ATIS code for vessels coming from a country outside the
RAINWAT arrangement.
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Channel setup
Channel Mode To select the channel table for the primary channel. Channel
tables available: INT, BI, US, CA, ALT. See also VHF
channel table on page 17.
Operation
Bandwidth Selection of the bandwidth for the fixed pre-programmed
channels. This is recommended from Radio Regulations:
Wide: Wide band is 25kHz channel bandwidth (default)
Narrow: Narrow band defines a channel bandwidth of
12.5kHz
Channel number display in narrow band mode:
• 2xx if the channel frequency is outside the wideband
frequency grid.
• 4xx if the channel frequency is on the wideband grid.
Call Channel Select the channel you want to use as a programmed call
channel. This channel is used as one channel in triple watch
and when you make a long press on the 16/C button.
INT. Channels You can view the channel EXIT INT. Channels
settings. Press the soft key Ch: 1
Rx: 160.6500 MHz
to advance the channel Tx: 156.0500 MHz
numbers. Bandwidth:WIDE
Tagged for scan: OFF
Bandwidth: WIDE (default) or PORT-PUBLIC
NARROW
Tagged for scan: OFF (default) 10
or ON
Edit the service line text by pressing the selector wheel and
enter new name by wheel or keypad.
For customizing, contact your authorized dealer.
Press the soft key EXIT to return to CHANNEL SETUP.
BI. Channels As described above.
Setup 41
US. Channels As described above.
CA. Channels As described above.
ALT. Channels As described above.
Private As described above.

Channels
Power Supply
Monitor Set this to ENABLED if the radio is connected to a TT-

6081A Power Supply and Charger.
Set this to DISABLED for any other power supply.
Status Visible if ENABLED. Current status of the connected power

supply.
Voltage Visible if ENABLED. Current voltage.
Current Visible if ENABLED. Current current.
DSC setup
DSC setting Description
Position & Available position information.

MMSI Here you can enter position data and UTC time manually.
See also Position and MMSI number on page 12 for a
step-by-step description.
DSC Groups Shows DSC groups. You can also add, edit, filter and delete
groups here.
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Auto-Ack Test Auto-acknowledgement of test DSC messages.

OFF or ON (default)
Auto-Ack Polling Auto-acknowledgement of polling DSC messages.

OFF or ON (default)
Operation
Auto-Ack Auto-acknowledgement of position DSC messages.
Position OFF (default) or ON
Auto-Ack Auto acknowledgement of individually addressed, non

Individual distress DSC messages
OFF or ON (default)
Non-Distr. Inactivity time-out to exit non-distress functions (e.g. in

Inactivity setup) without automatic time-out (OFF):
Range: OFF, 1 to 30 minutes, in 1 min. steps
Default: 15min.
Distress Inactivity time-out for received distress DSC automated

Inactivity procedures without automatic time-out:
Range: OFF, 1 to 30 minutes, in 1 min. steps
Default: OFF
Comm Inactivity time-out of non DSC communication (VHF).

Inactivity Range: 10 to 600 seconds, in 10 s steps
Default: 30sec
Non- Non-distress DSC alarms

Distr.Alarms OFF: Disabled
ON: Enabled (default)
Medical ON: This option is available in DSC calls of the type

transport Urgency.
OFF (default)
Neutral crafts ON: This option is available in DSC calls of the type
Urgency.
OFF (default)
Setup 43
Print DSC For printing of DSC messages on a printer connected to

the system.
ON or OFF: (default)
DSC Self Test You can set the radio to run a DSC self test.
OFF: Disabled (default)
RUN: Run test.
For further details about this test see DSC routine testing
on page 55.
DSC call logs

Use the soft keys and to leaf through all logs.
DSC call log Description
Received Distress Shows a log of up to 100 received distress calls.
Transmitted Calls Shows a log of up to 100 transmitted calls.
Received Calls Shows a log of up to 100 received non-distress calls.
System setup
SYSTEM SETUP Description
Printer Config Select a printer (if one or several printers are part of
the system). Note whether there is immediate print
upon DSC activity, You must set Print DSC to ON see
DSC SETUP on page 49.
Recommended commercially available printer-
servers:
— Trendnet TE100 P1U
— D-Link DPR-1020
— SAILOR 6004 Control Panel
System time & Date View and set system time and date
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Inactivity timeout Inactivity time-out to exit functions (e.g. in setup)

and return to the application.
Range: 1 to 30 minutes, in 1 minute steps
Default: 10 min.
Language English
Operation
Theme Changes the display colour.
BlackOnWhite (default)
WhiteOnBlack
GPS Input Select the position input source

Automatic: Automatically select position source
with the best quality.
In Automatic mode the position device
transmitting sentences with the best quality
indicator will be used as position source.
Manual mode
NMEA: Low speed NMEA position input
NMEA HS: High speed NMEA position input
LWE1: Specific LWE position input (see LWE Talkers
below)
below)
below)
INM-C: SAILOR Inmarsat C position input
Setup 45
Current Src Reports the current input used as the position source
NMEA
NMEA HS
INM-C
Or the LWE talker ID of the current position source
device on LAN
NMEA in (baud) The actual baud rate of the NMEA input port
selected
(only displayed when
NMEA or NMEA HS is 4800 (NMEA)
selected)
38400 (NMEA HS)
LWE Talkers When Automatic mode is selected updating is

shown to indicate the equipment is currently
(only displayed when
scanning for SAILOR DGNSS 6588 devices on the
Automatic or one of
LAN network.
the LWE sources is
selected) This process may take up to 40 seconds.
- LWE1 CCXXXX In automatic mode this position holds the
- LWE2 highest priority SAILOR DGNSS 6588 position source
after a scan.
- LWE3
Or
-  LWE1
If a third party position source shall be used in the
-  LWE2 LWE priority, the LWE talker is simply programmed
-  LWE3 on the desired priority position (LWE1, LWE2 or
LWE3). A manually programmed source is indicated
by a key symbol (). The manually programmed
LWE sources can be removed by deleting the entry
completely.
LWE Identity CCXXXX As default the device identity is

automatically created. Manual override requires
password entry.
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Factory Defaults Resets the radio to factory defaults. Press the

selector knob and confirm the reset to factory
default.
Radio Info: SW Version: Software version of the radio

S/N: Serial number of the radio
Operation
IP: IP address of the radio
Password If you need to change the identity of the radio

(MMSI number or ATIS code), contact your local
dealer.
Controller setup
Each of the controlling devices connected and powered has its own setting.
The available settings may vary from controllers applied.
Controlling
Description
device
Handset 1 vol: Adjust earpiece volume for handset 1: ON, can be adjusted
from OFF to 100, in steps of 5.
Note: The handset connected to the front connector has
top priority and is configured to ON.
Handset 2 vol: Adjust earpiece volume for handset 2: ON, can be adjusted
from OFF to 100, in steps of 5.
Ext. speaker FIX: Fixed level is set for external speaker

REL: Relative level following volume adjustment of the
internal speaker
Ext. fixed vol: External speaker fixed volume:

OFF, 5 to 100 in steps of 5
Setup 47
Controlling
Description
device
Wheel lock: You can set a time interval after which the SQ, volume and
selector knobs are locked and protected against
unintentional use. Then a lock symbol is shown in the
display. Press any key to unlock the knobs.
OFF, 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s
Top-level standby soft-key functions and setup pages
Top-level standby
CALL EXIT
PHBOOK
ALERT EXIT
POS
DROBOS EXIT
PHBOOK
SCAN EXIT
START
TAG
FILTER
LOCAL
PHBOOK EXIT
ADD
FILTER
DEL
SETUP EXIT
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Setup pages
RADIO SETUP Scan Hang Time

Scan Resume
Watch mode
Priority Scan
ATIS code
Operation
CHANNEL SETUP Channel Mode
Bandwidth
Call Channel
Int. Channels
BI. Channels
US. Channels
CA. Channels
ALT. Channels
Private Channels
POWER SUPPLY Monitor
DSC SETUP Positon & MMSI

DSC groups
Auto-Ack Test
Auto-Ack Polling
Auto-Ack Position
Auto-Ack Individual
Non-Distr. Inactivity
Distress Inactivity
Comm Inactivity
Non-Distr. Alarms
Medical transport
Neutral craft
Print DSC
DSC Self Test
DSC CALL LOGS Received Distress

Transmitted Calls
Received Calls
Setup 49
Setup pages
SYSTEM SETUP Printer Config
System time & date
Inactivity timeout
Language
Theme
GPS Input
NMEA in
LWE Talkers
LWE Identity
Factory Defaults
Password
Radio Info
CONTROLLER SETUP Handset 1 vol:

Handset 2 vol:
Ext. Speaker
Ext. fixed vol:
Wheel lock
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Chapter 3
Service & maintenance 3
Contact for support

Contact your authorized dealer for technical service and support of the VHF
radio. Before contacting your authorized dealer you can go through the
troubleshooting guide to solve some of the most common operational
problems.
Service & maintenance

Maintenance
Preventive maintenance
Maintenance of the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC can be reduced to a
maintenance check at each visit of the service staff. Inspect the radio for
mechanical damages, salt deposits, corrosion and any foreign material. Due
to its robust construction and ruggedness the radio has a long lifetime.
Anyway it must carefully be checked at intervals not longer than 12 months
- dependent on the current working conditions.
Salt deposits
In case the equipment has been exposed to sea water there is a risk of salt
crystallization on the keys and knobs and they may become inoperable.
Clean the VHF radio and speaker microphones with fresh water.
Error messages and warnings

Errors and warning messages are shown in the display and are read-only.
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Chapter 3: Service & maintenance
DSC self test

To run a control routine DSC self test, do as follows:
2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to DSC SETUP.
3. Turn the selector knob to select DSC Self Test. Press and turn the
selector knob to select RUN.
The test will check the ability to encode/decode DSC signalling on RF
level. The radio will automatically transmit a DSC safety test call to its
own MMSI number without enabling the transmitter power amplifier. In
parallel the radio decodes and compares the received call to be the
same as the transmitted.
The display shows the result of
the test.
4. Press the soft key OK to
acknowledge the test result and
resume normal operation.
Important If the DSC loopback test fails, this indicates the DSC
functionality does not work correctly — including the ability
to send a DISTRESS message.
Contact your dealer immediately for further advice.
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Troubleshooting guide
Action Symptom Remedy
The radio The display Check if power is present.

will not turn is empty.
Check fuse which is placed in the power
on
connector.
Check performance of power supply if connected
to one.

No commu- The loud- Check the antenna installation.
nication speaker is
Check antenna cable.
mute.
Check handset/Handmicrophone and cable.
GPS Position Check the GPS input is correct. For setting GPS
requested. input see the Installation guide 98-132281.
If the VHF, despite being connected to a
GPS/position source, prompts for entering the
position and time information, the automated
update has most likely been lost either due to
missing data on the line, broken cabling or the
GPS/position source has failed. Refer to the
installation section in the back of this manual for
installation and connection details.
Until the automatic position update from
GPS/position source is restored position and time
must be entered manually when prompted by a
(four hour) timer in VHF.
In the DSC SETUP, Position Info, you can
verity the position data. If data is present
Lat/Lon/UTC will be displayed.
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GPS Position If position input source is set to Automatic
source used position (see System Setup) sentences from the
is different following talkers GP, GL, GN (and GA) are
from the prioritized.
expected
Position source is selected by the quality
indicator:
1. Differential
2. Precise, Autonomous, Float_RTK, Realtime_RTK
3. Estimated and Manuel
4. Unknown (for instance if not supported in
sentence)
5. Simulated and Invalid
On equal priority the following port order is used:
1. NMEA
2. NMEA HS
3. LWE1
4. LWE2
5. LWE3
6. INM-C
The device will automatically switch to the
position source with the highest priority available
after 5 seconds when switching to a lower
priority input and 30 seconds when switching to
a detected higher priority input.
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GPS Potion The SAILOR 6588 DGNSS Receiver can transmit

source position over LAN/LWE. Automatic discovery and
selected via selection of up to three (LWE1, LWE2 and LWE3)
LAN is SAILOR 6588 DGNSS Receiver source inputs are
different supported via SLP.
from the
If any of the LWE source inputs are manually
expected
programmed in System Setup, this will be
excluded from automatic discovery.

Available source inputs will discover and use the
SAILOR 6588 DGNSS Receiver LWE sources with
the most important role (primary, secondary, …)
DSC routine Check the DSC function regularly. Verify the

testing complete DSC installation, with antennas, by
transmitting a Safety Test call to another station
(coast or ship). The test call is generated using the
DSC call flow via menu CALL.
The call should normally be replied by the
receiving station without questioning. The
default configuration of a DSC VHF radio is auto-
acknowledgement of any received Safety test call
requests. If a ship is equipped with multiple radios
a second radio can be the station to check up
against. The transmitting radio will not receive its
own transmitted calls.
If there is only a single radio on a vessel, a facility
is built into the unit where the DSC engine can be
verified using a test call that is internally looped
without activating the radio transmitter PA. The
test is executed via menu SETUP, DSC SETUP.
The call sequence that is verified, is an Individual
Safety Test Call directed to own MMSI. The test
status is read in the display.

Missing DSC When powering up the VHF for the first time after
MMSI operation is leaving factory there is no MMSI number in the
not working VHF radio. For the DSC operation to function the
MMSI number must be entered in the VHF radio.
For further details see the installation manual.
Wrong If a wrong number has been entered and stored,

MMSI or if there is a requirement to change it, contact
number your authorized dealer.
System DSC logs are A wrong radio time indication should occur only
time sorted with if GPS position source is not connected or
wrong time providing correct time data. A valid GPS time
stamp or signal will update the UTC time used for time
radio time is stamping the DSC logs.
incorrect
If a GPS/position source is not connected to the
VHF radio and hence position and time is entered
manually, you must enter the "radio time" also
manually, at least after power up. This will ensure
correct time stamping of the DSC logs.
The UTC time is the suggested time to be entered
when prompted for entering position and time
manually (every four hours).
DSC DSC The transmission of a DSC call which is not of

Channel not transmission category distress will be postponed if the VHF
free delayed radio is in the process of decoding an incoming
DSC call. As soon as this decoding process has
finalized the transmission will take place.
Handset No sound in The earpiece volume may be configured to OFF.

configura- earpiece See section Controller setup in the user manual
tion on how to adjust the earpiece volume of the
handset.
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Device If any of the checks and tests described in this

failure section do not assist in resolving the difficulties
experienced in the operation and/or performance
of the VHF installation, a fault may have
developed in the VHF radio itself.
When contacting an authorized Thrane & Thrane
representative be sure to provide as much
information as possible describing the observed

behavior - also including the type of the VHF
radio, its serial number, and software release
version (both found in the setup menu Controller
Setup).
WARNING: Power In Setup, Power Supply, set Monitor to disabled.

POWER supply status
You can only monitor the power supply if the
SUPPLY cannot be
radio is powered by a SAILOR 6081 Power Supply
LOST monitored.
Unit and Charger.
CONTACT

System Manually If valid time information is received via NMEA
Time & Date entered time LWE on LAN port, this time source is used to set
& date is the system time. If this is not wanted, disconnect
overridden LAN cable. Position NMEA sentences from the
talkers GP, GL GN (and GA) are prioritized.
Position source is selected by the quality
indicator:
1. Differential
2. Precise, Autonomomous, Float_RTK,
Realtime_RTK
3. Estimated and Manuel
4. Unknown (for instance if not supported in
sentence)
5. Simulated and Invalid
The device will automatically switch to the
position source with the highest priority available
after 5 seconds when switching to a lower
priority input and 30 seconds when switching to
a detected higher priority input.
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Replacing the fuse in the power connector

One fuse is installed in the power connector. If the fuse is blown, do as
follows:
1. Track down why the fuse was blown and solve the problem.
2. Take out the old fuse.
3. Insert the new fuse. The fuse rating is 10 A T.

Figure 4: Replacing the fuse in the power connector
Replacing the fuse in the SAILOR 6090 Power

Converter
One fuse is installed in the SAILOR 6090 Power Converter. If the fuse is
blown, do as follows:
1. Track down why the fuse was blown and solve the problem.
2. Take out the old fuse.
3. Insert the new fuse. The fuse rating is 10 A T.
Figure 5: Replacing the fuse in the Power Converter
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Warranty and returning units for repair

Should your Cobham SATCOM product fail, please contact your dealer or
installer, or the nearest Cobham SATCOM partner. You will find the partner
details on www.cobham.com/satcom, Technical Service Partner List.
You can also access the Partner Portal at www.cobham.com/satcom,
Cobham SYNC Partner Portal, which may help you solve the problem.
Your dealer, installer or Cobham SATCOM partner will assist you whether
the need is user training, technical support, arranging on-site repair or
sending the product for repair. Your dealer, installer or Cobham SATCOM
partner will also take care of any warranty issue.

Repacking for shipment
Should you need to send the product for repair, please read the below
information before packing the product.
The shipping carton has been carefully designed to protect the SAILOR
6222 VHF DSC and its accessories during shipment. This carton and its
associated packing material should be used when repacking for shipment.
Attach a tag indicating the type of service required, return address, part
number and full serial number. Mark the carton FRAGILE to ensure careful
handling.
Note Correct shipment is the customer’s own responsibility.
If the original shipping carton is not available, the following general

instructions should be used for repacking with commercially available
material.
1. Wrap the defective unit in heavy paper or plastic. Attach a tag

indicating the type of service required, return address, part number and
full serial number.
2. Use a strong shipping container, e.g. a double walled carton.
3. Protect the front- and rear panel with cardboard and insert a layer of
shock-absorbing material between all surfaces of the equipment and the
sides of the container.
4. Seal the shipping container securely.
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5. Mark the shipping container FRAGILE to ensure careful handling.

Failure to do so may invalidate the warranty.
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Appendix A
Specifications A
Specifications
Transceiver unit SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC
Item Specification
Weight SAILOR 6222 VHF < 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) approximately

DSC
Box weight 3.8 kg (8.4 lbs) approximately, including

SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC SAILOR 6201 Handset with cradle, and wall
mount cradle, SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker
Microphone and Installation and user manual
in box.
Dimensions Height: Outer dimension 107 mm, hole height

for flush mount 89 mm
Width: Outer dimension 241 mm, hole width
for flush mount 227 mm
Depth: Outer dimension from front of knobs
132 mm, depth for flush mount 94 mm
Operating temperature -25°C to 55°C (5°F to 131°F)
Storage temperature -30°C to 80°C (-22°F to 176°F)
Power supply 12 VDC Nominal (10,8– 15,6 VDC)

Current consumption Max. 7 A
Current consumption at RX: 0.5 A

12 VDC (no accessories TX: 5 A
connected)
Current consumption at RX: 0.7 A

12 VDC (all accessories TX: 7 A
connected)
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Appendix A: Specifications
Item Specification
Frequency range TX: 156,000 MHz — 157,425 MHz,

RX: 156,000 MHz — 163.425 MHz
Channel spacing 12.5 kHz and 25 kHz, all international maritime

channels
Number of P channels The radio may be programmed with up to 100

private channels in all channel modes.
Modulation
25 kHz 16K0G3E, 16KOG2B (DSC)
12.5 kHz 10K0G3E
Antenna 50 Ohm antenna, 50 Ohm female SO239 for

PL259 plug
2-antenna operation for VHF and DSC
communication
Water ingress IPx8 and IPx6 all over. For flush-mount

installations a sealing gasket is included in the
delivery.
Transmitter
Transmit power Hi/Lo: 25 W and 1 W
RF output power High: 25 W +0 dB / - 1.5 dB

Low: 1 W +0 dB / - 1.5 dB
RF output power, Canada High: 21 W ±0.75 dB

Low: 0.8 W ±0.75 dB
Frequency error Below 500 Hz
Adjacent channel power Below 75 dB
Conducted spurious emission Below 0.25 W
Distortion Below 3%
S/N ratio Better than 46 dB
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Item Specification
Specifications
Receiver
Sensitivity < -119 dBm typically @ 20 dB SINAD CCITT

weighted
LF power Built-in loudspeaker: 6 W (at 5 kHz dev./1 kHz

tone). External loudspeaker: 6 W / 8 Ohm
Distortion Below 5%
S/N ratio Better than 43 dB
Spurious emissions Below 2 nW
Spurious response rejection More than 74 dB
Intermodulation response More than 73 dB
Co-channel rejection Better than —10 dB
Adjacent channel selectivity More than 74 dB
Blocking level More than 94 dBV
General DSC specifications

Item Description
DSC operation According to Rec. ITU-R M.541-10 and Rec.

ITU-R M.689-2, EN 300338-2
DSC protocol According to Rec. ITU-R M.493-14 - Class A
Navigator interface According to IEC 61162-1 GLL, RMC, ZDA,

GGA, VTG, GNS
Symbol error rate Below 1x10-2 —113 dBm or 0.20 V p.d.
Modulation 1700 Hz ± 400 Hz. 1200 baud
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Item Description
Frequency error Below ± 1 Hz
Residual modulation Below —26 dB
NMEA data rates and formats
Item Value
61162-1 4800,8,n,1
Position over LAN
SAILOR 6090 Power Converter 24—12 V
Item Description
Weight 300 g
Dimensions Height: 33 mm
Width: 190 mm
Depth: 85 mm
Operating temperature -25°C to 55°C (5°F to 131°F)
Storage temperature -30°C to 80°C (-22°F to 176°F)
Input voltage 21—32 VDC
Output voltage 12.5 VDC
Output current (max.) 8A
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Appendix B
Maritime channels B
International channels (INT)
Maritime channels
Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX
MHz MHz Intership Port Port Public MHz MHz Intership Port Port Public
1 156,050 160,650 60 156,025 160,625
2 156,100 160,700 61 156,075 160,675
3 156,150 160,750 62 156,125 160,725
4 156,200 160,800 63 156,175 160,775
5 156,250 160,850 64 156,225 160,825
6 156,300 156,300 65 156,275 160,875
7 156,350 160,950 66 156,325 160,925
8 156,400 156,400 67 156,375 156,375
9 156,450 156,450 68 156,425 156,425
10 156,500 156,500 69 156,475 156,475
11 156,550 156,550 70 156,525 156,525 DSC DSC
12 156,600 156,600 71 156,575 156,575
13 156,650 156,650 72 156,625 156,625
14 156,700 156,700 73 156,675 156,675
15 156,750 156,750 74 156,725 156,725
16 156,800 156,800 Distress and calling 75 156,775 156,775 L)
17 156,850 156,850 76 156,825 156,825 L)
18 156,900 161,500 77 156,875 156,875
19 156,950 161,550 78 156,925 161,525
1019 ***) 156,950 156,950 1078 ***) 156,925 156,925
2019 ***) 161,550 RX) 2078 ***) 161,525 RX)
20 157,000 161,600 79 156,975 161,575
1020 ***) 157,000 157,000 1079 ***) 156,975 156,975
2020 ***) 161,600 RX) 2079 ***) 161,575 RX)
21 **) 157,050 161,650 80 **) 157,025 161,625
22 **) 157,100 161,700 81 **) 157,075 161,675
23 **) 157,150 161,750 82 **) 157,125 161,725
24 **) 157,200 161,800 83 **) 157,175 161,775
25 **) 157,250 161,850 84 **) 157,225 161,825
26 **) 157,300 161,900 85 **) 157,275 161,875
27 157,350 161,950 86 **) 157,325 161,925
1027 ***) 157,350 157,350 87 157,375 157,375 *)
28 157,400 162,000 88 157,425 157,425 *)
1028 ***) 157,400 157,400
L) 1 W TX power
RX) Only RX: Transmission is blocked.
*) Channel 87 and 88 became simplex channels following the introduction
of AIS1 at 161.975 MHz and AIS2 on 162.025 MHz.
**) According to Radio Regulations Final Acts WRC-15 Appendix 18 these
channels are repurposed and must be default disabled as of January 1st 2017.
***)According to Radio Regulations Final Acts WRC-15 Appendix 18 these
channels must be default enabled as of January 1st 2017.
These are the default channels. Additional narrowband channels can be
enabled, see Channel setup on page 41
67
Appendix B: Maritime channels
US channels
Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels RX
MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz
1A 156,050 156,050 60 B) W1 162,550
2 B) 61 B) W2 162,400
3 B) 62 B) W3 162,475
4 B) 63A 156,175 156,175 W4 162,425
5A 156,250 156,250 64 B) W5 162,450
6 156,300 156,300 65A 156,275 156,275 W6 162,500
7A 156,350 156,350 66A 156,325 156,325 W7 162,525
8 156,400 156,400 67 156,375 156,375 L)
9 156,450 156,450 68 156,425 156,425
10 156,500 156,500 69 156,475 156,475
11 156,550 156,550 70 156,525 156,525 DSC
12 156,600 156,600 71 156,575 156,575 L)
13 156,650 156,650 L) 72 156,625 156,625
14 156,700 156,700 73 156,675 156,675
15 156,750 RX) 74 156,725 156,725
16 156,800 156,800 Distress and calling 75 B)
17 156,850 156,850 76 B)
18A 156,900 156,900 77 156,875 156,875
19A 156,950 156,950 78A 156,925 156,925
20 157,000 161,600 79A 156,975 156,975
20A 157,000 157,000 80A 157,025 157,025
21A 157,050 157,050 !) 81A 157,075 157,075 !)
22A 157,100 157,100 !) 82A 157,125 157,125 !)
23A 157,150 157,150 !) 83A 157,175 157,175 !)
24 157,200 161,800 84 157,225 161,825
25 157,250 161,850 85 157,275 161,875
26 157,300 161,900 86 157,325 161,925
27 157,350 161,950 87A 157,375 157,375 *)
28 157,400 162,000 88A 157,425 157,425 *)
L) 1 W TX power. Channels 13, 67 and 71 are limited to low transmission

power.
B) Channels 2, 3, 4, 60, 61, 62, 64, 75 and 76 cannot be selected in US
mode.
!) Channels 21A, 22A, 23A, 81A, 82A and 83A may be legally used in
some circumstances but not by the general public in US waters.
RX) Only RX: transmissions are blocked.
*) Channels 87 and 88 became simplex channels following the
introduction of AIS1 at 161.975 MHz and AIS2 on 162.025 MHz.
enabled, see Channel setup on page 41.
68 US channels
BBBBB
Chapter B: Maritime channels
CA channels
Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels RX
MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz
1 156,050 160,650 60 156,025 160,625 W1 162,550
2 156,100 160,700 61A 156,075 156,075 !) W2 162,400
3 156,150 160,750 62A 156,125 156,125 !) W3 162,475
4A 156,200 156,200 !) 63A 156,175 156,175 !) W4 162,425
Maritime channels
5A 156,250 156,250 64 156,225 160,825 W5 162,450
6 156,300 156,300 !) 64A 156,225 156,225 W6 162,500
7A 156,350 156,350 65A 156,275 156,275 L) W7 162,525
8 156,400 156,400 66A 156,325 156,325 L)
9 156,450 156,450 67 156,375 156,375 !)
10 156,500 156,500 68 156,425 156,425
11 156,550 156,550 69 156,475 156,475
12 156,600 156,600 70 156,525 156,525 DSC
13 156,650 156,650 71 156,575 156,575
14 156,700 156,700 72 156,625 156,625 !)
15 156,750 156,750 L) 73 156,675 156,675 !)
16 156,800 156,800 Distress and calling 74 156,725 156,725
17 156,850 156,850 L) 75 156,775 156,775 L)
18A 156,900 156,900 76 156,825 156,825 L)
19A 156,950 156,950 !) 77 156,875 156,875 L)
20 157,000 161,600 L) 78A 156,925 156,925
21A 157,050 157,050 !) 79A 156,975 156,975
21B 161,650 RX) 80A 157,025 157,025
22A 157,100 157,100 !) 81A 157,075 157,075 !)
23 157,150 161,750 82A 157,125 157,125 !)
24 157,200 161,800 83A 157,175 157,175 !)
25 157,250 161,850 83B 161,775 RX)
26 157,300 161,900 84 157,225 161,825
27 157,350 161,950 85 157,275 161,875
28 157,400 162,000 86 157,325 161,925
87 157,375 157,375 *)
88 157,425 157,425 *)
L) 1 W TX power. Channels 15, 17, 20, 65, 66, 75, 76 and 77 are limited to
1 W transmission power.
!) Channels 4A, 6, 19A, 21A, 22A, 61A, 62A, 63A, 67, 72, 73, 81A, 82A and
83A may be legally used in some circumstances but not by the general
public in CA waters.
RX) Only RX: transmission is blocked.
enabled, see Channel setup on page 41.
CA channels 69
BI channels
Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX Channels TX RX SIMPLEX DUPLEX
MHz MHz Intership Port Port Public MHz MHz Intership Port Port Public
1 156,050 160,650 60 156,025 160,625
2 156,100 160,700 61 156,075 160,675
3 156,150 160,750 62 156,125 160,725
4 156,200 160,800 63 156,175 160,775
5 156,250 160,850 64 156,225 160,825
6 156,300 156,300 L) 65 156,275 160,875
7 156,350 160,950 66 156,325 160,925
8 156,400 156,400 L) 67 156,375 156,375
9 156,450 156,450 68 156,425 156,425
10 156,500 156,500 L) L) 69 156,475 156,475
11 156,550 156,550 L) 70 156,525 156,525 DSC DSC
12 156,600 156,600 L) 71 156,575 156,575 L)
13 156,650 156,650 L) L) 72 156,625 156,625 L)
14 156,700 156,700 L) 73 156,675 156,675
15 156,750 156,750 L) L) 74 156,725 156,725 L)
16 156,800 156,800 Distress and calling 75 156,775 156,775 L)
17 156,850 156,850 L) L) 76 156,825 156,825 L)
18 156,900 161,500 77 156,875 156,875 L)
19 156,950 161,550 78 156,925 161,525
1019 ***) 156,950 156,950 1078 ***) 156,925 156,925
2019 ***) 161,550 RX) 2078 ***) 161,525 RX)
20 157,000 161,600 79 156,975 161,575
1020 ***) 157,000 157,000 1079 ***) 156,975 156,975
2020 ***) 161,600 RX) 2079 ***) 161,575 RX)
21 **) 157,050 161,650 80 **) 157,025 161,625
22 **) 157,100 161,700 81 **) 157,075 161,675
23 **) 157,150 161,750 82 **) 157,125 161,725
24 **) 157,200 161,800 83 **) 157,175 161,775
25 **) 157,250 161,850 84 **) 157,225 161,825
26 **) 157,300 161,900 85 **) 157,275 161,875
27 157,350 161,950 86 **) 157,325 161,925
1027 ***) 157,350 157,350 87 157,375 157,375 *)
28 157,400 162,000 88 157,425 157,425 *)
1028 ***) 157,400 157,400
L) 1 W TX power on channels 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 71, 72, 74, 75,
76 and 77.
RX) Only RX) Transmission is blocked.
**) According to Radio Regulations Final Acts WRC-15 Appendix 18 these
channels are repurposed and must be default disabled as of January 1st 2017.
***)According to Radio Regulations Final Acts WRC-15 Appendix 18 these
channels must be default enabled as of January 1st 2017.
NB! The ATIS function is enabled on all channels.
Dual Watch & Scanning modes are disabled.
Alternative channels
If the radio is used in regions where neither of the four described standard
channels are allowed, a reduced channel table with international channel
70 BI channels
BBBBB
designators and frequencies can be made. Contact your local dealer for
programming the alternative channels.
Private channels
Up to 100 licensed private channels for non-DSC purposes may be
Maritime channels
specified. For programming the private channels contact your local dealer.
BI channels 71
72 BI channels
CCCCC
Glossary
Glossary C
A
AIS Automatic Identification System, a short range coastal tracking
system used on ships and by Vessel Traffic Services for
identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging
data with other nearby ships.
ATIS Automatic Transmission Identification System
Glossary
DROBOS Distress Relay On Behalf Of Someone else
DSC Digital Selective Calling
E
EPIRB Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon. Distress radio
beacons, also known as emergency beacons are tracking
transmitters which aid in the detection and location of boats,
aircraft, and people in distress.
G
GPL General Public License
GPS Global Positioning System
L
LAN Local Area Network ,
LGPL Lesser General Public License
LWE Light Weight Ethernet
LWE Light Weight Ethernet UdP Broadcast
73
Glossary
M
MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity. A series of nine digits which
are sent in digital form over a radio frequency channel in order
to uniquely identify ship stations, ship earth stations, coast
stations, coast earth stations, and group calls. These identities
are formed in such a way that the identity or part thereof can
be used by telephone and telex subscribers connected to the
general telecommunications network to call ships
automatically.
MOB Man Over Board
P
PTT Push To Talk
S
SLP Service Location Protocol
T
TU Transceiver Unit
U
UTC Coordinated Universal Time. The International Atomic Time
(TAI) with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to
compensate for the Earth’s slowing rotation. Leap seconds are
used to allow UTC to closely track UT1, which is mean solar
time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
V
VDR Voyage Data Recorder, a data recording system designed for all
vessels required to comply with the IMO’s International
Convention SOLAS Requirements in order to collect data from
various sensors on board the vessel.
74
CCCCC
Chapter Glossary:
VHF Very High Frequency
Glossary
75
Chapter Glossary:
76
DDDDD
Index
Index D
Numerics backlight, 1
dim, 10
16/C, 10, 15 bandwidth, 41
Bi, 70
Bi channels, 70
A browse channels, 10
acknowledgement, distress, 23
action line, display, 3 C
activate
scan resume, 39 CA channel table, 41
scanning, 20 CA channels, 69
watch, 19 CALL, 35
ADD, 36 call
add a contact, 36 Distress procedure, vi
adjust DSC, 21
speaker volume, 10 call channel, 17
squelch, 14 programming, 41
Index
Alarm Panel call log, DSC, 44
manual, x cancelling
alarm panel distress, 23
Distress, 24 change
ALERT, 22 dual and triple watch, 19
ALT, 71 channel
ALT channel table, 41 add to scan, 20
ATIS code, 40 bandwidth, 41
change, 47 remove from scan, 20
attenuation control, 18 select, 10, 11
Auto-Ack working, 10, 11
Individual, 43 channel table
Polling, 43 ALT, 41, 71
Position, 43 Bi, 70
Test, 43 CA, 41, 69
INT, 67
PRIV, 41
B US, 41, 68
background sessions
DSC, 34
77
Index
channels distress
Bi, 70 acknowledgement, 23
CA, 69 cancelling, 23
international, 67 display, 22
primary, 17 message relay, 25
private, 17 nature, 22
US, 68 power failure, 24
weather, 17 received calls, 26
Colour theme, 45 send from alarm panel, 24
Comm Inactivity, 43 time since activation, 22
configuration distress alert, 22
system example, 7 distress button, 21
contact, 51 distress channel, 10, 15
adding, 36 Distress procedure, vi
deleting, 37 Distress timeout, 43
editing, 37 document number, this manual, i
control over radio transmitter, 29 DROBOS, 13, 25
Control Speaker Microphone DSC
override, 14 background sessions, 34
controls, front plate, 2 call log, 27, 44
cradle for 6201, installation, 4 calls, 21
loopback test, 52
multiple calls, 34
D session definition, 29
data rate DSC alarms
NMEA, 66 non distress, 43
deactivate DSC call logs
watch, 19 setup, 44
default reset, 47 DSC self test, 44
DELETE, 37 DSC session, 29
delete contact, 37 typical display, 29
dim, 10 DSC soft keys, 31
display, 3 DSC window, 29
display colour dual watch, 40
change, 45 change to triple, 19
78
DDDDD
Index
E I
editing a contact, 37 icons
Emergency call sheet, x session state, 29
emergency calls, vi installation
engagement status, 18 cradle for 6201, 4
enter position manually, 12 handset cradle, 4
EPIRB installation guide, A3, x
nature in DROBOS, 25 installation manual, x
error messages, 51 Alarm Panel, x
INT, 67
IP address, 47
F IP rating, 64
factory defaults, 47
FILTER, 20 K
frequency range, VHF, 64
front plate, controls, 2 key 16/C, 10, 15
fuse keys on front plate, 2
Index
Power Converter, 60 knob
VHF radio, 59 selector, 2
volume, 2
G
L
GPS data, 12
GPS position LOCAL, 18
display, 12 louder, volume, 10
low power
override, 18
H set to 1 W, 18
Hand Microphone, 11
handset cradle M
installation, 4
hang time, 39 manual, document number, i
how to replace, 60 maritime channels, 67
MAYDAY, vi
medical transport, 43
79
Index
menu, overview, 48 position

message enter manually, 12
replay, 38 position data
MMSI enter manually, 42
change, 47 position Info, 42
wrong number in the radio, 56 power
monitor power supply, 42 fuse, 59
MORE, 13 off, 10
multiple calls, DSC, 34 on, 10
mute speaker, 14 Power Converter
fuse, 60
power failure
N distress, 24
narrow band, 41 power supply
nature of distress, 22 monitor, 42
neutral crafts, 43 Print DSC, 44
night vision, how to dim, 10 priority scan, 40
NMEA PRIV
data rate, 66 channel table, 41
Non-dist Inactivity, 43 private channels, 17, 64, 71
Non-distr.alarms, 43 PTT button, 15
O R
Occupied, 14 radio call
override making, 16
Control Speaker Microphone, 14 receiving, 15
overriding low power, 18 radio transmitter
control, 34
control over, 29
P received distress calls, 26
reduced transmission power, 18
password, 47 relay
PHBOOK, 35 distress message on behalf of
phone book, 35 someone else, 25
add contact, 36 remote control, 14
delete a contact, 37 replay, 1, 38
edit a contact, 37 button, 2
reset to default, 47
80
DDDDD
Index
resume time, 39 simplex, 1

RF exposure hazards, iv soft key, 13
run ADD, 36
DSC self test, 44 ALERT, 22
CALL, 35
DELETE, 37
S DISACK, 26
safety summary, iv DROBOS, 13, 25
salt deposits, 51 DSC, 31
scan FILTER, 20
add channel, 20 LOCAL, 18
hang time, 39 MORE, 13
priority, 40 OVRIDE, 18
remove channel, 20 PHBOOK, 35
resume time, 39 RELAY, 25
resume, activate, 39 STOP, 38
start, 20 TAG, 20
selector knob, 2, 10 WATCH, 19
softer, volume, 10
Index
self test, 52
DSC, 44 Software version, 47
semi duplex, 1 speaker volume, 10
serial number, 47 speaking devices, 11
service line, display, 3 specifications, 63
session squelch, 14
INFO key, 32 squelch control, 2, 14
line, 30 STOP, 38
soft keys, 31 stop
state icons, 29 replaying a message, 38
status, 30 watch or scan, 19, 20
what is, 29 support, 51
setup system configuration
controller, 47 example, 7
DSC call logs, 44 system setup, 44
overview, 48
parameters, 48 T
Radio, 39
system, 44 TAG, 20
watch, 39 remove, 20
81
Index
tagged channels warranty, 61

view, 20 limitation, iv
technical data, 63 WATCH, 19, 20
temperature watch
operational, 63, 66 dual and triple, 19
storage, 63, 66 dual or triple, 40
theme setup, 39
colour, change, 45 start, 19
timeout, 45 stop, 19
Distress, 43 water ingress, 64
non distress, 43 weather channels, 17
VHF and other non distress, 43 weight, 63, 66
triple watch, 40 wide band, 41
change to dual, 19 working channel, 10, 11
U
US, 68
US channel table, 41, 68
Use GPS, 12
UTC time, 3
enter manually, 12
V
VHF
channels, 16
frequency range, 64
volume
louder, 10
softer, 10
speaker, 10
Volume knob, 2
W
warnings, 51
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SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC

Document number: 98-131184-J

Ground the equipment

RF exposure hazards and instructions

Installation and service

Compass safe distance

Use the HAND

1. An omni-directional antenna with a maximum power gain of

Important All installation information and instructions are not

SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC, Installation 98-132281

SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC, Installation 98-135548

SAILOR 6101 and SAILOR 6103 98-130981

Emergency call sheet 98-132369

Chapter 3 Service & maintenance

NMEA data rates and formats ..................................................... 66

App. B Maritime channels

Controls on the front plate

Figure 1: Controls on the front plate

2 VHF radio with DSC Class A

SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC display

VHF radio with DSC Class A 3

SAILOR 6204 With the SAILOR 6204 Control

System configuration — example

TT-6201A/ TT-6201A/ TT-6201A/

GPS, AIS, etc.

Figure 2: System configuration, example

General use and navigation

Power on and volume in handset and speaker

Working channel and changing settings

10 General use and navigation

DSC and MMSI number

Caution! Without a programmed MMSI number the

General use and navigation 11

Position and MMSI number

Enter position manually (no GPS)

2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to DSC SETUP.

12 General use and navigation

Soft key Function

CALL To make DSC non-distress calls

ALERT To make a distress call with assigned category

DROBOS Make a distress relay call on behalf of someone else

SCAN Scanning menu with start, stop and tag function

PHBOOK Phone book

LOCAL Local mode, 10 dB attenuation

SETUP Setup pages for Radio setup, Channel setup, Power

General use and navigation 13

Changing the display light, night view

Adjusting the squelch level

Use with a SAILOR 6204 Control Speaker Microphone

14 General use and navigation

VHF radio communication

Basic VHF operation

Quick guide to radio telephone calls

1. Press the PTT button on the speaker device. When the TX

Receiving a radio telephone call on channel 16