2.6ObtainMMSI(MaritimeMobileServiceIdentity)number
BeforecommencinginstallationensureyouhaveobtainedaMMSInumberforyourvessel.
AMMSIisa9digitnumberwhichissentoveraradiofrequencychannelinordertoidentifythe
originatingvessel/station.IfyourvesselalreadyhasaMMSInumber(usedforaVHFDSCradio)then
thesameMMSInumbermustbeusedtoprogramyourproduct.
Note:
IfaMMSInumberisnotentered,theDSCfunctionalityofyourradiowillbedisabled.
IntheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIandStaticDatamustbeenteredonlybyaRaymarine®
dealerorotherappropriatelyqualifiedinstallerofmarinecommunicationsequipmentonboard
vessels.
TheuserisNOTauthorizedtodothis.
Insomeareas,aradiooperatorlicenceisrequiredbeforeaMMSInumberwillbeissued.Y oucan
requestaMMSInumberfromsameagencythatissuesradioorShipRadiolicencesinyourarea.
InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldoutsideoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,theMMSIandStatic
datacanbesetupbytheuser.
Forfurtherdetails,refertotherelevantT elecommunicationsRegulatoryBodyforyourarea.
RefertoAppendixCMMSIRegulatorybodiesandapplicationsubmissions
foralistofcontactsforobtainingMMSInumbersforsomeareas.
Warning:MMSIentry
Y oucanonlyenteraMMSInumberonce,ifyouenterthenumberincorrectlyor
needtochangeyourMMSInumber,theunitwillrequirere-programmingbyan
authorizedRaymarinedealer.
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