Lowrance LHR-80 User manual

LHR-80
Handheld Marine GPS VHF Radio
Installation and
Operation Instructions
Pub. 988-0158-101
www.lowrance.com

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Printed in China.
Important safety information
Please read carefully before installation and use.
DANGER
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potentially
hazardous situations. Obey all safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
WARNING WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in death or serious injury
CAUTION CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a
potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in
property damage.

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Contents
Safety and Operational Information ................................................................6
Section 1 - General Information ........................................................................8
Section 2 - Controls and Keys.............................................................................9
2-1 Keys/Controls & Functions........................................................................................................... 10
Section 3 - VHF Radio Operation.....................................................................13
3-1 Batteries and Charger ................................................................................................................... 13
3-1-1 Installing the Battery Pack .......................................................................................................................13
3-1-2 Initial Charge....................................................................................................................................................13
3-1-3 GPS Connector ...............................................................................................................................................14
3-1-4 Mounting Battery Charger to flat surface......................................................................................15
3-1-5 Mounting Battery Charger and bracket onto wall...................................................................15
3-2 Installing the Belt Clip .................................................................................................................. 16
3-3 Installing and Removing the Antenna .................................................................................... 17
3-4 Power On/O.................................................................................................................................... 18
3-5 Adjusting the Squelch level ....................................................................................................... 18
3-6 Volume control................................................................................................................................. 18
3-7 Channel selection ........................................................................................................................... 19
3-8 Receiving and transmitting........................................................................................................ 19
3-9 Dual Watch Operation................................................................................................................... 20
3-10 3CH Operation (Favorite Channel) ........................................................................................ 20
3-10-1 Add a favorite channel for the first time......................................................................................20
3-10-2 Modify or Delete favorite channel...................................................................................................20
3-11 Scan Operation............................................................................................................................. 21
3-12 Navigation Mode......................................................................................................................... 21
3-13 WP Select Mode ............................................................................................................................ 22
3-14 Plotter Mode ................................................................................................................................ 22
3-15 GPS Satellite Mode...................................................................................................................... 23
Section 4 - Advanced Operation......................................................................24
4-1 Buddy List (Manage your buddy list. US only)...................................................................... 26
4-1-1 Add a new buddy name...........................................................................................................................26
4-1-2 Edit a buddy name.......................................................................................................................................27
4-1-3 DELETE a buddy name ..............................................................................................................................27
4-2 Waypoint ............................................................................................................................................ 28
4-2-1 Add a new waypoint...................................................................................................................................28

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4-2-2 Edit a waypoint...............................................................................................................................................29
4-2-3 Delete a waypoint ........................................................................................................................................30
4-2-4 Set a route to a stored waypoint........................................................................................................30
4-3 Backlight Adjustment................................................................................................................... 31
4-4 Lamp Adjustment .......................................................................................................................... 31
4-5 Contrast Adjustment .................................................................................................................... 31
4-6 GPS/DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 32
4-6-1 Manual (Manually Enter Your Position and UTC Time)...........................................................32
4-6-2 Settings: LL Display (Show or hide your position)....................................................................33
4-6-3 Settings: Time Display (Show or hide the time).........................................................................33
4-6-4 Time Offset (Local time)............................................................................................................................34
4-6-5 Settings: Time Format (12 or 24 hour clock).................................................................................35
4-6-6 Settings: COG/SOG (Course & speed display options)...........................................................36
4-6-7 GPS Alert.............................................................................................................................................................36
4-6-8 Turn GPS ENABLE on/off...........................................................................................................................37
4-6-9 Set True or Magnetic Bearing ................................................................................................................37
4-7 Radio Setup....................................................................................................................................... 38
4-7-1 UIC (US only) ....................................................................................................................................................38
4-7-2 Channel Name Editing...............................................................................................................................38
4-7-3 Ring Volume Adjustment.........................................................................................................................39
4-7-4 Beep Volume Adjustment........................................................................................................................39
4-7-5 Select Unit (UNITS) .......................................................................................................................................39
4-7-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE) US Only ...................................................................40
4-7-7 WX Alert (Weather alerts).........................................................................................................................40
4-7-8 Set NMEA OUT (NMEA OUT)..................................................................................................................40
4-8 DSC Setup (US only)...................................................................................................................... 41
4-8-1 Enter or check your USER MMSI...........................................................................................................41
4-8-2 Maintain Groups............................................................................................................................................42
4-8-2-1 Enter your Groups........................................................................................................................... 42
4-8-2-2 Edit user Groups............................................................................................................................... 43
4-8-2-3 Delete a Group.................................................................................................................................. 43
4-8-3 Response to Individual Calls...................................................................................................................44
4-8-4 DSC Select .........................................................................................................................................................44
4-8-5 LL Reply..............................................................................................................................................................44
4-9 ATIS SETUP (EU only)..................................................................................................................... 45
4-9-1 Enter or Check your ATIS MMSI ............................................................................................................45
4-9-2 ATIS Select..........................................................................................................................................................46
4-10 Get Buddy ...................................................................................................................................... 46
4-11 Track Log.......................................................................................................................................... 47
4-12 Erase Track....................................................................................................................................... 47
4-13 Reset (Reset to factory defaults) ............................................................................................. 47

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Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls (US only) ..................................48
5-1 What is DSC? .................................................................................................................................... 48
5-1-1 Maritime Mobile Service Identity........................................................................................................48
5-1-2 How can I obtain a MMSI assignment?...........................................................................................48
5-2 DSC Call Types................................................................................................................................. 49
5-2-1 Send an Individual call...............................................................................................................................50
5-3 Send a Group Call............................................................................................................................ 51
5-4 Send an All Ships call..................................................................................................................... 51
5-5 Reply to a call in your Call Log................................................................................................... 52
5-6 Reply to a call in your Distress Log ........................................................................................... 53
5-7 Reply to the Last Call..................................................................................................................... 54
5-8 Request the LL position of a buddy (LL Request)............................................................... 55
5-9 Track Your Buddy (Track Buddy) ................................................................................................ 55
5-9-1 Add or Delete a Buddy (Buddy List) ..................................................................................................55
5-9-2 Select your want track’s buddy ............................................................................................................56
5-9-3 Set the time interval of tracking ..........................................................................................................56
5-9-4 Start Tracking ...................................................................................................................................................56
5-10 Receive an All Ships call ............................................................................................................. 57
5-11 Receive a Group call .................................................................................................................... 57
5-12 Reply to an LL position request............................................................................................... 58
5-12-1 Manually reply to an LL Request.......................................................................................................58
5-12-2 Automatically reply to an LL position request .........................................................................58
5-12-3 Do not reply to an LL position request.........................................................................................59
5-13 Receive an individual call........................................................................................................... 59
5-14 Receive a Polled Position Call................................................................................................... 59
Section 6 - Distress Calls (US only)..................................................................60
6-1 Send a Distress Call......................................................................................................................... 60
6-2 Receive a Distress Call ................................................................................................................... 61
6-3 Receive a Distress Relay Call........................................................................................................ 61
6-4 Receive Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK)....................................................... 62
6-5 Relay a Distress Call from the Distress LOG (RELAY).......................................................... 62
Appendix A - Technical Specifications............................................................64
A-1 General:..................................................................................................................................................................64
A-2 Receiver: ................................................................................................................................................................64
A-3 Transmitter: .........................................................................................................................................................65
A-4 GPS and Navigation:.......................................................................................................................................65

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Appendix B - Frequency Charts .......................................................................66
International Marine Channels ..........................................................................................................................66
Special Notes on International Channel Usage.......................................................................................67
USA Channel Chart ...................................................................................................................................................68
Special Notes on USA Channel Usage..........................................................................................................69
CANADA Channel Chart ........................................................................................................................................70
Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage...................................................................................................71
WEATHER Channels...................................................................................................................................................72
Appendix C - EU Inland Waterway Channels .................................................73
Special Channels 2...................................................................................................................................................76
Navico Full Two-Year Lowrance VHF Warranty ..............................................77
How to Obtain Service .....................................................................................78
In the USA.................................................................................................................................................. 78
In Canada................................................................................................................................................... 78
Outside Canada and the USA............................................................................................................. 78
Accessory Ordering Information for all countries..........................................79
Shipping Information ......................................................................................79
Safety and Operational Information
WARNING
Never leave your radio in a closed car or trunk; the extremely high temperatures gener-
ated in hot weather can damage the electronics.
CAUTION
Due to European Union (EU) regulations, DSC is not available in the LHR-80E (EU) model.

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FCC Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
FCC regulations require that members of the general public should not be exposed to
excessive levels of radio frequency radiation. To comply with the specified limits it is
recommended that this radio is operated in such a manner as to limit transmission to
no more than five minutes in any half hour period and that the antenna is kept at least 8
inches from any part of the body during transmission.
CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
IMPORTANT
DSC functions will not operate until you have entered your user MMSI.1.
The radio channels installed into the radio may vary from country to country,2.
depending upon the model and government or national communications authority
regulations.
Lowrance recommends that you check the radio operating licensing requirements of3.
your country before using the radio. The operator is solely responsible for observing
proper radio installation and usage practices.
This radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress call to facilitate search4.
and rescue. To be effective as a safety device, this radio must be used only within the
geographic range of a shore-based VHF marine Channel 70 distress and safety watch
system. The geographic range may vary but under normal conditions is approximately
20 nautical miles.
It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument in such a manner that will
not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage.
Lowrance disclaims all liability for any use of this product in a way that may cause accidents,
damage or that may violate the law.
Governing Language: This statement, any instruction manuals, user guides and other infor-
mation relating to the product (Documentation) may be translated to, or has been translated
from, another language (Translation). In the event of any conflict between any Translation
of Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation will be the official
version of the Documentation.
This manual represents the LHR-80 radio at the time of printing. Lowrance reserves the right
to make changes to specifications without notice.

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Section 1 - General Information
Congratulations on your purchase of this handheld VHF marine radio LHR-80, designed and
built using superior technology and craftsmanship. It provides the following useful features:
Adjustable contrast settings for the LCD•
Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night time use•
Waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7•
GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display•
Built-in GPS sensor•
Choice of High or Low (5W or 1W) transmission power•
Special CH16 key for quick access to the priority (international distress) channel•
Special 3CH key to select your three favorite channels•
Flexible dual watch facility•
DSC (Digital Selective Calling) capability that meets USCG SC101 Standards (US only)•
DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until and
acknowledgement is received (US only)
Easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favorite people (US only)•
LL position polling information•
Buddy tracking capacity•
Weather alert facility (US only)•
ATIS facility for inland waterways (Europe only)•

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Section 2 - Controls and Keys
Speaker
CALL/MENU Mic
WX/NAV
HI/LO/GPS
Low battery indicator
Favourite channels:
1, 2 or 3
Speaker/Mic jack
Channel
Vol + and Vol -
GPS Antenna
Right-key
CH /
SQ /
POWER/KEYLOCK
Tx Power: HI or LO
GO/MOB
Status: T or R
Signal strength
Low battery
indicator
16/9
DISTRESS
(US only)
PTT
VHF Antenna
Left-key
Working mode
channel name
Time COG/SOG
Latitude
Longitude

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2-1 Keys/Controls & Functions
PWR On/O & KEYLOCK
To turn the unit on and off, press and hold down PWR / (red key) for more than 2 seconds
and release.
The keylock, locks and unlocks keypad. Press PWR / (red key) for 1 second and release. A
key icon will appear on screen to indicate whether keylock is on or off.
VOL /
Volume Adjustment. Press to increase or decrease until a comfortable volume is reached.
SQL /
Squelch or Threshold Level. Sets the threshold level for the minimum receiver signal. 16 steps
available.
16/9
Priority Channel. Press to cancel all other modes and to tune into the priority channel. Press
again to return to your original channel. To make Channel 09 the default instead, hold down
16/9 until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed (US only).
16 Priority Channel. Press to cancel all other modes and to turn into the priority channel. Press
again to return to your original channel (EU only).
3CH/ ESC Left-key
Three Favorites Channels. Press to toggle between your favorite channels. The , , or
symbol appears on the LCD to show which favorite channel is selected.
If you want to scan all three favorite channels, press 3CH, then immediately press and hold
SCAN.
To add a favorite channel for the first time, select that channel then hold 3CH to store it in the
CH1 location. Repeat the procedure to store two more favorite channels in the CH2 and CH3
locations respectively.
If you try and add another favorite channel it will overwrite the existing CH3. CH1 and CH2
will remain unless you delete them.
To delete a favorite channel, select that channel then hold down 3CH until a dialogue box
appears to prompt the deletion.
Escape. Use ESC when navigating menus to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a menu with-
out saving changes and to back up to the previous screen.
SCAN/ ENTER right-key
Scan. Quickly press and release for Dual Watch - scan between your current channel and the
priority channel in DUAL mode.