Lowrance Link-2 User manual

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Link-2
Marine Handheld VHF Radio
User Guide

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Important safety information
Please read carefully before installation and use.
DANGER
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to poten-
tially 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.
Contents
Safety and operational information.................................................................7
Important...........................................................................................................................................................................8
Safety Training Information.....................................................................................................................................8
Section 1 - General information ........................................................................9
Section 2 - Controls and keys...........................................................................10
2-1 Keys/Controls and functions....................................................................................................... 11
Section 3 - Operating the radio .......................................................................14
3-1 Power On/O................................................................................................................................... 14
3-2 Adjusting the Squelch level ....................................................................................................... 14
3-3 Volume control................................................................................................................................ 14
3-4 Channel selection .......................................................................................................................... 15
3-5 Receiving and transmitting........................................................................................................ 15
3-6 Dual Watch operation................................................................................................................... 16
3-7 3CH operation (Favorite Channel) ........................................................................................... 16
3-7-1 Add a favorite channel for the first time.........................................................................................16
3-7-2 Modify or delete favorite channel ......................................................................................................16
3-8 Scan Operation ............................................................................................................................... 16
3-9 Navigation mode ........................................................................................................................... 17
3-10 WP select mode............................................................................................................................ 18
3-11 Plotter mode ................................................................................................................................ 18
3-12 GPS satellite mode...................................................................................................................... 19
Section 4 - Advanced setup..............................................................................20
4-1 Waypoint ............................................................................................................................................ 21
4-1-1 Add a new waypoint...................................................................................................................................21
4-1-2 Edit a waypoint...............................................................................................................................................22
4-1-3 Delete a waypoint ........................................................................................................................................23
4-1-4 Set a route to a stored waypoint........................................................................................................24
4-2 Backlight adjustment ................................................................................................................... 24
4-3 Lamp timer....................................................................................................................................... 24
4-4 Buddy list (Manage your buddy list) ........................................................................................ 25
4-4-1 Add a new buddy name...........................................................................................................................25
4-4-2 Edit a buddy name.......................................................................................................................................26
4-4-3 Delete a buddy name.................................................................................................................................26
4-5 Contrast adjustment..................................................................................................................... 27

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4-6 GPS/DATA .......................................................................................................................................... 27
4-6-1 Manual (Manually enter your position and UTC time)...........................................................28
4-6-2 Settings: LL display (Show or hide your position).....................................................................28
4-6-3 Settings: Time display (Show or hide the time)..........................................................................29
4-6-4 Time offset (Local time).............................................................................................................................29
4-6-5 Settings: Time format (12 or 24 hour clock)..................................................................................30
4-6-6 Settings: COG/SOG (Course & speed display options)...........................................................31
4-6-7 GPS alert..............................................................................................................................................................31
4-6-8 Turn GPS ENABLE on/off...........................................................................................................................32
4-6-9 Set Magnetic Variation (MAG VAR) .....................................................................................................32
4-7 Radio setup ....................................................................................................................................... 33
4-7-1 Channel Bank selection (UIC) ................................................................................................................33
4-7-2 Channel name editing (CH NAME) ....................................................................................................33
4-7-3 Ring volume adjustment (RING VOLUME).....................................................................................34
4-7-4 Beep volume adjustment (KEY BEEP)...............................................................................................34
4-7-5 Select unit (UNITS)........................................................................................................................................34
4-7-6 Set the Priority channel (WATCH MODE)........................................................................................35
4-7-7 Weather alerts (WX ALERT).....................................................................................................................35
4-7-8 Set NMEA output (NMEA OUT)............................................................................................................35
4-7-9 Favourite Channel Setup (FAV CH SETUP) .....................................................................................36
4-8 DSC setup ........................................................................................................................................ 37
4-8-1 Enter or check your user MMSI (USER MMSI)...............................................................................37
4-8-2 Maintain groups (GROUP SETUP)........................................................................................................38
4-8-2-1 Enter your groups............................................................................................................................ 38
4-8-2-2 Edit groups.......................................................................................................................................... 39
4-8-2-3 Delete a group.................................................................................................................................. 39
4-8-3 Response to individual calls (INDIV REPLY)...................................................................................40
4-8-4 Enable DSC functionality (DSC SELECT) .........................................................................................40
4-8-5 Response type to LL polling calls (LL REPLY)..............................................................................40
4-8-6 Automatic Channel switching (AUTO SWITCH) ........................................................................41
4-8-7 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY).................................................................................................................42
4-8-8 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT) ...................................................................................................42
4-9 ATIS SETUP (EU only)..................................................................................................................... 43
4-9-1 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI (ATIS MMSI) .................................................................................43
4-9-2 Enable ATIS functionality (ATIS SELECT)..........................................................................................44
4-10 Get Buddy ...................................................................................................................................... 44
4-11 Track log........................................................................................................................................... 45
4-12 Erase track ....................................................................................................................................... 45
4-13 Reset (Reset to factory defaults) ............................................................................................. 45
Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls ..................................................46
5-1 What is DSC? .................................................................................................................................... 46
5-1-1 Maritime mobile service identity ........................................................................................................46
5-1-2 How can I obtain a MMSI number? ...................................................................................................46
5-2 DSC call types.................................................................................................................................. 47
5-3 Send an Individual call (INDIVIDUAL) ...................................................................................... 48
5-4 Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL) ............................................................................................ 49
5-5 Send a Group call (GROUP).......................................................................................................... 49
5-6 Send an All Ships call (ALL SHIPS)............................................................................................. 50
5-7 Reply to a call in your Call Log (CALL LOG)........................................................................... 51
5-8 Reply to a call in your Distress Log (DISTRESS LOG)........................................................... 52
5-9 Request the LL position of a buddy (LL REQUEST) ............................................................ 53
5-10 Track your buddy request (TRACK BUDDY)......................................................................... 53
5-10-1 Add or delete a buddy (TRACKLIST)...............................................................................................53
5-10-2 Select your TRACK BUDDY....................................................................................................................54
5-10-3 Set the time interval of tracking .......................................................................................................54
5-10-4 Start tracking.................................................................................................................................................54
5-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST).............................................................................................. 55
5-11-1 Send a DSC TEST call ................................................................................................................................55
5-11-2 Receiving an incoming DSC TEST call reply (DSC TEST ACK)..........................................55
5-11-3 Acknowledging an incoming DSC TEST call .............................................................................56
5-12 View User MMSI and GPS information.................................................................................. 56
5-14 Receiving DSC Calls ..................................................................................................................... 57
5-15 Receiving an All Ships Call (ALL SHIPS)................................................................................. 57
5-16 Receiving an Individual Call (INDIV) ...................................................................................... 58
5-17 Receiving a Group Call (GROUP)............................................................................................. 58
5-18 Receiving a Geographic Area Call (GEOGRAPH)................................................................ 59
5-19 Receiving a Polled Position Call (POSITION) ....................................................................... 59
Section 6 - Distress calls...................................................................................60
6-1 Send a Distress call ......................................................................................................................... 60
8-2 Receiving a Distress Call (DISTRESS!) ....................................................................................... 61
8-3 Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) or Distress Relay All Ships (DISTRESS
REL).............................................................................................................................................................. 62
8-4 Distress Relay Individual (INDIV DISTR RELAY) ..................................................................... 63
Section 7 - Installation Instructions ................................................................64
7-1 Batteries and charger .................................................................................................................. 64
7-1-1 Installing the battery pack .....................................................................................................................64
7-1-2 Initial charge ...................................................................................................................................................64
7-1-3 GPS connector................................................................................................................................................65

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7-1-4 Mounting battery charger to flat surface .....................................................................................66
7-1-5 Mounting battery charger and bracket onto wall ..................................................................66
7-2 Installing the belt clip................................................................................................................... 67
7-3 Installing and removing the antenna..................................................................................... 68
Appendix A - Technical specifications ............................................................69
A-1 General:..................................................................................................................................................................69
A-2 Receiver: ................................................................................................................................................................69
A-3 Transmitter: .........................................................................................................................................................69
A-4 GPS and Navigation:.......................................................................................................................................70
A-5 Digital Selective Calling (DSC):..................................................................................................................70
A-6 Standards: ..............................................................................................................................................................70
Appendix B - Frequency charts........................................................................71
International marine channels...........................................................................................................................71
Special notes on international channel usage.........................................................................................72
USA channel chart.....................................................................................................................................................73
Special notes on usa channel usage..............................................................................................................74
CANADA channel chart..........................................................................................................................................75
Special notes on canada channel usage.....................................................................................................76
Weather channels......................................................................................................................................................77
Appendix C - EU inland waterway channels ..................................................78
Special channels 2....................................................................................................................................................81
Countries of Intended use in the EU:.............................................................................................................81
Safety and operational information
FCC Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-
ing 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 specied limits it
is recommended that this radio is operated in such a manner as to limit transmission
to no more than ve 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 modications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Industry Canada Statement
Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter may only operate using
an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by
Industry Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna
type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power
(e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication.
Conformément à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada, le présent émetteur radio peut
fonctionner avec une antenne d’un type et d’un gain maximal (ou inférieur) approuvé
pour l’émetteur par Industrie Canada. Dans le but de réduire les risques de brouillage radi-
oélectrique à l’intention des autres utilisateurs, il faut choisir le type d’antenne et son gain
de sorte que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (p.i.r.e.) ne dépassepas l’intensité
nécessaire à l’établissement d’une communication satisfaisante.
This radio transmitter Link-2 (IC:4697A-LINK2) has been approved by Industry Canada
to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain
and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated. Antenna types not
included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that
type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device.
Le présent émetteur radio Link-2 (IC:4697A-LINK2) a été approuvé par Industrie Canada
pour fonctionner avec les types d’antenne énumérés ci-dessous et ayantun gain admis-
sible maximal et l’impédance requise pour chaque type d’antenne. Les types d’antenne
non inclus dans cette liste, ou dont le gain est supérieur au gain maximal indiqué, sont
strictement interdits pour l’exploitation de l’émetteur.
Antenna type: Flexible with SMA type connection supplied with the radio.
It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use this 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
information relating to the product (Documentation) may be translated to, or has been
translated from, another language (Translation). In the event of any conict between
any Translation of Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation
will be the ocial version of the Documentation.
This manual represents the Link-2 radio at the time of printing. Lowrance reserves the
right to make changes to specications without notice

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Important
1. DSC functions will not operate until you have entered your user MMSI.
2. The radio channels installed into the radio may vary from country to country, depending
upon the model and government or national communications authority regulations.
3. Lowrance recommends that you check the radio operating licensing requirements of your
country before using the radio. The operator is solely responsible for observing proper
radio installation and usage practices.
4. This radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress call to facilitate search
and rescue. To be eective 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..
Section 1 - General information
Congratulations on your purchase of this handheld VHF marine radio Link-2, 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 (5 W or 1 W) 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 CLASS-D standards
• DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until an
acknowledgement is received
• Easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favorite people
• LL position polling information
• Buddy tracking capacity
• Weather alert facility (US only)
• ATIS facility for inland waterways (Europe only).
CAUTION
Battery caution: This device uses a Lithion Ion battery - please observe the following
cautions.
• Do not disassemble
• Do not incinerate or expose to re
• Dispose of used batteries according to local codes and requirements.
Safety Training Information
When transmitting, hold the radio in a vertical position with its microphone 2 inches (5 cm)
away from your mouth and keep the antenna at least 2 inches (5 cm) away from your head
and body.
The radio must be used with a maximum operating duty cycle not exceeding 50%, in typical
Push-to Talk congurations.
DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of total radio use time (50% duty cycle). Transmitting
more than 50% of the time can cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be
exceeded.
To maintain compliance with the Body Worn conguration use only supplied accessories.
Other body-worn accessories or congurations may not comply with the FCC RF exposure
requirements and should be not be used.
The information listed above provides the user with the information needed to make him or
her aware of RF exposure, and what to do to assure that this radio operates with the FCC RF
exposure limits of this radio.
This Marine VHF radio also complies with the following guidelines and standards regarding
RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels as well as evaluation of those levels for human
exposure:
• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 Supplement C, Evaluating Compliance with FCC
Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.1-1992), IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with
Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300
GHz.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.3-1992), IEEE Recommended Practice
for the Measurement of Potentially Hazardous Electromagnetic Fields — RF and
Microwave.

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GO
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Link-2 MARINE VHF/GPS
CALL
MENU
WX
NAV
HI/LO
WATERPROOF
16
PHONE-PORTOP
03:00 UTC
36°45.193`S
174°42.486`E
3CH
SCAN
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Section 2 - Controls and keys
Speaker
CALL/MENU Mic
WX/NAV
HI/LO/GPS
Low battery indicator
Favorite channels:
1, 2 or 3
Speaker/Mic jack
Channel
Vol + and Vol -
GPS Antenna
Right Softkey
CH /
SQL /
PWR/LOCK/EXIT
Tx Power: HI or LO
GO/MOB
Status:
T (transmit) or
R (receive)
Signal strength
16/9 key
DISTRESS Key
PTT
VHF Antenna
Left Softkey
Working mode
channel name
Time COG/SOG
Latitude
Longitude
2-1 Keys/Controls and functions
PWR/LOCK/EXIT PWR: To turn the unit on and o, press and hold down PWR /
/ EXIT (red key) for more than 2 seconds and release.
LOCK: The keylock, locks and unlocks keypad. Press PWR / /
EXIT (red key) for 1 second and release. A key icon will ap-
pear on screen to indicate whether keylock is on or o.
EXIT: Also used to EXIT some menu items. Short press PWR /
/ EXIT (red key) for 1 second and release.
VOL Volume Adjustment - located on the side of the radio. Press
to increase or press to decrease until a comfortable volume is
reached.
SQL / Squelch or Threshold Level - located on the central control dial.
Sets the threshold level for the minimum receiver signal. 16
steps available.
CH / Channel select - located on the central control dial. Press to
select a higher channel or press to select a lower channel.
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).
Left softkey (3CH/EXIT) This radio utilizes ‘soft keys’where the functionality of each
softkey button will change depending on the mode the radio is
in. The bottom line of the LCD display will indicate the function
of each softkey located immediately below.
3CH softkey:
3CH
The 3CH softkey is used to initiate a Three Favorite
Channels scan function. 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 rst time, select that channel
then hold 3CH to store it in the CH1 location. Repeat the pro-
cedure 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
Channel Bank

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down 3CH until a dialog box appears to prompt the deletion.
EXIT softkey:
EXIT
The EXIT softkey is used when navigating menus
to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a menu without saving
changes and to back up to the previous screen.
Right softkey (SCAN/ENTER)
SCAN softkey:
SCAN
The SCAN softkey is used to initiate a channel scan
function. Quick press and release for Dual Watch - scan
between your current channel and the priority channel in DUAL
mode.
Press and hold down SCAN for more than 2 seconds to enter
ALL SCAN mode where the priority channel is checked every
1.5 seconds.
When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and
“R” appears on the screen. If the signal ceases for more than 5
seconds, the scan restarts.
In ALL SCAN mode, you may wish to‘skip’a channel because
it may alway be busy and therefore stops the scan. If you wish
to ‘skip’a channel, hold down the left softkey for more than 2
seconds.
SKIP
will appear on the screen and the channel
will be skipped. To cancel the skip, manually select the skipped
channel and press the left softkey for more than 2 seconds.
It is not possible to skip over the priority channel.
ENTER softkey:
ENTER
Use the ENTER softkey when navigating menus and to
conrm entries and edits.
CH / Channel Select. The current channel is shown on the screen in
BIG digits with the channel description information below the
channel number.
Press CH / to step through the available channels one at a
time, or hold down to scroll quickly through all the available
channels. See Appendix B for a listing of channel charts.
Alphanumeric Entry. This key can also be used for menu selec-
tion and alphanumeric entry. Press CH / to scroll the cursor
up or down menu options when navigating menus.
When editing an item that contains only numbers, press - CH
to count through the numbers or hold down to scroll through
quickly.
To enter a character, press CH to step through the alphabet or
hold down to scroll through quickly.
HI/LO/ Transmission Power. High (HI) 5 W or Low (LO) 1 W. Press to
toggle between high or low transmission powers for the entire
channel bank. The or selection is shown on the LCD screen.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps
will sound if the power transmission setting is incorrect.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but
can be changed to high power by holding down HI/LO and PTT
all at the same time. See Appendix B for a complete listing of
channel charts.
Hold down key to enter GPS Satellite mode.
WX/NAV WX. Quickly press to access Weather channels. Press again to
return to your previous mode.
For non US models: The Wx key can be programmed to a
weather channel of your choice. See section 4-11 to program
your favourite channel.
NAV. Hold down WX/NAV for more than 3 seconds to enter
Navigation mode. Bearing, Distance and cross track error from
the last selected waypoint will display on the screen. If no WP is
set, it will appear “NO ACTIVE ROUTE!!” prompt.
GO/MOB Press GO/MOB if you are navigating to waypoint and want to
reset the XTE (cross track error) as shown on the screen.
If someone falls overboard, hold down GO/MOB for about 3
seconds to mark the position.
The latitude and longitude of the Man Overboard position is
shown on the screen and is automatically set as the destination
waypoint.
PTT Push To Talk. Push to start transmitting then talk into the mic.
CALL/MENU CALL. Quickly press the CALL/MENU key to access the DSC Call
menu. The call mode is used for making DSC calls. US only.
MENU. Hold down the CALL/MENU key more than 3 seconds to
access the Menu Setup mode and to customize your VHF radio.
Please refer to the following sections for more details.

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Section 3 - Operating the radio
3-1 Power On/Off
You can turn on the unit by pressing PWR/ switch (on the top side of radio) until the
screen and backlight are on. You can also adjust the volume to a comfortable level, by
pressing the VOL / keys on the side of unit.
Note: Press the PWR/ key at any time will turn the display backlight on.
3-2 Adjusting the Squelch level
The SQUELCH control enables you to set the levels of your desired signal. It determines
how strong your signal can be before you can hear it, before it “breaks squelch.”It aims to
keep any static, unwanted, weak or distant signals from interrupting your conversations.
There are 16 signals to choose from when adjusting the squelch level. To increase the
levels, raise the“Squelch Gate”higher so that only stronger signals can get through. Level
“0” for instance, means that there is no“Squelch Gate”and everything will get through.
To adjust the squelch level, press SQL / accordingly.
3-3 Volume control
Press VOL / to adjust the volume level. A volume sub-menu will appear when pressed.
It times-out after 5 seconds.
3-4 Channel selection
To manually select a channel, press CH to increase, or press CH to decrease the chan-
nel number. Communication channels are located on channel 01-28 and 60-88. For more
detailed channel chart information, refer to Appendix B.
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. The default Priority Channel is CH16.
For US models: To make Channel 09 the priority channel, hold down 16/9 until a beep
sounds and 09 is displayed.
3-5 Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION
Transmitting without an antenna may damage the radio.
1. To turn power on, press the PWR key for more than 2 seconds.
2. Adjust for comfortable volume level. ( The squelch level temporarily set to “0”).
3. Set the suitable Squelch level to mute noise if necessary.
4. Press CH / to select the desired channel.
When receiving a signal, appears on screen and audio is emitted from the speaker.
Further volume adjustment may be needed to get your desired setting.
5. Press HI/LO to select the output power.
Choose low power to conserve battery power, or choose high power for longer
distance communications.
6. Press and hold“PTT” to transmit, then speak into the microphone, while appears
on the screen.
7. Release PTT, to receive conversation.
Note: Some channels are for low power only. Channel 70 cannot be used for
transmission.
For clear and audible transmission:
• Pause for a few seconds after pressing PTT
• Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) away from your mouth and speak at
a normal volume.

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3-6 Dual Watch operation
Dual watch monitors channel 16 while receiving another channel. To activate this, you
must:
1. Select the desired operating channel (e.g. CH88).
2. Push the SCAN key repeatedly until appears on screen.
3. To cancel dual watch, press SCAN (once) until disappears.
If a signal is received on channel 16, dual watch pauses on channel 16 until the signal
disappears.
To transmit on the selected channel during dual watch, press and hold PTT.
3-7 3CH operation (Favorite Channel)
You can instantly access the three most frequently used channels by 3CH mode, Three Fa-
vorite Channels. Press to toggle between your favorite channels. The , , or symbols
appear on the LCD to show which of your favorite channel is selected.
3-7-1 Add a favorite channel for the first time
1. Select the desired channel, then hold 3CH to store it. The CH1 symbol appears on
the screen.
2. Repeat the procedure to store two more favorite channels in the CH2 and CH3
locations.
3-7-2 Modify or delete favorite channel
If you try and add another favorite channel it will overwrite the existing CH3. But CH1 and
CH2 will remain unless you delete them.
To delete a favorite channel:
• Select that channel, then hold down 3CH until a dialog box appears to prompt the
deletion.
3-8 Scan Operation
Scanning is an eective way to locate signals quickly over a wide frequency range.
All Scan
All channels in the set are scanned sequentially, in repeated cycles (CH16 is checked every
1.5 seconds).
01 02 03 16 04 88
3CH Scan
Press and hold down the SCAN key in the 3CH mode, you will then enter a 3CH SCAN
mode. However, only the 3CH and CH16 will be scanned.
01 15 18 16 01 18
3-9 Navigation mode
Press and hold down NAV key, (US only), or just press the NAV key (EU only) to enter the
Navigation Mode. It will display: Bearing, Distance and cross track error from the last
selected waypoint.
If no WP is set,‘NO ACTIVE ROUTE!!’ will appear to prompt you that no WP is selected.
During Nav Mode:
• PTT – return to normal mode and TX
• 16/9 – return to normal mode and go to 16/9
• NAV – return to normal mode
• GO – Reset the cross track error (XTE)
• SQL – Go to WP select Mode
• SQL – Go to Plotter Mode
• Other key – error beep.

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3-10 WP select mode
WP LIST 13
CAMP 1 MOB 1
CAMP 2 MOB 2
CAMP 3 MOB 3
DOCK 1 PARK 1
DOCK 2 PARK 2
EXIT
ENTER
• CH / – Page up down the list
• SQL - Go to Plotter Mode
• SQL - Returns to Navigation Mode.
Note: During WP Select Mode, press ENTER right-key to ash the rst WP, then press
CH / to select next WP, press ENTER right-key again to set the WP as your next
destination and enter navigation mode.
3-11 Plotter mode
During plotter mode:
• Softkey It will zoom in/out the circle to see more/less area
• SQL Go to Navigation Mode
• SQL Go to WP select Mode
• PTT Return to normal mode and TX
• 16/9 Return to normal mode and go to 16/9
• NAV Go to normal mode
• Other key Error beep.
To avoid screen clutter, a maximum of 5 waypoint icons closest to you plus the active
waypoint are shown.
3-12 GPS satellite mode
Press and hold the HI/LO/ key to enter GPS satellite mode.
During GPS satellite mode:
• PTT Return to normal mode and TX
• 16/9 (16) Return to normal model and go to 16/9
• Return to normal mode
• Left softkey Return to normal mode
• Other key Error Beep.