Lowrance LVR-880 US User manual

LVR-880 US
LVR-880 EU
VHF Radio
Operation Instructions
Pub. 988-0158-061
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ContentsSection 1 -
General Information .........................................................................................7
1-1 Featurtes ..............................................................................................................................................7
1-2 LCD Symbols and Meanings .........................................................................................................8
1-3 Beep tones & call alerts................................................................................................................. 10
1-4 How to put the radio into MENU mode.................................................................................. 10
1-5 How to Display and Navigate Menus ...................................................................................... 10
1-6 How to Enter Alphanumeric Data............................................................................................. 10
The Radio Keys .................................................................................................11
2-1 VOL - Volume and Power.............................................................................................................. 11
2-2 SQL - Squelch or Threshold Level............................................................................................. 11
2-3 DISTRESS - Send DSC Distress call............................................................................................. 11
2-4 Channel Select knob - Change channel.................................................................................. 11
2-5 PUSH TO SELECT (ENT).................................................................................................................. 12
2-6 16/9 - Priority channel (LVR-880US only)................................................................................ 12
2-7 16 - Priority channel (LVR-880EU only).................................................................................... 12
2-8 FM (FM Stereo Radio)..................................................................................................................... 12
2-9 IC (HAILER mode) ............................................................................................................................ 13
2-10 IC (FOG HORN mode).................................................................................................................. 13
2-11 NAV (Show Waypoint)................................................................................................................. 14
2-12 GO (Reset the Cross Track Error).............................................................................................. 14
2-13 MOB (Man Overboard)................................................................................................................ 14
2-14 MOB (Temporary Waypoint)..................................................................................................... 15
2-15 EXIT ................................................................................................................................................... 15
2-16 3CH .................................................................................................................................................. 15
2-17 + / - .................................................................................................................................................... 16
2-18 SCAN (ALL SCAN & 3CH SCAN)................................................................................................ 16
2-19 SCAN (DUAL WATCH Mode)...................................................................................................... 17
2-20 SCAN (TRI WATCH Mode)........................................................................................................... 17
2-21 WX .................................................................................................................................................... 17
2-22 CALL MENU .................................................................................................................................... 18
2-23 PTT ................................................................................................................................................... 18
2-24 H/L .................................................................................................................................................... 18

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Radio MENU SELECT Options ..........................................................................19
3-1 Manage your Waypoints List (WAYPOINT)............................................................................. 20
3-1-1 Add a new waypoint...................................................................................................................................20
3-1-2 Edit or Delete a Waypoint........................................................................................................................21
3-1-3 Go to a New Waypoint...............................................................................................................................21
3-1-4 Go to Nearest Waypoint (NEAREST WP)..........................................................................................22
3-1-5 Go to Temporary Waypoint.....................................................................................................................22
3-1-6 Send Waypoint Data to a Chartplotter ............................................................................................23
3-1-7 Edit or Delete a Temporary Waypoint ..............................................................................................23
3-2 Set the Backlighting Level (BACKLIGHT) .............................................................................. 24
3-3 Maintain your buddy list (BUDDY LIST) .................................................................................. 24
3-3-1 Add an Entry ...................................................................................................................................................24
3-3-2 Edit or Delete an Entry ..............................................................................................................................25
3-4 Local or Distance Sensitivity (LOCAL/DIST) .......................................................................... 25
3-4-1 Set Distance Sensitivity .............................................................................................................................26
3-4-2 Set Local Sensitivity .....................................................................................................................................26
3-5 Set the Contrast Level (CONTRAST) ......................................................................................... 26
3-6 GPS Data and Time (GPS/DATA) ................................................................................................ 26
3-6-1 Manually Enter Position and UTC Time (MANUAL) ................................................................27
3-6-2 Local Time (TIME OFFSET) .......................................................................................................................27
3-6-3 Time Format Options (TIME FORMAT) ............................................................................................28
3-6-4 Time Display Options (TIME DISPLY) ..............................................................................................29
3-6-5 Position Display Options (LL DISPLY) ...............................................................................................29
3-6-6 Course & Speed Display Options (COG/SOG) ............................................................................30
3-6-7 GPS Alert (GPS ALERT) ..............................................................................................................................30
3-7 GPS Simulator (GPS SIM) ............................................................................................................. 31
3-8 Reset to Factory Defaults (RESET) ............................................................................................ 31
Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP)..................................................................32
4-1 Channel (UIC) ................................................................................................................................... 32
4-2 Channel Names (CH NAME) ........................................................................................................ 33
4-3 Ring Volume (RING VOLUME) ..................................................................................................... 34
4-4 Key Beep Volume (KEY BEEP) ..................................................................................................... 34
4-5 Select Units (UNITS)........................................................................................................................ 34
4-6 Internal Speaker Connections (INT SPEAKER)....................................................................... 34
4-7 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE) ............................................................................... 35

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4-8 Weather Alerts (WX ALERT)......................................................................................................... 35
4-8-1 TONE ALERT......................................................................................................................................................36
4-8-2 SAME ALERT......................................................................................................................................................36
4-8-3 Receiving a SAME ALERT..........................................................................................................................36
4-8-4 Receiving SAME TEST Messages..........................................................................................................37
4-8-5 Enter a SAME CODE (County ID)..........................................................................................................37
4-8-6 Select a Working SAME code.................................................................................................................38
4-9 NMEA Protocol (COM PORT) ..................................................................................................... 38
4-10 Select the GPS Source (GPS SOURCE) ................................................................................... 39
4-11 Select the FM Region (FM REGION) ....................................................................................... 39
DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP)..........................................................................40
5-1 Enter or Check Your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)...................................................................... 41
5-2 Maintain Your Groups ................................................................................................................... 42
5-2-1 Create a Group (GROUP SETUP)...........................................................................................................42
5-2-2 Edit or Delete a Group Name or Group MMSI (GROUP SETUP)........................................42
5-3 Response to Individual Calls (INDIV REPLY)........................................................................... 43
5-4 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI (ATIS MMSI).......................................................................... 43
5-5 Enable ATIS Functionality (ATIS SELECT) ................................................................................ 44
5-6 Enable DSC Functionality (DSC SELECT)................................................................................. 45
5-7 Response Type to LL Polling Calls (LL REPLY)........................................................................ 45
Sending and Receiving DSC Calls ...................................................................46
6-1 What is DSC? .................................................................................................................................... 46
6-2 Sending DSC Calls........................................................................................................................... 46
6-3 Send an Individual Call to a Buddy (INDIVIDUAL) ............................................................... 47
6-4 Send an Individual Call (INDIVIDUAL)...................................................................................... 47
6-5 Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call (INDIV)............................................ 48
6-6 Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL) ............................................................................................ 48
6-7 Send a Group Call (GROUP) ........................................................................................................ 49
6-8 Send an All Ships Call (ALL SHIPS)............................................................................................. 49
6-9 Send Using the Call Log (CALL LOG) ........................................................................................ 50
6-10 Send Using the Distress Log (DIST LOG)............................................................................... 50
6-11 Send an Individual Distress Relay Using the Distress Log (DIST LOG)....................... 51
6-12 Send an ALL SHIPS Distress Relay Using the Distress Log (DIST LOG)....................... 52
6-13 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST) ........................................................... 52
6-14 Track a Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)................................................................................................ 53
6-14-1 Start or Stop Tracking a Buddy (START TRACK)........................................................................53