When it powers on, the radio selects the last channel used.
Setting the UIC Channel Mode (USA/CAN/INT)
The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are operating in an area that uses Canadian
or international UIC channels, you will need to change the channel mode.
1. Press and hold CALL-MENU to display the normal menu, and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select USA/CAN/INT. The screen displays the UIC channel setup.
3. Choose the channel mode you want to use: US (USA Mode), Canadian (Canada Mode), or international (Intl Mode).
4. Press ENT-1W/25W. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.
HOW IT WORKS
Your radio has three basic modes of operation:
Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off...
Normal Monitors a single marine radio channel
and lets you talk on that channel.
You want to talk to another station on a specific
channel. (default mode)
Scan Monitors all the channels you save into
memory.
You have a small group of channels you use most
often and want to check them for traffic.
Press and hold the CLR-SCAN
button.
Weather Monitors the selected NOAA weather
channel.
You want to hear the current and forecasted
weather in your area. Press the WX-MEM button.
In addition to the three basic operation modes, your radio also provides three different “watch” modes which you can activate during
any of the three basic modes. In these watch modes, the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then returns to its
previous mode.
Watch Mode What It Does Use It When To Turn it on./off...
Weather Alert
Checks for alerts on the last weather
channel you used every seven
seconds.
You want to be made aware of severe
weather conditions in your area. Select WX-ALERT Mode in Setup
submenu, and then choose ON or OFF.
Triple Checks for activity on channels 16
and 9 every two seconds.
You want to monitor a channel yet
maintain a watch on channels 16 and 9.
Press and hold 16/9-TRI for two
seconds.
Dual Checks for activity on channel 16
every two seconds.
You want to monitor a channel yet
maintain a watch on channel 16.
Change Triple Watch to Dual Watch in
the setup menu, then press and hold
16/9-TRI for two seconds.
NOTE: You are required to monitor channel 16 whenever your boat is underway. You should have either Triple Watch or Dual
Watch on at all times.
Normal Mode Operation
Normal mode monitors whatever channel you select, and you can transmit on that channel also. While using normal mode, the display
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