VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
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Advanced Operation
Channel Scan Mode
During
Channel Scan
mode, the radio will rapidly switch
from channel to channel through all the channels.
NOTE
The radio must be squelched for
Channel Scan
mode
to function. See page 18 for
Squelch
procedure.
To Enter Channel Scan:
1.
From
Marine Standby
mode, press the
SCAN
button.
The radio will immediately begin to scan the entire
channel map selected in the active channel map.
The
SCAN
icon will show on the LCD.
2.
A signal on any channel will stop the scan for 10
seconds to allow you to listen to the traffic on that
location.
3.
Press the
Channel Up/Down
button to resume
scanning the
Channel Scan
channels or to change
the scan direction.
4.
To EXIT
Channel Scan
mode, press the
SCAN
button
again. The
SCAN
icon will disappear from the LCD
and the radio will return to
Marine Standby
mode.
MEM Icon
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
30 English
Advanced Operation
To Recall a Stored Memory Location:
1.
Press the
MEM/ESC
button. The
MEM
icon will be
turned On.
2.
Press the
Channel Up/Down
button to select the
memory location. If a memory location has been
programmed, its associated channel will display on
the LCD. Your radio is now in
Marine Standby
mode
on the selected memory location.
To Exit Memory Location Mode:
Press the
MEM/ESC
button to return the radio to
Marine Standby
mode. The last channel used in
Marine Standby
mode will now be displayed on the
LCD and the
MEM
icon will disappear.
To Erase Stored Memory Locations:
1.
Press and hold the
MEM/ESC
button for two (2)
seconds. The memory location number will start
flashing and the
MEM
icon will be turned On.
2.
Use the
Channel Up/Down
button to advance to the
memory location you want to erase.
3.
Press the
MEM/ESC
button to select the memory
location. The memory channel number will stop
flashing and the channel number will start flashing.
4.
Use the
Channel Up/Down
button to change to the
channel to read “00” at the selected memory
location.
5.
Press the
MEM/ESC
button to erase that channel.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 to erase as many additional
memories as you want.
6.
Press and hold the
MEM/ESC
button for two (2)
seconds. This will return the radio to
Memory
mode.
7.
Press and release the
MEM/ESC
button again to
return to
Marine Standby
mode.
SCAN Button
SCAN Icon
Scanning
Channel Up/Down Buttons
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