VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
Tri-Watch Mode
Tri-Watch
mode gives you one (1) button access to scan
a total of three (3) channels of most importance to you.
Channel 16 is preprogrammed and will always be one (1)
of the scanned locations. Two (2) other channels of your
choice can be stored in the radio. These channels can be
edited and/or recalled during future engagements of
Tri-Watch
mode.
NOTE
The radio must be squelched for
Tri-Watch
mode to
function. See page 18 for
Squelch
procedure.
Tri-Watch Setup
To Program or Edit the Tri-Watch Channels:
1.
Press and hold the
TRI-WATCH
button for two (2)
seconds to activate
Tri-Watch Setup
mode. The
MEM
icon on the display will turn On and the matrix
will display
TW MEM ENTER 01
.
NOTE
The main channel number will flash to indicate channel
position. If there is no input activity for 15 seconds, the
radio will sound three (3) beeps and return to Marine
Standby mode.
2.
Press
Channel Up/Down
button to select the desired
Tri-Watch
channel.
3.
Press and release
TRI-WATCH
button or
Call/Enter/Setup
button to confirm entry.
4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to program the remaining
additional
Tri-Watch
memory channel.
5.
After programming both
Tri-Watch
memory
channels the radio will immediately engage
Tri-Watch
mode.
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
Advanced Operation
•
Channel 16/9 Mode
Channel 16/9
mode gives you quick access to calling on
Channel 16 and Channel 9 from any operational mode.
To Switch to Channel 16 or Channel 9:
1.
Press the
Channel 16/9
button to change to
Channel 16.
2.
Press the
Channel 16/9
button again to change
to Channel 9.
3.
Press the
Channel 16/9
button a third time and
return to the last used channel.
TW
EN
TRI-WATCH Button
MEM
SAME
ATIS VOX
LO
MEDHI
VHF
T
R
A
B
GMRS
X
C
I
U
TRI and MEM Icons
ENT SETUP
CALL
FLOATING MARINE HH350
Channel Up/Down Button
16/9
X
C
M
ETUP
L
Channel 16/9 Button
SAM
ATIS VOX
LO
MEDHI
T
R
A
B
X
C
I
U
SAM
ATIS VOX
LO
MEDHI
T
R
A
B
X
C
I
U
Channel 16 or Channel 9
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