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VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
34 English
Advanced Operation
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Channel 16+ Mode
Channel 16+
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+
button to change to
Channel 16.
2.
Press the
Channel 16+
button again to change
to Channel 9.
3.
Press the
Channel 16+
button a third time and return to
the last used channel.
Channel 16/9 Button
9
A
N-COM
TIME:10:00 LOC
Channel 16 or Channel 9
Tri-Watch
Tri-Watch gives you one (1) soft key access to scan the three (3) channels of most importance
to you. Channel 16 and Channel 9 will always be included as scanned channels. The remaining
channel will be the VHF channel in effect when you enter
Tri-Watch
mode.
NOTE
The radio must be squelched for tri-watch to function. See page 16 for
squelch procedure.
To Enter Tri-Watch Mode:
1.
In
Standby
mode, use the
Up/Down buttons
to go to the
channel you want to add as the third location to be scanned.
2.
Press the
Tri-Watch
soft key
.
TRIP-WATCH will be indicated on the LCD and the radio will scan
between Channel 16, Channel 9, and the third tri-watch channel
you selected. A signal on any one (1) of the three (3) channels
will stop the scan to allow you to listen to the traffic on the
channel. The channel number will be displayed on the LCD.
a.
To exit Tri-Watch, press the
Tri-Watch
softkey or the TALK
button. The radio will return to
Standby
mode on the selected
third Tri-Watch channel.
If you do not press any buttons, your radio will automatically
resume scanning tri-watch channels when the incoming
transmission is complete.
Channel Up/Down Buttons
WX
TW
SOG: 3.7
KTS
999.11.077W
Tri-Watch Soft Key
Channel Select
