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VHF 100/200 Series Owner’s Manual

Basic Operation

Basic Operation

Turning the Radio On and Off

IMPORTANT:

To use the DSC capabilities of your radio, you must first enter an MMSI

number. See

page 15

for more information.

To turn on the radio, press and hold the

16/9

key. If you have not entered a Mobile Maritime

Safety Identity (MMSI) number, you must press the

CLEAR

key to access the Home

screen. To turn off the radio, press and hold the

16/9

key.

TIP:

For information on enabling auto power-on, see

page 31

Adjusting the Radio Volume

To turn up the radio volume, turn the

Volume

knob clockwise.

To turn down the radio volume, turn the

Volume

knob counterclockwise.

TIP:

To set the appropriate volume level, first turn the squelch level to off, and then adjust the

volume. See below for more information on adjusting the squelch level.

Adjusting the Volume on a GHS 10 or a GHS 10i

1. Press the

VOL/SQL

key until the screen displays “CURRENT VOLUME.”

2. Turn the

Channel

knob on the handset to adjust the level.

Adjusting the Squelch on the Radio

The squelch control allows you to suppress unwanted static when receiving.

1. When receiving, rotate the

Squelch

knob counterclockwise until you hear audio.

2. Rotate the

Squelch

knob clockwise until there is no background noise.

Adjusting the Squelch on a GHS 10 or a GHS 10i

1. Press the

VOL/SQL

key until the screen displays “CURRENT SQUELCH”.

2. When receiving, rotate the

Volume

knob counterclockwise until you hear audio.

3. Rotate the

Volume

knob clockwise until there is no background noise.

Selecting Channels

Turn the

Channel

knob clockwise or counterclockwise to change channels.

To change channels using the microphone, press the up or down arrow key. To scroll

quickly through the channels, press and hold the up or down arrow key.

See

page 36

for lists of International, Canadian, and USA channels.

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Summary of Contents for VHF 200 Series

Page 1: ...VHF 100 200 Series owner s manual USA DISTRESS WATCH PA SCAN Š Œ ƒ ˆ Š Œ ˆ ŒPM UTC LOCAL 25W 16 ...

Page 2: ...h electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obli...

Page 3: ...ve Calling DSC Position tracking to track up to three other boats Transmits position requests Local receiver mode to improve receiver performance in busy port environments Up to 25 watts of transmit power selectable between 1 watt and 25 watts Dedicated key for easy one touch access to Channels 16 9 Channel 16 only Channel 16 only NMEA 0183 interface capabilities NMEA 2000 interface capabilities A...

Page 4: ... use the Channel knob to select each item in order For example if the text indicates select COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL you should complete these steps 1 Turn the Channel knob to highlight COMMUNICATIONS and then press the Channel knob to select COMMUNICATIONS 2 Turn the Channel knob to highlight PROTOCOL and then press the Channel knob to select PROTOCOL VHF 100 200 Series and GHS 10 Series Instructi...

Page 5: ...s 7 Reprogramming the Second Priority Channel 8 Using 16 9 Mode 8 Switching Between 1 W and 25 W Transmitting Modes 8 Adjusting the Local Distant Receiving Sensitivity 9 Using the Intercom 9 Using the Hailer 10 Using the Foghorn 10 Listening to NOAA Weather Broadcasts and Enabling Weather Alerts 12 Automatic Transmitter Identification System ATIS 13 Digital Selective Calling DSC 15 Entering Your M...

Page 6: ...iv VHF 100 200 Series Owner s Manual Introduction Appendix 35 Alarms and Messages 35 Channel Lists 36 Specifications 46 Caring for the Unit 49 Index 50 ...

Page 7: ...his key to toggle the radio between Channel 16 your second priority channel and your original channel Channel rotate to change the channel on the radio or press to select a menu item When on the Home screen press to access WX weather channels VHF 100 and VHF 200 only HI LO press to select between local and distant receive settings or to bypass 1 W transmission power for some channels DSC press to ...

Page 8: ...Channel rotate to change the channel on the radio or press to select a menu item When on the Home screen press to access WX weather channels GHS 10 only CLEAR press to return to the previous screen when you are in the menu options This key also cancels or mutes an incoming DSC call DSC press to display a menu of DSC options Press again to return to the Home screen 16 VHF 100i 200i GHS 10i or 16 9 ...

Page 9: ...yed if the transceiver is connected to a GPS device If the transceiver is not connected to a GPS device you can manually enter the position and the time that you entered the position data Speed Over Ground SOG Course Over Ground COG current SOG or COG is displayed if the transceiver is connected to a GPS device Soft keys used to select items The function of these keys changes depending on what you...

Page 10: ...using your radio or handset Press and release the PTT key at any time during a series of steps to return to the Home screen Press the CLEAR key to view the previous screen Select OK to save your changes and return to the Home screen Select ab when entering data to return to a previous character ...

Page 11: ...uelch level Adjusting the Volume on a GHS 10 or a GHS 10i 1 Press the VOL SQL key until the screen displays CURRENT VOLUME 2 Turn the Channel knob on the handset to adjust the level Adjusting the Squelch on the Radio The squelch control allows you to suppress unwanted static when receiving 1 When receiving rotate the Squelch knob counterclockwise until you hear audio 2 Rotate the Squelch knob cloc...

Page 12: ...splays a message to press 25W to bypass the 1 W transmission requirement 2 Press and hold the 25W soft key to broadcast on HI The radio bypasses the 1 W transmission requirement when you are pressing the 25W soft key Scanning and Saving Channels Important If you turn on ATIS the radio cannot scan or save channels See page 13 Scanning All Channels When you scan channels the radio searches for chann...

Page 13: ...ery other channel for example 21 16 32 16 When this setting is active the soft key displays 16 Select 16 to scan your saved channels in their normal order for example 08 10 11 14 Monitoring Multiple Channels Important The radio disables multiple channel monitoring Dual watch and Tri watch if you turn on ATIS See page 13 Select WATCH to monitor priority channels and the currently selected channel f...

Page 14: ... current working channel to Channel 16 on the first press your second priority channel on the second press and your original channel on the third press Entering this mode changes the transmit power to HI 25 W and leaving this mode restores the previous setting 1 Press the 16 9 key to immediately switch to Channel 16 and change the transmit power to HI 25 W To transmit on LO power in 16 9 mode pres...

Page 15: ...c interference caused by cell phone towers for example set the receiving sensitivity to Local to decrease the sensitivity of the receiver In remote areas and in open water set the receiving sensitivity to Distant to ensure that you are using the maximum range of the receiver The LOCAL icon is displayed on the screen when set to Local receiving sensitivity 1 Press the HI LO key 2 Select LOCAL DIST ...

Page 16: ...ou can address the ship using the radio or handset and sounds received through the horn can be heard through the radio speaker For vessels with enclosed cabins this allows you to hear what is happening on deck NOTE When the radio is in hailer mode it does not receive traffic from your current channel To operate the hailer 1 Select PA HAILER Sounds received through the horn can be heard through the...

Page 17: ...ffic between horn soundings To sound the fog horn 1 Select PA FOG 2 Select MANUAL from the list Sounds received through the horn can be heard through the radio speaker 3 Press the PTT key on the microphone or handset to sound the horn The horn will stop when you release the PTT key 4 Turn the Channel knob to adjust the volume of the horn 5 Select EXIT to return to the Home screen Adjusting the Sou...

Page 18: ...ions in Canada Accessing WX Weather Mode 1 While viewing the Home screen press the Channel knob WX is displayed to indicate that you are listening to WX frequencies 2 Turn the Channel knob to change the channel 3 Select EXIT to return to the Home screen The radio returns to the channel you were listening to before you entered WX mode Enabling WX Weather Alerts You can enable your radio to continua...

Page 19: ...S identification number and to learn about ATIS requirements for your region Your radio disables the following functions when you enable ATIS Digital Selective Calling DSC Dual watch and Tri watch Channel scanning The following International channels are restricted to transmit on low power 1 watt when you enable ATIS 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 71 72 74 and 77 Entering Your ATIS Identification Number IMPOR...

Page 20: ...vious screen or press the MENU key to return to the Home screen Turning ATIS Functionality On and Off 1 Press the MENU key 2 Select ATIS ATIS 3 Select ON or OFF When ATIS is enabled the ATIS icon is displayed on the screen 4 Select OK to save your changes and return to the Home screen Press the MENU key to return to the Home screen without saving your changes ...

Page 21: ...el to make a DSC call since your radio automatically changes to Channel 70 to transmit a DSC call Your radio sends the DSC data over Channel 70 in less than one second and then tunes to the appropriate channel for voice communications Important To use the DSC capabilities of your radio you must first enter a Mobile Maritime Safety Identity MMSI number An MMSI number identifies each DSC radio like ...

Page 22: ...MMSI 3 Select OK to return to the previous screen or press the MENU key to return to the Home screen DSC Distress Calls When you make a DSC distress call your call is transmitted to all DSC capable radios within receiving range Your current GPS position latitude and longitude and the current time are included in the transmission if you have a GPS device connected to your transceiver If you have ma...

Page 23: ...ERBOARD NOTE To exit this screen without sending a designated distress call press the CLEAR key to return to the Home screen or press the 16 9 key to tune to Channel 16 3 Press and hold the DISTRESS key for at least three seconds 4 The transceiver beeps and the screen displays DISTRESS CALL COUNTING DOWN The channel pane counts down the seconds from 3 to 1 5 The radio automatically sounds an alarm...

Page 24: ...d the DISTRESS key for at least three seconds However if you inadvertently make a DSC distress call or are no longer in distress it is important to cancel the call immediately by transmitting a voice message to All Stations on Channel 16 1 Select CANCEL to cancel the distress alert 2 Press the 16 9 key The radio tunes to the Channel 16 3 Press the PTT key on the microphone or handset and speak a v...

Page 25: ...ing a group see page 26 1 Press the DSC key 2 Select GROUP CALL 3 Select an entry 4 After you have selected the group select the channel on which you want to communicate The radio will transmit this request with your call See below for information on selecting a channel 5 Select CALL The radio transmits the call on Channel 70 and tunes to the channel you selected Selecting the Channel for Individu...

Page 26: ...0 and then automatically switches to Channel 16 Placing Position Request Calls Position data received from stations that respond to position request calls is sent over the NMEA network so that you can track the vessels on your Garmin chartplotter for example For more information on NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 see page 29 1 Press the DSC key 2 Select POS REQUEST 3 Select from the following options to s...

Page 27: ...e channel request is for an invalid channel INVALID CH REQUEST is displayed on the screen 2 If necessary select OK to switch to Channel 16 See page 28 for more information on configuring the auto channel change setting If you select CANCEL the radio does not change channels and continues to receive on the current channel 3 Select OK to return to the Home screen on the new channel Receiving All Shi...

Page 28: ...sition data Select OK to return to the Home screen Receiving Group Calls 1 When receiving a group call GROUP ROUTINE is displayed on the screen The radio prompts you to change to the requested channel If the channel request is for an invalid channel INVALID CH REQUEST is displayed on the screen 2 Select OK to change the working channel 3 Select OK to return to the Home screen on the new channel Po...

Page 29: ...sels on the Position Tracking List 1 Press the DSC key 2 Select POS TRACKING 3 To view the vessels on the list select VESSELS 4 To configure the radio to keep a vessel on the list but to not call that vessel for position tracking information select the vessel 5 Select OFF Deleting a Vessel from the Position Tracking List 1 Press the DSC key 2 Select POS TRACKING DELETE 3 Select the vessel 4 Select...

Page 30: ...ymbol indicating the station type may be displayed to the left of the station name or MMSI number The following table indicates the meaning of these symbols and the MMSI number format for different station types Symbol Meaning MMSI Number Format Ship station xxxxxxxxx Group call 0xxxxxxxx Coastal station 00xxxxxxx Viewing the Calls Stored in the Call Logs 1 Press the DSC key 2 Select CALL LOG DIST...

Page 31: ...ALL LOG DISTRESS LOG POSITION LOG or OTHER LOG 3 Select the MMSI number Select a station name if you want to edit the name in the directory 4 Select SAVE 5 To edit the name turn the Channel knob to change the character Press the Channel knob to select the character and move to the next character in the name Select ab to return to a previous character You can enter up to 10 characters 6 Select ACCE...

Page 32: ... Editing an Individual Entry in the Directory 1 Press the DSC key 2 Select DIRECTORY EDIT ENTRY 3 Select an entry in the directory 4 Change the characters in the MMSI field or the Name field 5 Select ACCEPT to save your changes to the directory Select BACK to return to the previous screen without saving your changes Press the MENU key to return to the Home screen Deleting an Individual Entry from ...

Page 33: ...ation will be transmitted with DSC calls When you enter the position and time manually MANUAL POS is displayed on the screen Your radio has two alarms to indicate that you need to update your position data When the position data you entered manually is over four hours old the radio beeps and displays DATA IS OVER 4 HOURS OLD on the screen After 23 5 hours manually entered position data is consider...

Page 34: ...qualifying call is received the radio automatically turns the channel to Channel 16 OFF when a qualifying call is received a message is displayed that prompts you to accept or decline the changing of channels 4 Press the MENU key to return to the Home screen Configuring the Automatic Position Reply Setting You can configure the way your radio responds to incoming position requests 1 Press the MENU...

Page 35: ...s Your VHF 100 200 series radio has additional capabilities when connected with other Garmin devices NOTE Your Garmin chartplotter may require a free software upgrade to use the functionality listed in this section When you connect your radio to a Garmin chartplotter using NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 your chartplotter can keep track of the current and previous positions of the contacts in the radio dir...

Page 36: ...o to send data for select vessels and you receive an acknowledgement to a position request call or other position send call from an MMSI number not in your directory your radio does not send NMEA data for that call Distress call information will still be sent For more information about NMEA output from your radio see page 48 Configuring MMSI Filtering for Select Vessels 1 Press the MENU key 2 Sele...

Page 37: ...IET or LOUD set the beeper volume level Turning the Auto Power On Setting On or Off 1 Press the MENU key 2 Select SYSTEM AUTO POWER ON 3 Select ON or OFF Configuring Whether Latitude and Longitude are Displayed on the Home Screen You can display the latitude and longitude on the home screen if you have a GPS device connected to your radio or if you enter position data manually 1 Press the MENU key...

Page 38: ... is displayed on the Home screen HIDE time information is not displayed on the Home screen Configuring the Time Format 1 Press the MENU key 2 Select SYSTEM UNITS TIME FORMAT 3 Select 12 Hour 24 Hour or UTC Configuring the Time Offset If you prefer to have your unit display the time in local time rather than Universal Coordinated Time UTC you need to indicate the local time offset from UTC time Whe...

Page 39: ...NU key 2 Select SYSTEM UNITS HEADING 3 Select from the following options TRUE change the calculation to reflect true north MAGNETIC change the calculation to reflect magnetic north NOTE If your radio is configured for NMEA 2000 communication you cannot select TRUE or MAGNETIC Your radio displays AUTO as the setting and displays heading data based on the information provided over the network Select...

Page 40: ...Select any of the following options to perform various functions Press ab to return to a previous character CANCEL return to the previous screen without saving your changes 6 When you have completed renaming the channel select ACCEPT Restoring Factory Settings You can restore the radio to utilize the factory default settings When you perform this action any changes you have made to the radio setti...

Page 41: ...s detected the radio automatically tunes to the WX channel that is broadcasting the alert See page 12 for more information on weather alerts GPS Data Alarm When GPS data from a NMEA network or position data you entered manually is over four hours old the alarm tone beeps and DATA IS OVER 4 HOURS OLD is displayed on the screen Select IGNORE to disregard the alarm and to turn off the alarm beeping W...

Page 42: ...wireless fcc gov services index htm job service _bandplan id ship_stations The FCC page does not include frequency information but has more complete information on the use of the channels IMPORTANT Boaters primarily should use channels listed as non commercial Use Channel 16 to call other stations or for distress alerting Use Channel 13 to contact a ship when there is danger of collision All ships...

Page 43: ...161 600 Port operations duplex 20A 157 000 157 000 Port operations 21A 157 050 157 050 USA Coast Guard only 22A 157 100 157 100 Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broadcasts Broadcasts are announced on Channel 16 23A 157 150 157 150 USA Coast Guard only 24 157 200 161 800 Public correspondence Marine Operator 25 157 250 161 850 Public correspondence Marine Operator 26 157 300 161 ...

Page 44: ...ly 84 157 225 161 825 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 85 157 275 161 875 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 86 157 325 161 925 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 87 157 375 161 975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator 88 157 425 162 025 Public Correspondence only near Canadian border 88A 157 425 157 425 Commercial Intership only The letter A indicates simplex use of the ship station t...

Page 45: ...ps and aircraft 07A 156 350 156 350 All areas Intership Ship Shore and Commercial 08 156 400 156 400 WC EC Intership Commercial and Safety Also assigned for operations in the Lake Winnipeg area 09 156 450 156 450 AC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial and Ship Movement May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support operations 10 156 500 156 50...

Page 46: ...t All operations limited to 1 watt maximum power May also be used for on board communications 18A 156 900 156 900 All areas Intership Ship Shore and Commercial Towing on the Pacific Coast 19A 156 950 156 950 All areas except PC Intership and Ship Shore Canadian Coast Guard only 19A 156 950 156 950 PC Intership and Ship Shore various Government departments 20 157 000 161 600 All areas Ship Shore Sa...

Page 47: ...Commercial fishing only 62A 156 125 156 125 PC Intership and Ship Shore Canadian Coast Guard only 62A 156 125 156 125 EC Intership Ship Shore and Commercial Commercial fishing only 64 156 225 160 825 PC Ship Shore and Public Correspondence 64A 156 225 156 225 EC Intership Ship Shore and Commercial Commercial fishing only 65A 156 275 156 275 Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial and Safety...

Page 48: ...ial and Non commercial May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support operations For marinas and yacht clubs on the East Coast and on Lake Winnipeg 73 156 675 156 675 EC Intership Ship Shore and Commercial Commercial fishing only 73 156 675 156 675 All areas except EC Intership Ship Shore Commercial Non commercial and Safety May also be used for communic...

Page 49: ...hore and Public Correspondence 87 157 375 161 975 AC GL NL Ship Shore and Public Correspondence 88 157 425 162 025 AC GL NL Ship Shore and Public Correspondence Key PC Pacific Coast EC East Coast includes NL AC GL and Eastern Arctic areas WC West Coast Pacific Coast Western Arctic and Athabasca Mackenzie Watershed areas NL Newfoundland and Labrador AC Atlantic Coast Gulf and St Lawrence River up t...

Page 50: ...1 500 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 19 156 950 161 550 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 20 157 000 161 600 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 21 157 050 161 650 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 22 157 100 161 700 Public Correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 23 157 150 161 750 Public Corresponden...

Page 51: ...6 575 Port Operations and Ship Movement 72 156 625 156 625 Intership 73 156 675 156 675 Intership 74 156 725 156 725 Port operations and Ship movement 75 156 775 156 775 Port operations and Ship movement 76 156 825 156 825 Port operations and Ship movement 77 156 875 156 875 Intership 78 156 925 161 525 Public correspondence Port Operations and Ship Movement 79 156 975 161 575 Public correspondenc...

Page 52: ...9 2 11 8 16 3 cm Weight VHF 100 100i Transceiver and Microphone 45 86 oz 1 30 kg VHF 200 200i Transceiver 38 45 oz 1 09 kg VHF 200 200i Microphone 9 42 oz 0 267 kg Temperature Range from 14ºF to 122ºF from 10ºC to 50ºC Compass safe Distance 20 in 500 mm Waterproof IEC 60529 IPX7 Immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes Antenna Connector S0 239 50 Ω Speaker Microphone Audio Power 94 dBA Digital...

Page 53: ...requency modulation Transmitter Protection Open short circuit of antenna Frequency Error 10 ppm Maximum Frequency Deviation 5 KHz Modulation Distortion 3 KHz less than or equal to 10 Adjacent Channel Power more than 70 dB Spurious Harmonic Emissions less than 36 dBm Transmitter Output at 13 6 Vdc 25 W HI 1 W LO FM Hum and Noise Level less than 40 dB Duty Cycle 5 Transmit 5 Receive 90 Standby Micro...

Page 54: ...phic Position Latitude Longitude GNS GNSS Fix Data RMA Recommended Minimum Specific Loran C Data RMB Recommended Minimum Navigation Information RMC Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data NMEA 0183 OUT Sentences Supported NMEA 0183 version 3 01 Sentence Definition DSC DSC Information DSE Expanded DSC NMEA 2000 PGN Information VHF 200 200i only Receive Transmit 059392 ISO Acknowledgement 059392 ISO ...

Page 55: ...200 or 800 800 1020 In the UK contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 0808 2380000 In Europe go to www garmin com support and click Contact Support for in country support information or contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 44 0 870 8501241 Caring for the Unit The case is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance except cleaning Cleaning the Case Clean the unit s ou...

Page 56: ...tory 25 types of 23 viewing stored calls 24 channel changing automatic 28 channel monitoring Dual watch 7 Tri watch 8 channels Canadian 39 changing names of 34 International 43 removing saved status 7 saving 7 scanning all 6 scanning saved 7 selecting 5 USA 36 WX weather 38 chartplotter capabilities 29 cleaning case 49 screen 49 contrast level 30 Course Over Ground displaying 31 on Home screen 3 D...

Page 57: ...rcom 9 10 initiating call 9 receiving call 10 L language changing 33 latitude and longitude displaying 31 on Home screen 3 local distant reception sensitivity adjustment 9 LO power transmission 8 M microphone controls 2 MMSI filtering over NMEA network 30 configuring 30 MMSI number entering 15 16 formats 23 obtaining 15 viewing 16 monitoring multiple channels 7 N NMEA feature overview 29 NMEA 0183...

Page 58: ...hannel reprogramming 8 selecting channels 5 soft keys 3 specifications GHS 10 series 49 Speed Over Ground displaying 31 on Home screen 3 speed unit of measurement modifying modifying 33 squelch adjusting with handset 5 adjusting with radio 5 location on handset 2 location on radio 1 system messages main in use 35 position tracking 36 T testing the radio 34 time changing format 32 configuring offse...

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Page 60: ...ss Park Southampton Hampshire SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2nd Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan www garmin com July 2009 Part Number 190 01019 00 Rev B Printed in China This equipment is for use worldwide including the following European countries AT DK DE IT MT SK GB CH BE EE GR LV NL SI IS BG CY FI HU LT PL ES LI RO CZ FR IE LU PT SE NO TR ...

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