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Link-6 operator manual

General Information

Your Link-6 provides the following useful features:

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Prominent channel display

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Adjustable contrast settings for the LCD

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Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use

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Waterproof and submersible to comply with IPx7

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GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display (when connected
to a GPS source)

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Choice of High (25 W) or Low (1 W) transmission power

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4 key handset mic with built-in speaker

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Powerful 4 W external audio output

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Access to all currently-available marine VHF channel banks (USA,
Canada, International) including weather channels where available
(model dependant)

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Dedicated CH16/9 key for quick access to the priority (international
distress) channel

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TRI key to select DUAL/TRI scan

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Dedicated Wx (Weather) key

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DSC (Digital Selective Calling) capability that meets Global DSC
Class D Standards

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Separate CH70 receiver included built in

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DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and
position until an acknowledgement is received

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Contacts list that stores up to 50 names with MMSI numbers

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MMSI storage for three favourite groups

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Group Call and All Ships Call facility

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LL position polling information

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Weather alert facility where available (US mode)

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ATIS facility for inland waterways (EU mode)

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With DSC Auto-Switch disable and DSC Test function

Summary of Contents for Link-6

Page 1: ...ENGLISH Link 6 User Guide lowrance com ...

Page 2: ...o the product Documentation may be translated to or has been translated from another language Translation In the event of any conflict between any Translation of the Documentation the English language version of the Documentation will be the official version of the Documentation This manual represents the product as at the time of printing Navico Holding AS and its subsidiaries branches and affili...

Page 3: ...his equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an output on a circuit different...

Page 4: ...equipment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determin...

Page 5: ...fore using this VHF radio The operator is solely responsible for observing proper radio installation and usage practices Notes on MMSI and DSC The user MMSI Marine Mobile Service Identity is a unique nine digit number It is used on marine transceivers that are capable of using DSC Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling offers significant safety and convenience advantages over older VH...

Page 6: ...varies greatly depending upon installation antenna type meteorological conditions etc About this manual This manual is a reference guide for installing and operating a Link 6 VHF radio Important text that requires special attention from the reader is emphasized as follows Note Used to draw the reader s attention to a comment or some important information Warning Used when it is necessary to warn p...

Page 7: ... 20 DSC setup 22 Alarms 23 Reset 24 DSC call menu 24 DSC calls 26 Track buddy 27 Contacts 29 My channels 30 Shortcuts 31 Installation 31 Checklist 32 Installation options 32 Selecting a suitable mounting location 36 First startup configuration 39 Specifications 42 Channel charts 42 EU and INTERNATIONAL channel chart 50 USA channel chart 52 CANADA channel chart 55 Dimensional drawings ...

Page 8: ...a International including weather channels where available model dependant Dedicated CH16 9 key for quick access to the priority international distress channel TRI key to select DUAL TRI scan Dedicated Wx Weather key DSC Digital Selective Calling capability that meets Global DSC Class D Standards Separate CH70 receiver included built in DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and p...

Page 9: ... on the right side of the screen The black rectangle on the scroll bar indicates the highlighted options relative position in the list Press the Exit button to step backwards to the previous menu page or exit the menus completely Entry of alphanumeric data Rotate the channel knob to scroll through the alphanumeric characters Press channel knob to select and step to the next character To step backw...

Page 10: ...fic ie inner harbour Channel can only be received on DSC functionality is enabled DSC functionality is enabled auto switching is turned off EU models only must be enabled when in European inland waterways Low Battery warning activates at 10 5 V Channel bank is set to USA Channel bank is set to International Channels available depends on country radio cloned for Channel bank is set to Canada Weathe...

Page 11: ... Current channel saved in My Channels 6 Track your buddy is enabled 7 Current channel will be skipped during a scan 8 Volume level indicator 9 Time derived from GPS UTC offset is applied 10 Latitude Longitude 11 Squelch level indicator 12 Channel number 2 or 4 digits 13 The USA channel bank is active 14 DSC functionality is enabled but autoswitch is off 15 Weather alert function is enabled ...

Page 12: ...ckwise increases setting anti clockwise decreases it Volume control is common to internal and external speaker Long press to open SHORTCUTS 3 EXIT Press EXIT when navigating menus to clear incorrect entries to exit from a menu without saving changes and to back up to the previous screen 4 DSC CALL MENU SELECT Short press to enter the DSC Call Menu and make DSC calls Long press to open the MENU SEL...

Page 13: ...SCAN menu 8 TRI WATCH Short press to start DUAL WATCH or TRI WATCH if watch channel set Long press to set the current channel as the watch channel When a short press is made on the TRI key the radio will either switch to DUAL or TRI watch mode depending on whether a watch channel has been setup Without a watch channel the radio will go to DUAL WATCH where the channels watched are the current chann...

Page 14: ...hannels allow only low power transmissions initially but can be overridden to high power by pressing and holding H L after depressing PTT Keep the H L button pressed down after releasing the PTT button if wanting to transmit again on high power 12 handset mic only Channel change Short press goes up one channel or goes down one channel Holding either key will after a short delay step rapidly throug...

Page 15: ...C FUNCTION X USER MMSI ATIS FUNCTION ON OFF SEA INLAND USE SEA INLAND ATIS MMSI INDIVIDUAL ACKN AUTO MANUAL POS ACKNOWLEDGE AUTO SWITCH ON OFF TEST ACKNOWLEDGE AUTO MANUAL RX DISTR WHILE OFF X DSC TIMEOUT WATCH DISPLAY SCAN RADIO SETUP DSC SETUP ALARMS GPS ALERT WX ALERT DSC ALARM RESET EU cloned radio only EU cloned radio only EU cloned radio only US cloned radio only YES CANCEL Key further menu ...

Page 16: ...annel scan on a subset of channels where scanned channels are listened to briefly every 3 seconds to determine if there is any active radio communication Note Watch modes are not available if ATIS mode is turned on Dual watch Select this to watch the current channel and the priority channel Channel 16 TRI watch Select this to watch the current channel the user selected watch channel and the priori...

Page 17: ...e display of position provided from connected GPS COG SOG Select to switch ON or OFF the display of COG SOG provided from connected GPS If turned ON Time display is turned OFF due to screen space constraints Backlight Select to make adjustment to the backlight level using the Channel knob Range is OFF then 1 to 10 Press MENU SELECT button to activate night mode inverts display Contrast Select to m...

Page 18: ...n t be switched to high power and will show LO regardless of power output setting in menu CH name CH NAME gives you the option to edit or delete the channel name descriptions displayed on the screen Select to edit the existing description of the channel currently in use It can be a maximum of 12 characters long Key beep Select to allow adjustment of key beep volume Volume can be set from 00 10 whe...

Page 19: ... NMEA 0183 port CHECKSUM Select to toggle ON or OFF When enabled data will be ignored if checksum does not match ie no tolerance to data corruption GPS SIM Select to toggle ON or OFF Whenever the GPS Simulator is turned ON simulated Speed Over Ground SOG Course Over Ground COG and LL position appear on the screen This is for the purpose of demonstration only The SIM icon is displayed to warn the u...

Page 20: ...unctionality is always enabled unless operating the vessel in an ATIS region An MMSI number must be entered in radio before the DSC function can be enabled User MMSI Enter an MMSI number to access the radio s DSC functionality This unique identifier must be supplied a local radio spectrum authority DO NOT enter a random made up number Note Contact a Lowrance dealer if you need to change your MMSI ...

Page 21: ...gement as well as change to requested channel EU model default Note this does not apply for calls types other than Individual Position request acknowledge POS ACK The radio can be configured to automatically acknowledge an incoming position request require manual intervention to acknowledge or simply ignore them AUTO Sends current position automatically to calling radio MANUAL Operator must manual...

Page 22: ...SC feature is turned off This will work regardless of whether or not an MMSI number has been entered DSC timeout An inactivity timeout can be set up to return the radio to normal operational mode when no activity is seen from the radio operator while radio is engaged in a DSC call Distress calls have a discrete timer from that used for all other DSC calls Distress Select between NONE 5 MINS 10 MIN...

Page 23: ...radios response to weather alerts This includes automatic switching to the last used weather channel audible alarm screen message and flashing backlight Alert volume Select between HIGH LOW and OFF Screen flash Select between ON and OFF DSC Alarm The alert volume and screen flash for some incoming call types can be altered SAFETY ROUTINE and URGENCY calls can individually be set to have Alert volu...

Page 24: ...ilable when the DSC button is pressed DSC calls There are four call types as well as related options that can be accessed from this menu Individual Used to place a call to a single other vessel The call can be initiated by selected an existing vessel in the CONTACTS by entering in a new vessel s MMSI MANUAL or by selecting a vessel in the RECENT list When the SEND TO page is displayed turn the cha...

Page 25: ...eason for the cancellation After a DISTRESS ACK is received the alert should be silenced and the reason for distress should be clearly stated pressing the PTT on the MIC and talking The following information if available is contained in the Distress Call Nature Of Distress if selected Position information the latest GPS or manual input position is held for 23 5 hours or until the power is turned O...

Page 26: ...MSI MANUAL or by selecting a vessel in the RECENT list As no voice communication is required no option is given to select a ship ship channel POS report Used to send a position report to the vessel being called DSC test Used to place a TEST call to a single other vessel The call can be initiated by selected an existing vessel in the CONTACTS by entering in a new vessel s MMSI MANUAL or by selectin...

Page 27: ...buddies in the Track buddy list that have been set to tracking ON The radio will show a screen indicating which buddy is being called If there is no acknowledgement the radio will retry the call after a few seconds Only one retry is made per tracking interval If tracking is already taking place the START TRACKING text is replaced with STOP TRACKING Interval The frequency that buddys are polled wit...

Page 28: ...e this to create edit or delete up to 20 vessel groups which are stored in alphanumeric order Only a name and a Group Call ID GCID are required to set up a group A GCID always starts with 0 the remaining digits can be set to whatever the user desires All vessels intended to be in the same group must have a suitable DSC radio and have the identical GCID number entered Selecting an existing name in ...

Page 29: ... CHANNELS page is accessed by a long press of the VOL SQL knob This page is provided as a shortcut to frequently accessed channels Channels on this list are also used in some SCAN options The channels available on this page are chosen using EDIT MY CHANNELS 4 ...

Page 30: ...t shortcuts Choose from the list of options which menu options should be added as shourtcuts Note The MY VHF page is only available to the operator when en abled as a shortcut it can t be accessed via another menu It s purpose is solely for displaying radio information in one easy to access location It provides detail on the MMSI number GPS data status and Vessel Callsign if entered Once the desir...

Page 31: ...s not provided Consult your Lowrance dealer for advice on selecting the correct antenna for your installation EN GL ISH I n s t a l l a t i o n M a n u a l b a n d g c o m EN GL ISH I n s t a l l a t i o n M a n u a l b a n d g c o m EN GL ISH I n s t a l l a t i o n M a n u a l b a n d g c o m EN G LI SH V H F R A D I O U s e r G u i d e w w w b an d g c o m w w w s i m ra d y ac h ti n g c o m w...

Page 32: ... drilling The chosen location must Be at least 1 m 3 from the antenna Allow easy access to the rear of the radio for connection to the 12 V DC electrical source the antenna and any network wiring Be at least 45 cms 1 5 from a compass to avoid creating magnetic deviation of the compass Have a suitable space close by for installing the microphone bulkhead mount Provide easy access to the controls on...

Page 33: ... a soft pencil to mark the screw hole positions onto the mounting surface 2 Use a 3mm 1 8 drill bit to drill the 4 pilot holes 3 Using a Philips screwdriver secure the bracket using the supplied 4x25mm self tapping screws to the mounting location 4 Fit the radio into the bracket 5 Insert the two mounting knobs through the holes and tighten them sufficiently to hold the radio at the desired viewing...

Page 34: ...ng a Philips screwdriver secure the radio using the supplied 3 5x20mm self tapping screws to the mounting location 8 Fit the mounting clips to cover the 4 mounting screws Install the hand mic bulkhead bracket 1 Hold the hand mic bulkhead bracket at the chosen location and mark the screw hole positions on the mounting surface Note Ensure that the microphone curly cable will comfortably reach this l...

Page 35: ...um external speaker positive 2 External speaker gray black connect to 4 Ohm 4 Watt minimum external speaker negative 3 NMEA 0183 RX_A yellow connect to TX_A of chart plotter or active GPS antenna 4 NMEA 0183 RX_B green connect to TX_B of chart plotter or active GPS antenna 5 NMEA 0183 TX_A white connect to RX_A of chart plotter 6 NMEA 0183 TX_B brown connect to RX_B of chart plotter 7 GND optional...

Page 36: ...l and can be completed later The steps are outlined below for reference Select the region and country the radio will be operated in Enter MMSI number if known or skip to next step Re enter number to confirm correct entry Note MMSI entry can only be done once Changing the MMSI requires radio be returned to a Lowrance dealer For some EU region radios only Enter the ATIS ID number Re enter number to ...

Page 37: ...re is the confirmation screen when entering the MMSI An ATIS ID is only required in certain EU countries when navigating some inland waterways It is usually a different number to your MMSI If you need to have the MMSI in the radio changed the radio must be taken back to your Lowrance dealer ATIS Automatic Transmitter Identification System ATIS is required for vessels making VHF transmissions whils...

Page 38: ...ATIS transmissions and have the feature activated An ATIS number is required which is issued by Ofcom when you add one or more pieces of ATIS equipment to your Ship Radio Licence If you don t have a user MMSI or ATIS ID contact the appropriate licensing authority in your country If you re unsure who to contact consult your Lowrance dealer ...

Page 39: ...2B DSC DSC mode Class D Global with dual receiver individual CH70 Standards EU EN60950 1 IEC 60529 EN 60945 EN 301 843 1 V2 1 1 EN301 843 2 V2 1 1 EN 301 025 V2 1 1 EN 300 698 V2 1 1 Standards US CAN FCC Part 80 RSS Gen Issue 4 RSS 182 Issue 5 Standards INT AS NZS 4415 1 2003 Frequency range Transmitter 156 025 157 425 MHz Frequency range Receiver 156 050 163 275 MHz Channel spacing 25 KHz Frequen...

Page 40: ...tch Yes Favourite channel scan Yes All scan Yes User programmable MMSI Yes MMSI and NAME directory Yes 20 numbers group TRANSMITTER Frequency error 1 5 KHz Output power 25 W 23 2 1 W 0 8 0 2 Transmitter protection Open short circuit of antenna Max Frequency deviation 5 Spurious harmonics Hi Lo 0 25 µ W Modulation Distortion 3KHz 10 S N at 3KHz Deviation 40 dB Audio Response at 1KHz 1 to 3dB of 6 d...

Page 41: ...itivity 0 35 µV Adjacent CH selectivity more than 70 db Spurious response more than 70 db Intermodulation rejection more than 68 db Residual noise level more than 40 db unsquelched Audio output power 2 W with 8 ohm at 10 distortion 4 W with 4 ohm external speaker Note Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 42: ...NOTE For assistance in understanding the Table see Notes a to zz below WRC 15 NOTE The Table below defines the channel numbering for maritime VHF communications based on 25 kHz channel spacing and use of several duplex channels The channel numbering and the conver sion of two frequency channels for single frequency operation shall be in accordance with Recommendation ITU R M 1084 5 Annex 4 Tables ...

Page 43: ...6 700 S PORT OPS VTS 15 156 750 156 750 S PORT OPS 1W g 16 156 800 156 800 S DISTRESS f 17 156 850 156 850 S SAR 1W g 18 156 900 161 500 D PORT OPS m 19 156 950 161 550 D SHIP SHORE t u v 20 157 000 161 600 D PORT OPS t u v 21 157 050 161 650 D PORT OPS w y 22 157 100 161 700 D PORT OPS w y 23 157 150 161 750 D TELEPHONE w x y 24 157 200 161 800 D TELEPHONE w ww x y 25 157 250 161 850 D TELEPHONE ...

Page 44: ...25 S TELEPHONE z 1019 156 950 156 950 S TELEPHONE 1020 157 000 157 000 S TELEPHONE 1078 156 925 156 925 S TELEPHONE 1079 156 975 156 975 S TELEPHONE 2006 160 900 160 900 S TELEPHONE r 2019 161 550 161 550 S TELEPHONE 2020 161 600 161 600 S TELEPHONE 2078 161 525 161 525 S TELEPHONE 2079 161 575 161 575 S TELEPHONE Editorial note The note numbering below is provisional and will be aligned during fi...

Page 45: ...x maritime mobile distress and safety automatic identification system AIS and data exchange frequencies especially the channels 06 13 15 16 17 70 AIS 1 and AIS 2 nor the technical characteristics set forth in Recommendation ITU R M 489 2 for those channels implementation of 12 5 kHz channel interleaving and consequential national requirements shall be subject to coordination with affected administ...

Page 46: ...as single frequency channels subject to coordination with affected administrations The following conditions apply for single frequency usage The lower frequency portion of these channels may be operated as single frequency channels by ship and coast stations Transmission using the upper frequency portion of these channels is limited to coast stations If permitted by administrations and specified b...

Page 47: ...800 161 925 MHz corresponding to channels 24 84 25 85 26 and 86 are identified for the utilization of the VHF Data Exchange System VDES described in the most recent version of Recommendation ITU R M 2092 These frequency bands may also be used for analogue modulation described in the most recent version of Recommendation ITU R M 1084 by an administration that wishes to do so subject to not causing ...

Page 48: ...channels 24 84 25 and 85 may be merged in order to form a unique duplex channel with a bandwidth of 100 kHz in order to operate the VDES terrestrial component described in the most recent version of Recommendation ITU RM 2092 WRC 15 mm Transmission on these channels is limited to coast stations If permitted by administrations and specified by national regulations these channels may be used by ship...

Page 49: ... R M 1842 The frequency bands 157 025 157 175 MHz and 161 625 161 775 MHz corresponding to channels 80 21 81 22 82 23 and 83 can also be used for analogue modulation described in the most recent version of Recommendation ITU R M 1084 by an administration that wishes to do so subject to not claiming protection from other stations in the maritime mobile service using digitally modulated emissions an...

Page 50: ...57 350 161 950 D TELEPHONE 28 157 400 162 000 D TELEPHONE 67 156 375 156 375 S BRIDGE COM 1W 68 156 425 156 425 S SHIP SHIP 69 156 475 156 475 S SHIP SHIP 71 156 575 156 575 S SHIP SHIP 72 156 625 156 625 S SHIP SHIP 73 156 675 156 675 S PORT OPS 74 156 725 156 725 S PORT OPS 75 156 775 156 775 S PORT OPS 1W 76 156 825 156 825 S PORT OPS 1W 77 156 875 156 875 S PORT OPS 1W 84 157 225 161 825 D TEL...

Page 51: ...7 075 157 075 S RESTRICTED 1082 157 125 157 125 S RESTRICTED 1083 157 175 157 175 S RESTRICTED USA weather channels Transmitting frequencies MHz Channel designator From ship stations From coast stations S D R Channel name Restrictions WX1 162 550 R NOAA WX1 RX ONLY WX2 162 400 R NOAA WX2 RX ONLY WX3 162 475 R NOAA WX3 RX ONLY WX4 162 425 R NOAA WX4 RX ONLY WX5 162 450 R NOAA WX5 RX ONLY WX6 162 50...

Page 52: ...MMERCIAL 1W 16 156 800 156 800 S DISTRESS 17 156 850 156 850 S SAR 1W 18 156 900 161 500 D TELEPHONE 19 156 950 161 550 D CANADIAN CG 20 157 000 161 600 D CANADIAN CG 1W 21 157 050 161 650 D CANADIAN CG 22 157 100 161 700 D TELEPHONE 23 157 150 161 750 D TELEPHONE 24 157 200 161 800 D TELEPHONE 25 157 250 161 850 D TELEPHONE 26 157 300 161 900 D TELEPHONE 27 157 350 161 950 D TELEPHONE 28 157 400 ...

Page 53: ...156 950 156 950 S CANADIAN CG 1020 157 000 157 000 S PORT OPS 1021 157 050 157 050 S RESTRICTED 1022 157 100 157 100 S CANADIAN CG 1024 157 200 157 200 S PORT OPS 1025 157 250 157 250 S PORT OPS 1026 157 300 157 300 S PORT OPS 1027 157 350 157 350 S CANADIAN CG 1061 156 075 156 075 S CANADIAN CG 1062 156 125 156 125 S CANADIAN CG 1063 156 175 156 175 S TELEPHONE 1064 156 225 156 225 S RESTRICTED 1...

Page 54: ...Y 2086 161 925 R PORT OPS RX ONLY Canada weather channels Transmitting frequencies MHz Channel designator From ship stations From coast stations S D R Channel name Restrictions WX1 162 550 R CANADA WX Rx only WX2 162 400 R CANADA WX Rx only WX3 162 475 R CANADA WX Rx only ...

Page 55: ... 55 Dimensional drawings Link 6 operator manual Dimensional drawings 166 7 mm 6 56 60 mm 2 36 123 4 mm 4 86 161 4 mm 6 35 89 2 mm 3 51 114 2 mm 4 5 9 ...

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