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LOWRANCE

LVR-880US & LVR-880EU

VHF Radio

Operation Instructions

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LVR-880US

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LVR-880EU

FCC RF Exposure

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any

other antenna or transmitter. This device is approved with emissions having a source-based time-averaging

duty factor not exceeding 50%.Maintain a minimum of 89 cm (35 inches) distance between the antenna

and any person.Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF exposure

limits.

Summary of Contents for Lowrance LVR-880EU

Page 1: ...tter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter This device is approved with emissions having a source based time averaging duty factor not exceeding 50 Maintain a minimum of 89 cm 35 inches distance between the antenna and any person Failure to observe these restrictions will result in exceeding the FCC RF exposure limits ...

Page 2: ...right 2008 Navico All rights reserved Lowrance is a registered trademark of Navico Insert standard copyright protection disclaimer website and address information Insert standard safety information and icons ...

Page 3: ...4 MOB Temporary Waypoint 12 2 15 EXIT 12 2 16 3CH 12 2 17 12 2 18 SCAN ALL SCAN 3CH SCAN 12 2 19 SCAN DUAL WATCH Mode 13 2 20 SCAN TRI WATCH Mode 13 2 21 WX 13 2 22 CALL MENU 14 2 23 PTT 14 2 24 H L 14 3 Radio MENU SELECT Options 15 3 1 Manage your Waypoints List WAYPOINT 16 3 1 1 Add a new waypoint 16 3 1 2 Edit or Delete a Waypoint 16 3 1 3 Go to a New Waypoint 17 3 1 4 Go to Nearest Waypoint NE...

Page 4: ... or Check Your USER MMSI USER MMSI 32 5 2 Maintain Your Groups 32 5 2 1 Create a Group GROUP SETUP 32 5 2 2 Edit or Delete a Group Name or Group MMSI GROUP SETUP 33 5 3 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI ATIS MMSI 33 5 4 Enable ATIS Functionality ATIS SELECT 34 5 5 Enable DSC Functionality DSC SELECT 34 5 6 Response Type to LL Polling Calls LL REPLY 34 6 Sending and Receiving DSC Calls 36 6 1 What is D...

Page 5: ...DISTRESS ACK or Relay DISTRESS REL 46 Appendix A Technical Specifications 47 A 1 GENERAL 47 A 2 PHYSICAL 47 A 3 RECEIVER 47 A 4 TRANSMITTER 47 A 5 FM STEREO RECEIVER 48 A 6 HAILER 48 Appendix B Troubleshooting 49 Appendix C VHF Marine Channel Charts 50 C 1 International Channel Chart 50 C 2 USA Channel Chart 51 C 3 CANADA Channel Chart 52 C 3 CANADA Channel Chart 53 C 4 Weather Channels 54 C 5 EAS...

Page 6: ...n Speaker microphone with large PTT key and 6 keys for easy channel and mode selection 22 W Hailer with talkback capability Jack for optional external speaker Foghorn manual and automatic FM stereo radio capability with global bands Great Circle GPS navigation calculations to a waypoint stores up to 200 waypoints Local Distance sensitivity to eliminate noise in high traffic urban areas Adjustable ...

Page 7: ...ise blank Hi Lo Transmission power High Hi 25 W or Low Lo 1 W USA Int Can Selected channel bank for VHF radio operations and regulations WX Weather channel LVR 880US only WX ALT Weather alert LVR 880US only SAME Specific Area Message Encoding County weather warning D Duplex operation Otherwise blank for Simplex operation ATIS ATIS is enabled for use in European inland waterways Otherwise blank PRi...

Page 8: ...me but you cannot do this while the radio is operational you must put the radio into MENU mode first 1 Hold down CALL MENU for about 3 seconds to put the radio in MENU mode Note that only three menu items can be displayed at any one time on the LCD 2 Press EXIT or PTT any time to quit MENU mode and return to operational mode 1 5 How to Display and Navigate Menus Hold down CALL MENU for about 3 sec...

Page 9: ...elect the category you want to transmit Hold down DISTRESS for about 3 seconds to transmit The DISTRESS key can also be held down continuously to transmit an undefined category Distress call See Chapter 7 for more information about distress calls 2 4 Channel Select knob Change channel When you are in operational mode turn to step through the channels one at a time and select a channel The current ...

Page 10: ... the frequency Press EXIT to return to operational mode If you are in FM RADIO mode you can press ENT to enter SCAN mode The SCAN symbol appears on the LCD Turn the Channel Select knob left or right to move to the next strong channel After the channel is selected press ENT again to exit SCAN mode 2 9 IC HAILER mode HAILER PA FOG PA LISTEN PA HAIL VOL LO HI 1 Hold down IC for about 3 seconds to ent...

Page 11: ...ress SCAN to quit scanning To select a favorite channel use the 3CH key See Section 2 16 2 12 GO Reset the Cross Track Error Press GO if you are navigating to a waypoint and want to reset the cross track error This is a VERY useful single keystroke feature to use if you wander a little off course but want to continue to your active waypoint The bearing and distance to the waypoint and any cross tr...

Page 12: ...ur favorite channels The CH1 CH2 or CH3 symbol appears on the LCD to show which favorite channel is selected To add a favorite channel for the first time select that channel then hold 3CH to store it in the CH1 location The CH1 symbol will appear on the LCD to confrm the channel has been stored Repeat the procedure to store two more favorite channels in the CH2 and CH3 locations respectively If yo...

Page 13: ...Dual watch mode monitors the current working channel and the priority channel Press SCAN to start scanning in dual watch mode DUAL WATCH appears on the LCD Press 16 OR 16 9 to listen to the priority channel Press SCAN again to quit scanning and return automatically to the previous broadcast channel Note SCAN functionality is limited in some European countries and if ATIS mode is enabled 3CH SCAN m...

Page 14: ...key sticks a built in timer will automatically shut down a transmission after five minutes and sound the error beep 10 seconds before shut down 2 24 H L Transmission power Located on the microphone High Hi 25 W or Low Lo 1 W Press to toggle between high or low transmission power for the entire channel bank The Hi or Lo selection is shown on the LCD Some channels allow only low power transmissions ...

Page 15: ...3 6 6 RADIO SETUP UIC LVR 880US only Section 4 1 CH NAME Section 4 2 RING VOLUME Section 4 3 KEY BEEP Section 4 4 UNITS Section 4 5 INT SPEAKER Section 4 6 WATCH MODE LVR 880US only Section 4 7 WX ALERT LVR 880US only TONE ALERT Section 4 8 1 SAME ALERT Section 4 8 2 SAME CODE Section 4 8 3 COM PORT Section 4 9 GPS SOURCE Section 4 10 FM REGION Section 4 11 DSC SETUP USER MMSI Section 5 1 GROUP SE...

Page 16: ...point 4 Enter the new waypoint name then the latitude then the longitude 5 Press ENT when all the information is correct then select YES The new waypoint is saved and your waypoint list is displayed again 3 1 2 Edit or Delete a Waypoint MENU SELECT WAYPOINT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST WAYPOINT WP LIST NEAREST WP TEMP WP LIST R14W05 R14W04 R14W03 R14W05 WP EDIT DELETE GO WP EDIT R14END 17 32 233 N 160 45 ...

Page 17: ...m R01W03 003 136nm 1 Select WAYPOINT then NEAREST WP 2 Press ENT to display the nearest waypoint with distance and bearing from your current position Other waypoints are listed in increasing distance from your current position 3 Press ENT to set the nearest waypoint as the active waypoint OR move the cursor to another waypoint and then press ENT The chosen waypoint is shown on the bottom line of t...

Page 18: ...NT then TEMP Your temporary waypoint list is displayed 2 Select the temporary waypoint to edit then select TEMP EDIT Note To delete the temporary waypoint select DELETE then YES The temporary waypoint is deleted immediately and the temporary waypoint list is displayed again 3 The waypoint details are displayed The cursor is at the first character of the name 4 Edit the temporary waypoint name OR t...

Page 19: ... can have a maximum of 11 alphanumeric characters MENU SELECT WAYPOINT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST BUDDY LIST MANUAL NEW SEA ROSE MERMAID IV ENTER NAME ENTER MMSI ENTER NAME STARFISH ENTER MMSI ENTER NAME STARFISH ENTER MMSI 123456789 STARFISH 2 123456789 STORE CANCEL BUDDY LIST MANUAL NEW STARFISH SEA ROSE 1 Select BUDDY LIST The cursor is at MANUAL NEW Press ENT 2 Enter the buddy name one character at ...

Page 20: ...ommended for use in open sea conditions It is designed for use in areas of high radio noise for example close to cities See also SQL Squelch Control in section 2 2 3 4 1 Set Distance Sensitivity MENU SELECT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST LOCAL DIST SENSITIVITY DISTANT LOCAL 1 Select LOCAL DIST then select DISTANT 2 Press ENT to activate the DIST setting This disables local sensitivity and the menu is displa...

Page 21: ...it within 23 5 hours otherwise the NO GPS alert sequence repeats The NO GPS symbol will be shown whenever GPS data is not available from an operational GPS navigation receiver 3 6 1 Manually Enter Position and UTC Time MANUAL Note that this function is available only if an operational GPS receiver is NOT connected MENU SELECT LOCAL DIST CONTRAST GPS DATA GPS DATA MANUAL SETTING MANUAL LL N W MAN U...

Page 22: ...ime can be shown in 12 or 24 hour format MENU SELECT LOCAL DIST CONTRAST GPS DATA GPS DATA MANUAL SETTING SETTING TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT TIME DISPLY TIME FORMAT 12 Hr 24 Hr 06 56PM LOC 1 Select GPS DATA then SETTING 2 Select TIME FORMAT 3 Select 12 or 24 hr as desired In this example 12 hour format has been selected and so the LCD shows the AM or PM suffix 3 6 4 Time Display Options TIME DISPLY I...

Page 23: ...lay Options COG SOG If your vessel position and time data are being updated through a GPS navigation receiver you can show or hide your course over ground COG and speed over ground SOG data on the LCD MENU SELECT LOCAL DIST CONTRAST GPS DATA GPS DATA MANUAL SETTING SETTING TIME DISPLY LL DISPLY COG SOG COG SOG ON OFF 1 Select GPS DATA then SETTING 2 Select COG SOG 3 Select ON on or OFF off as desi...

Page 24: ... be blocked while the GPS simulator is ON MENU SELECT RADIO SETUP DSC SETUP GPS SIM GPS SIM ON OFF 1 Select GPS SIM 2 Select ON on or OFF off as desired 3 8 Reset to Factory Defaults RESET Use this to return every setting to the factory defaults except all MMSI settings and the entries in your buddy list MENU SELECT DSC SETUP GPS SIM RESET RESET RADIO ARE YOU SURE YES NO 1 Select RESET The radio a...

Page 25: ... 3 6 6 RADIO SETUP UIC LVR 880US only Section 4 1 CH NAME Section 4 2 RING VOLUME Section 4 3 KEY BEEP Section 4 4 UNITS Section 4 5 INT SPEAKER Section 4 6 WATCH MODE LVR 880US only Section 4 7 WX ALERT LVR 880US only TONE ALERT Section 4 8 1 SAME ALERT Section 4 8 2 SAME CODE Section 4 8 3 COM PORT Section 4 9 GPS SOURCE Section 4 10 FM REGION Section 4 11 DSC SETUP USER MMSI Section 5 1 GROUP S...

Page 26: ...d to CALL PORT OP RADIO SETUP UIC CH NAME RING VOLUME CH NAME 87 PHONE PORTOP PHONE PORTOP EDIT DELETE EDIT CH NAME PHONE PORTOP SAVE CH NAME CALL PORT OP YES NO 1 Select RADIO SETUP then CH NAME Use the Channel Select knob OR or to step through the channel name tags until you see the one you want to change 2 Press ENT then select EDIT to edit the existing name tag Note To delete the channel name ...

Page 27: ...ment units then press ENT 4 6 Internal Speaker Connections INT SPEAKER You can switch the radio s internal speaker ON or OFF The external speaker is always ON if a speaker is plugged into the external speaker jack Note To enable stereo FM speaker amplifiers the internal speaker must be OFF RADIO SETUP KEY BEEP UNITS INT SPEAKER INT SPEAKER ON OFF 1 Select RADIO SETUP then INT SPEAKER 2 Select ON o...

Page 28: ...ID must be entered to activate a SAME alert 4 8 1 TONE ALERT LVR 880US only If TONE ALERT is ON and an alert tone of 1050 Hz is broadcast from the NOAA weather station the weather alert is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds Press any key to cancel the alarm and to hear the weather alert message RADIO SETUP INT SPEAKER WATCH MODE WX ALERT TONE ALERT SAME ALERT SAME CODE TONE ALERT ON OFF ...

Page 29: ...y the alert sounds and TEST is displayed on the LCD followed by a broadcast message from the National Weather Service 4 8 5 SAME CODE LVR 880US only If you want to receive SAME weather alerts you must enter the SAME code for your geographic area into your radio You can enter a maximum of 4 SAME codes 4 counties in your geographic area Telephone 1 888 NWR SAME 1 888 697 7263 or visit www nws noaa g...

Page 30: ...PEAKER COM PORT GPS SOURCE GPS SOURCE NMEA0183 NMEA2000 1 Select RADIO SETUP then GPS SOURCE If there is only one NMEA protocol available on your vessel only that will be shown 2 Select the desired NMEA protocol then press ENT 4 11 Select the FM Region FM REGION RADIO SETUP COM PORT GPS SOURCE FM REGION FM REGION USA EUROPE AUS NZ FM REGION AUS NZ JAPAN OTHERS 1 Select RADIO SETUP then FM REGION 2...

Page 31: ... Section 3 6 4 LL DISPLY Section 3 6 5 COG SOG Section 3 6 6 GPS ALERT Section 3 6 6 RADIO SETUP UIC LVR 880US only Section 4 1 CH NAME Section 4 2 RING VOLUME Section 4 3 KEY BEEP Section 4 4 UNITS Section 4 5 INT SPEAKER Section 4 6 WATCH MODE LVR 880US only Section 4 7 WX ALERT LVR 880US only TONE ALERT Section 4 8 1 SAME ALERT Section 4 8 2 SAME CODE Section 4 8 3 COM PORT Section 4 9 GPS SOUR...

Page 32: ...ter your MMSI along the dashed line one number at a time Press ENT to confirm each correct entry and to move to the next digit If you make an error press until appears then press ENT to backup and correct the entry 3 Press ENT to store your user MMSI 4 Enter your user MMSI again as a password check then press ENT to permanently store the user MMSI and return to the menu You can view your stored us...

Page 33: ...p name OR to edit only the MMSI press ENT repeatedly until the cursor moves to the MMSI line 5 When you are finished press ENT repeatedly if necessary until a new LCD appears 6 Press ENT to store the changes and return to the GROUP SETUP screen 5 3 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI ATIS MMSI LVR 880EU only You must enter your ATIS MMSI to access ATIS functionality if you are navigating inland waterway...

Page 34: ...ATIS functionality 3 Press ENT to confirm It is not possible to have both DSC ON and ATIS ON simultaneously When you enable one the other will turn OFF If DSC and ATIS are both OFF DSC will have to be switched ON for normal DSC operation 5 5 Enable DSC Functionality DSC SELECT DSC functionality will operate only after a valid USER MMSI has been entered When DSC functionality is selected the DSC sy...

Page 35: ...35 DSC SETUP ATIS SELECT DSC SELECT LL REPLY LL REPLY MANUAL AUTO OFF 1 Select DSC SETUP then LL REPLY 2 Select your response and press ENT to confirm and return to the menu ...

Page 36: ...utomatically 6 2 Sending DSC Calls You can call any other person that has another DSC equipped radio Press CALL MENU to access the following DSC CALL menu options select LAST CALL to quickly call back the person who called you Note that only three DSC CALL menu options can be shown on the LCD at any one time Press or on the microphone OR turn the Channel Select knob on the base station to scroll u...

Page 37: ...e individual you want to call 4 Press ENT then set the working channel Note Duplex channels cannot usually be called and are automatically eliminated from the suggested call list If the call is to a Coast Station the channel is selected automatically 5 The call details are shown Press ENT to SEND the call The Tx symbol is shown on the LCD while the call is being sent 6 If the call is acknowledged ...

Page 38: ...If there is no reply UNABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE a message asks if you want to retry SEND AGAIN Press ENT to retry the call 6 7 Send a Group Call GROUP You must have already stored the GROUP MMSI before making the call See Section 5 2 2 Group calls are always sent with ROUTINE priority DSC CALL INDIVIDUAL LAST CALL GROUP GROUP DIVE 1 DIVE 2 DIVE 1 012345678 ROUTINE SET CHANNEL DIVE 1 ROUTINE SEND 1 Sele...

Page 39: ... send the call 4 Continue as explained in Section 6 4 6 10 Send Using the Distress Log DIST LOG DSC CALL ALL SHIPS CALL LOG DIST LOG DISTRESS 10 03 UTC 82º50 4562 N 027º45 1245 W 02 SEASPRAY DISTRESS PIRACY ALL RELAY 02 SEASPRAY CALL BACK DELETE RELAY 02 SEASPRAY INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE SET CHANNEL 02 SEASPRAY INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE SEND The Distress Log contains the Distress Log data for the 10 most recen...

Page 40: ...ddy or enter the MMSI of the vessel that you want to receive the distress call relay then set the working channel and continue as explained in Section 6 4 6 12 Send an ALL SHIPS Distress Relay Using the Distress Log DIST LOG You can make a distress relay to an individual in the log DSC CALL ALL SHIPS CALL LOG DIST LOG 05 SUNSHINE DISTRESS FLOODING ALL RELAY DISTRESS 10 03 UTC 82º50 1245 N 027º45 4...

Page 41: ...is ON DSC CALL DIST LOG LL REQUEST TRACK BUDDY TRACK BUDDY START TRACK SET BUDDY TRACKLIST START TRACK SEAROSE OFF MERMAID ON SEASPRA ON START TRACK YES NO MERMAID IV LL REQUEST CALLING SEASPRAY LL REQUEST CALLING 1 Select DSC CALL then TRACK BUDDY 2 Select START TRACK 3 The status of each buddy on your tracklist ON or OFF is displayed 4 Check that the status of the buddy or buddies that you want ...

Page 42: ... INDIVIDUAL Urgency Safety or Routine priority see Section 6 17 GROUP Routine priority only see Section 6 18 GEOGRAPHIC Routine priority only see Section 6 19 POLLED POSITION Routine or Safety priority see Section 6 20 In addition to the audible alert the telephone icon will flash on the screen to remind you that a call is stored in the CALL LOG Polled position call data is NOT stored 6 16 Receivi...

Page 43: ...cally selects the channel designated in the incoming call The priority level is always routine and the group is identified on the screen The group will be one of the three groups of frequently called people that you set up earlier see Section 5 2 2 You do not need to send an acknowledgement If desired press PTT to initiate voice contact on the designated channel The call data is stored in your Cal...

Page 44: ...n response to your LL request see Section 6 13 you are recommended to make a written note of the position especially is it is a good fishing position If enhanced LL position information is available from your buddy this is shown on the screen until the screen display changes ...

Page 45: ... The distress call repeats 5 times continuously on CH70 It then repeats randomly every 3 5 to 4 5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement DISTRESS ACK is received from a search and rescue authority OR until you press EXIT to cancel the distress call manually The radio selects CH16 on Hi power automatically so that you can hear any incoming voice contacts from search and rescue authorities or othe...

Page 46: ...llowed to send a distress acknowledgement DISTRESS ACK 1 Press any key to cancel the alert You do not need to send an acknowledgement 2 The radio automatically selects CH16 Maintain a listening watch and standby to lend assistance Press PTT to establish voice contact Details of the distress call are displayed over two screens that alternate every 1 5 seconds one screen shows the user MMSI of the b...

Page 47: ... m A 2 PHYSICAL LowranceNet NMEA2000 Comm Port 4800 Baud NMEA0183 Compass Safe Distance 0 50 m 1 5 A 3 RECEIVER 12dB SINAD Sensitivity 0 25uV distance 2 5uV local model dependent 20dB SINAD Sensitivity 0 35uV distance 3 5uV local model dependent Intermodulation Rejection Ratio 70 dB Adjacent Channel Selectivity 70 dB Spurious Response 68 dB Residual Noise Level 40 dB unsquelched Audio power of 60 ...

Page 48: ...Emissions HI LO 80 60 dB Current Drain at 13 6V DC Hi Power 6 A Lo Power 1 5 A Specifi cations are subject to change without notice A 5 FM STEREO RECEIVER INFORMATION REQUIRED FROM IDT A 6 HAILER Audio Power Out 22W 4 OHMS ...

Page 49: ...r 4 No sound from the external speaker a Check that the external speaker cable is physically connected b Check the soldering of the external speaker cable 5 Transmissions are always on low power even when high Hi power is selected The antenna may be faulty a Test the transceiver with a different antenna b Have the antenna checked out 6 Battery symbol is displayed The power supply is too low a Chec...

Page 50: ...50 Appendix C VHF Marine Channel Charts C 1 International Channel Chart Insert chart ...

Page 51: ...51 C 2 USA Channel Chart Insert chart ...

Page 52: ...52 C 3 CANADA Channel Chart Insert chart ...

Page 53: ...53 C 3 CANADA Channel Chart Insert chart ...

Page 54: ...54 C 4 Weather Channels Insert chart ...

Page 55: ...NING Civil Danger Warning CDW WARNING Civil Emergency Message CEM WARNING Coastal Flood Warning CFW WARNING Coastal Flood Watch CFA WATCH Dust Storm Warning DSW WARNING Earthquake Warning EQW WARNING Evacuation Immediate EVI WARNING Fire Warning FRW WARNING Flash Flood Warning FFW WARNING Flash Flood Watch FFA WATCH Flash Flood Statement FFS ADVISORY Flood Warning FLW WARNING Flood Watch FLA WATCH...

Page 56: ...g SPW WARNING Special Marine Warning SMW WARNING Special Weather Statement SPS ADVISORY Tornado Warning TOR WARNING Tornado Watch TOA WATCH Tropical Storm Warning TRW WARNING Tropical Storm Watch TRA WATCH Tsunami Warning TSW WARNING Tsunami Watch TSA WATCH Volcano Warning VOW WARNING Winter Storm Warning WSW WARNING Winter Storm Watch WSA WATCH For more information about the Emergency Alert Syste...

Page 57: ...57 Appendix D EU Inland Waterway Channels Insert chart ...

Page 58: ... may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential ins...

Page 59: ...59 Warranty Insert Warranty Information ...

Page 60: ...ow to Obtain Service Insert How to Obtain Service details In the USA In Canada Outside Canada and the USA Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Shipping Information BACK COVER ARTWORK PART NUMBER ...

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