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turning on the Radio
Turn the VOLUME-PWR knob clockwise to turn on the radio. As it powers on, the radio dis
-
plays the user MMSI number; if there is no MMSI set, the radio displays
MMSI not entered
.
When it powers on, the radio selects the last channel used.
setting the UIC Channel Mode (UsA/CAn/Int)
The radio comes preset to use the UIC channels assigned for the United States. If you are
operating in an area that uses Canadian or international UIC channels, you will need to
change the channel mode.
1. Press and hold
CALL-MenU
to display the normal menu, and choose the Setup sub-
menu.
2. Select
USA
/
CAN
/
INT
. The screen displays the UIC channel setup.
3. Choose the channel mode you want to use: US (
USA Mode
), Canadian (
Canada Mode
),
or international (
Intl Mode
).
4. Press
ent-1W/25W
. The radio activates the new channel mode and exits the menu.
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UIC Channels
USA Mode
Canada Mode
Intl Mode
Back[CLR]
Select[ENT]
Setup
Press and hold -
USA/CAN/INT
Mode to
Normal
Scan
Weather
What It Does
Monitors a single marine radio
channel and lets you talk on
that channel.
Monitors all the channels you
save into memory.
Monitors the selected NOAA
weather channel.
Use It When
You want to talk to another station
on a specific channel.
You have a small group of chan-
nels you use most often and want
to check them for traffic.
You want to hear the current and
forecasted weather in your area.
turn it on/off...
(default mode)
Press and hold
the
CLR-sCAn
button.
Press the
WX-
MeM
button.
In addition to the three basic operation modes, your radio also provides three different “watch”
modes which you can activate during any of the three basic modes. In these watch modes,
the radio briefly checks for activity on a specific channel then returns to its previous mode.
HoW It WoRks
Your radio has three basic modes of operation:
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