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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.
hOW it WOrks
Your radio has three basic modes of operation:
Mode
What It Does
Use It When
To Turn it on./off...
Normal
Monitors a single
marine radio channel
and lets you talk on
that channel.
You want to talk to
another station on a
specific channel.
(default mode)
Scan
Monitors all the chan-
nels you save into
memory.
You have a small group
of channels you use
most often and want to
check them for traffic.
Press and hold the
CLR-SCAN
button.
Weather
Monitors the selected
NOAA weather
channel.
You want to hear the
current and forecasted
weather in your area.
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.
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UIC Channels
USA Mode
Canada Mode
Intl Mode
Back[CLR]
Select[ENT]
Setup
Press and hold -
USA/CAN/INT
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