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Watch Mode What It Does
Use It When
To Turn it on./off...
Weather Alert Checks for alerts
on the last weather
channel you
used every seven
seconds.
You want to be
made aware of
severe weather
conditions in your
area.
conditions in your area.
Select
WX Alert Mode
in
Setup submenu, and then
choose
ON
or
OFF
.
Triple
Checks for activity
on channels 16
and 9 every two
seconds.
You want to monitor
a channel yet
maintain a watch on
channels 16 and 9.
Press and hold
16/9-TRI
for
two seconds.
Dual
Checks for activity
on channel 16 every
two seconds.
You want to monitor
a channel yet
maintain a watch on
channel 16.
Change Triple Watch
to Dual Watch in the
setup menu, then press
and hold
16/9-TRI
for two
seconds.
#
nOte: You are required to monitor channel 16 whenever your boat is underway. You should
have either triple Watch or Dual Watch on at all times.
Normal mode operation
Normal mode monitors whatever channel you select, and you can transmit on that channel
also. While using normal mode, the display lets you see the following information (not all
indicators will display at the same time):
Message
Meaning
GPS Data OK The radio is receiving valid GPS data.
Check GPS
The radio is not receiving valid GPS data: check the GPS status
screen and the GPS connection.
25
Marine Operator
25 Watts USA
Memory Alert
GPS Data OK
Transmit power
(1 W or 25 W)
Current channel
is stored in
memory
Status messages
(see the status
message table)
Current
channel
number
Current channel
name (if the name
is too long, the
name line scrolls)
Channel mode
(
USA
,
CAN
adian,
or
INT
ernational)
Weather Alert
Watch on
Status
Icons
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