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.
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 channels 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.
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.
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
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