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E-5
VHF470 RADIO 1-800-BOATING E-5
READING THE IDLE SCREEN
The Idle screen shows different information depending on what you are doing. Not all icons display on
every screen. This dummy Idle screen displays many of the possible icons. The table below shows pos-
sible icons and what they mean.
ALT
INTL
6W
TRI
MEM
WX
15
COMMERCIAL
MOB WX CALL < >
TX
LAT:32˚53,6604N
LON:096˚59,3158W
TIME:20:47 Local
DATE:Aug 23,2017
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8
9
7
6 5 4 3 2
10 11 12
16
15
14
13
17
Display icons and what they mean
Number Icon What it means
1 Battery level
2 INT Channel mode (USA, INTL, or CAN)
3 Displays when mail is available.
4 ALT Weather Alert
5
Flashes when satellite acquired. Does not display if no
satellite acquired.
6 Displays when Bluetooth is turned on.
7 1W, 2.5W, or 6W Power output.
8 TX or RX Indicates Transmitting (TX) or Receiving (RX).
9 Various Text Channel Name
10 Soft Key #3 Name of soft key (see page E-12).