Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Owners Manual
- Table of Contents
- Features
- Supplied Accessories
- Parts & Controls
- Safety
- Recommendations For Marine Communication
- VHF Marine Radio Procedures
- Voice Calling
- Digital Selective Calling
- Maritime Mobile Service Identity
- Radiotelephone Calls
- Emergency Messages And Distress Procedure
- Included In This Package
- Accessories Order Info
- Mounting And Powering The Radio
- Antenna Requirements And Attachment
- External Devices And Connections
- Getting Started
- Set-Up Routines
- Digital Select Calling (DSC) Setup
- Advanced Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Specs
- VHF Marine Channel Assignments
- Weather Channel Assignments
- World City Time Zones
- Flush Mount Template
- Note on Incorrect Wire Colors Listed in Manual
- Warning Sticker
- Warranty
Set-Up Routines
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LCD Backlight
The LCD has a Backlight lamp to make it visible in the dark.
This lamp can be adjusted for brightness or turned Off.
To Adjust The Backlight Level:
1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to LAMP ADJ with the
Up/Down soft keys or using the Up/Down channel buttons
.
2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current backlight
setting —
HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW or OFF.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons or Right/Left soft keys to switch to
the setting you want.
4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the backlight setting. Or
press the EXIT soft key to
EXIT without making changes to
the backlight setting.
5. The radio will return to the Settings menu. The radio will
remember the saved backlight setting, when powering off
the radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
NOTE
If the backlight is set to off, ANY key press will activate the
backlight at the lowest setting.
LCD Contrast
The LCD backlight will not be visible in daylight, but the LCD
Contrast can be adjusted to make it easier to read in
different light conditions.
To Change The Contrast:
1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to
CONTRAST
ADJUST
Up/Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel
buttons.
2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current contrast
setting — a number between one 0 and 16.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons or the Right/Left soft keys to
change the number up or down
4. Press the ENTR soft key to select a contrast level. Or press
the EXIT soft key to
EXIT without making changes to the
Contrast setting.
5. The radio will return to the settings menu. The radio will
remember the saved contrast level, when powering off the
radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
LCD Backlight
The LCD has a Backlight lamp to make it visible in the dark.
This lamp can be adjusted for brightness or turned Off.
To Adjust The Backlight Level:
1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to LAMP ADJ with the
Up/Down soft keys or using the Up/Down channel buttons
.
2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current backlight
setting —
HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW or OFF.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons or Right/Left soft keys to switch to
the setting you want.
4. Press the ENTR soft key to select the backlight setting. Or
press the EXIT soft key to
EXIT without making changes to
the backlight setting.
5. The radio will return to the Settings menu. The radio will
remember the saved backlight setting, when powering off
the radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
NOTE
If the backlight is set to off, ANY key press will activate the
backlight at the lowest setting.
LCD Contrast
The LCD backlight will not be visible in daylight, but the LCD
Contrast can be adjusted to make it easier to read in
different light conditions.
To Change The Contrast:
1. Enter the Settings menu and scroll to
CONTRAST
ADJUST
Up/Down soft keys or the UP/Down channel
buttons.
2. Press the ENTR soft key and observe the current contrast
setting — a number between one 0 and 16.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons or the Right/Left soft keys to
change the number up or down
4. Press the ENTR soft key to select a contrast level. Or press
the EXIT soft key to
EXIT without making changes to the
Contrast setting.
5. The radio will return to the settings menu. The radio will
remember the saved contrast level, when powering off the
radio, or disconnecting power to the radio.
Operating Your Radio
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
exit entr
High
lamp adjust
Soft Keys
Up/Down Buttons
exit entr
16
level
contrast adjust