User Guide

MOB (Temporary waypoint)
To mark your current position as a temporary waypoint, hold down MOB and release
the key before the 3 second countdown ends.
You will see the following sequence of LCDs:
HOLD 3 SEC
FOR MOB
RELEASE TO
SAVE
HOLD 2 SEC
FOR MOB
RELEASE TO
SAVE
HOLD 1 SEC
FOR MOB
RELEASE TO
SAVE
The new temporary waypoint is shown in your waypoints list. Hold down MENU, press
ENT, then press ENT again to display the waypoints list (TEMP1, WP001, WP002).
You cannot store more than three temporary waypoints. If you store another tempo-
rary waypoint, TEMP1 is overwritten with the new information.
H/L Transmission power
(Located on the handset mic). High (HI) 25 W or Low (LO) 1 W. Press to toggle between
high or low transmission power for the entire channel bank. The HI or LO selection is
shown on the LCD.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the
power transmission setting is incorrect.
Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to
high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time.
See Appendix C for a complete listing of channel charts.
Softkeys: This radio uses virtual softkeys during certain functions. A softkey is defined by a name
that appears at the bottom of the LCD that positioned immediately above an actual
key on the radio. A softkey provides you with the additional function or choice when
the softkey appears during certain functions:
ACK Able key (WX/NAV key)
Press to ACK (acknowledge) a DSC call.
ACCEPT Accept key (AIS/IC key)
Press to ACCEPT a channel request. The radio will immediately change to the
requested channel.
NEW-CH New channel request key (AIS/IC key)
Press to request a new channel.
PAUSE PAUSE key (WX/NAV key)
Press to pause a call when in repeat mode.
RESEND Resend key (AIS/IC key)
Press to resend the DSC call.
SILENC Silence key (AIS/IC key)
Provided as an option to silence an audible alarm.
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