Lowrance electronic LVR-880 EU, LVR-880 US manual Distress Calls, Sending a Distress Call

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Section 8 - DISTRESS Calls

WARNING

A valid USER MMSI must be entered into this radio before these DSC functions can be used. See section 5-1.

7-1 Sending a Distress Call

	DISTRES CALL				DISTRES CALL				DISTRES CALL
	UNDEFINED				UNDEFINED				SENT!WAIT..
	FIRE				HOLD DISTRES				PRESS EXIT
	FLOODING				3 SECONDS..				TO CANCEL...

1.Open the red cover labeled DISTRESS.

If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go to step 2. Otherwise, go directly to step 3.

2.Press the DISTRESS key to display the following categories. Scroll to the category that describes your situation then press ENT.

•	UNDEFINED	(Undefined)
•	FIRE	(Fire)
•	FLOODING	(Flooding)
•	COLLISION	(Collision)
•	GROUNDING	(Grounding)
•	LISTING	(Listing)
•	SINKING	(Sinking)
•	ADRIFT	(Adrift)
•	ABANDONING	(Abandoning)
•	PIRACY	(Piracy)
•	OVER BOARD	(Overboard)

3.Hold down the DISTRESS key for about 3 seconds until you see the DISTRESS CALL SENT! message on the LCD. The whole display starts to FLASH and BEEP loudly.

The distress call repeats 5 times continuously on CH70. It then repeats randomly every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) is received from a search and rescue authority OR until you press EXIT to cancel the distress call manually.

The radio selects CH16 on Hi power automatically so that you can hear any incoming voice contacts from search and rescue authorities or other boats within range.

Press EXIT to cancel the distress call. This is the only key that operates in DISTRESS mode.

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Contents LVR-880 US LVR-880 EU Please read carefully before installation and use Important safety informationContents Radio Menu Select Options DSC Setup Menu DSC Setup Distress Calls Featurtes General InformationSymbol Meaning LCD Symbols and MeaningsHi Lo USA Int CanPRi SameHow to Display and Navigate Menus How to put the radio into Menu modeHow to Enter Alphanumeric Data Beep tones & call alertsRadio Keys VOL Volume and PowerSQL Squelch or Threshold Level Distress Send DSC Distress call16/9 Priority channel LVR-880US only 16 Priority channel LVR-880EU onlyFM FM Stereo Radio IC FOG Horn mode IC Hailer modeNAV Show Waypoint GO Reset the Cross Track ErrorMOB Man Overboard Man OverboardMOB Temporary Waypoint Exit16 3CH ALL Scan mode 3CH Scan mode17 + Scan TRI Watch Mode Scan Dual Watch Mode21 WX Weather channel24 H/L 23 PTTGPS Alert Radio Menu Select OptionsAdd a new waypoint Manage your Waypoints List WaypointGo to a New Waypoint Edit or Delete a WaypointGo to Temporary Waypoint Go to Nearest Waypoint Nearest WPEdit or Delete a Temporary Waypoint Send Waypoint Data to a ChartplotterSet the Backlighting Level Backlight Maintain your buddy list Buddy ListAdd an Entry Edit or Delete an Entry Local or Distance Sensitivity LOCAL/DISTGPS Data and Time GPS/DATA Set the Contrast Level ContrastSet Distance Sensitivity Set Local SensitivityLocal Time Time Offset Manually Enter Position and UTC Time ManualZones Time Format Options Time FormatPosition Display Options LL Disply Time Display Options Time DisplyGPS Alert GPS Alert Course & Speed Display Options COG/SOGGPS Simulator GPS SIM Reset to Factory Defaults ResetChannel UIC Radio Setup Menu Radio SetupChannel Names CH Name Key Beep Volume KEY Beep Ring Volume Ring VolumeSelect Units Units Internal Speaker Connections INT SpeakerWeather Alerts WX Alert Set the Priority Channel Watch ModeReceiving a Same Alert Tone AlertEnter a Same Code County ID Receiving Same Test MessagesSelect a Working Same code Nmea Protocol COM PortSelect the FM Region FM Region Select the GPS Source GPS SourceWX Alert LVR-880US only DSC Setup Menu DSC SetupEnter or Check Your User Mmsi User Mmsi Create a Group Group Setup Edit or Delete a Group Name or Group Mmsi Group SetupMaintain Your Groups Enter or check your Atis Mmsi Atis Mmsi Response to Individual Calls Indiv ReplyEnable Atis Functionality Atis Select Response Type to LL Polling Calls LL Reply Enable DSC Functionality DSC SelectWhat is DSC? Sending and Receiving DSC CallsSending DSC Calls Send an Individual Call Individual Send an Individual Call to a Buddy IndividualReply to the Last Call Last Call Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call IndivSend an All Ships Call ALL Ships Send a Group Call GroupSend Using the Distress Log Dist LOG Send Using the Call Log Call LOGYou can make a distress relay to an individual in the log Request the LL Position of a Buddy LL Request Track a Buddy Track Buddy Start or Stop Tracking a Buddy Start TrackSelect a Buddy to Track SET Buddy Add or Delete a Buddy on Your Track List Tracklist Receiving DSC CallsSee Section Routine priority only see SectionReceiving an Individual Call Indiv Receiving an All Ships Call ALL ShipsReceiving a Group Call Group Receiving a Geographic Area Call GeographReceiving a Polled Position Call Position Sending a Distress Call Distress CallsDistress Acknowledgement Distress ACK or Relay Distress REL Receiving a Distress Call DistressLowrance LVR-880US & LVR-880EU Appendix a Technical SpecificationsSpecifications are subject to change without notice Transceiver will not power up Appendix B TroubleshootingTransceiver blows the fuse when the power is switched on Battery symbol is displayedFM stations are weak no Stereo indicator International Channel Chart Appendix C VHF Marine Channel ChartsSpecial Notes on International Channel Usage USA Channel Chart Special Notes on USA Channel Usage Canada Channel Chart Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage Traffic Type Name Remark Weather ChannelsNational Codes Event Codes Message Nature of Activation EAS Emergency Alert Systems AlertsHUW Country Specific table Appendix D EU Inland Waterway ChannelsGeneral remarks to Country Specific table Explanation of specific footnotes in Country Specific table Special Channels Appendix E Mmsi and License Information0560