| Press + or - to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold down |
| to scroll rapidly through all the available channels. See Appendix C for a listing of |
| channel charts. |
| Alphanumeric Entry. This key can also be used for menu selection and for alpha- |
| numeric entry. Press + or - to scroll the cursor up or down menu options when |
| navigating menus. |
| When editing an item containing only numbers, press - to count through the |
| numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly. |
| To enter a character, press + to step through the alphabet or hold down to scroll |
| rapidly. |
ENT | Enter. Use ENT when navigating menus, to confirm entries and edits. |
ESC | Escape. Use ESC when navigating menus, to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a |
| menu without saving changes, and to back up to the previous screen. |
CALL/MENU | DSC Setup Menu and DSC Call Menu. 710US and 710EU only. Press to enter the DSC |
| Call Menu and make DSC calls. See Section 5. |
| Hold down to enter MENU SELECT. Scroll to DSC SETUP to setup your MMSID and |
| other DSC information. Go to RADIO SETUP to customize your Northstar VHF radio. |
| See Section 4. |
MENU | Radio menu. 7000 only. Press to enter the Radio Menu and customize your Northstar |
| VHF radio. See Section 3. |
DISTRESS | Send DSC Distress Call. 710US & 710EU only. See Section 6. |
PTT | Press To Talk. Press PTT to transmit at any time on an allowable channel. This auto- |
| matically exits you from menu mode and stops scanning. You must release PTT to |
| receive a signal. |
| If PTT sticks, a |
| minutes and sound the error beeps. |
| This time out is required by FCC regulations. |
Note: VHF 710CAN operation is the same as VHF 710US. Technical and DSC specifi cations for VHF 710CAN are the same as VHF 710EU
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