Lowrance electronic LVR-250 manual Set the Priority Channel Watch Mode, Weather Alert Wx Alert

RADIO SETUP RING VOLUME KEY BEEP >INT SPEAKER

INT SPEAKER >ON

OFF

1.Select RADIO SETUP, then INT SPEAKER.

2.Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) then press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu.

3-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE)

If you have LVR-250 EU, watch mode is similar to a dual watch, scanning between the priority channel and the working channel. CH16 is the priority channel, however if you have LVR-250 US and are operating on USA or Canadian channel banks, you can set the priority channel to cover both CH16 and CH09 as well as the working channel, as follows:

RADIO SETUP BEEP VOLUME INT SPEAKER >WATCH MODE

WATCH MODE >ONLY 16CH 16CH+9CH

1.Select RADIO SETUP, then WATCH MODE.

2.Select ONLY 16CH for dual watch mode, or 16CH+9CH for tri watch mode.

3-7 Weather Alert (Wx ALERT)

LVR-250 US ONLY

The NOAA provides several weather forecast channels on USA and Canadian channel banks. If severe weather such as storms or hurricanes are forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a weather alert on 1050 Hz. You can set up the radio to pick up weather alerts, as follows:

		1.	Select RADIO SETUP, then WX ALERT.
RADIO SETUP	WX ALERT
		2.	Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) then
INT SPEAKER	ON		press ENT to enable the setting and
WATCH MODE	>OFF
			return to the menu.
>WX ALERT

When a weather alert is broadcast, the alarm will sound. Press any key to hear the weather alert voice message.

3-8 NMEA protocol (COM PORT)

This radio uses NMEA0183 protocol to receive GPS data from a compatible GPS unit. The COM Port must be configured correctly before use. The radio can be added to a group of

instruments using NMEA protocol.

RADIO SETUP	NMEA
WATCH MODE	CHECKSUM
WX ALERT	>ON
>COM PORT	OFF

1.Select RADIO SETUP, then COM PORT.

2.Select CHECKSUM ON (on) or OFF (off ) then press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu.

CHECKSUM ON is the usual setting.

The COM Port uses 4800 baud rate, and can receive the following GPS data sentence: RMC,

GGA, GLL, GNS. Additionally, this radio will output the following NMEA DSC data: DSC (for DSC call), DSE ( for enhanced position).

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