Lowrance electronic 8VHF manual

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User Guide

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ENGLISH lowrance.com Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited Important safety information Please read carefully before installation and use DANGER Section 1 - General information Section 2 - Basic operation and key functions Page Section 7 - Sending and receiving DSC Calls Section 8 - DISTRESS calls Appendix A - Technical specifications Appendix B - Troubleshooting Section 1 - General information 1-2Customizing your Lowrance VHF radio 1-3How to display and navigate menus 1-4How to enter alphanumeric data 1-5LCD symbols and meanings INT 128° 5.0Kt 55°33.122N 012°42.408E 14:43 ACK NO GPS 1-3Beep tones & call alerts Section 2 - Basic operation and key functions PTT Press To Talk PUSH TO SELECT Enter (ENT) Rotary knob Channel select Radio and DSC setup MENU mode WX/NAV Weather channel NAV (Show waypoint) 3CH SCAN Scan (ALL SCAN & 3CH SCAN) Scan AIS / IC AIS (Automatic Identification System) IC (FOG HORN mode) IC (PA HAILER mode) GO / MOB GO (Reset the Cross Track Error) MOB (Man Over Board) MOB (Temporary waypoint) H/L Transmission power Able key (WX/NAV key) Accept key (AIS/IC key) Section 3 - Radio MENU SELECT options 3-1-1Add a new waypoint 3-1-2Edit or delete a waypoint 3-1-3Go to a new waypoint 3-1-4Go to nearest waypoint (NEAREST WP) 3-1-5Go to temporary waypoint 3-1-6Edit or delete a temporary waypoint 3-1-7Send waypoint data to a chartplotter 3-3-1Add an entry 3-3-2Edit or delete an entry 3-4-1Set distance sensitivity 3-4-2Set local sensitivity 3-6-1Manually enter position and UTC time (MANUAL) 3-6-2Local time (TIME OFFSET) 3-6-3Time format options (TIME FORMAT) 3-6-4Time display options (TIME DISPLY) 3-6-5Position display options (LL DISPLY) 3-6-6Course & speed display options (COG/SOG) 3-6-7GPS alert (GPS ALERT) Section 4 - Radio setup menu (RADIO SETUP) 4-3Ring volume (RING VOLUME) 4-4Key beep volume (KEY BEEP) 4-5Select units (UNITS) 4-6Internal speaker connections (INT SPEAKER) 4-7Set the priority channel (WATCH MODE) 4-8-1TONE ALERT 4-8-2SAME ALERT 4-8-3Receiving a SAME ALERT 4-8-4Receiving SAME TEST messages 4-8-5Enter a SAME CODE (County ID) 4-8-6Select a working SAME code 4-9NMEA protocol (COM PORT) 4-10Select the GPS source (GPS SOURCE) 4-11Favourite channel setup - Wx key (FAV CH SETU) Section 5 - DSC setup menu (DSC SETUP) 5-2-1Create a group (GROUP SETUP) 5-2-2Edit or delete a group name or group MMSI (GROUP SETUP) 5-4Enable ATIS functionality (ATIS SELECT) 5-5Response to individual calls (INDIV REPLY) 5-6Enable DSC functionality (DSC FUNC) 5-7Response type to LL polling calls (LL REPLY) MANUAL AUTO • OFF 5-8Automatic channel switching (AUTO SWITCH) 5-9DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY) • AUTO 5-10Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT) NON AUTO Example: Section 6 - AIS setup menu (AIS SETUP) 6-4GPS redirection (GPS REDIR) 6-5Closest point of approach alarm (CPA ALARM) 6-6Closest point of approach settings (CPA) 6-7Time to closest point of approach (TCPA) Section 7 - Sending and receiving DSC Calls Call to a Buddy Call to others 7-4Acknowledgement of an individual incoming call (INDIV) ABLE 7-5Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL) 7-6Send a group call (GROUP) 7-7Send an all ships call (ALL SHIPS) SAFETY URGENCY 7-8Send using the call log (CALL LOG) 7-9Send using the distress log (DIST LOG) CALL BACK DELETE • INFO 7-10View sent call log (SENT CALL) • DELETE 7-11Request the LL position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST) 7-12-1Start or stop tracking a Buddy (START TRACK) 7-12-2Select a Buddy to Track (SET BUDDY) 7-12-3Add or delete a Buddy on your track list (TRACKLIST) 7-12-4Set the track your Buddy update interval (INTERVAL) 7-13-1Send a DSC TEST call 7-13-2Receiving an incoming DSC TEST call reply (DSC TEST ACK) 7-13-3Acknowledging an incoming DSC TEST call 7-14View user MMSI and GPS information 7-15Receiving DSC calls ALL SHIPS INDIVIDUAL GROUP 7-17Receiving an individual call (INDIV) UNABLE 7-18Receiving a group call (GROUP) 7-19Receiving a geographic area call (GEOGRAPH) 7-20Receiving a polled position call (POSITION) Section 8 - DISTRESS calls RESEND CANCEL YES 8-2Receiving a distress call (DISTRESS!) 8-4Distress relay individual (INDIV DISTR RELAY) Section 9 - AIS functionality Ships dynamic conditions Normal reporting interval Platforms condition 9-3Using the AIS receiver 9-4AIS Information and display 9-4-1T/CPA approach screen 9-4-2Plotter symbols and meanings Section 10 - General functionality 10-1Using the PA (Public Address) Hailer Appendix A - Technical specifications LOWRANCE Link-8 Page Link-8NMEA 2000 PGNS Appendix B - Troubleshooting Appendix C - US & ROW VHF marine channel charts Special notes on international channel usage C-2USA channel chart Special notes on USA channel usage C-3CANADA channel chart Special notes on Canada channel usage C-4US & Canada WEATHER channels C-5EAS (Emergency Alert Systems) alerts Page Appendix D - EU VHF marine channel charts Special notes on EU international channel usage D-2Inland waterways country specific table - ATIS ON General remarks to Country Specific table: Explanation of specific footnotes in Country Specific table: D-3Special channels Country Item Chart Primary channel Appendix E - MMSI and license information