Lowrance electronic 8VHF ACK, NO GPS, 1-3Beep tones & call alerts

D

PRI

ACK

FISH 275

800nm

0.00

NO GPS

X

Duplex operation. Otherwise, blank for Simplex operation. Priority channel is selected.

Your DSC call has been received.

Low Battery warning (activates at 10.5 V). Waypoint name and bearing.

Distance to waypoint. XTE (Cross track error). GPS data is not available. AUTO SWITCH is disabled.

1-3 Beep tones & call alerts

•	Error	2 short beeps
•	Acknowledge	1 long beep
•	Alarm	Two-tone ring
		(repeated for 2 minutes or until any key is pressed)
• LL position call alert		Friendly 5-tone ring sequence
		(press any key to cancel)
•	WX alert/SAME alert	Ear-catching multi-tone sequence
•	ROUTINE call alert	Friendly 5-tone ring sequence
		(press any key to cancel)
•	URGENCY call alert	Two-tone ring
		(repeated for 2 minutes or until any key is pressed)
•	SAFETY call alert	Two-tone ring
		(repeated for 2 minutes or until any key is pressed)
•	DISTRESS call alert	Two-tone ring
		(repeated for 2 minutes or until any key is pressed)

10	Lowrance - Link-8 Operation Instructions

Contents

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