MOB (Temporary waypoint)

To mark your current position as a temporary waypoint, hold down MOB and release the key before the 3 second countdown ends.

You will see the following sequence of LCDs:

HOLD 3 SEC

HOLD 2 SEC

HOLD 1 SEC

FOR MOB

FOR MOB

FOR MOB

RELEASE TO

RELEASE TO

RELEASE TO

SAVE

SAVE

SAVE

 

The new temporary waypoint is shown in your waypoints list. Hold down MENU, press

 

ENT, then press ENT again to display the waypoints list (TEMP1, WP001, WP002).

 

You cannot store more than three temporary waypoints. If you store another tempo-

 

rary waypoint, TEMP1 is overwritten with the new information.

H/LTransmission power

 

(Located on the handset mic). High (HI) 25 W or Low (LO) 1 W. Press to toggle between

 

high or low transmission power for the entire channel bank. The HI or LO selection is

 

shown on the LCD.

 

Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the

 

power transmission setting is incorrect.

 

Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to

 

high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time.

 

See Appendix C for a complete listing of channel charts.

Softkeys:

This radio uses virtual softkeys during certain functions. A softkey is defined by a name

 

that appears at the bottom of the LCD that positioned immediately above an actual

 

key on the radio. A softkey provides you with the additional function or choice when

 

the softkey appears during certain functions:

ACK

Able key (WX/NAV key)

 

Press to ACK (acknowledge) a DSC call.

ACCEPT

Accept key (AIS/IC key)

 

Press to ACCEPT a channel request. The radio will immediately change to the

 

requested channel.

NEW-CHNew channel request key (AIS/IC key)

 

Press to request a new channel.

PAUSEPAUSE key (WX/NAV key)

 

Press to pause a call when in repeat mode.

RESENDResend key (AIS/IC key)

 

Press to resend the DSC call.

SILENC

Silence key (AIS/IC key)

 

Provided as an option to silence an audible alarm.

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Lowrance - Link-8 Operation Instructions