Distress Calls | Lowrance electronic LVR-880 EU, LVR-880 US specification

Section 8 - DISTRESS Calls

WARNING

A valid USER MMSI must be entered into this radio before these DSC functions can be used. See section 5-1.

7-1 Sending a Distress Call

	DISTRES CALL				DISTRES CALL				DISTRES CALL
	UNDEFINED				UNDEFINED				SENT!WAIT..
	FIRE				HOLD DISTRES				PRESS EXIT
	FLOODING				3 SECONDS..				TO CANCEL...

1.Open the red cover labeled DISTRESS.

If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go to step 2. Otherwise, go directly to step 3.

2.Press the DISTRESS key to display the following categories. Scroll to the category that describes your situation then press ENT.

•	UNDEFINED	(Undefined)
•	FIRE	(Fire)
•	FLOODING	(Flooding)
•	COLLISION	(Collision)
•	GROUNDING	(Grounding)
•	LISTING	(Listing)
•	SINKING	(Sinking)
•	ADRIFT	(Adrift)
•	ABANDONING	(Abandoning)
•	PIRACY	(Piracy)
•	OVER BOARD	(Overboard)

3.Hold down the DISTRESS key for about 3 seconds until you see the DISTRESS CALL SENT! message on the LCD. The whole display starts to FLASH and BEEP loudly.

The distress call repeats 5 times continuously on CH70. It then repeats randomly every 3.5 to 4.5 minutes until a distress acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) is received from a search and rescue authority OR until you press EXIT to cancel the distress call manually.

The radio selects CH16 on Hi power automatically so that you can hear any incoming voice contacts from search and rescue authorities or other boats within range.

Press EXIT to cancel the distress call. This is the only key that operates in DISTRESS mode.

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Lowrance electronic LVR-880 EU, LVR-880 US manual Distress Calls, Sending a Distress Call

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LVR-880 US LVR-880 EU Please read carefully before installation and use Important safety information Contents Radio Menu Select Options DSC Setup Menu DSC Setup Distress Calls Featurtes General Information Symbol Meaning LCD Symbols and MeaningsHi Lo USA Int Can PRi Same How to Display and Navigate Menus How to put the radio into Menu modeHow to Enter Alphanumeric Data Beep tones & call alerts Radio Keys VOL Volume and PowerSQL Squelch or Threshold Level Distress Send DSC Distress call 16/9 Priority channel LVR-880US only 16 Priority channel LVR-880EU onlyFM FM Stereo Radio IC FOG Horn mode IC Hailer mode NAV Show Waypoint GO Reset the Cross Track ErrorMOB Man Overboard Man Overboard MOB Temporary Waypoint Exit16 3CH ALL Scan mode 3CH Scan mode17 + Scan TRI Watch Mode Scan Dual Watch Mode21 WX Weather channel 24 H/L 23 PTT GPS Alert Radio Menu Select Options Add a new waypoint Manage your Waypoints List Waypoint Go to a New Waypoint Edit or Delete a Waypoint Go to Temporary Waypoint Go to Nearest Waypoint Nearest WP Edit or Delete a Temporary Waypoint Send Waypoint Data to a Chartplotter Set the Backlighting Level Backlight Maintain your buddy list Buddy ListAdd an Entry Edit or Delete an Entry Local or Distance Sensitivity LOCAL/DIST GPS Data and Time GPS/DATA Set the Contrast Level ContrastSet Distance Sensitivity Set Local Sensitivity Local Time Time Offset Manually Enter Position and UTC Time Manual Zones Time Format Options Time Format Position Display Options LL Disply Time Display Options Time Disply GPS Alert GPS Alert Course & Speed Display Options COG/SOG GPS Simulator GPS SIM Reset to Factory Defaults Reset Channel UIC Radio Setup Menu Radio Setup Channel Names CH Name Key Beep Volume KEY Beep Ring Volume Ring VolumeSelect Units Units Internal Speaker Connections INT Speaker Weather Alerts WX Alert Set the Priority Channel Watch Mode Receiving a Same Alert Tone Alert Enter a Same Code County ID Receiving Same Test Messages Select a Working Same code Nmea Protocol COM Port Select the FM Region FM Region Select the GPS Source GPS Source WX Alert LVR-880US only DSC Setup Menu DSC Setup Enter or Check Your User Mmsi User Mmsi Create a Group Group Setup Edit or Delete a Group Name or Group Mmsi Group SetupMaintain Your Groups Enter or check your Atis Mmsi Atis Mmsi Response to Individual Calls Indiv Reply Enable Atis Functionality Atis Select Response Type to LL Polling Calls LL Reply Enable DSC Functionality DSC Select What is DSC? Sending and Receiving DSC CallsSending DSC Calls Send an Individual Call Individual Send an Individual Call to a Buddy Individual Reply to the Last Call Last Call Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call Indiv Send an All Ships Call ALL Ships Send a Group Call Group Send Using the Distress Log Dist LOG Send Using the Call Log Call LOG You can make a distress relay to an individual in the log Request the LL Position of a Buddy LL Request Track a Buddy Track Buddy Start or Stop Tracking a Buddy Start TrackSelect a Buddy to Track SET Buddy Add or Delete a Buddy on Your Track List Tracklist Receiving DSC CallsSee Section Routine priority only see Section Receiving an Individual Call Indiv Receiving an All Ships Call ALL Ships Receiving a Group Call Group Receiving a Geographic Area Call GeographReceiving a Polled Position Call Position Sending a Distress Call Distress Calls Distress Acknowledgement Distress ACK or Relay Distress REL Receiving a Distress Call Distress Lowrance LVR-880US & LVR-880EU Appendix a Technical Specifications Specifications are subject to change without notice Transceiver will not power up Appendix B TroubleshootingTransceiver blows the fuse when the power is switched on Battery symbol is displayed FM stations are weak no Stereo indicator International Channel Chart Appendix C VHF Marine Channel Charts Special Notes on International Channel Usage USA Channel Chart Special Notes on USA Channel Usage Canada Channel Chart Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage Traffic Type Name Remark Weather Channels National Codes Event Codes Message Nature of Activation EAS Emergency Alert Systems Alerts HUW Country Specific table Appendix D EU Inland Waterway Channels General remarks to Country Specific table Explanation of specific footnotes in Country Specific table Special Channels Appendix E Mmsi and License Information 0560