Sunpentown Intl FM-8800D/8800S manual 116, Indications on the LCD

1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

1.1.3Indications on the LCD

Below are all the indications which appear on the standby display on the transceiver unit.

INTL 1 SHIFT 2

Hi

Rx

6	14		8	116
4
5
7
		DUP		SCAN 3

AUTO ACK *	9	10WATCH CH70 *
LAT: 34°45' N	11	10:45 UTC 12
LON: 135°45' E		AUTO 13

	Standby display on the transceiver unit
Reference no.		Meaning
1	Displays the channel mode.
	(INTL / USA / WX / CANADA / INLND-WA / PRIV / (MEMO))
2	SHIFT is displayed if the shift function is active. Or channel mode (for
	example CANADA) is displayed at the MEMO mode.
	Displays the scan mode: SCAN, DUAL or no display. During the scan
3	mode, channel indications are changed alternatively. No display means
	that the unit receives continuously on the same channel.
4	Lights when the loudspeaker is off. Goes off when the loudspeaker is on.
5	Displays the transmission output.
	(Hi=25W / Lo=1W)
	Displays reception signal strength by 4 steps.
	1. No signal. Only antenna mark is displayed.
6	2. Less than 20 dB SINAD：antenna mark and short bar
	3. 20 - 40 dB SINAD	：antenna mark and two bars
	4. 40 dB SINAD and more：antenna mark and three bars
7	RX is displayed during reception and TX is displayed when
	the RF signal detected at transmission state.
8	Displays the current channel.
	（PRIV channel: max three digits）
	Is displayed when the DSC routine call is received.
9	AUTO ACK: Automatic acknowledge
	MANUAL ACK: Manual acknowledge
	WATCH CH70 or WATCH VHF is selected at menu.
10	If the CH70 board is defective, WATCH CH70 NG appears.
	If no MMSI is registered, the message “DSC NOT USABLE” appears.
11	Displays the longitude and latitude of own ship.
12	Displays UTC time.
13	Displays AUTO for automatic data input (L/L, time data) from a navigation
	device or MANUAL for manual data input.
14	Displays when un-read message(s) exist.

*: “DISTRESS MODE” is displayed at distress calling.

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