Fog Horn | Explanation |
Sound | Uses information from a connected GPS module to |
AT UNDERWAY | |
AT UNDERTOW | automatically sound the correct fog horn for current conditions. |
MANUAL | Sounds the fog horn signal for passing. |
UNDERWAY | Sounds the fog horn signal for Power Boat Underway. |
STOP | Sounds the fog horn signal for a vessel that is stationary |
| (stopped). |
SAIL | Sounds the fog horn signal for a sailboat, fishing boat, or |
| towboat. |
TOW | Sounds the fog horn signal for a vessel under tow. |
ANCHOR | Sounds the fog horn signal for a vessel at anchor. |
AGROUND | Sounds the fog horn signal for any vessel that has run aground. |
YELP | Sounds a |
| Fish & Wildlife, and US Coast Guard vessels. |
Notes:
• If you select any fog horn sound other than AT UNDERWAY, AT UNDERTOW, MANUAL, or YELP, the sound you selected sounds every 2 minutes until you turn it off. If you select the ANCHOR or AGROUND fog horn sound, the radio sounds the appropriate fog horn pattern once per minute.
• If you select the AT UNDERWAY or AT UNDERTOW fog horn sound, the radio sounds the appropriate fog horn pattern (UNDERWAY, STOP, or SAIL) depending on the information provided to it by a connected optional GPS module, the vessel type setting you set in “Setting the Vessel Type” on Page 32, and whether you are moving or stopped.
• This table shows the type of underway fog horn pattern you hear, depending on your status.
Status | Vessel Type | |
Motor | Sail | |
Moving | UNDERWAY | SAIL |
Stopped | STOP | STOP |
• The radio sounds the fog horn every 2 minutes until you turn it off.
• If you select the YELP fog horn sound, the radio sounds a yelp tone only when you press PTT on the microphone.
3.To turn off the fog horn, press MENU.
Setting the Fog Horn Frequency
This option lets you adjust the frequency of the fog horn that sounds when the fog horn mode is set to MANUAL, UNDERWAY, STOP, SAIL, or TOW. You can set the frequency in 50 Hz increments between 200 Hz and 850 Hz.
1.Rotate PUSH/SELECT to select FREQUENCY, then press PUSH/SELECT to select it. A screen showing the fog horn frequency levels appears.
2.Rotate PUSH/SELECT clockwise to increase the frequency or counterclockwise to decrease it. When you have set the frequency you want, press PUSH/SELECT to select it. A confirmation screen appears.
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