After your radio is submerged in water, the sound might be distorted. This is because there is still water remaining in and around the speaker and microphone. Just shake the radio to clear excess water, and the sound should return to normal.
If your radio is exposured to salt water, clean it thoroughly with fresh water and dry it before turning it on.
The charger is not waterproof.
xx Memory Scan mode. Lets you save channels to memory and monitor them in quick succession.
xx Transmitter power level select. Lets you boost the transmitter power from 1W to 2.5 or 6W for added transmission distance.
xx Battery level display and low battery alert.
xx Dual and Triple Watch operation. These different watch modes let you monitor up to two Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels and one weather channel along with one regular marine channel.
xx All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, and international waters
xx Emergency 16/09 Channel monitoring. Set unit to scan one or both of these emergency channels regularly within normal scanning cycles.
xx Class D second receiver is dedicated to monitoring the DSC watch channel 70 to ensure that no incoming messages are missed.
xx National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Channel watch. Sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued.
xx SOS Strobe/Flashlight. A high intensity strobe LED can be set to blink an SOS pattern or to be steady on.
xx Key Lock. Locks keys to prevent accidentally changing channels or entering data. xx Selectable Backlight Timer. Lets you select the length of time the backlight will be
on.
xx Reversable LCD. You can change the display from light characters on dark background to dark characters on light background.
xx DSC. Lets you call other stations or groups using their unique identification code. This radio complies with International Class D DSC standards for Handheld GPS/VHF marine transceivers.
xx GPS (Favorite Position mode). Lets you to save your current position as well as manually enter other positions.You can save positions into a directory to return to them as desired.
xx NMEA input/output. Lets you connect to a chartplotter and send current GPS position and incoming DSC position information (Distress calls, other boat’s position, etc) to the chart plotter screen.
xx 9 weather channels available for monitoring.
xx Boost. Allows you to instantly transmit at a full 6 Watts.
xx MOB (Man Overboard). Lets you lock onto the current position when a Man Overboard situation occurs.
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