Garmin 190-01098-00 Owner's Manual

Garmin 190-01098-00 Owner's Manual Manual pdf 13 page image

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Basic OperationMonitoring Two Channels (Dual Watch)Dual watch allows you to cycle between monitoring the current channel you have selectedand Channel 16.1. Select MENU > CHANNEL > WATCH.2. Select DUAL. “DUAL WATCH”, the currently selected channel, and Channel 16 aredisplayed on the screen—for example, “DUAL WATCH CH: 75 + 16”.3. To exit Dual watch, select EXIT.Monitoring Three Channels (Tri Watch)Tri watch allows you to cycle between monitoring the current channel you have selected,Channel 16, and your second-priority channel.1. Select MENU > CHANNEL > WATCH.2. Select TRI. “TRI WATCH”, the currently selected channel, Channel 16, and your second-priority channel are displayed on the screen—for example, “TRI WATCH CH: 75 + 16 + 9”.3. To exit Tri watch, select EXIT.Reprogramming the Second-Priority ChannelYou can program your radio to recognize a channel other than Channel 9 as your second-priority channel.1. Select MENU.2. Select CHANNEL > 2ND PRIORITY.3. Turn the Channel knob to change the channel displayed on the screen.4. When the correct channel is displayed, select OK.Using 16/9 Mode16/9 is a priority operation that is activated by pressing the 16/9 key (North Americanmodels) or the 16+ key (International models) on the handset. Pressing the 16/9 key or the16+ key stops the current operation and changes your current working channel to Channel16 on the first press, your second-priority channel on the second press, and your originalchannel on the third press. Entering this mode changes the transmit power to HI (25 W), andleaving this mode restores the previous setting.1. Press the 16/9 key or the 16+ key to immediately switch to Channel 16 and change thetransmit power to HI (25 W). To transmit on LO power in 16/9 mode, press the HI/LOkey, and then select 1W. The radio displays 1W on the screen to indicate low-powertransmission.2. Press the 16/9 key or the 16+ key again to switch to your second-priority channel.3. Press the 16/9 key or the 16+ key a third time to return to your previous current workingchannel and the previous transmit power setting.