VHF 300 Series Owner’s ManualGetting StartedGarmin GHS Series Handset DisplayThe Home screen is the most-viewed screen in the system. It displays all of your currentinformation, such as the current channel, the frequency band, and the channel name.Frequency bandLatitudeTimeSpeed Over Ground/Course Over GroundSystem-statusiconsChannel LongitudeSoft keysUSA16DISTRESSREPEAT PA SCAN“‰°Š‹.Œ‘’’ƒˆ‰Š°‹Œ.‘’“’†ˆ‰:‹Œ UTC””MPH ˆ’”°T–TX W25RX ATIS1W LOCChannel—current working channel.Frequency band—current frequency band: International, Canadian, or USA.Latitude, Longitude, and Time—current latitude, longitude, and time are displayed ifthe transceiver is connected to a GPS device. If the transceiver is not connected to a GPSdevice, you can manually enter the position and the time that you entered the position data.Speed Over Ground (SOG)/Course Over Ground (COG)—current SOG or COG isdisplayed if the transceiver is connected to a GPS device.Soft keys—used to select items. The function of these keys changes depending on what youare doing.System-status icons—see the following table.Battery status RX Squelch level isbroken by receptionof an incoming signalTX Transmitting W25 Transmittingat 25 watts1W Transmitting at1 wattSaved channel LOC Receiver mode forareas with radio frequencyinterference (such as harbors)ATIS ATISenabledPositiontracking enabledIncoming ormissed DSC callOutgoing voicemail Auto channelchanging disabledWeather alert External GPSconnected