Garmin Rino 520HCx Owner's Manual - Page 20

Setup Radio, Send Location, Allow Polling, GMRS Power, Scramble, Repeater Channel, Weather Alert - canada

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Basic Operation Setup Radio Setup Radio Page The Setup Radio option opens the Radio Setup page. • Send Location-enables/disables the peer-to-peer positioning feature. • Allow Polling-enables/disables your ability to respond to a polling request from another Rino. • GMRS Power-sets the power level used to transmit GMRS channels (1-7, 15-22 and repeater channels 15R-22R, if applicable) 1/2 watt is used for FRS channels 7-15. If the battery is too low for higher power levels, it decreases the transmit power and sends a message. 14 • Scramble-adds a level of privacy to your conversations. When On, the voice transmission sounds garbled to other non-scrambled radios. NOTE: When Scramble is set to On, in order for peer-to-peer and Send Location features to work, the receiving radio must have Scramble enabled also. • Repeater Channel-use this option to turn On/Off GMRS repeater channels 15R-22R. GMRS repeater channels are not available in Rino units sold in Canada. • Weather Alert-when Weather Alert is enabled (see Weather Radio section), the receiver is set to look for weather alert tones either only on the current channel or on all channels. • Headset Type-chooses which accessory headset or microphone you are using with the unit, or allows the unit to automatically detect the type. If you use more than one type of headset or microphone, set the unit to "Ask When Detected" before changing accessories. Rino 520HCx and 530HCx Owner's Manual

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Rino 520HCx and 530HCx Owner’s Manual
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
Setup Radio
Setup Radio Page
The Setup Radio option opens the Radio Setup page.
Send Location
—enables/disables the peer-to-peer
positioning feature.
Allow Polling
—enables/disables your ability to
respond to a polling request from another Rino.
GMRS Power
—sets the power level used to
transmit GMRS channels (1-7, 15-22 and repeater
channels 15R-22R, if applicable) 1/2 watt is used
for FRS channels 7-15.
If the battery is too low
for higher power levels, it decreases the transmit
power and sends a message.
Scramble
—adds a level of privacy to your
conversations. When On, the voice transmission
sounds garbled to other non-scrambled radios.
NOTE:
When Scramble is set to On, in order for
peer-to-peer and Send Location features to work, the
receiving radio must have Scramble enabled also.
Repeater Channel
—use this option to turn On/Off
GMRS repeater channels 15R–22R. GMRS
repeater channels are not available in Rino units
sold in Canada.
Weather Alert
—when Weather Alert is enabled
(see Weather Radio section), the receiver is set
to look for weather alert tones either only on the
current channel or on all channels.
Headset Type
—chooses which accessory headset
or microphone you are using with the unit, or
allows the unit to automatically detect the type.
If you use more than one type of headset or
microphone, set the unit to “Ask When Detected”
before changing accessories.