Garmin Rino 520HCx Owner's Manual - Page 23

Turn Radio/GPS On/Off, Use Weather Alert, Status Window, GPS Status

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Selecting the "Seek" button increments the radio to the next active weather channel. Selecting the "Monitor" button monitors the selected channel for activity. Use Weather Alert When the radio is on, Enable Weather Alert is at the bottom of the option menu. Press Enter when Enable Weather Alert is selected to turn it on. You can turn the Weather Radio off and continue radio operations. When a Weather Alert tone is detected, the Rino automatically turns on the Weather Radio and broadcasts the Weather Alert if you are not actively transmitting or receiving on the radio. The volume changes to 3/4 the maximum when a Weather Alert is broadcast. Select Disable Weather Alert to turn off this feature. To turn the weather radio off, press Enter when Use FRS/GMRS Radio is selected. This switches back over to the FRS/GMRS radio operation. Weather Alert is disabled whenever the FRS/GMRS and Weather Radio is off. Basic Operation Turn Radio/GPS On/Off Press Enter for either of these two options to toggle them from on to off. For example, to turn GPS off, press Enter when Turn GPS Off is selected. Status Window The Status Window on the bottom half of the Radio page shows current GPS and radio status, and radio actions. GPS Status The GPS signal bars indicate the strength of satellite arrays overhead. More bars mean more satellites in view. Radio Transmission/Reception Status As the radio transmits and receives, a variety of messages appear and indicate the type and status of the transmission or reception. Rino 520HCx and 530HCx Owner's Manual 17

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Rino 520HCx and 530HCx Owner’s Manual
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B
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O
PERATION
Selecting the “Seek” button increments the radio to the
next active weather channel. Selecting the “Monitor”
button monitors the selected channel for activity.
Use Weather Alert
When the radio is on, Enable Weather Alert is at the
bottom of the option menu. Press
Enter
when Enable
Weather Alert is selected to turn it on. You can turn the
Weather Radio off and continue radio operations.
When a Weather Alert tone is detected, the Rino
automatically turns on the Weather Radio and broadcasts
the Weather Alert if you are not actively transmitting or
receiving on the radio. The volume changes to 3/4 the
maximum when a Weather Alert is broadcast. Select
Disable Weather Alert to turn off this feature.
To turn the weather radio off, press
Enter
when
Use
FRS/GMRS Radio
is selected. This switches back over
to the FRS/GMRS radio operation. Weather Alert is
disabled whenever the FRS/GMRS and Weather Radio is
off.
Turn Radio/GPS On/Off
Press
Enter
for either of these two options to toggle them
from on to off. For example, to turn GPS off, press
Enter
when Turn GPS Off is selected.
Status Window
The Status Window on the bottom half of the Radio page
shows current GPS and radio status, and radio actions.
GPS Status
The GPS signal bars indicate the strength of satellite
arrays overhead. More bars mean more satellites in view.
Radio Transmission/Reception Status
As the radio transmits and receives, a variety of messages
appear and indicate the type and status of the transmission
or reception.