Garmin Rino 755t Owners Manual - Page 8

2 Select a squelch tone mode. Monitoring a Channel for Activity You can monitor a single channel for any activity, including static and weak voice signals. This is helpful if a signal is going out of range. 1 From the radio app, select the channel you want to monitor. 2 Select Monitor. Scanning Channels You can scan the channels for voice activity. This can help you find a channel with light activity for your group to use, or to find other radio users in the area. From the radio app, select Scan. Configuring the Scan List By default, all available channels are included when scanning. You can configure the scan list to include only specific channels and squelch codes. Selecting specific channels and codes reduces the scan time and may help prevent a missed transmission. 1 From the radio app, select > Scanlist Setup. 2 Select one or more channels to remove from the list. 3 To restrict the scan to the current squelch code, select > Scan Current Codes (optional). 4 Select . Repeater Channels This device can use GMRS repeater channels in the US, and CBRS/PRS repeater channels in Australia and New Zealand. GMRS repeater channels are not available in Canada. Repeater channels use repeaters, when available, to enable communication around obstacles or increase transmission distance. Position reporting is not allowed by the FCC on GMRS repeater channels. Peer-to-Peer Positioning You can send your location information to other Rino users using peer-to-peer positioning. Through peer-to-peer positioning, you can also track the movement of other Rino users on the same channel and code, and navigate to their locations. Peer-to-peer positioning is enabled by default, and your position information is sent to other Rino users on the same channel and code when you press the PTT key (push-to-talk) or the key (call). NOTE: You can send location information only once every 30 seconds, due to FCC restrictions. After you send location information, the icon changes to a countdown timer so you know when location information can be sent again. Polling Other Rino Users You can request position updates for other Rino users who are in your saved contacts (Saving a New Contact, page 4). 1 From the contacts app, select a saved contact. 2 Select Poll Location. The location of the contact is updated on the map. Editing Your Contact Info From the radio app, you can change the symbol and name transmitted to other Rino users through peer-to-peer positioning. • To change your name, select the name field. • To change your symbol, select the symbol. Contacts You can save information about another Rino user as a contact. You can view location information and navigate to the location of users in your contacts list. Saving a New Contact The first time the device receives a peer-to-peer positioning signal from another Rino user, the new contact page appears. To save the contact details or navigate to the contact in the future, you must save the new contact in your contacts list. From the new contact page, select Save. The new contact is saved in your contacts list. Viewing Contacts on the Map 1 From the main menu, select Contacts. TIP: To open the contacts app from the radio app, select . 2 Select a contact. 3 Select View Map. Navigating to a Contact 1 From the app drawer, select Contacts. TIP: To open the contacts app from the radio app, select . 2 Select a contact. 3 Select View Map > Go. 4 Follow to the contact's location. Notes You can send short notes to other Rino users on your current channel and code. You can review previously received notes from your contacts. You can edit and save favorite notes to quickly send them later. NOTE: Notes transmit to all users on your current channel and code, not just to your saved contacts. Creating, Saving, and Sending Notes 1 From the app drawer, select Notes. TIP: To open the notes app from the radio app, select . 2 Select Send Note > New Note. 3 Enter the note text. Due to FCC regulations, you can enter a maximum of 13 characters in a note. 4 Select . 5 Select an option: • To send the note without saving it, select Send Note. • To save the note without sending it, select Save. • To save the note and send it, select Send and Save. Emergency Alerts You can send an emergency alert to all Rino users on the current channel and code. Users can respond to an emergency alert to immediately begin navigating to your position. Sending an Emergency Alert To send emergency alerts to other Rino and GMRS or UHF CBRS/PRS radio users, you must be on the same channel. 1 Hold . 2 Select Yes. The device sends an emergency alert every 60 seconds until another Rino user responds to the alert or you cancel the alert. Responding to an Emergency Alert To receive emergency alerts from other Rino and FRS/GMRS or UHF CBRS/PRS radio users, you must be on the same channel. 1 When you receive an emergency alert, select Help. 4 Radio