Garmin VHF 300i Owner's Manual - Page 8

Garmin GHS Series Handset Display, Channel, Frequency band, Latitude, Longitude, and Time - vhf

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Getting Started Garmin GHS Series Handset Display The Home screen is the most-viewed screen in the system. It displays all of your current information, such as the current channel, the frequency band, and the channel name. System-status icons RX TX 25W 1W LOC ATIS DISTRESS USA Frequency band Channel 16 ˆ‰:‹Œ UTC ""MPH ˆ'"°T - REPEAT PA SCAN Latitude Longitude Time Speed Over Ground/ Course Over Ground Soft keys Channel-current working channel. Frequency band-current frequency band: International, Canadian, or USA. Latitude, Longitude, and Time-current latitude, longitude, and time are displayed if the transceiver is connected to a GPS device. If the transceiver is not connected to a GPS device, 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 is displayed if the transceiver is connected to a GPS device. Soft keys-used to select items. The function of these keys changes depending on what you are doing. System-status icons-see the following table. Battery status 1W Transmitting at 1 watt RX Squelch level is broken by reception of an incoming signal Saved channel Position tracking enabled Weather alert Incoming or missed DSC call External GPS connected TX Transmitting LOC Receiver mode for areas with radio frequency interference (such as harbors) Outgoing voicemail 25W Transmitting at 25 watts ATIS ATIS enabled Auto channel changing disabled  VHF 300 Series Owner's Manual

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VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual
Getting Started
Garmin GHS Series Handset Display
The Home screen is the most-viewed screen in the system.
It displays all of your current
information, such as the current channel, the frequency band, and the channel name.
Frequency band
Latitude
Time
Speed Over Ground/
Course Over Ground
System-status
icons
Channel
Longitude
Soft keys
USA
16
DISTRESS
REPEAT
PA
SCAN
“‰°Š‹.Œ‘’’ƒ
ˆ‰Š°‹Œ.‘’“’†
ˆ‰:‹Œ UTC
””MPH ˆ’”°T
TX
W
25
RX
ATIS
1
W
LOC
Channel
—current working
channel.
Frequency band
—current frequency band: International, Canadian, or USA.
Latitude, Longitude, and Time
—current latitude, longitude, and time are displayed if
the transceiver is connected to a GPS device. If the transceiver is not connected to a GPS
device, 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 is
displayed if the transceiver is connected to a GPS device.
Soft keys
—used to select items. The function of these keys changes depending on what you
are doing.
System-status icons
—see the following table.
Battery status
RX
Squelch level is
broken by reception
of an incoming signal
TX
Transmitting
W
25
Transmitting
at 25 watts
1
W
Transmitting at
1 watt
Saved channel
LOC
Receiver mode for
areas with radio frequency
interference (such as harbors)
ATIS
ATIS
enabled
Position
tracking enabled
Incoming or
missed DSC call
Outgoing voicemail
Auto channel
changing disabled
Weather alert
External GPS
connected