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Section 1 - General information Congratulations on your purchase of this handheld VHF marine radio Link-2, designed and built using superior technology and craftsmanship. It provides the following useful features: • Adjustable contrast settings for the LCD • Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night time use • Waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7 • GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display • Built-in GPS sensor • Choice of High or Low (5 W or 1 W) transmission power • Special CH16 key for quick access to the priority (international distress) channel • Special 3CH key to select your three favorite channels • Flexible dual watch facility • DSC (Digital Selective Calling) capability that meets CLASS-D standards • DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until an acknowledgement is received • Easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favorite people • LL position polling information • Buddy tracking capacity • Weather alert facility (US only) • ATIS facility for inland waterways (Europe only). CAUTION Battery caution: This device uses a Lithion Ion battery - please observe the following cautions. • Do not disassemble • Do not incinerate or expose to fire • Dispose of used batteries according to local codes and requirements. Lowrance - Link-2 Installation and Operation Instructions 9

Section	Page
Safety and operational information	7
Important	8
Safety Information	8
Section 1 - General information	9
Section 2 - Controls and keys	10
2-1 Keys/Controls and functions	11
2-1-1 Use of Softkeys in this radio	13
2-1-2 DSC Softkeys	14
Section 3 - Operating the radio	15
3-1 Power On/Off	15
3-2 Adjusting the Squelch level	15
3-3 Volume control	15
3-4 Channel selection	16
3-5 Receiving and transmitting	16
3-6 Dual Watch operation	17
3-7 3CH operation (Favorite Channel)	17
3-7-1 Add a favorite channel for the first time	17
3-7-2 Modify or delete favorite channel	17
3-8 Scan Operation	18
3-9 Navigation mode	18
3-10 WP select mode	19
3-11 Plotter mode	19
3-12 GPS satellite mode	20
Section 4 - Advanced setup	21
4-1 Waypoint	22
4-1-1 Add a new waypoint	22
4-1-2 Edit a waypoint	23
4-1-3 Delete a waypoint	24
4-1-4 Set a route to a stored waypoint	24
4-2 Backlight adjustment	25
4-3 Lamp timer	25
4-4 Buddy list (Manage your buddy list)	26
4-4-1 Add a new buddy name	26
4-4-2 Edit a buddy name	27
4-4-3 Delete a buddy name	27
4-5 Contrast adjustment	28
4-6 GPS/DATA	28
4-6-1 Manual (Manually enter your position and UTC time)	29
4-6-2 Settings: LL display (Show or hide your position)	29
4-6-3 Settings: Time display (Show or hide the time)	30
4-6-4 Time offset (Local time)	30
4-6-5 Settings: Time format (12 or 24 hour clock)	31
4-6-6 Settings: COG/SOG (Course & speed display options)	32
4-6-7 GPS alert	32
4-6-8 Turn GPS ENABLE on/off	33
4-6-9 Set Magnetic Variation (MAG VAR)	33
4-7 Radio setup	34
4-7-1 Channel Bank selection (UIC)	34
4-7-2 Channel name editing (CH NAME)	34
4-7-3 Ring volume adjustment (RING VOLUME)	35
4-7-4 Beep volume adjustment (KEY BEEP)	35
4-7-5 Select unit (UNITS)	35
4-7-6 Set the Priority channel (WATCH MODE)	36
4-7-7 Weather alerts (WX ALERT)	36
4-7-8 Set NMEA output (NMEA OUT)	36
4-7-9 Favorite Channel Setup (FAV CH SETUP)	37
4-8 DSC setup	38
4-8-1 Enter or check your user MMSI (USER MMSI)	38
4-8-2 Maintain groups (GROUP SETUP)	39
4-8-2-1 Enter your groups	39
4-8-2-2 Edit groups	40
4-8-2-3 Delete a group	40
4-8-3 Response to individual calls (INDIV REPLY)	41
4-8-4 Enable DSC functionality (DSC SELECT)	41
4-8-5 Response type to LL polling calls (LL REPLY)	42
4-8-6 Automatic Channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)	42
4-8-7 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)	43
4-8-8 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)	43
4-9 ATIS SETUP (EU only)	44
4-9-1 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI (ATIS MMSI)	44
4-9-2 Enable ATIS functionality (ATIS SELECT)	45
4-10 Get Buddy	45
4-11 Track log	46
4-12 Erase track	46
4-13 Reset (Reset to factory defaults)	46
Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls	47
5-1 What is DSC?	47
5-1-1 Maritime mobile service identity	47
5-1-2 How can I obtain a MMSI number?	47
5-2 DSC call types	48
5-3 Send an Individual call (INDIVIDUAL)	49
5-3-1 Call to a Buddy	49
5-3-2 Call to others	49
5-4 Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL)	50
5-5 Send a Group call (GROUP)	50
5-6 Send an All Ships call (ALL SHIPS)	51
5-7 Send using the Call Log (CALL LOG)	51
5-8 Send using the Distress Log (DISTRESS LOG)	52
5-9 Request the LL position of a buddy (LL REQUEST)	53
5-10 Track your buddy request (TRACK BUDDY)	53
5-10-1 Add or delete a buddy (TRACKLIST)	53
5-10-2 Select your TRACK BUDDY	54
5-10-3 Set the time interval of tracking	54
5-10-4 Start tracking	55
5-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)	55
5-11-1 Send a DSC TEST call	55
5-11-2 Receiving an incoming DSC TEST call reply (DSC TEST ACK)	56
5-11-3 Acknowledging an incoming DSC TEST call	56
5-12 View User MMSI and GPS information	56
5-13 Receiving DSC Calls	57
5-14 Receiving an All Ships Call (ALL SHIPS)	57
5-15 Receiving an Individual Call (INDIV)	58
5-16 Receiving a Group Call (GROUP)	58
5-17 Receiving a Geographic Area Call (GEOGRAPH)	59
5-18 Receiving a Polled Position Call (POSITION)	59
Section 6 - Distress calls	60
6-1 Send a Distress call	60
6-2 Receiving a Distress Call (DISTRESS!)	62
6-3 Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) or Distress Relay All Ships (DISTRESS REL)	62
6-4 Distress Relay Individual (INDIV DISTR RELAY)	63
Section 7 - Installation Instructions	64
7-1 Batteries and charger	64
7-1-1 Installing the battery pack	64
7-1-2 Initial charge	64
7-1-3 GPS connector	65
7-1-4 Battery charger operation	66
7-1-5 Mounting battery charger to flat surface	66
7-1-6 Mounting battery charger and bracket onto wall	66
7-2 Installing the belt clip	67
7-3 Installing and removing the antenna	68
Appendix A - Technical specifications	69
Appendix B - US & ROW VHF Marine Channel Charts	71
B-1 International Channel Chart	71
Special Notes on International Channel Usage	72
B-2 USA Channel Chart	73
Special Notes on USA Channel Usage	74
B-3 CANADA Channel Chart	75
Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage	76
B-4 US & Canada WEATHER Channels	77
B-5 EAS (Emergency Alert Systems) Alerts	78
Appendix C - EU VHF Marine Channel Charts	80
C-1 EU International Channel Chart	80
Special Notes on EU International Channel Usage	81
C-2 Inland Waterways Country Specific table - ATIS ON	82
C-3 Special Channels	85