B & G H50 Handset, User Manual

B&G - V50 & H50 Operation Instructions

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Section 1 - General information  .......................................................................7

1-1 Features  ................................................................................................................................................7
1-2 Customizing your B&G VHF radio .................................................................................................8
1-3 How to display and navigate menus  .........................................................................................8
1-4 How to enter alphanumeric data .................................................................................................8
1-5 LCD symbols and meanings  ..........................................................................................................8
1-6 Beep tones & call alerts ................................................................................................................. 10

Section 2 - Basic operation and key functions  ...............................................11

Section 3 - Radio MENU SELECT options .........................................................17

3-1 Manage your waypoints list (WAYPOINT) .............................................................................. 18

3-1-1 Add a new waypoint ...................................................................................................................................18
3-1-2 Edit or delete a waypoint .........................................................................................................................18
3-1-3 Go to a new waypoint ...............................................................................................................................19
3-1-4 Go to nearest waypoint (NEAREST WP) ...........................................................................................19
3-1-5 Go to temporary waypoint .....................................................................................................................20
3-1-6 Edit or delete a temporary waypoint ................................................................................................20
3-1-7 Send waypoint data to a chartplotter ..............................................................................................21

3-2 Set the backlighting level (BACKLIGHT)   ............................................................................... 21
3-3 Maintain your buddy list (BUDDY LIST) .................................................................................. 22

3-3-1 Add an entry  ...................................................................................................................................................22
3-3-2 Edit or delete an entry  ..............................................................................................................................23

3-4 Local or distance sensitivity (LOCAL/DIST)  ........................................................................... 23

3-4-1 Set distance sensitivity ...............................................................................................................................23
3-4-2 Set local sensitivity .......................................................................................................................................24

3-5 Set the contrast level (CONTRAST)  .......................................................................................... 24
3-6 GPS data and time (GPS/DATA)  ................................................................................................. 24

3-6-1 Manually enter position and UTC time (MANUAL)   ................................................................25
3-6-2 Local time (TIME OFFSET) ........................................................................................................................25
3-6-3 Time format options (TIME FORMAT)  ..............................................................................................26
3-6-4 Time display options (TIME DISPLY)  .................................................................................................26
3-6-5 Position display options (LL DISPLY)  ................................................................................................27
3-6-6 Course & speed display options (COG/SOG)  ..............................................................................27
3-6-7 GPS alert (GPS ALERT)  ...............................................................................................................................28

3-7 GPS simulator (GPS SIM)  .............................................................................................................. 28
3-8 Reset to factory defaults (RESET)  ............................................................................................. 28

Section 4 -  Radio setup menu (RADIO SETUP) ................................................29

4-1 Channel (UIC) ................................................................................................................................... 29
4-2 Channel names (CH NAME)  ........................................................................................................ 29