Appendix
Alarms and Messages
BATTERY ALRM: Sounds when the battery reaches a specified low or high voltage. Check the battery wiring.
WX: Sounds when you set a weather alarm and the radio detects an incoming weather alert (
Broadcasts and Alerts, page 11
). The radio tunes automatically to the weather channel that is broadcasting
the alert.
GPS ALARM: Sounds first when GPS data from a NMEA network or position data entered manually is more than
four hours old. Sounds again when GPS data from a NMEA network or position data entered manually is
more than 23.5 hours old (
Manual Position Information, page 20
).
POSITION TRACKING: Appears after five consecutive failed attempts to request position information from a
vessel (
).
Channel Lists
The International, USA, and Canadian channel lists are available online for reference. You are responsible for the
correct use of channels according to local regulations.
• To view the latest international channel list, go to
www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=apps18
.
• To view the latest USA channel list, go to
www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtVhf
.
• To view the latest Canadian channel list, go to
www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01011.html#sched1
.
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