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11.7 CHANNEL NAME
When radio mode (NORMAL) is selected, the display will show a name un-
der the channel number. This name describes the use of the channel. The
radio has the capability to customize the name by the procedure below.
Example
: CH69 PLEASURE to HOOKUP
1. Press and hold down the
key until “
Setup
Menu
” appears.
2. Press the
/
key to select “
CH FUNCTION
SETUP
”.
3. Press the
soft key, then select “
CH NAME
”
with the
/
key.
4. Press the
soft key.
5. Press the
/
key to select the channel to
be named, then press the
soft key.
6. Press the
/
key to scroll through the first
letter of the new channel name.
7. Press the
soft key to store the first letter in
the name and step to the next letter to the right.
8. Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is complete.
The name can consist of up to 16 characters, if
you do not use all 16 characters press the
soft key to move to the next space. This method
can also be used to enter a blank space in the
name. If a mistake was made entering in the name
repeat pressing the
key until the wrong
character is selected, then press the
/
key to correct the entry.
9. Press and hold the
soft key to save the
name.
10. If you want to enter the name of another channel,
repeat steps 5 through 9.
11. Press the
soft key several times to return
to radio operation.
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
GENERAL SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
GENERAL SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
-Setup Menu-
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
CH FUNCTION SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
General Setup
-CH Function Setup-
Scan Memory CH
Scan Type
Priority CH
Weather Alert
Scan Resume
CH NAME
QUIT
SELECT
-CH Name-
16
CH Name
DISTRESS
Select CH
QUIT
ENT
-CH Name-
69
CH Name
PLEASURE
Select CH
QUIT
ENT
-CH Name-
69
CH Name
HLEASURE
Select CH
QUIT
ENT
BACK
-CH Name-
69
CH Name
HOOKUP
Select CH
QUIT
ENT
BACK
SOG:25.0
COG:123
23 56.890N
123 56.980E
10:00
LOC
AM
25W USA
MP
T
HOOKUP
69
