1.Duplex
•DUP—Indicatesthecurrentchannelisduplex.
2.Channelsufx
•A—IndicatesthatthecurrentlyselectedUSorCanadian
channelissimplex,althoughitsInternationalequivalent
issemi-duplex(05A,forexample).Thischanneluses
thetransmitfrequencyoftheInternationalchannelfor
transmittingandreceiving.Ifachannelissimplexinall3
channelsets(US,CanadianandInternational—channel
6forexample),thedoesnotrequiretheAsufx.
Note:Simplexmeansthattheradiotransmitsand
receivedonthesamefrequencyforthischannel.
Semi-duplexchannelsuseseparatefrequenciesto
transmitandreceive.
•B—Indicatesthatyoucannottransmitonthecurrently
selectedchannelasitisreceiveonly.UsedwithCanadian
channelsonly.
3.ICONS
Theicondenitionsarelistedbelow:
•RX(Receiving)—Indicatesthattheradioisreceivinga
radiosignal.
•TX(Transmitting)—IndicatesthePTTbuttonisbeing
pressedandtheradioistransmitting.
•HI(Highpower)—Indicatesthatthetransmitterspower
issettohigh(25watts).
•LO(Lowpower)—Indicatesthatthetransmitterspower
issettolow(1watt).
•ATIS(ATISactive)—IndicatesATIStransmissionis
enabled.OnlyavailableinEuropeancountriesusingthe
internationalchannelset.
•SAVED(Memorymode)—Indicatesthecurrentchannel
hasbeensavedinmemory.Appearsduringsavedscan
andprioritysavedscanmodes.
•LOCAL(Local/distantmode)—Indicatestheradioisin
localreceptionmode,whichdecreasesreceiversensitivity
inhightrafcareastodecreaseunwantedreception.
•FAV123(Favoritechannel)—Indicateswhichofthe
3favoritechannelbanksiscurrentlyselected.Each
bankdisplaysadifferentfavoritechannelthatyouhave
assignedforeachofthe3softbuttonlabelsatthebottom
ofthescreen.Thisgivesyouatotalof9favoritechannels
thatyoucanswitchtoatthepressofabutton.
•
(Telephoneicon)—Indicatesthattheradiohas
receivedavoicemail.
•
(Automaticchannelchangingblockedicon)—
Indicatesthatyourradiowillnotautomaticallyswitchto
thechannelrequestedbyanincomingDSCcallbutwill
promptyoutomanuallyacceptordeclinethechannel
changerequest.AppliestoDistressandAllshipsUrgency
callsonly.
•
(Satelliteicon)—Indicatesthatpositionaldatais
availablefromyourGPS.
•(Envelopeicon)—Whenashing,indicatesthatthe
radiohasreceivedaDSCcall.Detailsofthecallcanbe
viewedintheDSCreceivedcallslog.
•(Cloudicon)—Indicatesthattheradioismonitoring
forweatheralertbroadcasts.USandCanadaonly.
4.Frequencygroup
Indicateswhichchannelsetisselected:
•USA—UnitedStatesofAmerica.
•INT—International.
•CAN—Canada.
•WX—Weather
Note:SpeciallicensingisrequiredtoreceiveUSAand
Canadianchannelsets.
5.Information
•Indicatesradiofunctions,GPSpositiondataorspecial
conditions,dependingonthesituation.Thescreenis
differentwhentransmitting/receivingaDSCcallorsetting
upamenuitem.
6.Channel
Indicatesthecurrentlyselectedchannel.
7.Channelname
Indicatesthechannelname.
8.Softbuttonlegends
Indicatesthecurrentfunctionoftheassociatedsoftbuttons.
DSCCallscreenoverview
WhentransmittingorreceivingaDSCcall,speciccall
informationisshownon-screen.