LHR-80/82 Marine Radio Owner’s Manual 1
A. KEY FUNCTION.................................................................................................................... 4 A.1 Front Panel Key ............................................................................................................... 4 A.2 Top Side Key..................................................................................................................... 4 A.3 Right Side Key.........................................................................................
RING VOLUME ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................... 22 BEEP VOLUME ADJUSTMENT .............................................................................................. 22 RESET ......................................................................................................................................... 22 C.4 DISTRESS Operation....................................................................................................
A. KEY FUNCTION A.
A.5 Handmike Key Key 16 Hi/Lo Up / Down Function Jump to Channel 16 Toggle the Tx power from Hi to Lo or vice versa Channel UP/DOWN and navigate the menu item selection .
B. DIRECT KEY OPERATION B.1 Power ON/OFF Press and hold the Power key for over 3 sec, the unit will power on. The unit will start with Normal mode. . - display the splash screen info stored at EEPROM for 2sec - recall the last channel # , TX power settings and operational mode - Go to Channel 16, Tx Power be Hi - Display the position and time if GPS data available B.2 Volume Control Press volume up/ down to adjust the volume level. A volume sub-menu will appear when press. And timeout after 5 sec. B.
For some channel is allowed to over-rule the restriction temporary such as CH 13 & 67. Press and hold the PTT key and the Hi/Lo key to switch the Tx power to Hi power temporarily until the either key is released. B.5 16 Channel Jump to either Channel 16 directly by pressing the 16 Key. Toggle between Channel 16 at High Power. Press 16 key again will go back to last channel.
All Scan In All Scan mode, all channels in the channel set are scanned in sequences in repeat cycle. SCAN U 01 A SCAN U SCAN 88 02 A SCAN U A U SCAN 05 U 03 A A SCAN U 16 A During the all scan, CH 16 will be visit for at least 2s a time. 3CH SCAN In 3CH mode, when long press the SCAN key, it will enter 3 CH mode, only the 3CH and CH16 will be scan. SCAN U 01 A SCAN U SCAN 15 15 A SCAN U A U SCAN 01 U 18 A A SCAN U 16 A No function at Menu and DSC mode.
Press any other keys will send error Beep B.8 Watch Dual Watch Short Press Watch key to activate the DUAL WATCH mode. Monitor the current channel and Ch 16 in cycle. Icon “DUAL” will be turn ON. Weather Alert is also activate automatically. Current Channel - CH 16 – Current Channel – CH 16 –Current Channel -… Tri Watch When select in the setup Menu. Short Press Watch key to activate the TRI WATCH mode instead. Monitor the current channel, Ch 9 and Ch 16 in cycle. Icon “TRI” will be turn ON.
B.11 Setup MENU To activate the setup menu, press and hold the Hi/Lo/MENU key over 3 sec. The detail setup menu operation, refer to the MENU operation paragraph. B.12 DISTRESS Under jeopardy condition, Distress call should be transmitted. Press the DISTRESS key will activate the DISTRESS menu and enable DISTRESS call to be send out. Detail DISTRESS menu and associated operation refer to the DISTRESS Operation paragraph. B.
B.15 Plotter Mode During plotter Mode: Up/Down – It will cycle and highlight the buddy in the surround . Left/ right – It will zoom in/out the circle to see more/less area. PTT – return to normal mode and TX. EXIT – return to normal mode Locate – actively transmit self location to other. 16/9 – return to normal mode and go to 16/9 NAV – go to normal mode Other key – error beep B.16 PTT Press the PTT key will start transmission. It also quit all menu mode when PTT key pressed.
B.18 3CH Mode When short press the 3CH key in normal mode, it will enter 3CH mode and go to CH1. If there is no 3CH is stored, error beep will sound and remain in normal mode. When short press the 3CH key in 3CH mode, it will go as: CH1 -> CH2 -> CH3 -> CH1. If only 1 3CH is stored, error beep will sound and remain in CH1. If CH3 is not stored, the CH3 will be skipped. When long press the 3CH key, it will bring up a menu for stored/delete the current channel as 3CH.
Notes : BEEP TONE : Error Beep ( Beep 1 for Nav ) : 3-beep error tone with 60ms ON @512Hz, then 20ms OFF for 3 cycles. Sound out for any error operation. The tone freq can be read out from EEPROM ACK Beep ( Beep 2 for Nav ) : 100ms ON @ 1024Hz then OFF. Sound out when any valid key pressed or new mode / screen page entered.
C. SPECIAL FUNCTION OPERATION C.1 SETUP MENU Press the DSC / MENU key to enter radio set-up mode. This allows the following functions to be accessed. Scroll down the list and press ENTER. To exit the Menu mode or sub-mode press 16 or EXIT.
• • • • • • • • • • BUDDY LIST - Selects the Buddy List Entry routine to enter Names and MMSID's for frequently called DSC stations. Up to 20 names could be stored. WP List - Select the WP List Entry can enter names and LL position for a WP. Up to 500 WP can be stored. SAME List – Select the SAME List can enter\activated the SAME code, up to 10 SAME code can be stored. LOCAL/DST – “OFF” allows normal receive sensitivity. “ON” eliminates receiver noise, but degrades receiver sensitivity.
BUDDY LIST The Buddy List can store up to 20 entries with Name and MMSID#. User can add, edit or delete the record from the list through this submenu. Adding an Entry - - Select Buddy List from the MENU Select first line for adding entry Entry page prompt up to allow enter Name and MMSID. 1st digit of NAME be underscored Use CH Knob to pick up the desired character and push ENT to confirm. Then shift right to 2nd digit Push and hold the ENT over 3sec. to finish the NAME entry or fill up to max.
16 HAPPY VESSEL 123456789 >SAVE CANCEL 16 > SEA ROSE FISHY #2 HAPPY VESSEL Edit Existing Entry - Pick up the one from Buddy List for edit Page prompt up for Edit or Delete. Choose EDIT Full record screen shown up with 1st character of NAME be underscored for edit Use CH Knob to alter the character or ENT to shift to next or skip.
SEA ROSE >FISHY #3 HAPPY VESSEL FISHY#3 EDIT >DELETE > SEA ROSE HAPPY VESSEL END OF LIST Press & hold ENTER LOCAL/DISTANT To set the Receiver to LOCAL to eliminate noise & use the radio locally, select the LOCAL/DST from the MENU list and press ENTER. The value is stored when screen is exited. The LOCAL icon turns ON in the LCD. Default is DISTANT BUDDY LIST >LOCAL/DST CALL LOG BACKLIGHT MENU LIST SENSITVITY >DISTANT LOCAL SET SENSISTIVITY LOCAL COAST GUARD N 27º34.126 W 82º55.
CONTRAST Adjustment Select CONTRAST and press ENTER. The Contrast has 4 levels for the LCD. The higher numbers produce a darker LCD. The contrast value is stored when screen is exited. LOCAL/DST BACKLIGHT >CONTRAST GPS/TIME MENU LIST CONTRAST LO HI Stored on exiting mode.
POSITION DISPLAY to determine the position data displayed on the normal mode or not POS DISPLAY >ON OFF >POS DISPLAY TIME DISPLAY TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT TIME DISPLAY to turn on / off the time display at normal mode TIME DISPLAY >ON OFF POS DISPLAY >TIME DISPLAY TIME OFFSET TIME FORMAT TIME OFFSET to set the add/subtract value from UTC time to equal to local time. When offset value is added, the time will be displayed as LOC instead of UTC First to set the offset direction + or – then value in ½ hr.
COG/SOG to enable COG (Course over Ground ) and SOG ( Speed over Ground ) displayed on normal mode. If the TIME DISPLAY is turn ON, COG/SOG will be turn off automatically irrespective this setting due to it share the same bottom line for display. COG/SOG? >ON OFF COAST GUARD 27º34.1268 N 82º55.5587 W 356º 12.6Kts RADIO SETUP Under Radio Setup submenu, there are 4 items could be alter settings. CHANNEL NAME To set the channel name be ON or blank on the first line. Max.
RING VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Select the RING VOLUME by ENT and then display the option – LOUD and SOFT as ringer tone setting. Press ENT key again to confirm the changes. CHANNEL NAME >RING VOL BEEP VOL INT SPK MENU LIST RING VOLUME >LOUD SOFT Stored on exiting mode. SET LOUD or SOFT (ringer sounds when changed) BEEP VOLUME ADJUSTMENT To alter the key beep tone volume level. Select the BEEP VOL by ENT and then display the option – HIGH, LOW & OFF as key beep setting.
C.4 DISTRESS Operation SENDING AND RECEIVING DISTRESS CALLS Sending a Distress call is initiated with this 3-step procedure. Your MMSID number must be entered before DSC will function. 1. Open the RED Distress cover door. 2. Press and release the DISTRESS key. If time permits, use the SELECT knob to select the Nature of Distress. A cursor moves down the list. Press the ENTER knob to select. Otherwise, hold the red button until the DISTRESS is sent (about 3 seconds).
The Distress call is now sent 5 times continuously with the preamble dot pattern in front of each string. The whole display FLASHES and BEEPS very loudly. If Channel 70 is BUSY, the radio transmits anyway and the cycle is repeated randomly every 3.5 – 4.5 minutes until an acknowledgement is received or the mode is manually cancelled. The Tx and Hi annunciators turn ON during Tx on CH70. After Tx the channel reverts to CH16 and high power.
RECEIVING A DISTRESS ACK SENT FROM A COAST STATION When a DISTRESS ACK is received from a Coast Station (Coast Guard or Search & Rescue), an alarm sounds and the following screen appears in the display. The NAME/ID on page#1 is the ID of the vessel sending the message. The NAME/ID on page#2 is the ID of the Vessel in Distress. Maintain a listening watch on CH16 and standby to lend assistance. ALTERNATING DISTRESS ACK ID123456789 99º99. X 999º99.
