NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000® ........9 Setting the Receiving Sensitivity ..........3 Additional Functionality with Other Garmin Devices ....9 Switching Between 1 W and 25 W Transmitting Modes ..... 3 Communicating Over NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 ..... 9 Using the Hailer ................
Introduction Handset Overview WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Radio Overview Hold to broadcast. Select to change the channel on the radio. North America: 16/9 Select to toggle between preset channels. VHF 115 International: 16+ Home Screen...
because they are intended for intership (bridge-to-bridge) Icon Status communication (Switching Between 1 W and 25 W Transmitting Weather alerts enabled Modes, page 3). If other radios cannot receive these channels due to the low power setting, you can bypass the default GPS signal acquired restriction during transmission.
Select an option: To switch from your current channel to channel 16, select 16/9 or 16+. • To exclude the currently active channel from subsequent passes and resume scanning, select SKIP. The transmit power changes to high (25 W) automatically. You can select HI/LO >...
NOTE: When the radio is in hailer mode, it does not receive From a number or text field, turn the SELECT dial to change broadcasts from the currently active channel. the number, letter, or character. Select PA > HAILER. Press the SELECT dial to accept the number, letter, or character and move to the next space in the sequence.
CALL COUNTING DOWN appears on the screen. your MMSI number after entering it, you must take your radio to The radio sounds an alarm, switches to channel 70, and your Garmin ® dealer for reprogramming. transmits your call on high (25 W) power.
Position data received from stations that respond to position request calls is sent over the NMEA network. You can track the ® Placing Individual Calls vessels on your Garmin chartplotter. Select DSC > INDIVIDUAL. Select DSC > POS. REQUEST. Select an option: Select an option: •...
Individual Other Your radio transmits received position data over the NMEA network, and you can track the vessels using your Garmin When you enter a calling station in your directory, the name of chartplotter (Configuring DSC NMEA Transmissions, page the station appears in the list of calls.
Placing a Call from a Call Log Editing a Group Select DSC > GROUP > EDIT ENTRY. Calls placed from the call log are placed as individual routine calls. Select a group. Select DSC > CALL LOG. Edit the group MMSI number, the name, or both (Entering Text, page Select a call log type.
When you connect the radio to the same NMEA 2000 network as a Garmin chartplotter, you can use the chartplotter to set up NOTE: You can access the ATIS settings on the radio after the an individual routine call.
• To send NMEA data only when you receive a call from a NOTE: When you make a DSC call, the time is sent in UTC vessel in your directory, select SELECT VESSELS, and format. proceed to the next step. Select MENU >...
Specifications Receive Transmit 126208 NMEA request/ 126464 PGN list Specification Measurement command/ack Dimensions (H x W x D) VHF 115: 8.5 x 17 x 14.6 cm (3.35 x 6.7 x 129026 COG/SOG, rapid update 126996 Product information 5.75 in.) 129029 GNSS position data 129799 Radio frequency/mode/ VHF 215: 9.8 x 19.7 x 14.9 cm (3.86 x 7.76 x power...
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RF radiation absorption INSTRUCTIONS exceeding the maximum permissible exposure (MPE). Garmin declares a MPE radius of 2.48 m (97.64 in.) for this Important Safety Information system, which was determined using 5 W output to an omni- directional, 6 dBi gain antenna.
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The included template and hardware can be used to mount the device in your dashboard. Trim the template and make sure it fits in the location where you want to mount the device. Using a 9.5 mm ( in.) drill bit, drill one or more of the holes inside the corners of the solid line on the template to prepare the mounting surface for cutting.
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NOTE: You can purchase a VHF extension cable. Go to from this device, refer to items , and in the second http://buy.garmin.com or contact your Garmin dealer. table. Connect the VHF antenna to the port on the VHF 115/215 AIS device. NMEA 2000 Device Connections...
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Transmit: From 2.0 A to 6.0 A (from 1 W to Garmin ® and the Garmin logo are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, 25 W) registered in the USA and other countries. GHS is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its ™...
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If the paper size is not large enough, select Properties and select a Page Size that is larger than the template. ➎ Notice Garmin is not responsible for any damages or expenses resulting from a miscut mounting surface arising from a failure to follow these instructions.
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VHF 110/115 Flush Mount Template 149 mm (5.87 in.) Max. Ø 3.2 mm in.) Max. Ø 9.5 mm in.) June 2018 Printed in China 190-02061-04_0B...