General Information; Features; Lcd Symbols And Meanings - Navico Lowrance LVR-880US Operation Instructions Manual

General Information

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1.1 Features

Congratulations on your purchase of a Lowrance LVR-880US or LVR-880EU marine band VHF radio.
Both models provide you with the following useful features:
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Prominent channel display
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Adjustable contrast settings for the LCD
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Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use
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Waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7
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Choice of High or Low (25 W or 1 W) transmission power
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Access to all currently available Marine VHF Channel Banks (USA, Canada, International)
including weather channels where available
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Special CH16 or CH16/9 key for quick access to the priority (International Distress) channel
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Special 3CH key for quick selection of your three favorite channels
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DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until an acknowledgement
is received
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Easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favorite people
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MMSI storage for three favorite groups
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GROUP CALL and ALL SHIPS CALL Facility
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Rotary channel selector knob with PUSH TO SELECT function
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Speaker microphone with large PTT key and 6 keys for easy channel and mode selection
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22 W Hailer with talkback capability
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Jack for (optional) external speaker
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Foghorn (manual and automatic)
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FM stereo radio capability with global bands
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Great Circle GPS navigation calculations to a waypoint (stores up to 200 waypoints)
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Local / Distance sensitivity to eliminate noise in high traffic urban areas
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Adjustable squelch control
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Automatic position and time update when connected to a GPS receiver
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Memory retention
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Memory channel scan
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All channel priority scan
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Dual / Tri Watch capability
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Call log for the 20 most recent incoming DSC calls
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Distress call log for the 10 most recent distress calls
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LL position polling and Track Your Buddy feature
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NMEA0183 for GPS, Distress and Polling calls
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NMEA2000 connectivity
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DSC (Digital Select Calling) capability that meets USCG SC101 standards. LVR-880US only
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DSC (Digital Select Calling) capability that meets EC Class D standards. LVR-880EU only
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10 weather channels (where available), NOAA and SAME weather alert capability. LVR-880US
only
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ATIS facility for inland waterways. LVR-880EU only

1.2 LCD Symbols and Meanings

All the symbols that may appear on the LCD are explained here.
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