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1-2 Customize your Northstar VHF Radio
You can customize the radio to suit your individual preferences. Some preferences can be set directly through
the keys as explained in this Section.
Other preferences are set up through the built-in menus and these are explained in the other Sections.
1-3 How to Display and Navigate Menus
CALL/MENU to show the RADIO menu
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Hold down
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Press
CALL/MENU to show the DSC CALL menu.
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Only four menu items can be displayed at any one time on the LCD. Rotate the rotary knob to scroll
up and down the menu until the cursor is positioned at the desired option. Press ENT (push the
rotary knob in) to display that option.
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Make any entries or changes as explained in the following section.3.
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Press ENT to confirm changes. Otherwise, press EXIT to keep the original entry.4.
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Press EXIT to backup one screen (this key is equivalent to an ESC function on a PC)5.
1-4 How to Enter or Change Alphanumeric Data
If your radio doesn't have an optional alphanumeric microphone, use the + CH - key on the microphone
to enter alphanumeric data as follows:
• Press CH - to count through numbers, or hold down to scroll rapidly to the desired number.
• Press CH + to step through the alphabet, or hold down to scroll rapidly to the desired character.
• If you make an error, press CH - until < is displayed, then press ENT or push the rotary knob to
backup and correct the entry.
If your radio has an alphanumeric microphone, use the keypad to enter the channel numbers and names.
Each key has the functionality shown below.
• Use CLR to backup and ENT to confirm, or just wait for the cursor to advance automatically to the
next position when entering data (similar to mobile phone operation),
On the base station, use the rotary knob to enter alphanumeric data and push to ENTER the data.
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