Garmin VHF 200 Fish Finder User Manual


 
VHF 100/200 Series Owner’s Manual 3
Getting Started
Transceiver and Handset Display
The Home screen is the most-viewed screen in the system. It displays all of your current
information, such as the current channel, the frequency band, and the channel name.
Frequency band
Latitude
Time
Speed Over Ground/
Course Over Ground
System-status
icons
Channel
Longitude
Soft keys
USA
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DISTRESS
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TX
W25
RX
ATIS
1W
LOCAL
Channel—current working channel.
Frequency band—current frequency band: International, Canadian, or USA.
Latitude, Longitude, and Time—current latitude, longitude, and time are displayed if
the transceiver is connected to a GPS device. If the transceiver is not connected to a GPS
device, you can manually enter the position and the time that you entered the position data.
Speed Over Ground (SOG)/Course Over Ground (COG)—current SOG or COG is
displayed if the transceiver is connected to a GPS device.
Soft keys—used to select items. The function of these keys changes depending on what you
are doing.
System-status icons—see the following table.
RX
Squelch level is
broken by reception
of an incoming signal
TX
Transmitting
W25
Transmitting at
25 watts
1W
Transmitting at
1 watt
Saved channel
LOCAL
Receiver mode
for areas with radio
frequency interference
(such as harbors)
ATIS
ATIS enabled
Position tracking
enabled
Auto channel
changing disabled
Incoming or missed
DSC call
Weather alert
External GPS
connected