Garmin 190-01098-00 User Manual
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VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual
Basic Operation
To operate the hailer:
1. Select
PA
>
HAILER
. Sounds received through the horn can be heard through the radio
speaker.
2. Press and hold the
PTT
key and speak your announcement.
3. Turn the
Channel
knob to adjust the horn volume.
4. Release the
PTT
key to listen.
5. Select
EXIT
to return to the Home screen.
Using the Foghorn
You must provide and install an optional hailer horn on the deck or tower to use the foghorn
feature. See the VHF 300 Series Installation Instructions for installation information.
The foghorn is part of the PA system of your radio. You can sound the foghorn through
The foghorn is part of the PA system of your radio. You can sound the foghorn through
a hailer horn or an external speaker. Your radio can sound the horn automatically using
standard, pre-defined patterns, or you can sound the horn manually.
Similar to the hailer, when you are manually operating the foghorn, sounds received through
Similar to the hailer, when you are manually operating the foghorn, sounds received through
the horn can be heard through the external speaker between soundings.
Automatically Sounding the Foghorn
1. Select
PA
>
FOG
.
2. Select
AUTO
from the list.
3. Select an item from the following options. The radio alternates between sounding the
pattern of tones or rings and receiving radio traffic.
UNDERWAY
•
STOPPED
•
SAILING/FISHING
•
RESTRICT/TOW
•
UNDER TOW
•
PILOT
•
AT ANCHOR
•
AGROUND
•
4. Turn the
Channel
knob to adjust the volume of the horn.
5. Select
EXIT
to turn off the automatic soundings and return to the Home screen.
Manually Sounding the Foghorn
NOTE: When you manually sound the horn, the radio will not alternate to receive radio
traffic between horn soundings.
To sound the fog horn:
1. Select
PA
>
FOG
.
2. Select
MANUAL
from the list. Sounds received through the horn can be heard through
the radio speaker.