Garmin 190-01098-00 User Manual

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VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 
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Appendix
Appendix
Alarms and Messages
The radio may generate the following alarms or system messages.
Battery Alarm
If the radio detects a voltage greater than 15.8 Vdc or less than 10 Vdc, “HIGH VOLTAGE” 
or “LOW VOLTAGE” is displayed on the screen. Check the wiring if any of these 
conditions occur.
Main in Use
When the primary VHF 300 series radio unit is being used, “MAIN IN USE” is displayed 
on the screen of all remote Garmin GHS series handsets. The screen returns to normal three 
seconds after the last input on the primary station.
Remote handset stations cannot interrupt the primary radio unit. However, remote handset 
stations can interrupt the operation of other handset stations.
WX (Weather Alert)
If you set the WX alarm and an incoming weather alert is detected, the radio automatically 
tunes to the WX channel that is broadcasting the alert. See 
weather alerts.
GPS Data Alarm
When GPS data from a NMEA network or position data you entered manually is over four 
hours old, the alarm tone beeps and “DATA IS OVER 4 HOURS OLD” is displayed on the 
screen.
Select 
IGNORE
 to disregard the alarm and to turn off the alarm beeping. When you take 
no action after three minutes, 
IGNORE
 is selected automatically.
Select 
SET
 for more information on manually 
entering position data.
Invalid GPS Data Alarm
When GPS data from a NMEA network or position data you entered manually is over 23.5 
hours old, “DATA IS INVALID” is displayed on the screen. The radio will not transmit 
position data that is more than 23.5 hours old.
Select 
IGNORE
 to discard the old position data. The screen displays “NO GPS INFO” 
on the Home screen. When you take no action after three minutes, 
IGNORE
 is selected 
automatically.