Garmin 190-01098-00 User Manual

Getting Started

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.

USA

16

 DISTRESS

REPEAT 

PA

SCAN

“‰°Š‹.Œ‘’’ƒ

ˆ‰Š°‹Œ.‘’“’†

ˆ‰:‹Œ UTC

””MPH ˆ’”°T

–

TX

W

25

RX

ATIS

1

W

LOC

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.

 Battery status

RX

 Squelch level is 

broken by reception 

of an incoming signal

TX

 Transmitting

W

25

 Transmitting 

at 25 watts

1

W

 Transmitting at 

1 watt

   Saved channel

LOC

 Receiver mode for 

areas with radio frequency 

interference (such as harbors)

ATIS

 ATIS 

enabled

 Position 

tracking enabled

 Incoming or 

missed DSC call

 Outgoing voicemail

 Auto channel 

changing disabled

 Weather alert

 External GPS 

connected