User Guide

GX1600/GX1700
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NOAA Weather channels. Press and hold again to exit the weather
mode and revert to the radio mode.
Secondary use
Press and hold the
key while pressing the key to change the
mode from USA to International or Canadian.
Key
This key functions as the enter key.
SPEAKER
The internal speaker is located here.
[DISTRESS] KEY
Used to send a DSC distress call. Refer to section “9 DIGITAL SELEC-
TIVE CALLING”.
15.2 ASSIGNING SOFT KEYS
This menu item allows selection of the number of soft keys, soft key selec-
tion and how long the display will show the soft key icon after a soft key is
pressed. The keys may be setup to control the following functions:
DISPLAY FUNCTION
SCAN Starts and stops scanning.
DW Starts and stops dual watch scan.
IC Activates Intercom between radio and RAM3+ mic (optional RAM3+ required).
CMP: COMPASS Shows to the “Compass” display.
WPT Shows to the “Waypoint” navigation display.
PRESET Saves or deletes the preset memory channel.
WX Immediately recalls the last select the weather channel.
MARK Marks the current position for a “Waypoint”.
PRESET 0-9 Immediately recalls the preset memory channel.
1. Press and hold the key until “
Setup
Menu
” appears, then select “
GENERAL
SETUP
” with the
or key.
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
GENERAL SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
-General Menu-
Dimmer
Contrast
Station Name
Key Beep
Unit of Measure
SOFT KEYS
QUIT
SELECT
-Soft Keys-
Assignment
Time Out Timer
NUMBER OF SOFT KEYS
QUIT
SELECT
-Number of Soft Keys-
4
5
8
6
7
3
QUIT
ENT
-Soft Keys-
Number of Soft Keys
Time Out Timer
ASSIGNMENT
QUIT
SELECT
2. Press the soft key, then press the
key to select “
SOFT KEY
”.
3. Press the
soft key, then press the
key to select “
NUMBER OF SOFT KEYS
”.
4. Press the
soft key, then press the
or key to select the number of soft
keys (“
3
” through “
10
”).
5. Press the
soft key, then press the
key to select “
KEY ASSIGNMENT
” (to
change the use of selected soft keys). Then
press the soft key.