Lowrance - LVR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 19
designate a skipped channel. Note that it is not possible to skip over the
priority channel.
Press SCAN to stop at the current channel.
PUSH TO SELECT Enter (ENT). Use ENT when navigating menus, to confirm entries and edits.
EXIT Escape (ESC). Use EXIT when navigating menus, to clear incorrect entries,
to exit from a menu without saving changes, and to back up to the previ-
ous screen.
CALL Radio and DSC Call Menu. Press to enter the DSC Call Menu and make
DSC calls. See Section 6.
MENU DSC Setup Menu. Press to enter the DSC Setup Menu and to customize
your radio. See Section 2-5.
DISTRESS Send DSC Distress Call. See Section 6.
PTT Press To Talk. (located on the microphone). Press PTT to transmit at any
time on an allowable channel. This automatically exits you from menu
mode and stops scanning. You must release PTT to receive a signal.
If PTT sticks, a built-in timer will automatically shut down a transmission
after five minutes and sound the error beeps.
Rotary knob Channel Select. Turn to select a channel. The current channel is shown
on the LCD in BIG digits an A or B designator suffix (if applicable) in small
letters below the channel number. (See appendix C for a listing of channel
frequencies).
Push to activate the ENT function.
You can also use the rotary knob for alphanumeric entry. Turn to step
through alphanumeric characters one at a time then push to confirm each
selection. If you make an error, select the < character then push to backup.
+ / - Channel Select. (Located on the microphone). The current channel is
shown on the screen in BIG digits with an appropriate designator suffix A or
B in small letters below the channel number.
Press + or - to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold
down to scroll rapidly through all the available channels. See Appendix C
for a listing of channel charts.
Alphanumeric Entry. This key can also be used for menu selection and
for alphanumeric entry. Press + or - to scroll the cursor up or down menu
options when navigating menus.
When editing an item containing only numbers, press - to count through
the numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly.
To enter a character, press + to step through the alphabet or hold down to
scroll rapidly.