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Lowrance - LVR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 29
Select RADIO SETUP, then INT 1.
SPEAKER.
Select ON (on) or OFF (off) then
2.
press ENT to enable the setting and
return to the menu.
3-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE)
If you have LVR-250 EU, watch mode is similar to a dual watch, scanning between the priority
channel and the working channel. CH16 is the priority channel, however if you have LVR-250
US and are operating on USA or Canadian channel banks, you can set the priority channel to
cover both CH16 and CH09 as well as the working channel, as follows:
Select RADIO SETUP, then WATCH
1.
MODE.
Select ONLY 16CH for dual watch mode,
2.
or 16CH+9CH for tri watch mode.
3-7 Weather Alert (Wx ALERT)
LVR-250 US ONLY
The NOAA provides several weather forecast channels on USA and Canadian channel banks.
If severe weather such as storms or hurricanes are forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a weather
alert on 1050 Hz. You can set up the radio to pick up weather alerts, as follows:
Select RADIO SETUP, then WX ALERT.
1.
Select ON (on) or OFF (off) then 2.
press ENT to enable the setting and
return to the menu.
When a weather alert is broadcast, the alarm will sound. Press any key to hear the weather
alert voice message.
3-8 NMEA protocol (COM PORT)
This radio uses NMEA0183 protocol to receive GPS data from a compatible GPS unit. The
COM Port must be configured correctly before use. The radio can be added to a group of
instruments using NMEA protocol.
Select RADIO SETUP, then COM PORT.
1.
Select CHECKSUM ON (on) or OFF 2.
(off) then press ENT to enable the
setting and return to the menu.
CHECKSUM ON is the usual setting.
The COM Port uses 4800 baud rate, and can receive the following GPS data sentence: RMC,
GGA, GLL, GNS. Additionally, this radio will output the following NMEA DSC data: DSC (for
DSC call), DSE ( for enhanced position).
WX ALERT
ON
>OFF
RADIO SETUP
INT SPEAKER
WATCH MODE
>WX ALERT
RADIO SETUP
WATCH MODE
WX ALERT
>COM PORT
NMEA
CHECKSUM
>ON
OFF
RADIO SETUP
BEEP VOLUME
INT SPEAKER
>WATCH MODE
WATCH MODE
>ONLY 16CH
16CH+9CH
INT SPEAKER
>ON
OFF
RADIO SETUP
RING VOLUME
KEY BEEP
>INT SPEAKER