Garmin VHF 300 manual

VHF 300 Series owner ’ s manual[...]

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VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual i Introduction Introduction The VHF 300 series radios equip you with the ability to communicate on all Internatio nal, USA, and Canadian marine channels, as well as preset private channels. They also allow monitoring of ten WX (weather) channels. NOTE: The International frequency band is the only band available for t[...]

ii VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Introduction VHF 300 VHF 300i VHF 300 AIS VHF 300i AIS Relocatable speaker and microphone ● ● ● ● Supports Garmin GHS ™ full-function handsets ● ● ● ● Hailer and foghorn output at 30 watts with automatic and manual foghorn signals and adjustable, base-fog frequencies ● ● ● ● T wo-way hail[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual iii Introduction T able of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................... i Manual Conventions ............................................................................................................ ii Getting Started ........[...]

iv VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Introduction Advanced Operation ............................................................................................. 29 NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 ............................................................................................. 29 Modifying the Operating Settings ................................[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 1 Getting Started Getting Started Garmin GHS Series Handsets Use a Garmin GHS handset to operate all VHF 300 model radios. PTT (Push-to-talk) —press to exit the current menu and return to the Home screen to begin broadcasting. DISTRESS —lift the spring-loaded door and press the DISTRESS key to start a Digital Sel[...]

2 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Getting Started Garmin GHS Series Handset Display 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. Frequency band Latitude Time Speed Over Ground/ Course Over Ground System-status icons Channe[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 3 Getting Started T ips Keep the following tips in mind when using your radio or handset: Press and release the PTT key at any time during a series of steps to return to the Home screen. Press the CLEAR key to view the previous screen. Select OK to save your changes and return to the Home screen. Select ab when enter[...]

4 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Basic Operation T urning the Radio On and Off IMPOR T ANT : T o use the DSC capabilities of your radio, you must rst enter an MMSI number . See page 14 for more information. T o turn on the radio, press and hold the 16/9 key (North American models) or 16+ key (International models). If you have n[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 5 Basic Operation Bypassing the LO (1 W) T ransmission Power Setting In the USA frequency band, transmissions on Channels 13 and 67 are required to be low- power (1 watt) by default. Y ou can bypass this power setting by pressing the 25W soft key during transmission. 1. If you are on USA Channels 13 or 67, when you p[...]

6 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Basic Operation T o remove the saved status from a channel: 1. Select SCAN . 2. Turn the Channel knob to access dif ferent channels. 3. Select SA V CH . Scanning Saved Channels 1. Select SCAN . 2. Select SA VED . NOTE: This scan does not include Channel 16 unless you saved Channel 16 to memory . However , you can s[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 7 Basic Operation Monitoring T wo Channels (Dual W atch) Dual watch allows you to cycle between monitoring the current channel you have selected and Channel 16. 1. Select MENU > CHANNEL > W A TCH . 2. Select DUAL . “DUAL W A TCH”, the currently selected channel, and Channel 16 are displayed on the screen—[...]

8 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Switching Between 1 W and 25 W T ransmitting Modes Y ou can control the transmitting power of the radio. There are two options: LO (1 W) and HI (25 W). LO is typically used for local transmissions, while HI is typically used for distance and distress transmissions. NOTE: When you press the 16/9 key [...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 9 Basic Operation Using the Intercom The intercom is part of the Public Address (P A) system of your radio. Y ou can use multiple handset stations as an intercom system for two-way communication. Use the radio handset to initiate communication with a remote handset station, and use a remote handset station to initiat[...]

10 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Basic Operation T o operate the hailer: 1. Select P A > HAILER . Sounds received through the horn can be heard through the radio speaker . 2. Press and hold the PTT key and speak your announcement. 3. Turn the Channel knob to adjust the horn volume. 4. Release the PTT key to listen. 5. Select EXIT to return to [...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 1 1 Basic Operation 3. Press the PTT key on the handset to sound the horn. The horn will stop when you release the PTT key . 4. Turn the Channel knob to adjust the volume of the horn. 5. Select EXIT to return to the Home screen. Adjusting the Sound Frequency of the Foghorn Y ou can increase or decrease the sound freq[...]

12 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Enabling WX (Weather) Alerts Y ou can enable your radio to continually monitor NOAA weather alerts. If the radio detects an incoming weather alert, it will automatically tune to the WX channel that is broadcasting the alert. The radio will not receive WX alerts if the transmitter is active. NOTE: W[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 13 Basic Operation Entering Y our A TIS Identication Number IMPOR T ANT : Use caution when entering your A TIS identication number because you can only enter it once. If you need to change your A TIS identication number after entering it, you must take the radio to your Garmin dealer for reprogramming. 1. Pr[...]

14 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a key component of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). DSC provides VHF radios with the ability to place and receive digital calls directly with other vessels and shore stations, including the USA and Canadia[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 15 Digital Selective Calling IMPOR T ANT : Use caution when entering your MMSI number , because you can only enter it once. If you need to change your MMSI number after entering it, you must take the radio to your Garmin dealer for reprogramming. T o enter your MMSI number: 1. Press the MENU key . 2. Select DSC > [...]

16 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling 2. The radio automatically sounds an alarm, switches to Channel 70, and transmits your call on HI (25 W) power . Y ou can press any key to turn of f the alarm sound. 3. After transmitting your distress call, the radio automatically tunes to Channel 16 on HI (25 W) power . Press the PTT ke[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 17 Digital Selective Calling W aiting for a Distress Call Acknowledgement If the radio does not receive a distress call acknowledgement, the radio retransmits the distress call at a random time between 3.5 and 4.5 minutes. This process is repeated continually until the radio receives an acknowledgement. Receiving a d[...]

18 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Placing Calls Placing Individual Calls 1. Press the DSC key . 2. Select INDIVIDUAL . 3. Select from the following options to select the place from which the MMSI number is retrieved: MANUAL —a screen is displayed that allows you to enter the MMSI number manually . Select a number and mo[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 19 Digital Selective Calling Selecting the Channel for Individual Calls or Group Calls When placing an individual or group call, you can select from the following channels on which you want to communicate. The radio transmits this request with your call. USA: 6, 8 ,9 ,10 ,13 ,16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77 Can[...]

20 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling 4. Select ACCEPT when you have entered your MMSI number . 5. Select CALL . The radio transmits the call on Channel 70, and then switches to your current working channel. The screen displays “POS REQUEST W AITING FOR ACKNOWLEDGE”. Receiving Calls Receiving Distress Calls and Distress R[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 21 Digital Selective Calling Receiving Position Request Calls Y ou can congure your radio reply automatically to incoming position requests, to prompt you to review and approve the incoming requests before replying, or to ignore incoming requests (see page 27 for more information). If you enable automatic position[...]

22 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Position data received from stations that respond to position-request calls is sent over the NMEA network, so that you can track the vessels using your Garmin chartplotter . For more information on NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000, see page 29 . Selecting the V essels and Activating the Call 1. Pr[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 23 Digital Selective Calling W orking with the Call Logs For every DSC call that your radio receives, the calling station, type of call, and date and time of the call are recorded in the call logs. The latitude and longitu de of the calling station are also recorded if they are transmitted with a call. There are thre[...]

24 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Placing a Call from a Call Log All calls placed from the call log are individual routine calls. 1. Press the DSC key . 2. Select CALL LOG > DISTRESS LOG , POSITION LOG , or OTHER LOG . 3. Select the MMSI number or the station name. 4. Select CALL . The screen indicates individual routi[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 25 Digital Selective Calling Using the Directory Viewing the Directory 1. Press the DSC key . 2. Select DIRECTOR Y . 3. Select a station name in your directory . 4. Press the CLEAR key to return to the previous screen. Press the MENU key to return to the Home screen. Adding an Individual Entry to the Directory 1. Pre[...]

26 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Adding and Modifying Group Entries Adding a Group 1. Press the DSC key . 2. Select GROUP > ADD ENTRY . 3. Enter the MMSI number . 4. Enter a name. 5. Select ACCEPT to save your changes. Select CANCEL to return to the previous screen without saving the changes. Press the MENU key to ret[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 27 Digital Selective Calling T o enter position information: 1. Press the MENU key . 2. Select SYSTEM > MANUAL GPS . 3. For each number in the sequence, turn the Channel knob clockwise to increase the number , and counterclockwise to decrease the number . When entering a direction character , rotate the channel kn[...]

28 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Sending V oicemail Y ou can record a 15-second voicemail message and send it to another vessel. When you send the voicemail, the radio will call the other vessel and transfer the voicemail if the other vessel responds with an acknowledgement message. The icon is displayed when you have an[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 29 Advanced Operation Advanced Operation NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 Connect your radio to a NMEA 0183 network or to a NMEA 2000 network to perform the following functions: T ransfer received DSC distress and position information to any compatible chartplotter . Receive GPS position. GPS position can be displayed on the [...]

30 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Advanced Operation Selecting NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 This setting determines whether you are connected to a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. The radio can only communicate over one network type at a time. T o congure a VHF 300 or a VHF 300i: 1. Press the MENU key . 2. Select COMMUNICA TIONS > PROTOCO[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 31 Advanced Operation OFF —the radio will not send data for this vessel. Distress call information will still be sent. Modifying the Operating Settings Modifying the Backlight and Contrast Settings 1. Press the MENU key . 2. Select SYSTEM > DISPLA Y > BACKLIGHT or CONTRAST . 3. Turn the Channel knob to adjust[...]

32 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Advanced Operation Conguring Course Over Ground/Speed Over Ground (COG/SOG) Information Displayed on the Home Screen Y ou can display COG and SOG on the home screen if you have a GPS device connected to your radio. 1. Press the MENU key . 2. Select SYSTEM > NUMBERS > COG/SOG . 3. Select from the following[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 33 Advanced Operation 4. Select from the following options: OK —save your changes and return to the previous screen. CANCEL —remove your changes. Modifying the Speed Unit of Measurement Y ou can adjust the unit of measure that is displayed for the speed calculation throughout the radio. The Speed Over Ground (SOG[...]

34 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Advanced Operation Changing the Language 1. Press the MENU key . 2. Select LANGUAGE . 3. Select the system language. Changing the Channel Names Channel names are displayed on the Home screen using nine characters. If the name is longer than nine characters, the full name scrolls across the top of the screen and th[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 35 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 VOL T AGE” or “LOW VOL T AGE” is displayed on the screen. Check the wiring if any of these conditions occur . M[...]

36 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Select SET to enter a new position. See page 26 for more information on manually entering position data. Position T racking After ve consecutive failed attempts to request position information from a vessel, “NO POS FOR [VESSEL NAME]” is displayed on the screen. Select RETR Y to reattempt the posit[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 37 Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz User 1 1 156.550 156.550 Commercial. VTS in selected areas. 12 156.600 156.600 Port operations. VTS in selected areas. 13 156.650 156.650 Intership navigation safety (bridge-to-bridge). Ships greater than 20 meters in length maintain a listening watch on this[...]

38 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz User 70 156.525 156.525 Digital Selective Calling (voice communications not allowed) 71 156.575 156.575 Non-Commercial 72 156.625 156.625 Non-Commercial (Intership only) 73 156.675 156.675 Port Operations 74 156.725 156.725 Port Operations 77 156.875 156.875 [...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 39 Appendix Channel Frequency (MHz) WX5 162.45 WX6 162.5 WX7 162.525 Canadian Channels Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz Area of Operation User 01 156.050 160.650 PC Public correspondence 02 156.100 160.700 PC Public correspondence 03 156.150 160.750 PC Public correspondence 04A 156.200 156.200 PC Inters[...]

40 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz Area of Operation User 13 156.650 156.650 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial, and Ship Movement: Exclusively for bridge-to-bridge navigational trafc. Limited to 1 watt maximum power . 14 156.700 156.700 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 41 Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz Area of Operation User 25 157.250 161.850 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence: Also assigned for operations in the Lake Winnipeg area. 25B - 161.850 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service. 26 157.300 161.900 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety , an[...]

42 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz Area of Operation User 67 156.375 156.375 All areas except EC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, and Safety: May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in coordinated search and rescue and antipollution operations. 68 156.425 15[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 43 Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz Area of Operation User 81A 157.075 157.075 PC Intership, Ship/Shore, and Safety: Canadian Coast Guard antipollution. 82A 157.125 157.125 PC Intership, Ship/Shore, and Safety: Canadian Coast Guard use only . 82A 157.125 157.125 Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadi[...]

44 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz User 07 156.350 160.950 Public Correspondence, Port Operations, and Ship Movement 08 156.400 156.400 Intership 09 156.450 156.450 Intership, Port Operations, and Ship Movement 10 156.500 156.500 Intership, Port Operations, and Ship Movement 1 1 156.550 156.55[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 45 Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz User 62 156.125 160.725 Public Correspondence, Port Operations, and Ship Movement 63 156.175 160.775 Public Correspondence, Port Operations, and Ship Movement 64 156.225 160.825 Public Correspondence, Port Operations, and Ship Movement 65 156.275 160.875 Publ[...]

46 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix Channel Number T ransmission MHz Receiving MHz User 86 157.325 161.925 Public correspondence, Port Operations, and Ship Movement 87 157.375 157.375 Port Operations and Ship Movement 88 157.425 157.425 Port Operations and Ship Movement Specications VHF 300/300i Specications Dimensions: W × H × D: 9[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 47 Appendix Adjacent Channel Power: -70 dBc or less Conducted Spurious Emission: -36 dBm or less Receiver Audio Distortion: Less than 10% Hum and Noise: Less than -40 dB Squelch Operation: Less than 107 dBm at tight setting Adjacent Channel Rejection: 70 dB or more Spurious Response: 70 dB or more Inter -modulation R[...]

48 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix T ransmitter Frequency Err or: +/- 500 Hz T ransmit Power (at 13.6 Vdc): High Power: 25 W (23–25 W) Low Power: 1 W (.7–1 W) Maximum Deviation: 5 kHz Hum and Noise: -40 dB or less Duty Cycle: 5% T ransmit; 5% Receive; 90% Standby Modulation Distortion: 10% or less Adjacent Channel Power: -70 dBc or les[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 49 Appendix NMEA (VHF 300 models and VHF 300 AIS models) NMEA 0183 IN Sentences Supported (NMEA 0183 version 3.01) Sentence Denition GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data GLL Geographic Position - Latitude/Longitude GNS GNSS Fix Data RMA Recommended Minimum Specic Loran-C Data RMB Recommended Minimum Navigatio[...]

50 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Appendix GHS 10 and GHS 10i Specications Dimensions: 6 1 1 / 32 × 2 13 / 16 × 1 1 1 / 16 in. (161 × 71.6 × 42.8 mm) W eight: 12.98 oz. (368 g) T emperature Range: from 14ºF to 122ºF (from -10ºC to 50ºC) Compass-safe Distance: 20 in. (500 mm) W aterproof: IEC 60529 IPX7 (Immersion in 1 meter of water for[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 51 Index Index Symbols 16/9 mode 7 1 W power transmission 8 25 W power transmission 8 A AIS . See Automatic Identication System alarms battery 35 GPS data 35 invalid GPS data 35 WX (weather alert) 35 A TIS 12 disabled functions with 12 disabling 13 enabling 13 entering identication number 13 viewing identica[...]

52 VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual Index G Garmin contact information 50 Garmin GHS series handsets display 2 overview 1 groups adding 26 deleting 26 editing 26 receiving calls from 21 H hailer , using 9 heading display , modifying 33 HI power transmission 8 I intercom 9 initiating call 9 receiving call 9 L language, changing 34 latitude and longit[...]

VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 53 Index specications GHS 10 series 50 VHF 300/300i AIS 47 VHF 300 series 46 Speed Over Ground displaying 32 speed unit of measurement modifying 33 squelch adjusting with handset 4 adjusting with radio 4 system messages main in use 35 position tracking 36 T testing the radio 34 time changing format 32 conguring[...]

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