Manual Garmin VHF 215 (page 6 of 18) (English)

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Auto channel changing disabled

Incoming or missed DSC call

Weather alerts enabled

GPS signal acquired

Basic Operation

Turning On and Off the Device

Hold PWR.

TIP: You can set the device to turn on automatically (System

Settings, page 10).

Adjusting the Radio Volume

Set the squelch level to MIN before you adjust the radio

volume (optional).

Turn the VOL/SQ dial to increase or decrease the radio

volume.

Adjusting the Squelch Level

You can adjust the sensitivity level of the squelch to filter out

background noise. When you increase the squelch level, you

hear fewer weak background signals when you are receiving.

Press the VOL/SQ dial.

SQUELCH appears on the screen.

Turn the VOL/SQ dial counter-clockwise until you hear audio.

Turn the VOL/SQ dial clockwise until there is no background

noise.

Selecting the Frequency Band

You can switch between the USA, International, or Canadian

frequency bands (Channel Lists, page 10).

NOTE: Not all frequency bands are available on all device

models.

Select MENU > CHANNEL > FREQUENCY BAND.

Select a frequency band.

Selecting a Channel

You can select an International, Canadian, or USA channel

(Selecting the Frequency Band, page 2).

Select an option:

• To select a channel on the device, turn the SELECT dial.

• To select a channel on the handset, select or .

Transmitting with the Radio

Select an appropriate channel.

Verify that the channel is clear.

NOTE: You cannot obstruct the communications of other

people due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

and international guidelines.

Select PTT on the handset.

appears at the top of the screen.

Speak into the handset.

NOTE: Five minutes is the maximum time allowed for

transmission. After five minutes of transmitting, PTT is

disabled until you release PTT.

Release PTT.

Bypassing the Low Transmission Power

Setting

In the USA and Canadian frequency bands, transmissions on

select channels are required to be low-power (1 W) by default,

because they are intended for intership (bridge-to-bridge)

communication (Switching Between 1 W and 25 W Transmitting

Modes, page 3). If other radios cannot receive these channels

due to the low power setting, you can bypass the default

restriction during transmission.

NOTE: In the International channel band, the radio does not

permit transmissions on these select channels to be changed to

high (25 W).

From a USA or Canadian channel set to low power by

default, such a 13,17, or 77, select PTT.

While transmitting, select 25W.

Scanning and Saving Channels

Scanning All Channels

When you scan channels, the radio searches for channels that

are broadcasting. When a channel is broadcasting, the radio

pauses on that channel until the broadcast stops. After four

seconds of inactivity on a channel, the radio resumes scanning.

NOTE: When you turn on ATIS (Automatic Transmitter

Identification System, page 8), the radio does not scan or

save channels.

Select SCAN > ALL.

Select an option:

• To exclude the currently active channel from subsequent

passes and resume scanning, select SKIP.

• To scan channel 16 each time another channel is

scanned, select +CH16.

For example, the radio scans channel 21, channel 16,

channel 22, channel 16, and so on.

+CH16 appears on the device screen.

• To scan channel 16 in its usual order, select -CH16.

For example, the radio scans channel 14, channel 15,

channel 16, channel 17, and so on.

• To end the scan, select EXIT.

The radio stops scanning and tunes to the last used,

active channel.

Saving a Channel

You can save any channel except the weather (WX) channels.

You can save an unlimited number of channels.

Select SCAN.

Turn the SELECT dial until you find a channel you want to

save.

Select SAV CH.

appears above a saved channel.

Removing a Saved Channel

Select SCAN.

Turn the SELECT dial until you find a saved channel.

NOTE: A saved channel has above it.

Select SAV CH.

Scanning Saved Channels

You can scan only the channels you have saved. When a saved

channel is broadcasting, the radio pauses on that channel until

the broadcast stops. After four seconds of inactivity on a

channel, the radio resumes scanning.

NOTE: When you turn on ATIS (Automatic Transmitter

Identification System, page 8), the radio does not scan or

save channels.

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