Lowrance LHR-80 - Manuals

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 7 FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 8 Section 1 - General Information Congratulations on your purchase of this handheld VHF marine radio LHR-80, designed and built using superior technology and craftsmanship. It provides the following useful features: Adjustable contrast settin...

LHR-80 MARINE VHF P WATERPROOF HI/LO Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 9 Section 2 - Controls and Keys Speaker CALL/MENU Mic WX/NAV HI/LO/GPS Low battery indicator Favourite channels: 1, 2 or 3 Speaker/Mic jack Channel Vol + and Vol - GPS Antenna Right - key CH / SQ / POWER/K...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 10 2-1 Keys/Controls & Functions PWR On/Off & KEYLOCK To turn the unit on and off, press and hold down PWR / (red key) for more than 2 seconds and release. The keylock, locks and unlocks keypad. Press PWR / (red key) for 1 second and ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 11 Press and hold down SCAN for more than 2 seconds to enter ALL SCAN mode where the priority channel is checked every 1.5 seconds. When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and “R” appears on the screen. If the signal ceases ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 12 The channel is used mostly for weather. Press again to return to your previous mode. Hold down WX/NAV for more than 3 seconds to enter Navigation mode Bearing, Distance and cross track error from the last select Way Point will display on t...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Op 13 Section 3 - VHF Radio Operation 3-1 Batteries and Charger The radio is shipped with a sealed Li-Polymer battery pack that is rechargeable. WARNING The charger provided for this radio is only to be used to charge the battery pack provided. DO NOT charge any ot...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 14 Plug in the AC/DC wall charger- check the voltage is correct for your wall charger. 1. Connect the charging wire into the charging socket on the cradle charger. 2. Insert the entire radio or the separated battery pack into the cradle charg...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 15 This radio supports NMEA0183 for outputting the GPS signal. You can use the GPS connector to connect the radio and some GPS navigation receiver, such as chart plotter. Insert one single port of the GPS connector cord into the NMEA socket o...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 16 To remove battery from unit: Slide the two levers (simultaneously) in a downward motion. 1. Remove battery. 2. 3-2 Installing the Belt Clip The fitted buckle (2) allows you to attach the radio to the belt clip, so you can carry it. 1. The ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 17 3-3 Installing and Removing the Antenna Make sure that the flexible antenna is attached to the radio. Ensure that the radio is turned OFF anytime that the antenna is not connected. Installing the antenna: 1. Screw the antenna in a clockwis...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 18 3-4 Power On/Off You can turn on the unit by pressing PWR/ switch (on the top side of radio) until the screen and backlight are on. You can also adjust the volume to a comfortable level, by pressing the VOL / keys on the side of unit. Note...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 19 3-7 Channel selection To manually select a channel, press CH to increase, or press CH to decrease the chan-nel number. Communication channels are located on channel 01-28 and 60-88. For more detailed channel chart information, refer to App...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 20 Note: Some channels are for low power only. Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission. For clear and audible transmission: Pause for a few seconds after pressing PTT. • Hold the microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) away from your mouth a...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 21 3-11 Scan Operation Scanning is an effective way to locate signals quickly over a wide frequency ranger. All Scan All channels in the set are scanned sequentially, in repeated cycles (CH16 is checked every 1.5 seconds). 01 02 03 16 04 88 3...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 22 NAV – return to normal mode • GO – Reset the cross track error (XTE) • SQL • – Go to WP select Mode SQL • – Go to Plotter Mode Other key – error beep • 3-13 WP Select Mode WP LIST 13CAMP 1 MOB 1 CAMP 2 MOB 2 CAMP 3 MOB 3 DOCK 1 PARK 1 DOCK...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 23 SQL • Go to WP select Mode PTT Return to normal mode and TX. • 16/9 Return to normal mode and go to 16/9 • NAV Go to normal mode • Other key Error beep • 3-15 GPS Satellite Mode Press and hold the HI/LO/ key to enter GPS satellite mode. Du...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 24 Section 4 - Advanced Operation How to Display and Navigate Menus Hold down CALL / MENU key to enter in menu (US only); or press MENU key to enter 1. setup mode (EU only). Press CH 2. / to scroll up and down the menu until the cursor is pos...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 30 4-2-3 Delete a waypoint FISH 2 GO WP EDIT >DELETE MENU SELECT >WAYPOINT BACKLIGHT LAMP WAYPOINT >WP LIST NEAREST WP TEMP WP LIST NEW WP FISH 1 >FISH 2 DELETE FISH 2 >YES NO WP LIST NEW WP FISH 1 >HOME Hold down CALL MENU ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 31 4-3 Backlight Adjustment Select BACKLIGHT and press ENTER. There are 8 contrast levels. 1. SQ 2. / to adjust the setting. Press ENTER to confirm the setting and return to the MENU SELECT. MENU SELECT WAYPOINT >BACKLIGHT LAMP BACKLIGHT L...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 32 4-6 GPS/DATA You can use the GPS/DATA menu to: manually enter your position data, • manually enter the time data, • show or hide your position, • show or hide the time; and • offset the UTC time to show your local time. • Format the time d...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 35 Z A B C D F G H I N O P Q R S T U W E STANDARD TIME ZONES Corrected to February 2008 Zone boundaries are approx mate Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time), usually one hour in advance of Standard Time, is kept in some places Map outline © Mou...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 36 4-6-6 Settings: COG/SOG (Course & speed display options) If your position and time data is being updated, you can use COG/SOG to choose whether to show or hide your course over ground (COG) and speed over ground (SOG) data on the scree...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 37 4-6-8 Turn GPS ENABLE on/off SETTING COG/SOG GPS ALERT >GPS ENABLED GPS ENABLED >ON OFF In radio set-up menu, select GPS/DATA then SETTING, next GPS ENABLED. 1. Select ON/OFF as desired, in this example, ON has been selected, so the ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 44 EILEEN 053421608 EDIT >DELETE DELETE GROUP EILEEN >YES NO GROUP SETUP MANUAL SAILING FISHING 2 4-8-3 Response to Individual Calls You can respond to an incoming call with either: an automatic response or, with a manual response. An a...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 45 Select DSC SETUP, then LL REPLY. Then press ENTER, the MANUAL, AUTO, OFF appear on 1. the screen. Select your response and press ENTER to confirm and return to the menu manual. 2. DSC SETUP INDIV REPLY DSC SELECT >LL REPLY LL REPLY >...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 47 4-11 Track Log Set the distance internal to 25m, 50m, or 100m for recording the track points when driving. MENU SELECT DSC SETUP GET BUDDY >TRACK LOG TRACK LOG 25M >50M 100M 1. Select TRACK LOG, then press ENTER, the 25m, 50m, 100m a...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 48 Section 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC Calls (US only) 5-1 What is DSC? Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a semi-automated method of establishing a radio call. It has been assigned by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as an int...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 49 WARNING This radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress and safety call to facilitate search and rescue. To be effective as a safety device, this equipment must be used only within communication range of a shore – based VHF ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 51 If the call is acknowledged (ACK), press PTT to talk. If there is no reply, try making the call 6. again. 5-3 Send a Group Call You should have already stored the GROUP MMSI before making the call. Group calls are always sent with ROUTINE ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 52 Press CALL/MENU to show the DSC CALL menu. 1. The cursor is at LAST CALL Move the cursor to ALL SHIPS and press ENTER. 2. The ALL SHIPS priority is set automatically to ROUTINE but there are 3 priority levels 3. available: URGENCY: when a ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 53 (Optional) If you want to save this log entry in your BUDDY LIST, move the cursor to 4. MMSI then press ENTER and enter a buddy name. The MMSI is automatically displayed. The cursor is at CALL BACK. Press ENTER. 5. Select the working chann...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 54 The cursor is at CALL BACK. Press ENTER. 4. Select the working channel and press ENTER. 5. Note: Duplex channels cannot usually be called and are automatically eliminated from the suggested call list. If the call is to a coast station, the...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 55 5-8 Request the LL position of a buddy (LL Request) SAM LL REQUEST CALLIN G . . . DSC CALL CALL LOG DIST LOG > LL REQUEST LL REQUEST > SAM VHF7200 BUDDY #3 SAM LL REQUEST>SEND? SAM LL REQUEST WAITING ACK Press CALL/MENU to enter D...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 56 Select ADD NEW to show your buddy list. 3. Select the target buddy then press ENTER to add that buddy to the track list. 4. 5-9-2 Select your want track’s buddy Select your buddy as follows: SET BUDDY KATHY > ON OFF DSC CALL DIST LOG LL...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 57 As soon as you start tracking, an LL Request is sent immediately on CH70 and your radio; and it waits for acknowledgement of the (first) buddy’s LL position to be displayed on your radio screen. Each of the selected buddies is polled for t...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 58 Press any button to cancel the call alert. No acknowledgement is required. The radio 2. automatically selects the channel designated in the incoming GROUP call. The group name is shown on the screen. If the radio recognizes the GROUP MMSI ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 59 5-12-3 Do not reply to an LL position request POSITION REQ 123451234 LL REPLY OFF ESC->EXIT When the radio receives an LL position request, it will beep to alert you. The LCD screen will display, the position request, and the caller’s M...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 60 Section 6 - Distress Calls (US only) Note: You must have entered a valid user MMSI to send and receive DSC DISTRESS calls. 6-1 Send a Distress Call DISTRESS CALL >UNDEFINED FIRE FLOODING DISTRESS CALL >UNDEFINED HOLD DISTRESS 3 SECON...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 61 6-2 Receive a Distress Call 123456789 DISTRESS FLOODING ESC -> EXIT 123456789 10:34 UTC 82 0 50.003’N 27 0 45.543’W An alert sounds when a distress call (DISTRESS!) is received. Press any key to cancel the 1. alert. You do not need to s...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 62 6-4 Receive Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) DISTRESS ACK FROM 12341234 ESC > EXIT SINKING 654365436 39° 27.021’N 135° 12.011’W When the radio picks up an incoming distress acknowledgement: The radio beeps loudly for two minutes,...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 64 Appendix A - Technical Specifications Lowrance LHR80US & LHR-80EU A-1 General: Waterproof Floating and totally submersible to JIS-7 Channels All US, Canadian and International Channels 10 NOAA Weather Channels Frequency Range Transmit ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 66 Appendix B - Frequency Charts International Marine Channels CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME TAG REMARK 01 156.050 160.650 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 02 156.100 160.700 D Public Correspon...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 67 Special Notes on International Channel Usage 1 . LOW POWER (1W ) only. 2 . LOW POWER (1W ) initially. Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H/L key before transmitting. Used normally in bridge-to-bridge communications. 3 . Channel 70 is d...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 68 USA Channel Chart CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME TAG REMARK 01A 156.050 156.050 S Port Operations, Selected VTS Areas Yes Yes PORT OPS/VTS 03A 156.150 156.150 S US Government, Coast Guard Yes Yes UNA...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 69 Special Notes on USA Channel Usage 1 . LOW POWER (1 W ) only. 2 . Receive Only. 3 . LOW POWER (1 W ) initially. Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H/L key before transmitting. Used normally in bridge-to-bridge communications. 4 . Light...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 70 CANADA Channel Chart CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME TAG REMARK 01 156.050 160.650 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 02 156.100 160.700 D Public Correspondence No Yes TELEPHONE 03 156.150 160.7...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 71 Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage 1 . LOW POWER (1 W ) only. 2 . Receive Only. 3 . LOW POWER (1 W ) initially. Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H/L key before transmitting. Used normally in bridge-to-bridge communications. 4 . Li...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 72 WEATHER Channels CH RX (MHz) TRAFFIC TYPE NAME REMARK WX01 162.550 NOAA Weather Channel NOAA WX RX only WX02 162.400 NOAA Weather Channel NOAA WX RX only WX03 162.475 NOAA Weather Channel NOAA WX RX only WX04 162.425 NOAA Weather Channel N...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 73 Appendix C - EU Inland Waterway Channels Country Specific table For specific channel information for your country, please refer to local authorities. CH SPECIFIC FOOTNOTES TRANSMITTING FREQUENCY (MHZ) SHIP-TO-SHIP SHIP-TO PORT NAUTICAL INF...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 74 General remarks to Country Specific table: 1 The channels for service categories ship-to-ship and nautical information may also be used for vessel traffic -sys tems by traffic centres. 2 In some countries, frequencies certain channels are ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 75 Explanation of specific footnotes in Country Specific table: a. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, it is strictly prohibited to use this channel. b. This channel is not allowed to be used between Rhine km 150 and km 350. c. In the ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 76 Note: Lightly Shaded Simplex channel CH00 is only available in the UK to Coast Guard users 1. with written authorization. The special channels above maybe fitted to your radio. These are only licensed for use in 2. the country indicated. N...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 77 Navico Full Two-Year Lowrance VHF Warranty “We,” “our,” or “us” refers to NAVICO, the manufacturer of this Lowrance VHF product. “You” or “your” refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal, family ...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 78 How to Obtain Service In the USA We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Low-rance replacement parts. If you’re in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please cont...

Lowrance - LHR-80 Installation and Operation Instructions 79 Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance accessories, please contact: Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle 1. marine electronic equipment or other consumer elect...