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L VR-250 VHF Radio Installation and Opera tion Instructions Pub . 988-0158-051 www.lowranc e.com.
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Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 3 T able of Contents T able of Contents Ins tal lati on ........................................................................................................6 Installation Options ........
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 4 2-5 GPS Data and Time (GPS/D A T A) ................................................................................................. 23 2-5-1 Manually Enter Position and UT C Time (MANU AL) .
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 5 5-2-3 Acknowledgement of an Individual I ncoming Call (INDIV ) ............................................... 37 5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent I ncoming Call (LAST ) .......................
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 6 Installation This Lowrance radio is desig ned to generate a digital maritime distress call to facilitate sear ch and rescue.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 7 Mounting gimbal for the VHF radio 1. Pow er supply cable with in built 7 Amp 2. fuse External speaker connec tion cable with 3. white (+) wire and black (-) wire GPS connection cable 4. T wo mounting knobs 5.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 8 Gim bal In stall ation Hold the mounting gimbal at the chosen location and use a soft pencil to mark the 1. screw hole positions onto the mounting surface. If you can’ t reach behind the mounting surface to attach the nuts, use the self-tapping 2.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 9 that will be covered by the radio fascia after installation.) Drill the 4 mounting holes. Remove the installation template and slide the radio into the cavity . 3. Screw each M5x32 screw through the screw hole in the mounting bracket, then attach 4.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 10 Connec t the Rad io Cables The connectors are on the rear of the base unit, as f ollows: GPS/COM c onnector . 1. F or connection to GPS device via NMEA. See the following table for wiring and color codes.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 11 CAUTION Y ou can’t make any DSC transmissions until you ’ve obtained a user MMSI and entered it into your L VR-250. Set Up t he Radio The user MMSI is a unique nine digit number , similar to a personal telephone number .
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 12 The Compl eted In stalla tion Battery VHF Antenna GPS product Antenna connection cable External speaker Black power cable F use on Red po.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 13 Note s:.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 14 Sec tion 1 - General Information 1 - 1 Featu res Congratulations on your pur chase of a Lowrance L VR-250 marine band VHF radio.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 15 1 - 2 Custom izin g your Lowranc e VHF Rad io Y ou can customize the radio to suit your individual prefer ences. Some prefer ences can be set directly through the keys as explained in this Section.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 16 This simulation show s the locations of all the following informa tion symbols: Symbol Meaning TX T ransmitting. HI L O T ransmission power . H igh (HI) 25W or Low (L O) 1W. WX Weather channel .
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 17 1 - 6 Bas ic Ope ration a nd Key F unc tions All possible key s and their functions are listed here. Note that some of the k eys ma y not be available depending on your L owrance VHF radio model.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 18 WX W eather Channel. L VR-250 US only. In USA and Canadian waters , press to hear the most recently selected weather station. The WX symbol is displayed on the L CD. Rotate the dial or + / - on the microphone to change to a diff erent weather channel.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 19 designate a skipped channel. Note that it is not possible to skip over the priority channel. Pr ess SCAN to stop at the current channel. PUSH TO SELECT Enter (ENT ) . Use ENT when navigating menus , to confirm entries and edits.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 20 Sec tion 2 - The R adio Menu (MENU) 2- 1 Radi o Menu O ptions (M enu) The following options ar e available through MENU key : Maintain your buddy list. See Section 2-2. Set radio sensitivity.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 21 Selec t BUDD Y LIST . Press ENT to displa y the list of entries. 1. Scroll down (if requir ed) to the incorrect entr y and press ENT . 2. Select EDIT. The cursor is at the first character of the name.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 22 2- 2-3 De lete a n Entr y Select BUDDY LIST . Press ENT to display the list of entries. 1. Scroll down (if requir ed) to the entr y you want to delete and pr ess ENT . 2. Select DELE TE then select YES.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 23 2- 4- 1 Se t the Ba ckl ight ing Leve l Select BACKLIGHT . 1. Select a comfortable back light level using + or - to change 2. the setting. Pr ess ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 24 2-5-2 Loca l Time ( TIM E OFFSE T) The local time can be set by entering the time offset between UT C and local time as follows. Select GPS/DA T A, then SE T TING. 1. Select TIME OFFSET to enter the differ ence between UTC and local time.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 25 Select GPS/DA T A, then SE T TING. 1. Select TIME FORM A T . 2. Select 12 Hr or 24 H r as desired. In this example, 12 hour f ormat has been selected and 3. so the L CD shows the AM or PM suffix.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 26 2-5-7 GPS Al ert O pti ons (ALE RT) The GPS alert is usually set to ON (on) so that if the GPS navigation receiver is disconnected, the alarm sounds. Select GPS/DA T A, then SE T TING. 1. Select GPS ALERT.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 27 Sec tion 3 - R adio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP) 3- 1 Ra dio Setu p Menu (R ADIO SE TUP) The following options ar e available through MENU key : Sections 1-3 and 1-4 explain how to navigate around the menu and enter , save and change data.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 28 3-3 Chann el Name s (CH NAME) The channel charts are listed in Appendix C with their default name tags. CH NAME gives y ou the option to edit or delete the channel name tags displayed on the scr een.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 29 Select RADIO SE TUP , then INT 1. SPEAKER. Select ON (on) or OFF (off ) then 2. press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 30 Sec tion 4 - DSC Setup Menu (DS C SETUP) 4 - 1 DSC Setup - M enu Op tions The following options ar e available through MENU key : Sections 1-3 and 1-4 explain how to navigate around the menu and enter , save and change data.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 31 Pr ess ENT to store your user MMSI. 3. Enter your user MMSI again as a password check, then press ENT to permanently stor e 4. the user MMSI and return to the menu. Y ou can view your stored user MMSI at anytime by selecting USER MMSI in the main menu.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 32 Edit the buddy name or , to edit only the MMSI, press ENT r epeatedly until the cursor 3. moves to the MMSI line. When you are finished, pr ess ENT (repeatedly if necessary) to display the next screen.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 33 4 -5- 1 Ent er or Ed it YOUR A T IS MM SI An A TIS MMSI always star ts with the number 9. T o enter or edit your A TIS MMSI: Select DSC SE TUP , the A TIS MMSI. 1. If this is the f irst tim e that you are entering your ATIS MMSI, a dashed line ap pears .
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 34 4 - 6 DSC functi onal ity o ption s (DS C FUNC) DSC functionality can be disabled but this is not recommended. Select DSC SE TUP , then DSC FUNC. 1. Press ENT to sele ct O N and to oper ate the DSC func tiona lity.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 35 Sec tion 5 - Sending and Receiving DSC C alls 5- 1 W hat is DSC? DSC (Digital Selective Calling) is a semi-automated method of establishing VHF , MF , and HF radio calls.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 36 5-2- 1 Ma ke a Rout ine Ca ll (Ind ivid ual) Y ou can call any other person that has another DSC equipped radio. Pr ess CALL to enter DSC mode, then select INDIVIDU AL. This allows you to call another 1.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 37 5-2-3 Ackno wledg eme nt of an I ndi vidua l Inc omin g Call (I NDI V) The L VR-250 EU requires the operator to manually send an acknowledgement to the request- ing radio. Pr ess ENT to send an acknowledgement or EXIT to cancel.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 38 5-2- 6 Call A ll Shi ps (ALL SH IPS) The ALL SHIPS ROUTINE call option is shown on the L VR-250 US. Pr ess CALL to enter DSC mode, then select ALL SHIPS. 1. The p riori ty is se t automatically to URGEN CY .
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 39 5-2-8 Ca ll us ing th e Dis tres s Log (DIST LOG) The Distress L og contains the Distress Log data for the 10 most r ecent relayed Distress C alls, so that you can call any of them quickly.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 40 Again press, EN T , th en selec t REL A Y . 3. Press ENT , the ar row is printing <INDIV REL A Y> . 4. Press ENT , the IND IV RELA Y menu ap pears, w hich displays the b uddy entr ies you have 5.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 41 5-3 Rece iving DSC Call s Several types of DSC calls can be received from vessels within range at various priority levels: DISTRESS See Section 6.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 42 The c aller shoul d respond to you r acknow ledge ment by makin g voice contac t on the 3. designated ch annel. If this do es not happ en, you ca n press PT T to init iate voice c onta ct ins tead .
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 43 Sec tion 6 - Distress Calls 6 - 1 Send ing a Di stres s Call Open the red cover labelled DISTRESS. 1. If time is available to specify the nature of the distress, go t o step 2. Other wise, go directly to step 3.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 44 The radio selects CH16 automatically so that you can hear any incoming voice contacts from search and r escue authorities or other vessels within range. Press EXIT if you need to c ancel the distress c all.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 45 Appendix A - T e chnical Specications L OWRANCE L VR-250 GENERAL Pow er Supply : 13.6V DC.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 46 Local/Distant control: Y es Position polling: Y es Group Call: Y es Call logs: Y es - 20 individual and 10 distress DSC mode: SC101 (USA).
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 47 Appendix B - T roubleshooting The transc eiver will not power up . 1. A fuse may have blown OR ther e is no voltage getting to the transceiver . Check the power cable for cuts , breaks, or squashed sections.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 48 Appendix C - VHF Marine Cha nnel Char ts C - 1 I nternat ional Ch annel C hart CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC T YPE SHIP T O SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG REMARK 01 156.050 160.650 D Public Corr espondence No Y es TELEPHONE 02 156.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 49 Spe cia l Notes o n Inte rnat iona l Chan nel U sage 1 . L OW POWER (1W ) only. 2 . L OW POWER (1W ) initially. Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H/L key before transmitting. Used normally in bridge-to -bridge communications.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 50 C -2 USA Channel Ch art CH T X (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC T YPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG REMARK 01A 156.050 156.050 S Port Operations, Selected VTS Areas Y es Y es PORT OPS/VTS 03A 156.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 51 Spe cia l Notes o n USA Cha nne l Usag e 1 . L OW POWER (1 W ) only. 2 . Receiv e Only. 3 . L OW POWER (1 W ) initially. Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H/L key before transmitting.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 52 C -3 CANADA Chan nel Cha rt CH T X (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC T YPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG REMARK 01 156.050 160.650 D Public Correspondence No Y es TELEPHONE 02 156.100 160.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 53 Spe cia l Notes o n Cana da Chan nel U sage 1 . L OW POWER (1 W ) only. 2 . Receiv e Only. 3 . L OW POWER (1 W ) initially. Override to HIGH POWER by holding down H/L key before transmitting.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 54 5 . T he letter “ A” illuminated by the channel number indicates the Canada channel is simplex. This same channel is always duplex when selecting International. There is no “ A ” reference for International channels.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 55 Appendix D - EU Inland W a terway Channels Country Specic table F or specific channel information for your country, please r efer to local authorities. CH SPECIFIC FOOT- NOTES TRANSMITTING FREQUENC Y (MHZ) SHIP- TO-SHIP SHIP- TO PORT NAUTICAL INFORMA TION SHIP LAND 60 a) 156.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 56 General remarks to C ountry Specic table: 1 The channels f or ser vice categories ship-to-ship and nautical information may also be used for vessel traffic -sys tems by traffic centres .
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 57 Explanation of specic footnotes in C ountry Specic table: a. In the countries mentioned under remark 2, it is stric tly prohibited t o use this channel. b. T his channel is not allowed to be used between Rhine km 150 and k m 350.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 58 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 t o your radio. These are only licensed for use in 2.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 59 Appendix E - MMSI and License Information Y ou must obtain a user MMSI (M arine Mobile Ser vice Identity) and enter it into your L VR-250 in order to use the DSC functions. Contact the appropriate authorities in your country.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 60 Navico F ull T wo- Y ear Lowranc e VHF W arrant y “ W e, ” “ our , ” or “us ” refers to NA VICO, the manufacturer of this L owrance VHF product.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 61 How to Obtain Service In th e USA We back y our investment in quality products with quick, exper t ser vice and genuine Lo w- rance replacement parts.
Lowrance - L VR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 62 Acces sor y Orde ring In formati on for al l count ries T o order Lowrance accessories, please contact: Y our local mar ine dealer or consumer electronics stor e. Most quality dealers that handle 1.
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