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Pub. 988-0158-051
www.lowrance.com
LVR-250
VHF Radio
Installation and Operation
Instructions
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T Table of C able of Cont ontents ents Installation ........................................................................................................6 Installation Options ..................................................................................................................................6 Location Requirements ...........................................................................................................................6 Checklist................................
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2-5 GPS Data and Time (GPS/DATA) ................................................................................................. 23 2-5-1 Manually Enter Position and UTC Time (MANUAL) ..................................................................23 2-5-2 Local Time (TIME OFFSET) .......................................................................................................................24 2-5-3 Time Format Options (TIME FORMAT) ....................................................
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5-2-3 Acknowledgement of an Individual Incoming Call (INDIV) ...............................................37 5-2-4 Recall the Most Recent Incoming Call (LAST) .............................................................................37 5-2-5 Call a Group (GROUP) .................................................................................................................................37 5-2-6 Call All Ships (ALL SHIPS) ...................................................................
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Installation This Lowrance radio is designed to generate a digital maritime distress call to facilitate search and rescue. To be effective as a safety device, this radio must be used only within the geo- graphic range of a shore-based VHF marine Channel 70 distress and safety watch system. The geographic range may vary but under normal conditions is approximately 20 nautical miles. Installation Options There are two ways to install the radio. You can choose: • A deck or overhead mounted gimb
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Checklist The following items should be supplied in the box. Check before starting the installation and contact your dealer if an item is missing. Note: An antenna is not provided. Consult your Lowrance dealer for advice if necessary. 1. Mounting gimbal for the VHF radio 12. Two self-tapping screws for the microphone bulkhead mount 2. Power supply cable with in built 7 Amp fuse 13. Two flat screws for the microphone bulkhead mount 3. External speaker connection cable w
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Gimbal Installation 1. Hold the mounting gimbal at the chosen location and use a soft pencil to mark the screw hole positions onto the mounting surface. 2. If you can’t reach behind the mounting surface to attach the nuts, use the self-tapping screws instead of the flat screws shown in the picture. If you’re drilling into fibreglass, use a drill bit smaller than 3/16” (5mm) to drill the pilot holes. Otherwise, drill the four screw holes where marked, using a 3/16” (5mm) drill bit. Drill comp
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that will be covered by the radio fascia after installation.) Drill the 4 mounting holes. 3. Remove the installation template and slide the radio into the cavity. 4. Screw each M5x32 screw through the screw hole in the mounting bracket, then attach the stopper. If your bulkhead exceeds 0.51” (13mm), the stopper can be discarded if necessary. 5. Tighten the M5x32 screws until the radio is held firmly against the rear of the bulkhead. Install the Microphone Bulkhead Mount 1. Hold the microph
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Fix the DSC label CAUTION A DSC warning label is supplied with the LVR-250. To comply with FCC regulations, this warning label must be affixed in a location that is clearly visible from the operating con- trols of this Lowrance radio. Make sure that the chosen location is clean and dry before applying this label. Connect the Radio Cables The connectors are on the rear of the base unit, as follows: 1. GPS/COM connector. For connection to GPS device via NMEA. See the following table for wirin
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Wiring for GPS/COM connector Pin Wire Function Notes No connection (Not used) 1 Red 2 Orange OUT (+) (To ) (Not used) 3 White Program/clone 4 Green IN (-) (From ) 5 Yellow IN (+) (From ) 6 Black OUT (-) (Ground) No connection (Not used) 7 Blue 8 Grey No connection (Not used) 8 Grey 2 Orange 4 Green 5 Yellow 1 Bare wire 3 White 6 Black 7 Blue Set Up the Radio CAUTION You can’t make any DSC transmissions until you’ve obtained a user MMSI and entered it into your LVR-250. The user MMSI is a uni
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The Completed Installation External speaker GPS product VHF Antenna External speaker connection cable Antenna connection cable Black Fuse power on Red cable power cable Battery Base unit with microphone 12 Lowrance - LVR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions
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Notes: Lowrance - LVR-250 Installation and Operation Instructions 13
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Section 1 - General Information 1-1 Features Congratulations on your purchase of a Lowrance LVR-250 marine band VHF radio. It provides the following useful features: • Prominent channel display • Adjustable contrast settings for the LCD • Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use • Waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7 • GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display (when connected to a GPS) • Choice of High or Low (25 W or 1 W) transmission power • Top centre
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1-2 Customizing your Lowrance VHF Radio You can customize the radio to suit your individual preferences. Some preferences can be set directly through the keys as explained in this Section. Other preferences are set up through the built-in menus and these are explained in the other Sections. 1-3 How to Display and Navigate Menus 1. Press MENU (or CALL). Note that only three menu items can be displayed at any one time on the screen. 2. Rotate the Rotary knob, or use + / - keys on the microphone
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This simulation shows the locations of all the following information symbols: Symbol Meaning TX Transmitting. HI LO Transmission power. High (HI) 25W or Low (LO) 1W. WX Weather channel. LVR-250 US only. WX ALT Weather Alert. Alarm beeps will sound. LVR-250 US only. BUSY Receiver busy with an incoming signal. PRI Priority channel is selected. D Duplex operation. Otherwise, blank for Simplex operation. LOCAL Local calling is selected. Otherwise, blank for distance calling. DSC DSC capability i
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1-6 Basic Operation and Key Functions All possible keys and their functions are listed here. Note that some of the keys may not be available depending on your Lowrance VHF radio model. Key Function VOL/PWR Volume and Power. Turn clockwise to power on. Continue to turn until a comfortable volume is reached. VOL/PWR will also adjust the settings of an external speaker, if connected. SQL Squelch or Threshold Level. Sets the threshold level for the minimum receiver signal. Turn fully count
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WX Weather Channel. LVR-250 US only. In USA and Canadian waters, press to hear the most recently selected weather station. The WX symbol is displayed on the LCD. Rotate the dial or + / - on the microphone to change to a different weather channel. Press WX again to return to the most recent channel. If the weather alert mode (ALT) is ON and an alert tone of 1050Hz is broadcast from the weather station, it is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds. Press any key to hear the wea
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designate a skipped channel. Note that it is not possible to skip over the priority channel. Press SCAN to stop at the current channel. PUSH TO SELECT Enter (ENT). Use ENT when navigating menus, to confirm entries and edits. EXIT Escape (ESC). Use EXIT when navigating menus, to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a menu without saving changes, and to back up to the previ- ous screen. CALL Radio and DSC Call Menu. Press to enter the DSC Call Menu and make DSC calls. See Section 6. MENU D
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Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU) 2-1 Radio Menu Options (Menu) The following options are available through MENU key: Maintain your buddy list. BUDDY LIST See Section 2-2. Set radio sensitivity. LOCAL/DIST See Section 2-3. Set backlight level. BACKLIGHT See Section 2-4. Set contrast level. CONTRAST See Section 2-4. Set position & UTC manually. MANUAL See Section 2-5. GPS/DATA SETTING Set local time and time format. See Section 2-5. DSC SETUP USER MMSI DSC Setup Menu. GROUP SETUP See Sect
