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L VR-880 US L VR-880 EU VHF Radio Operation Instructions Pub . 988-0158-061 www.lowranc e.com.
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Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 3 Contents Sec tion 1 - Ge nera l Info rma tion ......................................................................................... 7 1-1 Fea turtes .....................................................
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 4 Rad io ME NU SE LEC T Opt ions .......................................................................... 19 3-1 Manage your W aypoints List ( W A YPOINT ) ..................................................
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 5 4-8 Wea ther Alerts ( WX ALERT ) ......................................................................................................... 35 4-8-1 TONE ALERT ...............................................
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 6 6-14-2 Select a Buddy to T rack (SET BUDDY ) ............................................................................................ 53 6-14-3 Add or Delete a Buddy on Y our T rack List ( TRACKLIST ) .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 7 General Information Sec tion 2 - 1 - 1 Fe atu rte s Congratulations on your pur chase of a Lowrance L VR-880US or L VR-880EU marine band VHF radio.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 8 NMEA0183 for GPS, Distress and P olling calls • NMEA2000 connectivity • DSC (Digital Select Calling) capability that meets USCG SC101 standards. L VR-880US only • DSC (Digital Select Calling) capability that meets EC Class D standards.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 9 WX AL T Weather alert. L VR-880US only . SAME Specific Area Message Encoding – County weather warning. D Duplex operation. Other wise, blank for Simplex operation. A TIS A TIS is enabled for use in European inland waterways.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 10 1 -3 Bee p tone s & cal l ale rt s Error 2 short beeps • Acknowledge 1 long beep • Alarm T wo-tone ring • (repeated f or 2 minutes or u.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 11 The Radio K eys Sec tion 3 - All possible keys and their functions are listed here. Note that some of the keys may not avail- able, depending on your L owrance VHF radio model. 2- 1 VOL - Volum e and Powe r T urn clockwise to power on.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 12 2-5 PUSH TO S ELEC T (ENT ) When you are in MENU mode, push the cent er of the Channel Select k nob to ENTER your choice or setting. This is referred to throughout the manual as “press ENT” . 2- 6 1 6/9 - Priori ty c ha nnel (LVR-8 80US o nly) Also on the microphone.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 13 2-9 IC (HAI LER mo de) HAILER PA FOG PA LISTEN PA HAIL VOL LO HI Hold down IC for about 3 seconds to ent er HAILER mode. Pr ess ENT . 1. Pr ess PT T to talk through the hailer . Turn the Channel Select k nob OR press + or – to 2.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 14 2- 1 1 NAV (Show Waypo int) If a waypoint is already selected, the bearing and distance to the waypoint and the cross track error are shown on the bottom line of the L CD. Hold down NA V to enter NA VIGA TION mode and show these details: T o quit NA VIGA TION mode, you must reset the radio .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 15 shown on the bottom line of the L CD . T o cancel MOB, select another waypoint. 2- 1 4 MOB ( T e mp orar y Wayp oint) T o mark your current position as a temporar y waypoint, hold down MOB and release the key before the 3 second count down ends.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 16 If you tr y and add another favorite channel, a warning message asks if you want t o overwrite CH3. Pr ess ENT to confirm. T o delete a favorite channel, select that channel then hold down 3CH. A message asks if you want to delete that favorite channel .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 17 With any of your thr ee favorite channels selected (by pressing the 3CH key) hold down SCAN to start all 3CH scanning. Pr ess SCAN again to stop at the broadcast channel OR press EXIT t o quit 3CH SCAN and return automatically to the previous br oadcast channel.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 18 2- 22 C ALL ME NU Make DSC calls Pr ess to enter the DSC CALL menu and make DSC calls. Enter MENU mode Hold down for about 3 seconds to show the radio MENU so that y ou can customize your radio, enter categories , and enter alphanumeric data.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 19 Radio MENU SELECT Options Sec tion 4 - Hold down CALL MENU for about 3 seconds to access an y of the following radio MENU SELEC T options. Menu options shown inside the gray boxes ar e explained in this chapter .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 20 3- 1 Ma nage you r Waypoint s List ( W A Y POIN T) Y ou can store a maximum of 200 waypoints with their LL positions. When your waypoint list is full, you cannot make a new entry until you have deleted an existing entry.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 21 3- 1 -2 Edit or D el ete a Waypo int MENU SELECT WAYPOINT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST WAYPOINT WP LIST NEAREST WP TEMP WP LIST NEW WP R14W05 R01W02 R14W04 R01W01 R14W03 R14W05 GO WP EDIT DELETE WP EDIT R14END 17 32.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 22 Tip: If you are in the NA V big number screen, just turn the Channel Select k nob to immedi- ately access the Wa ypoint List.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 23 3- 1- 6 Sen d Waypoi nt Dat a to a Cha rt pl ot ter Y ou can send waypoint data over NMEA2000 to a compatible chartplotter. MENU SELECT WAYPOINT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST WAYPOINT WP LIST NEAREST WP TEMP TEMP2 WPT DELETE TX WPT DATA Select W A YPOINT then WP LIST .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 24 3-2 Set th e Back lig hti ng Level (BACKLI GHT ) There are 8 levels of backlight. Level 8 is the brightest. MENU SELECT WAYPOINT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST BACKLIGHT LO HI PRESS ENT Select BACKLIGHT . 1. Select a comfortable back light level using the Channel Select k nob or + or – to change 2.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 25 Select BUDDY LIST . The cursor is at MANU AL NEW. P ress ENT . 1. Enter the buddy name, one character at a time (this may be alphanumeric) then press 2. ENT repeatedly until the cursor moves t o the MMSI entr y line.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 26 3- 4 - 1 S et Di st ance S ens it ivit y MENU SELECT BACKLIGHT BUDDY LIST LOCAL/DIST SENSITIVITY DISTANT LOCAL Select LOCAL/DIST then select DIST ANT . 1. Pr ess ENT to activate the DIST setting. This disables local sensitivity and the menu is 2.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 27 position and the local time manually , using the GPS/DA T A option. This information is important because it will be used if a DSC distress call is transmitted.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 28 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 approximate Daylight Saving Time ( Summer Time ),.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 29 3- 6 - 4 Ti me Di spl ay Op tio ns (TI ME D ISPL Y) If your vessel position and time data are being updated through a GPS na vigation receiver , you can show or hide the time on the L CD.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 30 3- 6 - 6 Cou rse & Sp eed D is play O pti ons (COG/SOG) If your vessel position and time data are being updated through a GPS na vigation receiver , you can show or hide your course over g round (COG) and speed o ver ground (SOG) data on the L CD.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 31 3-7 GPS Simu lato r (GPS SI M) The GPS simulator is set to OFF whenever the radio is turned ON or whenever real GPS data is available through the C OM por t. ( The GPS simulator will not operate if a GPS signal is received.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 32 Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP ) Sec tion 5 - Hold down CALL MENU for about 3 seconds to access the f ollowing RADIO SETUP options.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 33 RADIO SETUP UIC CH NAME RING VOLUME UIC USA INT L CANADA Select RADIO SE TUP then UIC. 1. Select the desired channel bank then press ENT . 2. 4 - 2 Cha nne l Nam es (CH NAM E) The channel charts are listed in Appendix C with their default name tags.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 34 4 -3 Ring Volum e (RIN G VOLUME) The radio sounds the friendly two-tone aler t when it detects an incoming DSC call. Y ou can change the volume level. RADIO SETUP UIC CH NAME RING VOLUME RING VOLUME HIGH LOW Select RADIO SE TUP then RING VOL UME.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 35 RADIO SETUP KEY BEEP UNITS INT SPEAKER INT SPEAKER ON OFF Select RADIO SE TUP then INT SPEAKER. 1. Select ON or OFF then press ENT to enable the desired setting and return to the menu. 2. 4 - 7 S et the Pr iorit y Ch ann el (WA TCH MOD E) L VR-880US only .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 36 4 -8 - 1 TONE A LERT L VR-880US only . If T ONE ALER T is ON and an alert tone of 1050 H z is broadcast from the NO AA weather station, the weather alert is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds. Press any key to cancel the alarm and to hear the weather alert message.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 37 If the aler t is being sent by NOAA NWR, the radio automatically tunes t o the designated frequency so that you can listen to the alert. If the aler t is being sent by the EAS, the nature of the alert is shown on the L CD as W ARNING, W A TCH, ADVISORY , or TEST .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 38 Select NEW CODE. 3. Enter the new SAME code along the dashed line, one number at a time. P ress ENT to confirm each correct entr y and to move to the next digit. If you make an error, pr ess – until < appears, then press ENT to backup and correct the entry.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 39 Select the desired setting then press ENT . 2. CHECK SUM ON (on) is the usual setting. The COM PORT uses 4800 baud rate and can receive the f ollowing GPS data sentences: RMC, GGA, GLL, GNS.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 40 DSC Setup Menu (DSC SETUP ) Sec tion 6 - W ARNING A valid USER MMSI must be entered into the radio bef ore these DSC functions can be used. See Section 5-1 for instructions on entering your USER MMSI. Hold down CALL MENU for about 3 seconds to access an y of the following DSC SETUP op- tions.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 41 5- 1 Ent er or Ch eck Y ou r USE R MMS I (USER M MSI) This is a ONCE-ONL Y operation. Y ou must enter your user MMSI before you can access the DSC functions. Y ou can display and read your user MMSI at any time, but you get only one opportunity to enter your user MMSI.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 42 5-2 Mai ntai n Y ou r Gro up s Use GROUP SETUP to create, edit, or delete 1, 2, or 3 gr oups of frequently called people stor ed in alphanumeric order .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 43 group list is display ed again. Edit the group name OR to edit only the MMSI, pr ess ENT repeatedly until the cursor 4. moves to the MMSI line. When you are finished, pr ess ENT (repeatedly if necessary) until a new LCD appears .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 44 DSC SETUP USER MMSI GROUP SETUP ATIS MMSI INPUT ATIS MMSI 9 ATIS MMSI 9987654321 STORE CANCEL ATIS MMSI INPUT AGAIN 9 ATIS MMSI 9987654321 STORE CANCEL Select DSC SE TUP then A TIS MMSI. 1. If you have already enter ed your A TIS MMSI, it is shown on the L CD.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 45 It is not possible to have both DSC ON and A TIS ON simultaneously. When you enable one, the other will turn OFF . I f DSC and A TIS are both OFF , DSC will have to be switched ON for normal DSC operation.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 46 Sending and Receiving DSC C alls Section 7 - W ARNING A valid USER MMSI must be entered into this radio bef ore these DSC functions can be used. See section 5-1. 6 - 1 What i s DSC? DSC (Digital Selective Calling) is a semi-automated method of establishing VHF , MF , and HF radio calls.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 47 6 -3 Send a n Ind ivid ual Ca ll to a Bu ddy (I NDI VIDUAL) DSC CALL INDIVIDUAL LAST CALL GROUP INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE SAFETY URGENCY INDIVIDUAL MANUAL NEW MERMAID IV SEAROSE MERMAID IV INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE SEND? MERMAID IV INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE CALLING.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 48 Pr ess ENT then set the work ing channel. 4. Note: Duplex channels cannot usually be called and are automatically eliminated fr om the suggested call list. If the call is to a Coast Station, the channel is selected automatically .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 49 Note: Duplex channels cannot usually be called and are automatically eliminated fr om the suggested call list. If the call is to a coast station, the channel is selected automatically . The call details are shown.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 50 6 -9 Sen d Usi ng the Ca ll Log (C ALL LOG) The Call Log contains the contact details for the 20 most r ecent incoming calls, so that you can call any of them again quickly. When the call log is full, the oldest entry is over written.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 51 Select DSC CALL then DIST LOG. 1. The most recently receiv ed Distress Call is the first entry (01) in the Distress Log. Select 2. the entry that you want to call and press ENT . The details are displayed o ver two screens that alternate every 1.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 52 6 -12 Send a n ALL SHI PS Di stres s Rela y Using t he Di stres s Log (DIST LOG) Y ou can mak e a distress rela y to an individual in the log. DSC CALL ALL SHIPS CALL LOG DIST LOG 05 SUNSHINE DISTRESS FLOODING ALL RELAY DISTRESS 10:03 UTC 82 50.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 53 6 - 1 4 T rack a Bud dy (TR ACK BUDDY) Y ou can selec t a buddy to track; start and stop track ing your buddy , and add or remove bud- dies from your buddy tracklist.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 54 6- 14- 3 Add or Dele te a Buddy on Your Tr a ck List (T RA CKLIS T) DSC CALL DIST LOG LL REPLY TRACK BUDDY TRACK BUDDY START TRACK SET BUDDY TRACKLIST TRACKLIST ADD NEW SEAROSE ADD NEW MERMAID IV SEASPRAY TRACKLIST ADD NEW MERMAID IV SEAROSE Select DSC CALL then TRA CK BUDDY .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 55 6 - 1 6 Recei ving a n All Shi ps Call (ALL SH IPS) ALL SHIPS URGENCY FROM 123456789 16 CHANNEL REQUEST ENT- ACCEPT EXIT- ESC When you receive notification of an ALL SHIP call , press any key to cancel the alert.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 56 6 - 1 8 Rece iving a G roup Cal l (GROUP) RCV:GROUP GP:012345678 987654444 EXIT- ESC Wh 1. en you receive notification of a GROUP call, pr ess any key to cancel the alert. The radio automatically selects the channel designated in the incoming call.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 57 DISTRESS Calls Sec tion 8 - W ARNING A valid USER MMSI must be entered into this radio bef ore these DSC functions can be used. See section 5-1. 7-1 Sen ding a D ist ress Cal l DISTRES CALL UNDEFINED FIRE FLOODING DISTRES CALL UNDEFINED HOLD DISTRES 3 SECONDS.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 58 7 -2 Recei ving a D istre ss Call (DI STRESS!) 123456789 12:45 UTC 82 50.1234 N 127 45.1425 W 123456789 DISTRESS FLOODING EXIT- ESC An alert sounds when a distress call (DISTRESS!) is received. P ress any key to cancel the 1.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 59 Appendix A - T e chnical Specications LOWRAN CE L VR -8 80U S & L VR -8 80E U A-1 GENERAL F requenc y Range: T ransmit 156.025 to 157.425 MHz L VR-880US 156.050 to 162.425 MHz L VR-880EU Receive 156.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 60 Audio Output Power at THD 10%: 2 W (with 8 Ohms) 4 W (with 4 Ohms external speaker) Current Drain At: Max Audio Power ≤1.5 A Stand-By ≤0.25 A A-4 TRANSMITTER RF P ower : Hi 23 W Lo 0.8 W Maximum Deviation ± 5 KH z Modulation Distortion ±3KH z ≤7% Audio Response at 1KHz Dev.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 61 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-880 Operation Instructions 62 7. GPS alarm sounds and L CD shows: Please check GPS link! The NO GPS symbol is shown. GPS data has been lost. This sequence will repeat every 4 hours until GPS data from an opera- tional GPS receiver is available .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 63 Appendix C - VHF Marine Cha nnel Char ts C - 1 In ternat ional Ch anne l Char t CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP TO 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-880 Operation Instructions 64 62 156.125 160.725 D Port Operations No Y es PORT OPS 63 156.175 160.775 D Port Operations No Y es PORT OPS 64 156.225 160.825 D Public Corr espondence No Y es TELEPHONE 65 156.275 160.875 D Port Operations No Y es PORT OPS 66 156.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 65 C -2 US A Chan nel Cha rt CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC T YPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG REMARK 01A 156.050 156.050 S P or t Operations, Selected VT S Areas Y es Y es PORT OPS/VTS 03A 156.150 156.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 66 67 156.375 156.375 S Commercial , bridge-to-bridge, 1W with Pow er-up Y es No BRIDGE COM 3 1W 68 156.425 156.425 S Boat Operations, Recr eational Y es No SHIP - SHIP 69 156.475 156.475 S Boat Operations, Recr eational Y es Y es PLEASURE 70 156.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 67 C -3 CANADA Chan nel Cha rt CH TX (MHz) RX (MHz) MODE TRAFFIC T YPE SHIP TO SHIP SHIP TO SHORE NAME T AG REMARK 01 156.050 160.650 D Public Corr espondence No Yes TELEPHONE 02 156.100 160.700 D Public Corr espondence No Yes TELEPHONE 03 156.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 68 62A 156.125 156.125 S Canadian Coast Guard Y es Y es CANADIAN CG 64 156.225 160.825 D Public Corr espondence, Duplex No Y es TELEPHONE 64A 156.225 156.225 S U.S. Governmen t, Canadian Commer cial Fishing Y es Y es UNAUTHORIZED 4 65A 156.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 69 5 . The 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 f or International channels.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 70 C -5 EA S (Emerge ncy A ler t Systems) Ale rts National Codes Nature of Activation Event C odes Message Emergency Action Notification (National only) EAN.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 71 State and Local C odes Nature of Activation Event C odes Message Hurricane W arning HUW W ARNING Hurricane W atch HUA WAT C H Hurricane Statement HLS ADVI.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 72 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-880 Operation Instructions 73 General remarks to C ountry Specic table: 1 The channels for ser vice categories ship-to-ship and nautical information may also be used for vessel traffic -sys tems by traffic centres .
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 74 Explanation of specic footnotes in C ountry Specic table: a. I n 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 k m 350.
Lowrance - L VR-880 Operation Instructions 75 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.
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