NorthStar Navigation Explorer 710 VHF - Manual (Page 10)

10 Northtstar Explorer VHF Series: 710US, 710EU Operation and Installation Manual
Press + or - to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold down
to scroll rapidly through all the available channels. See Appendix C for a listing of
channel charts.
Alphanumeric Entry. This key can also be used for menu selection and for alpha-
numeric entry. Press + or - to scroll the cursor up or down menu options when
navigating menus.
When editing an item containing only numbers, press - to count through the
numbers or hold down to scroll rapidly.
To enter a character, press + to step through the alphabet or hold down to scroll
rapidly.
ENT Enter. Use ENT when navigating menus, to confi rm entries and edits.
ESC Escape. Use ESC when navigating menus, to clear incorrect entries, to exit from a
menu without saving changes, and to back up to the previous screen.
CALL/MENU DSC Setup Menu and DSC Call Menu. 710US and 710EU only. Press to enter the DSC
Call Menu and make DSC calls. See Section 5.
Hold down to enter MENU SELECT. Scroll to DSC SETUP to setup your MMSID and
other DSC information. Go to RADIO SETUP to customize your Northstar VHF radio.
See Section 4.
MENU Radio menu. 7000 only. Press to enter the Radio Menu and customize your Northstar
VHF radio. See Section 3.
DISTRESS Send DSC Distress Call. 710US & 710EU only. See Section 6.
PTT Press To Talk. Press PTT to transmit at any time on an allowable channel. This auto-
matically exits you from menu mode and stops scanning. You must release PTT to
receive a signal.
If PTT sticks, a built-in timer will automatically shut down a transmission after fi ve
minutes and sound the error beeps.
This time out is required by FCC regulations.
Note: VHF 710CAN operation is the same as VHF 710US. Technical and DSC specifi cations for VHF
710CAN are the same as VHF 710EU