Lowrance - Link-5 Operation and Installation Instructions 3
Section 1 - General Information .......................................................................6
1-1 Features .................................................................................................................................................6
1-2 Customizing your Lowrance VHF Radio ..................................................................................... 7
1-3 How to Display and Navigate Menus ..........................................................................................7
1-4 How to Enter Alphanumeric Data ................................................................................................7
1-5 LCD Symbols and Meanings ..........................................................................................................7
1-6 Basic Operation and Key Functions ............................................................................................. 9
Section 2 - The Radio Menu (MENU) ................................................................13
2-1 Radio Menu Options (Menu) ...................................................................................................... 13
2-2 Maintain Your Buddy List (BUDDY LIST) .................................................................................. 14
2-2-1 Add an Entry ....................................................................................................................................................14
2-2-2 Edit an Entry .....................................................................................................................................................14
2-2-3 Delete an Entry ............................................................................................................................................... 15
2-3 Local or Distance Sensitivity (LOCAL/DIST) ........................................................................... 15
2-3-1 Set DISTANT Sensitivity ..............................................................................................................................15
2-3-2 Set LOCAL Sensitivity .................................................................................................................................. 15
2-4 Backlighting (BACKLIGHT) and Contrast (CONTRAST) ..................................................... 15
2-4-1 Set the Backlighting Level .......................................................................................................................16
2.4.2 Set the Contrast Level ..................................................................................................................................16
2-5 GPS Data and Time (GPS/DATA) ................................................................................................. 16
2-5-1 Manually Enter Position and UTC Time (MANUAL) ..................................................................16
2-5-2 Local Time (TIME OFFSET) .......................................................................................................................17
2-5-3 Time Format Options (TIME FORMAT) .............................................................................................17
2-5-4 Time Display Options (TIME DISPLAY) .............................................................................................18
2-5-5 Position Display Options (LL display) ................................................................................................ 18
2-5-6 Course & Speed Display Options (COG/SOG)..............................................................................18
2-5-7 GPS Alert Options (ALERT) ..................................................................................................................... 19
2-6 GPS Simulator (SIMULATOR) ....................................................................................................... 19
2-7 Reset to Factory Defaults (RESET) ............................................................................................. 19
Section 3 - Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP) ................................................20
3-1 Radio Setup Menu (RADIO SETUP) ........................................................................................... 20
3-2 Channel (UIC) .................................................................................................................................... 20
3-3 Channel Names (CH NAME)......................................................................................................... 21
3-4 RING & BEEP Volume (RING VOLUME) and (KEY BEEP) ...................................................... 21
3-5 Internal Speaker Connections (INT SPEAKER) ....................................................................... 21
3-6 Set the Priority Channel (WATCH MODE) ............................................................................... 22
3-7 Weather Alert (Wx ALERT) .......................................................................................................... 22
3-8 NMEA protocol (COM PORT) ....................................................................................................... 22
