Garmin GPSMAP 215 Owner's Manual - Page 5

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Introduction

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the

product box for product warnings and other important

information.

Radio Overview

Item Key

Description

DISTRESS

Lift the door and press to send a DSC distress

call with a programmed MMSI number

(Entering Your MMSI Number, page

VOL/SQ

Press the dial to switch between volume or

squelch.

Rotate the dial to adjust the volume or squelch

level.

Select the key that corresponds to the on-

screen item to select the item.

SELECT

On the home screen, rotate the dial to change

the channel.

On the home screen, press the dial to toggle

weather channels

and Alerts, page

Rotate the dial to highlight an item in a list.

Press the dial to select an item.

PWR

Hold to turn the radio on and off.

North America:

Press to toggle between preset channels.

16/9

International:

16+

DSC

Select to view a menu of DSC options.

HI/LO

Select to change the transmission mode and

receiving sensitivity.

CLEAR

Select to return to the previous menu option.

Select to cancel or mute an incoming DSC call.

From the home screen, select to view

configuration options.

From a menu, select to return to the home

screen.

Introduction

WARNING

VHF 110/115

VHF 210/215

(NOAA

Weather Broadcasts

4).

Handset Overview

PTT

North America: 16/9

International: 16+

Home Screen

5).

Radio system status, settings, and alerts.

International, Canadian, or USA frequency band

*Latitude

*Longitude

*Time

**Speed over ground (SOG) or course over ground (COG)

Soft-key functions change depending on your current activity

Working channel

*The latitude, longitude, and time appear when the radio has a

GPS signal acquired. You can enter data manually when the

radio does not have a GPS signal.

** The SOG and COG appear when the radio has a GPS signal

acquired, and the option is enabled in the menu

Settings, page

System Status Icons

Icon Status

Receiving an incoming signal

Transmitting

Transmitting at 25 W

Transmitting at 1 W

Saved channel

Local receiver mode, often used in areas with radio frequency

interference (harbors)

ATIS enabled

Position tracking enabled

Auto channel changing disabled

Hold to broadcast.

Select to change the channel on the radio.

Select to toggle between preset channels.

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