Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 104)

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14.9 CHANNEL NAME
When the radio (“Normal”) mode is selected, the display will show a name under
the channel number. This name describes the use of the channel. The radio
has the capability to customize the name by the procedure below.
Example: CH69 PLEASURE to HOOKUP
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”.
DSC SETUP
GM SETUP
BACK
SETUP
WAYPOINT SETUP
CH SETUP
GPS SETUP
ATIS SETUP
SELECT
PRIORITY CH
SUB CH
CH NAME
NOISE CANCEL
VOX
VOX LEVEL
VOX DELAY
CH SETUP
BACK SELECT
69 :PLEASURE
BACK
CH SETUP
68 :SHIP-SHIP
67 :BRG TO BRG
66
A
:PORT OPERA
65
A
:PORT OPERA
SELECT
CH NAME
BACK SELECT FINISH
CH SETUP
CH NAME
Z Y 1 2
a& [
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
N M O P Q R S T U V W X
B A C D E F G H I J K L
Delete
P LEASURE--------
69 :HOOKUP
BACK
CH SETUP
68 :SHIP-SHIP
67 :BRG TO BRG
66 A :PORT OPERA
65
A
:PORT OPERA
SELECT
CH NAME
2. Select “SETUP” with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/►
key, then press the [SELECT] soft key.
3. Select “CH SETUP” with the CH▼/CH▲ key,
then press the [SELECT] soft key.
4. Select “CH NAME” with the CH▼/CH▲ key,
then press the [SELECT] soft key.
5. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select the chan-
nel to be named, then press the [SELECT]
soft key.
6. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to scroll through
the first letter of the new channel name.
7. Press the [SELECT] soft key to store the
first letter in the name and step to the next
letter to the right.
8. Repeat step 6 and 7 until the name is
complete. The name can consist of up to 16
characters, if you do not use all 16 charac-
ters, select “→” to move to the next space.
This method can also be used to enter a
blank space in the name.
If a mistake was made entering in the channel name, press the CH▼/
CH▲/◄/► key to select “←” or “→”, press the [SELECT] soft key until the
wrong character is selected, then perform steps 6 and 7.
9. Press the [FINISH] soft key to save the name.
10. If you want to enter the name of another channel, repeat the steps 5 through
9.
11. Press the CLR key to return to radio operation.
NOTE
When “CHANNEL NAME” is assigned to the soft key, you can show
the channel name input display directly by pressing the [NAME] soft
key during radio operation.