Do you have a question about the VHF 7200 and is the answer not in the manual?
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Graham
April 20, 2025
After turning on my radio for approximately 5 mins thr radio starts a ringing sound. I believe this is possible due to not picking up a GPS signal. I can cancel the ringing sound by selecting another channel then going back to the initial
1. How do I resolve this?
2. How can I stop the ringing sound?
Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation will be the offi cial version of the Documentation. This manual represents the Navman VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU radios at the time of printing. Navman NZ Limited reserves the right to make changes to specifi cations without notice.
3.7 NMEA & NMEA protocol (COM PORT) ... 22 3.7.1 NMEA as GPS SOURCE... 22 3.7.2 NAVBUS as GPS SOURCE ... 23 3.7.3 NAVBUS as BARO & TEMP SOURCE... 23 3.8 Barometric Displays (BARO)... 23 VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual ...13 NAVMAN...
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5.3.5 Receiving a Polled Position Call (POSITION) ... 39 Chapter 6 - Distress Calls ... 40 6.1 Sending a Distress Call ... 40 6.2 Receiving a Distress Call (DISTRESS!) ... 41 6.3 Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK) or Relay... 41 NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
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Appendix B - Troubleshooting ... 44 Appendix C - VHF Marine Channel Charts ... 45 Appendix D - MMSID & License Information... 57 Appendix E - How to Contact Us... 58 NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
Chapter 1 - General Information 1.1 Features Congratulations on your purchase of a Navman VHF 7200 US, or 7200 EU marine band VHF radio. All of these models provide the following useful features: • Prominent Channel Display and Rotary Channel Selector knob with PRESS TO ENTER function •...
(similar to the modern cell phone operation). Normal and Menu Mode Edit Mode Push 1 Push 2 Space Push 3 Push 4 “ Push 5 VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual “ NAVMAN &...
Channel is temporarily deleted from the ALL SCAN operation. BUSY Receiver busy with an incoming signal. USA INT CAN Selected channel bank for VHF radio operations and regulations. Priority channel is selected. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
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Readouts are taken even when the engine and radio have been powered down (with typically less than 3mA of current drain). VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual A typical operational display is shown:...
Three Favorite Channels. Also on the microphone. Press to toggle between your favorite channels. The CH1, CH2, or CH3 symbol appears on the screen to show which favorite channel is selected. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
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The HI or LO selection is shown on the screen. Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power transmission setting is incorrect. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual NAVMAN...
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This automatically 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. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
GPS SIM RESET Sections 1.3 and 1.4 explain how to navigate around the menu and enter, save and change data. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual Maintain your buddy list. See Section 2.2. Set radio sensitivity. See Section 2.3.
6. Press ENT to store the changes. The buddy list is displayed again. If more changes are required, repeat Steps 2 thru 6. Otherwise, press ESC to exit. ENTER NAME 123456789 ENTER MMSID >STORE 123456789 CANCEL BACKLIGHT EDIT NAME ALEX ALEX 111223344 EDIT MMSID >STORE 112233445 CANCEL NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
LOCAL/DIST >BACKLIGHT The microphone keypad backlighting is either ON or OFF. CONTRAST Use CONTRAST to set the contrast level for the screen. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual DELETE BUDDY EDIT >DELETE >YES 1. Select LOCAL/DIST then scroll to LOCAL.
You can also enter the course (COG) and speed (SOG) and select GPS Alert and GPS Simulator options. 2.5.1 Manually Enter Position and UTC Time (MANUAL) Note that this function is available only if an operational GPS receiver is not connected. GPS/DATA MANUAL LL >MANUAL...
3. Select 12 Hr or 24 Hr as desired. In this example, 12 hour format has been selected and so the screen shows the AM or PM suffi x. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual TIME OFFSET >+01:30...
1. Select GPS/DATA, then SETTING. 2. Select COG/SOG. 3. Select ON (on) or OFF (off) as desired. In this example, ON has been selected and so the screen shows the bearing and speed. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
>RESET 1. Select RESET. The radio asks for confi rmation. 2. Select YES to reset the radio and return to the menu. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual 1. Select GPS/DATA, then SETTING. 2. Select GPS ALERT. 3. Select ON (on) or OFF (off) as desired.
2. Scroll through the channels with their name tags until you see the channel name tag you want to change, then press ENT. In this example, the channel name TELEPHONE associated with channel 01 is being changed to PHONE1. and change data. TELEPHONE >EDIT DELETE NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
CH16 and CH09 as well as the working channel, as follows: RADIO SETUP WATCH MODE BEEP VOLUME >ONLY 16CH INT SPEAKER 16CH+9CH >WATCH MODE VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual BEEP VOLUME >HIGH 1. Select RADIO SETUP, SPEAKER. 2. Select ON (on) or OFF (off) then press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu.
DSC polling postions and distress data is available to other Navman instruments. However, the barometric and temperature readings from this 7200 radio can be switched off if you prefer to use the readings from a different instrument.
3.8.1 Customize the Barometric Units RADIO SETUP BARO WX ALERT >BARO UNITS COM PORT BARO DISPLY >BARO BARO CAL. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual GPS SOURCE NMEA SOURCE >NAVBUS NAVBUS BARO & TEMP >ON BARO UNITS >MILLIBARS...
A temperature sensor in the microphone measures air temperature changes. To customize the temperature units: RADIO SETUP TEMP COM PORT >UNITS BARO CAL. >TEMP BARO DISPLY >LCD OFF LCD ON BARO CAL. MODIFY? >29.92" PRESS ENT TEMP SENSOR >ºC ºF NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
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3. Press ENT to display the temperature in ºC (Celsius), or select ºF to show the temperature in Fahrenheit. 4. Press ENT to enable the setting and return to the menu. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
You can display and read your user MMSID at any time, but you get only one opportunity to enter your user MMSID. 187654321 USER MMSID >STORE CANCEL NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual USER MMSID INPUT AGAIN –––––––––...
GROUP SETUP screen. 4.3.2 Edit Group Name Details GROUP SETUP FISHER1 MANUAL NEW >EDIT >FISHER1 DELETE FRIENDS1 VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual GROUP NAME FISHER1 –––––––––––– 012345678 GROUP MMSID >STORE 0–––––––– EDIT NAME...
Enter your ATIS MMSID to access ATIS functionality if you are navigating inland waterways within Europe. DELETE GROUP FISHER2 >YES 1. Select SETUP, REPLY. 2. Select AUTO for an automatic response, or MANUAL for a manual response. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual then INDIV...
ATIS FUNC INDIV REPLY >ON ATIS MMSID >ATIS FUNC ATIS functionality will operate only after the ATIS MMSID has been entered (see previous section). VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual INPUT ATIS MMSID >STORE CANCEL ATIS annunciator NAVMAN...
ATIS FUNC >AUTO DSC FUNC MANUAL >LL REPLY DSC annunciator 1. Select DSC SETUP, then LL REPLY. 2. Select your response and press ENT to confi rm and return to the menu. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
2 friendly ringtones. If desired, you can mute this audible notifi cation as follows: 1. Select DSC SETUP, then LL RING. 2. Select OFF (off) to mute the ringtones. 3. Press ENT to confi rm your choice and return to the menu. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual NAVMAN...
Show the details of the 20 most recent incoming calls. See Section 5.2.7. Show the details of the 10 most recent distress calls. DIST LOG See Section 5.2.8. Request the LL position of a buddy. LL REQUEST See Section 5.2.9. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
Press ENT to send an acknowledgement or ESC to cancel. ENTER –> ACK The 7200 US will automatically send an acknowledgement to the ESC –> EXIT requesting radio within 10 seconds of receiving the call. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual MANUAL MMSID 012345678 0–––––––– INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE >SET CHANNEL...
(7200 US only). VHF7200 USA VHF7200 USA INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE ROUTINE >SET CHANNEL >SEND? RD GROUP VHF7200 USA 055554444 INDIVIDUAL ROUTINE ROUTINE >SET CHANNEL >SEND? ALL SHIPS URGENCY >YES NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
The Distress Log contains the Distress Log data for the 10 most recent relayed Distress Calls, so that you can call any of them quickly. Always try to make voice contact on CH16 fi rst, as follows: VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual VHF7200 VHF7200 >CALL BACK...
LL REQUEST >SET BUDDY >TRACK BUDDY TRACKLIST 1. Press CALL/MENU to enter DSC mode, then TRACK BUDDY. LL REQUEST LL REQUEST >SEND? CALLING... SET BUDDY SET BUDDY >KATHY KATHY >ON BUDDY3 OFF NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
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Chartplotters. Press any key to acknowledge, or wait for the automatic 20 second timeout. Note that the 7200 is capable of receiving and displaying the LL position data at normal or enhanced resolution. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual INTERVAL >15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES...
1. When you receive notifi cation of an INDIV call, press any key to cancel the alert. The radio automatically selects the channel designated in the incoming call. INDIV calls are almost always Routine priority. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
fi shing 27º45.543'W position. If LL position information is available from your buddy, this is shown on the screen until the screen display changes. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual NAVMAN...
Press ESC if you need to cancel the distress call. This is the only key that operates in distress mode. DISTRESS CALL SENT! WAIT.. PRESS ESC TO CANCEL... NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
Press PTT to establish voice contact with the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is the only agency allowed to send a Distress Acknowledgement (DISTRESS ACK). VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual 1. An alert sounds when a distress call (DISTRESS!) is received. Press any key to cancel the alert.
Track Your Buddy: Group Call: Call logs: Yes - 20 individual and 10 distress DSC (USCG SC101) Yes (7200 US) DSC (Class D): Yes (7200 EU) Barometer, Temperature & Happy Fish: NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
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Audio output power: 2 W (with 8 ohm at 10% distortion) 4 W with 4 ohm external speaker Compass safe distance: 0.5 m (1.5') Specifi cations are subject to change without notice. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual NAVMAN...
Check the polarity of the GPS cable. c) Check the baud rate setting of the GPS if applicable. The baud rate setting should be 4800 for NMEA or 38400 for NAVBUS. Parity should be set to NONE. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
156,650 156,650 h), i) 156,675 156,675 156,700 156,700 156,725 156,725 156,750 156,750 156,775 VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual Port operations and ship movement Internship Single frequency frequency Digital selective for distress, safety and calling NAVMAN Public correspondence...
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76, may also be used for high-speed data and facsimile transmissions, subject to special Port operations and ship movement Internship Coast Single frequency frequency DISTRESS, SAFETY AND CALLING NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual Public correspondence...
Stations using these channels or bands for the testing and the possible future introduction of new technologies shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, other stations operating in accordance with Article 5. (WRC-2000) VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual IEC:2003(E) NAVMAN...
Commercial Commercial Guard, Duplex Port Operations Guard Coast Guard Liaison Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual SHIP NAME TAG SHORE PORT OPS/VTS Yes UNAUTHORIZED PORT OPS/VTS SAFETY COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL CALLING COMMERCIAL PORT OPS/VTS...
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157.325 161.925 Public Correspondence, Marine 157.375 161.975 Public Correspondence, Marine 157.425 162.025 Public Correspondence, Marine 88A 157.425 157.425 Commercial, Intership Only VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP SHIP Coast Guard Areas Commercial Fishing Port Operations...
25B RX Only 161.850 Public Correspondence, RX Only 157.300 161.900 Public Correspondence, Duplex 157.350 161.950 Public Correspondence, Duplex 157.400 162.000 Public Correspondence, Duplex VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual SHIP TRAFFIC TYPE SHIP SHORE Areas Inter-ship Safety Commercial...
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Commercial, SAR ------ Intership Commercial Commercial Coast Guard Coast Guard Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual SHIP NAME TAG SHORE ------ TELEPHONE TELEPHONE UNAUTHORIZED CANADIAN CG TELEPHONE UNAUTHORIZED PORT OPS PORT OPS...
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Distress, Safety, and Ship Calls. No voice communication is allowed on CH70. 7. The CANADA mode is not legal to use in U.S. waters. VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual ------ ------ NOAA WX ------ ------ NOAA WX...
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160.725 160.750 160.775 160.800 160.825 160.850 160.875 156.300 160.925 160.950 156.375 156.400 156.425 156.450 156.475 156.500 Digital selective calling for distress, 156.525 safety and calling 156.550 156.575 156.600 156.625 156.650 156.675 NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
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157.325 157.350 a) d) 157.375 157.400 a) p) 157.425 AIS1 a) n) 161.975 AIS2 a) n) 162.025 VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual (Mhz) Ship-to-ship Ship-to-port Land 156.700 156.725 156.750 156.775 156.800 156.825 156.850 156.875 161.500 161.525 161.550...
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In the Czech Republic this channel is used for service category nautical information. In the Czech Republic this channel is used for service category ship-to-port authorities. NAVMAN VHF 7200 US and 7200 EU Operation Manual...
Depending upon your location, you may need need a radio station license for the radio. You may also also need an individual operator’s license. Navman NZ recommends that you check the requirements of your national radio communications authorities before operating DSC functions.
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Do you have a question about the VHF 7200 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers
After turning on my radio for approximately 5 mins thr radio starts a ringing sound. I believe this is possible due to not picking up a GPS signal. I can cancel the ringing sound by selecting another channel then going back to the initial 1. How do I resolve this? 2. How can I stop the ringing sound?