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press ENTER. Select Yes and press ENTER to confirm your choice.
3.
Select ADD NEW to show your buddy list.
4.
Select the target buddy then press ENTER to add that buddy to the track list.
5-10-2 Select your TRACK BUDDY
Select your buddy as follows:
DSC CALL
TRACK BUDDY
DIST LOG
TRACK START
►SET BUDDY
LL REPLY
►TRACK BUDDY
TRACK LIST
1.
Press CALL/MENU to enter DSC MODE, then select TRACK BUDDY.
2.
Select SET BUDDY and scroll down to your desired buddy. Your can set a maximum
of three buddies to track.
3.
Select ON to track that buddy, or OFF to not. Press ENTER to confirm. (Repeat for the
other two buddies if necessary.)
5-10-3 Set the time interval of tracking
Set the time interval as follows:
DSC CALL
TRACK BUDDY
DIST LOG
SET BUDDY
LL REPLY
TRACK LIST
►TRACK BUDDY
►INTERVAL
1.
Press CALL/MENU to enter DSC mode, then select TRACK BUDDY.
2.
Select INTERVAL, and choose the desired time interval. Press ENTER to confirm.
5-10-4 Start tracking
Start tracking as follows:
DSC CALL
TRACK BUDDY
►START BUDDY
DIST LOG
LL REPLY
SET BUDDY
►TRACK BUDDY
TRACK LIST
1.
Press CALL/MENU to enter DSC mode, then select TRACK BUDDY.
2.
Select START TRACK, then YES. The START TRACK display changes to STOP TRACK. To
stop tracking at any time, just press YES.
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SET BUDDY
SET BUDDY
►KATHY OFF
KATHY
►ON
SAM ON
BUDDY #3 OFF
OFF
INTERVAL
►15 MINUTES
30 MINUTES
1 HOUR
START TRACK
SET TRACK
►YES
KATHY 1 OFF
NO
SAM 2 ON
BUDDY #3 3 OFF
3.
As soon as you start tracking, an LL Request is sent immediately on CH70 and your
radio; and it waits for acknowledgement of the (first) buddy's LL position to be
displayed on your radio screen.
Each of the selected buddies is polled for their LL positions at regular time intervals.
When information is received, a friendly ring tone sounds and the position is shown on
the screen. Pressing any key cancels the screen.
The position that is received is not stored in your radio's Log, but is broadcast over
NMEA0183 to the Chartplotters. Press any key to acknowledge, or wait for the automatic
20 second timeout.
Note: The Link-2 is capable of receiving and displaying the LL position data at normal or
enhanced resolution.
5-11 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
You can test your radio's DSC operation by sending a DSC TEST CALL to a Buddy or other
station equipped with a DSC radio.
Note: You should not use a routine DSC call to test your radio and you should minimize
the use of the safety channel for test purposes.
5-11-1 Send a DSC TEST call
1.
Select DSC CALL then DSC TEST.
2.
Select the buddy you want to call from your buddy list, or Select MANUAL NEW then
enter the MMSI of the individual you want to call.
3.
Press ENT to accept the selection.
4.
Press ENT again to SEND the call. Channel 70 is selected automatically and the
symbol is shown on the LCD while the call is being sent.
5.
The radio waits for an acknowledgement (WAIT). If the call is acknowledged a
notification is displayed.
DSC CALL
DSC TEST
LL REQUEST▲
MANUAL NEW
TRACK BUDDY
SAM
►DSC TEST
►TOM
MMSI/GPS
6.
If there is no reply after 30 seconds, the radio asks you if you want to retry.
5-11-2 Receiving an incoming DSC TEST call reply (DSC TEST ACK)
1.
When you receive notification of a DSC TEST reply, press SILENC soft key to silence
the alert.
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TX
TOM
TOM
DSC TEST
DSC TEST
►SEND?
WAIT.. 00:17
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