Position And Time Programming - Icom IC-M412 Instruction Manual

n Position and time programming
A Distress call should include the ship's position and time
data. If no GPS is connected, your position and UTC (Uni-
versal Time Coordinated) time should be input manually.
They are included automatically when a GPS receiver
(NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is connected.
q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
w Push [s] or [t] to select "POSITION INPUT," and push
[ENT].
e Push [s] or [t] to set your latitude data. After setting the
latitude data, push [ENT] to set your longitude data.
• Push [CH/WX] or [16] to move the cursor forward or backward.
• Push [s] or [t] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude
when the cursor is on the 'N' or 'S' position, and W; West lon-
gitude or E; East longitude when the cursor is on the 'W' or 'E'
position.
• Push [CLR] to cancel and exit the programming mode.
r After setting the longitude data, push [ENT] to set the
current UTC time using [s] or [t].
• Push [CH/WX] or [16] to move the cursor forward or backward.
• Push [CLR] to cancel and exit the condition.
t Push [ENT] to program and returns to the normal opera-
tion.
Scrolls
Manually programmed position data will be held only for
23.5 hours.
"??" may blink instead of position and time indications
when the GPS data is invalid, or has not been manually
updated after 4 hours.
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