Position Call: Requesting Other Ship's Position - Furuno DSC-60 Operator's Manual

4.8.1

Position call: requesting other ship's position

1. Press the [CALL] key, and press the [ENT] key to open the CALL TYPE menu.
Send message
***
CALL TYPE
STATION ID
PRIORITY
DSC FREQ
2. Use or to select POSITION and press the [ENT] key.
3. Press the [ENT] key to open the STATION ID menu.
Send message
***
CALL TYPE:
STATION ID
PRIORITY
: ROUTINE
DSC FREQ
:2M-INTL
GO TO ALL VIEW
4. Key in ID of station (nine digits) of which you want their position and press the [ENT] key.
5. Press the [ENT] key to open the PRIORITY menu.
Send message
***
: Position
CALL TYPE
ROUTINE
BUSINESS
: 987654321
STATION ID
SAFETY
: Routine
PRIORITY
URGENCY
:12M-INTL
DSC FREQ
6. Select priority desired (usually ROUTINE) and press the [ENT] key.
7. Press the [ENT] key to open the DSC FREQ menu.
Send message
***
2 MHZ
CALL TYPE : POSITION
4 MHZ
6 MHZ
8 MHZ
STATION ID :
$
12 MHZ
PRIORITY : ROUTINE
DSC FREQ
GO TO ALL VIEW
8. Select appropriate DSC band and press the [ENT] key. Select DSC frequency and press the
[ENT] key. (See page 4-8 for details.)
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If this part of menu appears,
use
***
#
INDIVIDUAL
PSTN CALL
POLLING
TEST CALL
NEUTRAL
ALL SHIPS
MEDICAL
GROUP CALL
RELAY ALL
AREA CALL
$
RELAY SEL
POSITION
DISTRESS
***
POSITION
REQUEST
- - - - - - - - -
***
request
GO TO ALL VIEW
***
16 MHZ
18 MHZ
22 MHZ
REQUEST
25 MHZ
OTHER
987654321
MANUAL
: 2M-INTL
#
to scroll menu.
Use to scroll
menu.
OTHER: Special, private channels.
MANUAL: For selection of frequency at
radiotelephone when there is "remote control
error."