Position Request; Setting Up Position Reply - Furuno FM-4000 Owner's Manual

11.8 POSITION REQUEST

Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another
vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the FM-4000.
FURUNO has taken this feature one step further. If any FURUNO GPS chart
plotters are connected to the FM-4000, the polled position of the vessel is
shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter, making it easy to navigate to the
location of the polled vessel. This is a great feature for anyone wanting to
know the position of another vessel. For example, your buddy that is catching
fish, or finding the location of a person you are cruising with.
The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its
DSC transceiver and must not have its transceiver set to deny position
requests. (See the section "11.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL" to enter informa-
tion into the individual directory).

11.8.1 Setting up Position Reply

The FM-4000 can automatically or manually send your position to another
vessel. This selection is important if you are concerned about someone polling
the position of your vessel that you may not want to. In the manual mode you
will see the MMSI or person's name shown on the display, allowing you to
choose to send your position to the requesting vessel or not.
1. Press and hold down the [ CALL ( MENU )] key until
the "Radio Setup Radio Setup" menu appears.
Radio Setup Radio Setup
Radio Setup
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select the "DSC
Setup" menu.
Setup Setup
Setup Setup
3. Press the [ ENT ] key, then use the CHANNEL selec-
tor knob to select "Position Reply
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select "Auto-
matic" or "Manual Manual." In the "Automatic
matic matic Manual Manual
matic matic Manual
DSC POS Request is received, the radio will auto-
matically transmit your vessel's position. In the
"Manual Manual" mode, the display of the FM-4000 will show
Manual Manual
Manual
who is requesting your position.
5. Press the [ ENT ] key to store the selected setting.
6. Press the [ CLR ] key twice to return to the "Radio
Setup" menu, then press the [ CLR ] key again to re-
Setup Setup
Setup Setup
turn to radio operation.
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