Position Request; Setting Up A Position Reply - Standard Horizon GX2000E Owner's Manual

9.8

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 GX2000E/
GX2100E. Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any
compatible GPS chart plotter is connected to the GX2000E/GX2100E, 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 radio and must not have its radio set not to deny position requests.
(Refer the section "9.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL" to enter information into the
individual directory).

9.8.1 Setting up a Position Reply

The GX2000E/GX2100E can be set up to automatically (default setting) or
manually send your position when requested by 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
persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your posi-
tion to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold down the [ CALL ( MENU )] key until
"Setup Menu" appears.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select "DSC SETUP"
menu.
3. Press the [ SELECT ] soft key, then select "POSITION
REPLY" with the CHANNEL knob.
4. Press the [ SELECT ] soft key, then select "AUTO-
MATIC" or "MANUAL". In "AUTOMATIC" mode, after
a DSC POS Request is received, the radio will au-
tomatically transmit your vessels position. In
"MANUAL" mode, the display of the GX2000E/
GX2100E will show who is requesting the position
and the YES soft key on radio has to be pressed to
send your position to the requesting.
5. Press the [ ENT ] soft key to store the selected set-
ting.
6. Press the [ QUIT ] soft key several times to return to radio operation.
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