Position Request; Position Reply Setup - Standard Horizon Explorer GPS GX1700 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 GX1700.
Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any compatible
GPS chart plotter is connected to the GX1700, the polled position of the ves-
sel is shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter making it easy to navi-
gate 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 re-
quests. (Refer the section "9.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL" to enter informa-
tion into the individual directory).

9.8.1 Position Reply Setup

The GX1700 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
position to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold down the
Menu " appears.
2. Press the
menu.
3. Press the
REPLY " with the
4. Press the
or " MANUAL ". In " AUTOMATIC " mode, after a DSC
POS Request is received, the radio will automati-
cally transmit your vessels position. In " MANUAL "
mode, the display of the GX1700 will show who is
requesting the position and the
radio has to be pressed to send your position to
the requesting.
5. Press the
setting.
6. Press the
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NOTE
/ key to select " DSC SETUP "
soft key, then select " POSITION
/ key.
soft key, then select " AUTOMATIC "
soft key to store the selected
soft key several times to return to radio operation.
key until " Setup
soft key on
-Setup Menu-
GENERAL SETUP
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
Waypoint Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
SELECT QUIT
-Setup Menu-
General Setup
CH Function Setup
DSC SETUP
Waypoint Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
SELECT QUIT
-DSC Setup-
Individual Directory
Individual Reply
Individual Ack
Individual Ring
Group Directory
POSITION REPLY
SELECT QUIT
-Position Reply-
AUTOMATIC
Manual
QUIT
ENT
GX1700