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DSC OPERATION
D Transmitting a Position Report Call
Transmit a Position Report Call when you want to announce
your own position to a specific ship and receive an answer
back.
q Enter "Position Report" in the DSC menu.
DSC Menu
(Push [MENU])
w Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired pre-programmed
individual address, or "Manual Input," then push
[DIAL•ENTER].
• The ID code for the Individual call can be set first. (p. 16)
• When "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID
code for the individual you wish to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About
Manual Inputting' as described on page 24.)
Select Address
Manual Input
John
˘Paul
George
<CLR ˘ Exit / ENT ˘ OK>
When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is con-
nected, next steps e and r (Current position/time pro-
gramming) do not appear. Go to step t.
e The position information appears. Rotate [DIAL] to edit
your position data (latitude and longitude). (p. 18)
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➪
Position Report
(Rotate [DIAL], then push [DIAL•ENTER].)
--DSC Menu--
r After editing the position data, push [DIAL•ENTER] to pro-
gram. Rotate [DIAL] to edit the current UTC time, then
push [DIAL•ENTER]. (p. 18)
• After pushing [DIAL•ENTER], "Position Report Ready"
is displayed.
--DSC Menu--
Position Report Ready
<CLR ˘ Exit / ENT ˘ OK>
t Push [DIAL•ENTER] to transmit the Position Report Call.
• Emergency channel (Channel 70) is automatically selected.
• If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel
becomes clear.
y After the Position Report Call has been transmitted, the
following message is displayed.
--DSC Menu--
Position Report
TX Complete
<CLR ˘ Exit>
u Push [CLR] to return to the previous screen before you
entered the DSC menu.
• Even if [CLR] hasn't been pushed, the display automatically re-
turns to the previous screen after 2 seconds of inactivity.
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