Icom IC-M604 Instruction Manual page 35

D D Transmitting a Position Report call
Transmit a Position Report call when you want to announce
your own position to a specific ship and to get an answer, etc.
q Enter "P P o o s s i i t t i i o o n n R R e e p p o o r r t t " in DSC menu.
D D S S C C M M e e n n u u  ➪ P P o o s s i i t t i i o o n n R R e e p p o o r r t t 
(Push [MENU]) (Rotate [SELECTOR], then push [ENT].)
w Rotate [SELECTOR] to select the desired pre-pro-
grammed individual address or "M M a a n n u u a a l l I I n n p p u u t t ," push
[ENT].
• The ID code can be set in advance. (p. 16)
• When "M M a a n n u u a a l l I I n n p p u u t t " is selected, set the 9-digit MMSI
number for the individual you wish to call with the keypad.
--DSC Menu--
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. Edit your position data
(latitude and longitude) directly with the keypad. (p. 18)
r After editing the position data, push [ENT] to set. Then set
the current UTC time directly with the keypad, push [ENT].
t Push [ENT] to transmit the Position Report call.
• If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel
y After the Position Report call has been transmitted, the fol-
lowing indication is displayed.
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u Push [CLR] to return to the previous indication before en-
tering the DSC menu.
• Even if [CLR] hasn't been pushed, the display automatically re-
DSC OPERATION
--DSC Menu--
Position Report Ready
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
becomes clear.
Position Report
TX Complete
Now Waiting for ACK
<CLR˘Exit>
turns to the previous indication after 2 sec. of inactivity.
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