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3.
Select a ship and press SELECT. A Position Request screen displays for
confirmation. Press SEND.
4.
The radio sends out a position request to that ship and waits for acknowledgement.
5.
If you do not receive an acknowledgement, select BACK to return to the Idle screen.
Position Send
If you are requesting assistance, using an all ships call to give a safety warning, or have
received a Position Request, you can send your current position so other ships know where
you are:
1.
Press CALL soft key. The CALL screen displays.
2.
Select POSITION SEND.
The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use ▲and ▼ to choose the
3.
ship you want to contact and press SELECT. If you want to contact a station that is
not in your directory, select Manual.
4.
The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI
number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 22). Enter all nine digits
and press SELECT.
5.
The radio displays the name and MMSI number of the station you are about to
contact along with your current position information.Select Send. To cancel the
transmission, select Exit.
6.
The radio transmits your current position information to the other station.
DISABLING AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SWITCHING
If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically
switch channels when it receives a DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic
channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an
unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby.
1.
Press MENU and then select DSC SETUP/Auto Channel Switch.
2.
The Auto Channel Switch screen displays, giving you the option to Accept DSC calls
when they come in (default), Ignore DSC calls, or make a Manual decision for each
incoming call. When you have selected an option, the radio returns to the DSC
SETUP screen.
NOTE: Use this feature with caution. Deactivating automatic switching and then forgetting it can
If you have unread incoming DSC calls, the radio displays a message icon. You can review
who has called through the DSC logs. The radio displays the last 50 transmitted calls and
the last 50 received calls (see page E-34).
GPS FEATURES
GPS OPERATION OVERVIEW
Your GPS system provides more than just your specific location. The MOB (Man
Overboard) soft key (see page E-14) lets you immediately save your current position so
rescuers can converge on that exact man overboard location. The Favorites menus let you
create a directory of favorite places and their coordinates so you can easily return there.
make it hard for you to receive DSC calls.
Uniden MHS335 Radio Owner's Manual
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