Standard Horizon Eclipse GX1400GPS Owner's Manual page 37

2. Press the [NATURE] soft key.
The "NATURE OF DIST" menu will appear on the
display.
3. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select the desired
nature of distress category, then press the
[ENTER] soft key.
4. Press and hold the [DISTRESS] key until a distress
alert is transmitted.
5. Perform the steps 2 through 5 of the basic opera-
tion described in the previous section.
Transmitting a Distress Alert by Manually Inputting Location and Time
In case the GX1400 series fails to get a GPS position fix, you may manually
input your latitude and longitude, and time before transmitting the distress alert.
[ ]  "DSC"  "DIST ALERT MSG"
1.
2. Press the [POS/TM] soft key.
3. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select the first number
of latitude, then press the [SELECT] soft key to
step to the next number.
4. Repeat step 3 to set the position and UTC time in
the 24-hour format.
If you make a mistake, press the[◄] or [►] key
until the wrong character is selected, then perform
step 3.
5. When finished programming the position and time, press the [FINISH] soft
key. The display will return to the previous screen.
6. Press and hold the [DISTRESS] key until a distress alert is transmitted.
7. Perform the steps 2 through 5 of the basic operation described in the
previous section.
DIST ALERT MSG
UNDESIGNATED
POS: --°--.--- -
---°--.--- -
TIME: --:--UTC
BACK NATURE POS/TM
NATUER OF DIST
FIRE,EXPLOSION
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
BACK ENTER
DIST ALERT MSG
UNDESIGNATED
POS: --°--.--- -
---°--.--- -
TIME: --:--UTC
BACK NATURE POS/TM
POS AND TIME
POS:
23°56.890N
123°56.890W
TIME: 12:56UTC
BACK FINISH SELECT
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