Position Request And Reply - PRESIDENT MC-8050 DSC Owner's Manual

If you want to send a test call to a station that is not in your directory, select Manual. 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 21). Enter all nine digits and
press ent-1W/25W button.
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to
call and asks you to confirm. If you want to call the dis-
played number, select Send. To cancel the call, select
Cancel.
5. The radio automatically switches to channel 70 to
transmit the test call request, then switches back to the
last-used channel.
6. When the other station acknowledges the test call, the radio displays an acknowledge-
ment screen.
Receiving Test Calls
When another station sends you a test call, the radio dis-
plays the test request screen.
To acknowledge the test call, select Reply.
To reject the test call, select Cancel.
Enabling automatic test call reply
If you want the radio to automatically reply to all test call, you
can enable automatic test call reply.
1. Press and hold CALL-MenU to display the normal menu.
2. Select Setup and then Test Reply.
3. Choose Auto and press ent-1W/25W. The radio will automatically send an acknowledge-
ment when it receives a test call.
Press and hold -
4. To disable automatic test call reply, repeat the steps above and select

Position Request and Reply

Requesting another station's position (POS Request)
Anytime you need to know where another boat currently is - to find your boating partners,
to respond to a request for assistance, etc. - you can send a position request to their radio:
1. Press CALL-MenU to display the call menu.
Test
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