Editing A Group; Deleting A Group; Dsc Settings; Manual Position Information - Garmin VHF 315 Series Owner's Manual

Editing a Group

1 Select DSC > GROUP > EDIT ENTRY.
2 Select a group.
3 Edit the group MMSI number, the name, or both
4 Select ACCEPT.

Deleting a Group

1 Select DSC > GROUP > DELETE.
2 Select a group.
3 Select YES.

DSC Settings

Manual Position Information

If you do not have a GPS device connected to your radio, you can manually enter your position and time of
entry. The position data is transmitted with DSC calls. When you enter the position and time manually, MANUAL
POS appears on the screen.
Manually entered position information must be updated regularly, and the radio displays two alerts to remind
you to update the position data.
• When the position data you entered manually is more than four hours old, DATA IS OVER 4 HOURS OLD
appears on the screen. The radio continues to transmit this position data, but you should update it before it
becomes invalid.
• When the position data you entered manually is more than 23.5 hours old, it is considered invalid and DATA
IS INVALID appears on the screen. The radio does not transmit invalid position data, and you should update
it immediately.
Entering Position Information Manually
1 Select MENU > SYSTEM > MANUAL GPS.
2 Enter your current coordinates and the present time
3 Select ACCEPT.

Changing the Channel to 16 Automatically

By default, the radio changes to channel 16 automatically when receiving distress, distress relay, and all-ships
urgency calls. In certain situations, when you must continually monitor a channel to maintain uninterrupted
communication with another vessel, for example, you can disable this feature.
1 Select MENU > DSC > AUTO CHANGE CH..
2 Select an option:
• To set the radio to switch automatically to channel 16 when you receive a qualifying call, select ON.
• To set the radio to prompt you to accept or decline a channel change when you receive a qualifying call,
select OFF.

Sending Automatic Replies

You can configure the radio to automatically respond to incoming calls, including position requests.
NOTE: When you configure the radio to automatically respond to incoming calls, the radio also changes the
channel automatically for all incoming individual calls.
1 Select MENU > DSC > INDIV REPLY.
2 Select an option:
• To send automatic replies, select AUTO.
• To send replies manually, select MANUAL.
Digital Selective Calling
(Entering Text, page 9).
(Entering Text, page 9).
19