Making A Distress Call - Garmin GPSMAP 276C Owner's Manual

DSC Directory
entries. Press
ENTER to
open the entry
review page.
DSC Directory list
To add a new DSC Directory entry:
1. Open the DSC Directory on the Main Menu.
2. Use the ROCKER to highlight the first blank space in the
directory list, and press ENTER.
Or
Press MENU, highlight New Item, and press ENTER.
3. Enter the MMSI number, the name, and any comments.
4. When finished, highlight OK, and press ENTER.
GPSMAP 276C Owner's Manual
Enter the
MMSI number,
name, and a
Blank entry.
comment (if
Press ENTER
needed) in the
to add a DSC
fields.
Directory entry.
After creating a New Directory Item, the name created is attached
to that particular MMSI number. If you return to the Log, the new
name appears under the corresponding MMSI number.
Another way to input a name is from the Entry Review Page or the
DSC Distress Call or DSC Position Report pages. The Name and
MMSI are sent to other Garmin GPS units: Only the MMSI numbers
are sent to other non-Garmin DSC users.

Making a Distress Call

To make a Distress Call, press the MayDay button on your VHF
radio. The call transmits on an emergency channel with the MMSI
number attached to the call, if you have DSC support. Any DSC-
equipped mariner (on sea or land) within range can receive the call.
M
AIN
New Directory Item Page
M > DSC T
ENU AB
Highlight OK
and press
ENTER to save
the Directory
Entry.
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