Garmin Volvo Penta Glass Cockpit B7 Owner's Manual page 70

marking an MOB or SOS location, see
Location, page 23.
Position Tracking
When you connect the chartplotter to a VHF radio using
NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that send position
reports.
This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, when the
vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC
Call Information).
Every position report call received is logged in the DSC
list (DSC List, page 57).
Viewing a Position Report
1 Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review.
4 Select an option:
• To view the position report details, select
• To view to a chart marking the location, select
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel
1 Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review > Navigate To.
4 Select Go To or Route To.
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked
Vessel
1 Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review > Create Waypoint.
Editing Information in a Position Report
1 Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review > Edit.
• To enter the name of the vessel, select Name.
• To select a new symbol, select Symbol, if available.
• To enter a comment, select Comment.
• To show a trail line for the vessel if your radio is
tracking the position of the vessel, select Trail.
• To select a color for the trail line, select Trail Line.
Deleting a Position-Report Call
1 Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a position-report call.
3 Select Review > Clear Report.
Viewing Vessel Trails on the Chart
You can view trails for all tracked vessels on some chart
views. By default, a black line indicates the path of the
vessel, a black dot indicates each previously reported
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Marking an SOS position of a tracked vessel, and a blue flag indicates the
last reported position of the vessel.
1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select Menu > Layers
2 Select the number of hours to show tracked vessels on
Individual Routine Calls
When you connect the chartplotter to a Garmin VHF
radio, you can use the chartplotter interface to set up an
individual routine call.
When setting up an individual routine call from your
chartplotter, you can select the DSC channel on which
you want to communicate. The radio transmits this
request with your call.
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Selecting a DSC Channel
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NOTE: The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those
channels that are available in all frequency bands. The
default channel is 72. If you select a different channel, the
chartplotter uses that channel for subsequent calls until
you call using another channel.
1 Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a vessel or a station to call.
3 Select Review > Call with Radio > Channel.
4 Select an available channel.
Making an Individual Routine Call
NOTE: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the
radio does not have an MMSI number programmed, the
radio will not receive call information.
1 Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a vessel or a station to call.
3 Select Review > Call with Radio.
4 If necessary, select Channel, and select a new
5 Select Send.
6 On your Garmin VHF radio, complete the call.
Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target
1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select an AIS target.
2 Select AIS Vessel > Call with Radio.
3 If necessary, select Channel, and select a new
4 Select Send.
5 On your Garmin VHF radio, complete the call.
> Other Vessels > DSC > DSC Trails.
the chart.
For example, if you select 4 Hours, all trail points that
are less than four hours old appear for all tracked
vessels.
channel.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the
radio.
channel.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the
radio.
Digital Selective Calling