How To Receive A Position Request Call - Furuno 9ZWFM4850 Operator's Manual

DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING
Initiate position request call by manually entering an MMSI
number
On the "POS REQUEST" page, select "MANUAL ID".
Step 1
Rotate and press the Menu/DSC control to enter the MMSI of an
Step 2
individual contact, and then press the Menu/DSC control.

When CH70 is busy, you can wait without pressing any key until CH70
is idle.
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When the CH70 is idle, the radio waits for an acknowledgement.
When the radio receives an acknowledgement, the radio screen shows
Step 3
the requested position information. Select the "OK" soft key or the Back
key to return to the home screen.
Note
If you receive an ACK from a ship that does not have location
information, it would be easier to understand that it is expressed as
"NO INFO" rather than "receive false position information".
4.7.2

How to Receive a Position Request Call

The "POSITION ACK" has three options: "MANUAL", "AUTO", and "IGNORE". For
information about how to set the "POSITION ACK", see section 12.5 Position
Acknowledgement. When "POSITION ACK" is set to "IGNORE", your radio has no
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