Entering Position And Time - Icom IC-M423G Instruction Manual

■ Entering position and time

A Distress call should include the ship's position and time.
If no GPS receiver is connected and built-in GPS receiver*
is not receiving valid position data, your position and UTC
(Universal Time Coordinated) time should be manually en-
tered. They are automatically included when a GPS receiver
compatible with the NMEA 0183 (ver. 2.0 or later) format is
connected.
*For only the IC-M423G, IC-M423GE, and IC-M424G.
• Manual entry is disabled when a GPS receiver is con-
nected.
• Manually entered position and time will be held for only
23.5 hours.
q Enter "POSITION INPUT" in the DSC SETTINGS menu.
➪ DSC Settings
MENU
(Push [MENU].) (Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].)
w Enter your latitude and longitude position using Dial, or
[Y]/[Z]/[Ω]/[≈].
• Select a desired number using Dial, or [Y]/[Z]/[Ω]/[≈].
• Push [ENT] or Dial to set it.
• To move the cursor, select either arrow, "←" or "→," then push
[ENT] or Dial.
• Select N (North latitude) or S (South latitude) when the cursor is
on the 'N' or 'S' position.
• Select W (West longitude) or E (East longitude) when the cursor
is on the 'W' or 'E' position.
➪ Position Input
• Push [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode.
• Push [BACK] to return to the previous screen.
e After entering the position, push [ENT] to save it.
r The UTC time entry screen is displayed, enter the UTC
time in the following way:
• Select a desired number using Dial, or [Y]/[Z]/[Ω]/[≈].
• Push [ENT] or Dial to set it.
• To move the cursor, select either arrow, "←" or "→," then push
[ENT] or Dial.
t Push [ENT] or Dial to save your position and time.
• Return to the "DSC SETTINGS" screen.
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