Send Position Request Call; Receive Position Request Call - Uniden MYSTIC Owner's Manual

Mystic OM.book Page 92 Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:59 PM

Send Position Request Call

This radio has the ability to request the position of an individual vessel
that is registered in the DIRECTORY.
1. Press [CALL/LIGHT].
2. At the
DSC Menu
Press [ENTER].
3. At the
Pos Request
individual from the Directory that you want the position of.
Note: You must have entries in your directory to make a Position
Request Call. See the Setup Section (page 35.)
4. Press [ENTER]. You will see the
to select
Yes
and press [ENTER] to cancel the call.
5. After the call is sent, the
cancel the Position Request Call, press
the screen. Otherwise, just wait for a reply.
VHF
6. The MYSTIC will wait 10 seconds for an acknowledgement. If it
does not detect an acknowledgment, it will send the Position
Request Call again. If no acknowledgement is received you will be
returned to the
7. When the called vessel sends the position information, the
POSITION REPLY
(or name), time and position information.
Note: The requested radio must have the ability to transmit the
position information (such as another MYSTIC radio).
8. Press [ESC]. The Map screen will now be displayed, with the
calling ship's location marked on the map.

Receive Position Request Call

When your MYSTIC receives a Position Request Call, the DSC
Routine tone or the DSC Distress tone will sound, and the
screen, displaying the category, callers' MMSI (or name)
REQUEST
and time.
1. If you have set the Position Reply to AUTO, your MYSTIC will
automatically transmit your position information.
, use and to select
screen, use
Attention
and press [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select
screen appears. If you want to
Waiting
screen.
VHF
screen appears, showing the caller's MMSI
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Position Request
and to select the
screen. Use
. You will be returned to
OK
POSITION
.
or
No