Sending Your Own Position (Position Send); Putting The Radio Into Standby - Uniden UM425 Owner's Manual

Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features
1. Press the
2. Select Setup and then POS Reply.
3. Highlight Auto and press the
automatically transmit your position when it receives a position request.
4. To disable automatic position reply, repeat the steps above and select
Manual.

Sending your own position (Position Send)

If your radio is connected to a GPS receiver, you can send your boat's
position to someone else. If you are requesting assistance or using an all
ships call to give a safety warning, you can send your current position so
other stations know where you are:
1. Press the
2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu, then select Position Send.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
and
contact and press the
station that is not in your directory, select Manual. The radio prompts
you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI
number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 26). Enter
all nine digits and press the
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and
asks you to confirm. If you want to transmit your position to the
displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the transmission,
select Cancel.
5. The radio transmits your MMSI number, your longitude, and your
latitude to the other station.

Putting the radio into standby

If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls, you can
put your radio in standby mode. If your radio receives an individual call, it will
automatically respond with a message that indicates your radio is currently
unattended. Follow the steps below to put your radio in standby:
button to display the menu.
MENU-PA
button to display the menu.
MENU-PA
buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to
CHANNEL DOWN
SELECT-1W/25W
button. If you want to contact a
SELECT-1W/25W
SELECT-1W/25W
E-39
button. The radio will
CHANNEL UP
button.