Setting Up A Position Request Ringer; Transmitting A Position Request To Another Vessel - Standard Horizon GX2000E Owner's Manual

9.8.2 Setting up a Position Request Ringer

The GX2000E/GX2100E has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer.
1. Press and hold down the [ CALL ( MENU )] key
until "Setup Menu" appears.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select "DSC
SETUP" menu.
3. Press the [ SELECT ] soft key, then select "DSC
BEEP" with the CHANNEL knob.
4. Press the [ SELECT ] soft key, then select "POS
Request" with the CHANNEL knob.
5. Press the [ ENT ] soft key, then select "Off" with
the CHANNEL knob.
6. Press the [ ENT ] soft key to store the selected set-
ting.
7. Press the [ QUIT ] soft key several times to return to radio operation.
To re-enable the ringer tone, repeat the above procedure, rotating the CHAN-
NEL knob to select "On" in step "5" above.

9.8.3 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel

Pre-Programmed Request
1. Press the [ CALL ( MENU )] key. The "DSC
Menu" will appear.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select "POS RE-
QUEST".
3. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select a name
that was stored in the Individual DSC direc-
tory, then press the [ SELECT ] soft key.
4. Press the [ YES ] soft key to transmit the Posi-
tion Request DSC call.
5. When the GX2000E/GX2100E receives the posi-
tion from the polled vessel it is shown on the
radio display and also transferred to a GPS
Chart plotter with NMEA DSC and DSE sen-
tences.
6. Press the [ QUIT ] soft key to return to radio opera-
tion.
If the GX2000E/GX2100E does not receive a position data from the
polled vessel, the display will show "NO POSITION DATA."
GX2000E/GX2100E
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