Standard Horizon HX870 Owner's Manual page 64

DSC Position Report Call by Manually Entering an MMSI
This feature allows you to send your position to another vessel by manually
entering the MMSI of the ship you want to send your position to.
1. Press the MENU key to display "MENU",
select "DSC CALL" with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/►
key, then press the [SELECT] soft key.
2. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select "POS
REPORT". (To cancel, press the [BACK] soft
key.)
3. Press the [SELECT] soft key.
4. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select "NEW ID",
then press the [SELECT] soft key.
5. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select the first
number of the MMSI which you want to
contact, then press the [SELECT] soft key
to step to the next number.
6. Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number.
If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI
number, press the CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to
select "←" or "→", press the [SELECT] soft
key until the wrong character is selected,
then perform step 5.
7. When finished entering the MMSI number, press the [FINISH] soft key.
8. If you want to change the position displayed, press the [POS/TM] soft key
to go to the position information input screen. After inputting new position
information, press the [FINISH] soft key to confirm.
9. Press the [YES] soft key to send your position to the selected vessel.
10. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to radio operation.
DSC Position Report Call by Manually Input Location and Time
If the HX870 is located in an area where GPS reception is limited when you are
going to transmit a position report call, you may manually input your location
(latitude and longitude) and time to be sent. For details, refer to section "10.7.3
Manual Input of Position Information".
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INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
ALL SHIPS
POS REQUEST
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
HISTORY
DIST ALERT MSG
MEMORY
NEW ID
BACK
BACK SELECT
POS REPORT CALL
987654321
1
SAFETY
CATEG:
BACK
24 ° 25.975
POS: S
118 ° 59.456
W
POS REPORT CALL
09:56
POS TM:
Do you want to
transmit a Call?
CATEG:
YES POS/TM NO
POS TM:
DSC CALL
SELECT
POS REPORT
MMSI
98765432 -
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Delete
FINISH SELECT
987654321
SAFETY
24 ° 25.975
POS: S
118 ° 59.456
W
09:56
Transmitted
QUIT
HX870