Icom IC-M504A Instruction Manual page 36

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DSC OPERATION
D Transmitting a Position Report Call
Transmit a Position Report Call when you want to announce
your own position to a specific ship and receive an answer
back.
q Enter "Position Report" in the DSC menu.
DSC Menu
(Push [MENU])
w Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired pre-programmed
individual address, or "Manual Input," then push
.
When "Manual Input" is selected, set the 9 digit MMSI ID
code for the individual you wish to call with [DIAL]. (See 'About
Manual Inputting' as described on page 24.)
Select Address
Manual Input
John
˘Paul
George
<CLR ˘ Exit / ENT ˘ OK>
When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is con-
nected, next steps e and r (Current position/time pro-
gramming) do not appear. Go to step t.
e The position information appears. Rotate [DIAL] to edit
your position data (latitude and longitude). (p. 18)
30
Position Report
(Rotate [DIAL], then push
--DSC Menu--
r After editing the position data, push
gram. Rotate [DIAL] to edit the current UTC time, then
push
is displayed.
Position Report Ready
.)
<CLR ˘ Exit / ENT ˘ OK>
t Push
If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel
becomes clear.
y After the Position Report Call has been transmitted, the
following message is displayed.
u Push [CLR] to return to the previous screen before you
entered the DSC menu.
[CLR] hasn't been pushed, the display automatically re-
turns to the previous screen after 2 seconds of inactivity.
. (p. 18)
, "Position Report Ready"
--DSC Menu--
to transmit the Position Report Call.
--DSC Menu--
Position Report
TX Complete
<CLR ˘ Exit>
to pro-