I Position And Time Programming - Icom IC-M421 Instruction Manual

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DSC OPERATION

I Position and time programming

A distress call should include the ship's position and time
data. If no GPS is connected, your position and UTC (Univer-
sal Time Coordinated) time should be input manually. They
are included automatically when a GPS receiver (NMEA0183
ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is connected.
q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
w Push [L] or [M] to select "Position Input," and
push [ENT].
Select Item
˘Position Input
Individual Call
Group Call
All Ships Call
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--DSC Menu--
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e The position information appears. Set your latitude data
using [L] or [M]. After setting the latitude data, push [ENT]
to set your longitude data.
• Push [CH•DUAL] or [16•C] to move the cursor forward or back-
ward, respectively.
• Push [L] or [M] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude
when the cursor is on the 'N' or 'S' position, and W; West longi-
tude or E; East longitude when the cursor is on the 'W' or 'E' po-
sition.
• Push [SCAN•TAG] to clear the latitude/longitude data.
• Push [CLR] to cancel and exit the condition to the DSC menu.
--DSC Menu--
Input Position
Latitude
__ __.___N
<SCAN˘Null Data>
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
Set the latitude data
--DSC Menu--
Input Position
Longitude
___ __.___W
<SCAN˘Null Data>
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
Set the longitude data
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