Position Reply - Uniden MHS245 Owner's Manual

Using DSC Features
Press and hold
1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the Call menu.
2. Select POS Request and press DISP/ENT/H/M/L.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use Channel Up
or Channel Down to choose the directory entry you want to contact
and press DISP/ENT/H/M/L. If you want to contact a 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 33). Enter all nine digits and
press DISP/ENT/H/M/L.
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact
and asks you to confi rm. If you want to request the position of the
displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the request, select
Exit.
5. When the other station responds, the radio displays the MMSI number,
the longitude, and the latitude of the other station. If your radio is
connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection (see
page 47), the position information will also be displayed on the plotter
screen.
6. If the other station does not have valid GPS data, the radio displays
No Position.

Position Reply

When another station requests your current position, different screens
display depending on whether you set Position Reply to Auto or Manual.
If Position Reply is set to Auto:
Position Request
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Routine
No action is necessary.
UNIDEN MHS245
POS Request
Call Menu/
POS Request
If Position Reply is set to Manual:
16
INT
Exit
[CLR]
Select Send to send a reply or Exit
to reject the request.
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[Manual]
16
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Back
Select
[MENU]
[ENT]
Position Request
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16
Reply
Send
[ENT]
Handheld VHF Marine Transceiver
INT
Exit
[CLR]
INT
Exit
[CLR]