Installation and Operation Manual
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3-13-1 distress
During a distress situation, a vessel that is
equipped with a DSC VHF radio and
connected to GPS has the capability to
transmit a DSC distress call with GPS
position. When a compatible VHF radio
receives a distress call, the distress call
location is displayed on the screen and it is
logged into
DSC
Distress
window.
Displaying a distressed vessel in the
chart window
1 Highlight a received distress call you want
to display.
2 Press
and select
Display
.
Going to the distress position
1 Highlight a received distress call you want
to navigate to.
2 Press
and select
Goto
.
Editing a distress waypoint
1 Highlight a received distress call you want
to edit.
2 Press
and select
Edit Waypoint
.
3 Change data field and select
Save
.
Tip :
When receiving a Distress call from
other vessel, it creates a distress waypoint
automatically. However, the waypoint you
edit in option menu is a different waypoint
from the distress waypoint.
Deleting a Distress Call
1 Highlight a received distress call you want
to delete.
2 Press
and select
Delete
.
Deleting all Distress Call
1 Press
and select
Delete all
.
Tip:
Even though you delete a DSC call,
the DSC waypoints still exist.
Distress Message
When the distress message is received, the
distress message will be popped up as below.
