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Operating Your Radio
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
Advanced Operation
6
. After the called radio acknowledges the call, use the
Down soft key to view the called radios current position.
7.
Press the EXIT soft key to exit the Position Request mode
and return the radio to the Call Menu.
NOTE
Your radio will send the
Position Request
and there
will be one (1) of three (3) possible responses:
n
You will receive the position.
n
You will receive a no position data response,
meaning the station you queried is not connected
to a
GPS
device and cannot send its position.
n
You will receive a no reply response, meaning the
operator of that station has chosen not to reply
to your request.
If You Receive A Position:
The requested position with the station name
and MMSI will show on your screen.
Press
the
Enter
button to return to
Standby
mode after you have noted the station’s position.
NOTE
If the radio is connected properly to your chartplotter,
you will see the requested position of the other vessel
indicated on the display.
Sending A Position Request
continued
Receiving A Position Request
When you went through the DSC set-up process, you set a position request reply type.
(See page
42
to change your setting.) Depending on the setting you chose, when a
Position Request
message is received, your radio will enter either:
n
The
Auto Reply
mode.
n
The
Manual Reply
mode.
When The Radio Is In Auto Reply Mode:
A position request will sound the
Position Request
alarm and
show the name of the requesting station on the LCD. Your radio
will automatically respond. It will send your position, if you have
a
GPS
device connected to your radio, or NO POS. DATA (no
position data), if you do not have a
GPS
device connected.
Press any button to silence the alarm and exit the display.
When The Radio Is In The Manual Reply Mode:
A position request message will sound the
Position
Request
alarm and show the name of the requesting
station. You can choose to:
n
Reply and send your position.
n
Exit without sending your position.
If You Choose to Reply with Your Position:
1.
Press the
ENTR
soft key.
If You Choose Not to Reply with Your Position:
2.
Press the
EXIT
soft key.
exit
position request
friends boat
waiting for ack
elasped time 0:25
rept
exit
position request
friends boat
elapsed time 0:42
acknowledged
Replied: 0:23
frIEnds boat
position reply
quit
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