Garmin VHF 300, Owner'S Manual

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VHF 300 Series Owner’s Manual 3
Digital Selective Calling
Working with the Call Logs
For every DSC call that your radio receives, the calling station, type of call, and date and
time of the call are recorded in the call logs. The latitude and longitude of the calling station
are also recorded if they are transmitted with a call.
There are three categories for calls that are logged: distress, position, and other. The
following table indicates where each type of call is located in the call logs.
Call Type Call Log
Distress Distress
Distress relay Distress
Distress ACK Distress
Position send Position
Position request Position
Group Other
All Ships Other
Individual Other
If you have entered the calling station in your directory, the name of the station is displayed
in the list of calls. If not, the MMSI number is displayed. A symbol indicating the station
type may be displayed to the left of the station name or MMSI number. The following table
indicates the meaning of these symbols and the MMSI number format for different station
types.
Symbol Meaning MMSI Number Format
$
Ship station xxxxxxxxx
Group call 0xxxxxxxx
&
Coastal station 00xxxxxxx
Viewing the Calls Stored in the Call Logs
1. Press the DSC key.
2. Select CALL LOG > DISTRESS LOG , POSITION LOG , or OTHER LOG .
3. Select the call. Information about the call is displayed on the screen. Select
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to scroll
and view all of the information.