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A Distress call should include the ship’s position and time.
If no GPS is connected, your position and UTC (Universal
Time Coordinated) time should be manually entered. They
are automatically included when a GPS receiver compatible
with the NMEA 0183 (ver. 2.0 or later) or NMEA 2000* format
is connected.
* Some versions do not have a NMEA 2000 connector.
• Manual entry is disabled when a GPS receiver is con-
nected.
• Manually entered position and time will be held for only
23.5 hours.
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Select “POSITION INPUT” in the DSC SETTINGS menu.
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Edit your latitude and longitude position using dial, and
[
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
• Select a desired number using [
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
• Push [ENT] or dial to set it.
• To move the cursor, rotate dial or select either arrow, “
←
” or “
→
,”
then push [ENT] or dial.
• Select N (North latitude) or S (South latitude) when the cursor is
on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position.
• Select W (West longitude) or E (East longitude) when the cursor
is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ position.
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After entering the position, push [ENT] to program it.
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The UTC time entry screen is displayed, enter the UTC
time in the following way:
• Select a desired number using [
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
• Push [ENT] or dial to set it.
• To move the cursor, rotate dial or select either arrow, “
←
” or “
→
,”
then push [ENT] or dial.
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Push [ENT] or dial to set your position and time.
• Return to the “DSC SETTINGS” screen.
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Position and time entry
MENU
➪
DSC SET
➪
Position Input
(Push [MENU]) (Select icon) (Rotate dial, then push [ENT].)
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