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Transmitting a Position Report call
Transmit a Position Report call when you want to announce
your own position to a specific ship and to get an answer, etc.
q
Enter “
P
Po
os
si
it
ti
io
on
n R
Re
ep
po
or
rt
t
” in DSC menu.
w
Rotate
[SELECTOR]
to select the desired pre-pro-
grammed individual address or “
M
Ma
an
nu
ua
al
l I
In
np
pu
ut
t
,” push
[ENT]
.
• The ID code can be set in advance. (p. 16)
• When “
M
Ma
an
nu
ua
al
l I
In
np
pu
ut
t
” is selected, set the 9-digit MMSI
number for the individual you wish to call with the keypad.
When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is con-
nected, next steps
e
and
r
(Current position/time pro-
gramming) do not appear. Go to step
t
.
e
The position information appears. Edit your position data
(latitude and longitude) directly with the keypad. (p. 18)
r
After editing the position data, push
[ENT]
to set. Then set
the current UTC time directly with the keypad, push
[ENT]
.
t
Push
[ENT]
to transmit the Position Report call.
• If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel
becomes clear.
y
After the Position Report call has been transmitted, the fol-
lowing indication is displayed.
u
Push
[CLR]
to return to the previous indication before en-
tering the DSC menu.
• Even if
[CLR]
hasn’t been pushed, the display automatically re-
turns to the previous indication after 2 sec. of inactivity.
Position Report
TX Complete
Now Waiting for ACK
<CLR˘Exit>
--DSC Menu--
Position Report Ready
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
--DSC Menu--
Select Address
Manual Input
John
˘Paul
George
≥
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
D
DS
SC
C M
Me
en
nu
u
➪
P
Po
os
si
it
ti
io
on
n R
Re
ep
po
or
rt
t
(Push
[MENU]
) (Rotate
[SELECTOR]
, then push
[ENT]
.)
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