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DSC OPERATION
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 input. They are auto-
matically included when a GPS receiver compatible with the
NMEA 0183 (ver. 2.0 or later) format is connected.
•ManualprogrammingisdisabledwhenaGPSreceiveris
connected.
•Manuallyprogrammedpositionandtimewillbeheldfor
only 23.5 hours.
Enter “POSITION INPUT” in the DSC SETTINGS menu.
q
Edit your latitude and longitude position using Dial, and
w
[
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
•SelectadesirednumberusingDial,or[
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
•Push[ENT]orDialtosetit.
•Tomovethecursor,selecteitherarrow,“
←
” or “
→
,” then push
[ENT] or Dial.
•SelectN(Northlatitude)orS(Southlatitude)whenthecursoris
on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position.
•SelectW(Westlongitude)orE(Eastlongitude)whenthecursor
is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ position.
After entering the position, push [ENT] to program it.
e
The UTC time programming screen is displayed, enter the
r
UTC time in the following way:
•SelectadesirednumberusingDial,or[
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
•Push[ENT]orDialtosetit.
•Tomovethecursor,selecteitherarrow,“
←
” or “
→
,” then push
[ENT] or Dial.
Push [ENT] or Dial to program your position and time.
t
•Returntothe“DSCSETTINGS”screen.
Position and time programming
■
MENU
➪
DSC Settings
➪
Position Input
(Push [MENU]) (Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].)