7.7 Position requests
The radio can request position information from any station capable of responding to the request.
Position requests can be sent to any contact stored in the
Phonebook
or by manually inputting
the station’s MMSI number.
When connected to a Raymarine® multifunction display (MFD) the position data from the request
can also be display in the Chart app.
Making a position request
You can request the position of another station.
From the
Position Request
menu:
Menu > DSC Calls > Position Request
.
1. Select
Phonebook
to request the position of a contact saved in your Phonebook, or
2. Select
Recent Calls
to request the position of a contact that you have called recently, or
3. Select
Enter MMSI
to manually enter the MMSI number of the station that you want to request
the position of.
4. Select a contact or enter an MMSI manually and press the
OK
button.
The position request is sent. When a response is received the position of the contact is displayed.
Responding to a position request
With a Position request displayed:
1. Select
Send position
to respond with your current location, or
2. Select
Cancel
to ignore the request.
3. If the position reply is set to manual then select
SEND
to send the position report.
4. Select
OK
to resume normal operation.
If the
Position requests
setting, found in the
GPS set-up
menu is set to
Auto accept
then the
response is sent automatically.
Setting automatic response to position requests
You can configure your radio to respond to incoming position requests automatically.
From the
DSC set-up
menu:
Menu > Set-up > DSC set-up
1. Select
Position requests
to switch between Manual accept (default) and Auto accept.
7.8 Phonebook
The Phonebook can be used to save up to 100 contacts.
You can add, edit and delete contacts stored in the Phonebook.
Adding a Phonebook entry
You can save contacts in the Phonebook by entering their MMSI and assigning a name to the contact.
From the
DSC Calls
menu:
Menu > DSC Calls
.
1. Select
Phonebook
.
2. Select
Add new
.
3. Select the type of contact.
• Vessel
• Group
• Coast station
4. Use the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
buttons to cycle through the available numbers and
press
OK
to confirm and move to the next digit.
5. Press the
OK
button to confirm the MMSI.
6. Use the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
buttons to cycle through the available characters and
press
OK
to confirm and move to the next character.
The maximum length for contact names is 10 characters.
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