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4. Press the
NATURE
soft key.
BACK
POS/TM
DIST ALERT MSG
UNDESIGNATED
POS: --°--.----
---°--.----
TIME: --:--UTC
NATURE
BACK
SELECT
NATUER OF DIST
FIRE,EXPLOSION
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDING
5. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select the desired
nature of distress category, then press the
SELECT
soft key.
6. Press and hold the
DISTRESS
key until a
distress alert is transmitted.
7. Perform the steps 2 through 5 of the basic
operation described in the previous section.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Manually Entering a Position
When the
GX1300
is not connected to a GPS receiver or the GPS is not
operating properly, you may input the latitude/longitude of your vessel
manually at your sending of a DSC distress alert.
1. Press the
MENU
key to display the menu.
BACK
SELECT
BACK
SELECT
DSC CALL
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
ALL SHIPS
DIST ALERT MSG
2. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select “
DSC
”, then
press the
SELECT
soft key.
3. Press the ▲ / ▼ keys to select “
DIST ALT
MSG
”, and then press the
SELECT
soft key. (To
cancel, press the
BACK
soft key.)
4. Press the
POS/TM
soft key.
BACK
POS/TM
DIST ALERT MSG
UNDESIGNATED
POS: --°--.----
---°--.----
TIME: --:--UTC
NATURE
POS AND TIME
2
3°56.890N
123°56.890W
POS:
TIME: 12:56UTC
BACK
SELECT
FINISH
5. Enter the latitude/longitude of your vessel and
UTC time in the 24-hour format. Press the ▲
/ ▼ keys to select the number and press the
SELECT
soft key to move the cursor to the next
character. If you make a mistake, press the ◄
/ ► key until the wrong character is highlight-
ed, then press the ▲ / ▼ key to correct the
entry and press the
SELECT
soft key.
6. When you have completed your selection, press the
FINISH
soft key to
save the setting.
7. Press and hold the
DISTRESS
key until a distress alert is transmitted.
8. Perform the steps 2 through 5 of the basic operation described in the
previous section.
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