Standard Horizon GX2000E, Owner'S Manual

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GX2000E/GX2100E Page 68
Manual Request
This feature allows you to request the position of vessel by manually entering
the MMSI of the ship you want to send your position to.
1. Press the [ CALL
(
MENU
)] key. The “
DSC Menu
” will appear.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select “
POS REQUEST
”.
3. Press the [ SELECT
] soft key to show the “Last
Individual Call”.
4. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select the
“
MANUAL
,” then press the [ SELECT
] soft key.
5. Rotate the CH knob to select the first number
of the MMSI (nine digits) which you want to
contact, then press the [
SELECT
] soft key to
step to the next number.
6. Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number.
7. If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI
number, repeat pressing the [ BACK
] soft key
until the wrong number is selected, then ro-
tate the
CHANNEL knob to correct the entry.
8. When finished entering the MMSI number,
press and hold the [ SELECT
] soft key.
9. Press the [ YES
] soft key to transmit the position re-
quest DSC call.
10. When the GX2000E/GX2100E receives the posi-
tion from the polled vessel it is shown on the radio
display and also transferred to the GPS Chart plot-
ter with NMEA DSC and DSE sentences.
11. Press the [ QUIT
] soft key to return to radio opera-
tion.
9.8.4 Receiving a Position Request
When a position request call is received from another vessel, a ringing alarm
sounds and POS REQUEST will be shown in the display. Operation and trans-
ceiver function differs depending on “
Position Reply ” in the “ DSC Setup ” menu
setting discussed below:
Automatically reply:
1. When a position request call is received, a calling
alarm sounds 4 times. Then requested position co-
ordinates are transmitted automatically to the ves-
sel requesting your vessels position.
2. To exit from position request display, press the [ QUIT
] soft key.