Standard Horizon GX2000E, Owner'S Manual

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12.6 POSITION REPLY
The GX2000E/GX2100E can be set up to automatically (default setting) or
manually send your position when requested by another vessel. This selection
is important if you are concerned about someone polling the position of your
vessel that you may not want to. In the manual mode you will see the MMSI or
persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your posi-
tion to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold down the [ CALL
(
MENU
)] key until
“
Setup Menu
” appears.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select “ DSC SETUP ”
menu.
3. Press the [ SELECT
] soft key, then select “
POSITION
REPLY
” with the CHANNEL knob.
4. Press the [ SELECT
] soft key, then select “
AUTO-
MATIC
” or “
MANUAL
”. In “
AUTOMATIC
” mode, after
a DSC POS Request is received, the radio will au-
tomatically transmit your vessels position. In
“
MANUAL
” mode, the display of the GX2000E/
GX2100E will show who is requesting the position
and the YES soft key on radio has to be pressed to
send your position to the requesting.
5. Press the [ ENT
] soft key to store the selected set-
ting.
6. Press the [ QUIT
] soft key several times to return to radio operation.