Standard Horizon GX2400GPS, Owner'S Manual

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Transmitting a Distress Alert by Manually Inputting Location and Time
In case the transceiver fails to get a GPS position fix, you may manually input
the latitude, longitude and time before transmitting the distress alert.
1.
[ ]

“ DSC CALL ”

“ DIST ALERT MSG ”
2. Press the [ POS/TM ] soft key.
3. Press the [◄] or [►] key to select the first number of
the latitude, then press the [ SELECT ] soft key to step
to the next number.
4. Repeat step 3 to set the position and time.
If a mistake is made, press the [◄] or [►] key to select
“←” or “→”, press the [
SELECT
] soft key until the incor -
rect character is selected, then perform step 3.
5. When finished programming the position and time, press the [ FINISH ] soft
key. The display will return to the previous screen.
6. Press and hold the [
DISTRESS
] key until a distress alert is transmitted.
Pausing a Distress Alert
After a distress alert is transmitted, the distress alert is repeated every 4 minutes
until the call is canceled by the user or until the radio is turned OFF and ON
again. The transceiver has the capability to suspend (pause) the retransmitting
of the distress alert by the procedure below.
1. After the distress alert is transmitted, the radio will
show the display as on the right.
Looking at this display you will notice “
TX IN: 02:10
”,
this is the time when the radio will re-transmit the
distress alert.
2. To suspend re-transmitting the distress alert call, press
the [ PAUSE ] soft key.
3. To resume counting down to transmit the distress
alert, press the [ RESUME ] soft key.