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HX870E
9.8.2 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call
When another vessel transmits their vessels location to the
HX870E
the follow-
ing will happen:
1. When a position report call is received from
another vessel, a ringing sound will be
produced.
CATEG:
SAFETY
RX POS REPORT
Horizon
987654321
POS:
24
°
25.975
N
118
°
59.456
W
POS TM:
12:
SINCE:
00:05
56
AM LOC
SAVE
QUIT
INFO
RX POS REPORT
Horizon
POS INFO
987654321
POS:
24
°
25.975
N
118
°
59.456
W
POS TM:
12:
DST:
10
BRG:
006
56
AM LOC
NH
°
T
BACK
QUIT
TO WPT
2. Press any key to stop ringing.
3. Press the
[INFO]
soft key to see more
detailed position information of the station.
4. To exit to radio mode, press the
[QUIT]
soft
key.
9.8.3 Navigating to the Reported Position
The
HX870E
has a feature that allows you to navigate to a received position
report call by using the compass display. Navigating to the position of a position
report call may be enabled by the procedure below.
1. After the position report call has been received, press the
[INFO]
soft key.
2. Press the
[TO WPT]
soft key.
RX POS REPORT
Horizon
POS INFO
987654321
POS:
24
°
25.975
N
118
°
59.456
W
POS TM:
12:
DST:
10
BRG:
006
56
AM LOC
NH
°
T
BACK
QUIT
TO WPT
NAME:
001WPT
----------
ENTER
WAYPOINT
BACK
GOTO
POSITION:
24
°
25.975
N
118
°
59.456
W
SAVE & GOTO
SOG
kph
36.0
DST
km
35.2
BRG
T
WPT
Horizon
HI
INT
WPT
N-UP
20nm
BUSY
300
25
°
DW-16
3. To start navigation using the compass
display, select “
GOTO
” with the
CH▼
/
CH▲
key, then press the
[ENTER]
soft key.
The display indicates the distance and
direction of the received vessel, and also
the compass indicates the received vessel
with a dot (
).
Stopping Navigation to the Reported Position
1. Press one of the soft keys to show the key selections.
SOG
kph
36.0
DST
km
35.2
BRG
T
HI
INT
WPT
N-UP
20nm
BUSY
300
25
°
DW-16
NEXT TG FUNC
STOP
2. Press the
[STOP]
soft key. The radio will stop navigating
to the waypoint and the normal VHF display will be shown.
