Thrane&Thrane TT-6222A VHF DSC, User Manual

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Chapter 2: Operation
10 General use and navigation
Position and MMSI number
The position and MMSI number for the TT-
6222A VHF DSC radio is always shown in the
DSC window (the lower half of the radio’s
display) in stand-by mode. The display shows
also the current (latest) position (if a GPS is
connected), the UTC and position type and GPS
Status.
Enter position manually (no GPS)
If you need to enter the vessel’s position and UTC of position manually, do as
follows:
1. Press the soft key SETUP . If it is not in the display, press the soft key MORE
until SETUP appears.
2. Press the arrow soft key or to advance to DSC SETUP .
3. Press the selector knob to select Position & MMSI .
4. Enter the current position and UTC time:
• Latitude (LAT),
• Longitude (LON)
• UTC time (POS UTC)
Turn and press the selector knob to select the value you want to change.
Then use the keypad or press and turn the selector knob to enter the
current values for position and UTC time. You can clear all position data
by pressing
CLEAR .
5. Having entered the UTC time, the soft key SAVE appears. Press SAVE and
then EXIT to return to normal operation. The display shows Man in the
lower right corner.
6. After you have entered a value manually or overruled the GPS input, a soft
key UseGPS appears in the display if the GPS is available. Press this soft key
if you decide to use the data from the connected GPS.
SCAN
LOCAL
PHBOOK
MORE
MMSI:123456789
INT
DISTRESS/CALL
N 12°34.5678
E 123°45.6789
22:07
GPS