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Uniden MHS335BT Radio Owner’s Manual
POSITION REQUEST AND REPLY
Enabling Automatic Position Reply
If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever it receives a
position request, you can enable automatic position reply. Most boaters activate automatic
position reply for safety reasons or because they subscribe to a marine towing service.
Sometimes—for example, in some competitive situations--you may not want other ships to
get your position without your manual confirmation.
1. Press
MENU
then select
DSC SETUP/Individual Reply
. The screen displays
Individual
Call ACK, Position Request ACK, and Test Call Ack options.
2. Select either
Auto
or
Manual
for either option and then choose
SELECT
.
POS Request
Any time you need to know where another ship currently is—to find your boating partners,
to respond to a request for assistance, etc.—you can send a position request to their radio:
1. Select
CALL
soft key. The
CALL
screen displays.
2. Select
POSITION REQUEST
. The
POSITION REQUEST
screen displays the list of
ships you entered into the Individual directory.
3. Select a ship and choose
SELECT
. A Position Request screen displays for
confirmation. Select
SEND
.
4. The radio sends out a position request to that ship and waits for acknowledgement.
5. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, select
BACK
to return to the Idle screen.
Position Send
If you are requesting assistance, using an all ships call to give a safety warning, or have
received a Position Request, you can send your current position so other ships know where
you are:
1. Select
CALL
soft key. The
CALL
screen displays.
2. Select
POSITION SEND
.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
▲
and
▼
to choose the
ship you want to contact and choose
SELECT
.
If you want to contact a station that is
not in your directory, select
Manual
.
4. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI
number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 22). Enter all nine digits
and choose
SELECT
.
5. The radio displays the name and MMSI number of the station you are about to
contact along with your current position information.Select
SEND
. To cancel the
transmission, select
BACK
.
6. The radio transmits your current position information to the other station.
If you have unread incoming DSC calls, the radio displays a message icon. You can review
who has called through the DSC logs. The radio displays the last 50 transmitted calls and
the last 50 received calls (see page E-36).
AUTO POLLING
Auto Polling lets you request an automatic position update from up to 7 individuals. You can
also send your position automatically to up to 7 individuals.
