West Marine 18114496, Owner'S Manual

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1. Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select GPS Setup and then choose Position Set .
3. The GPS manual input screen displays; the fields to be entered blink. The cursor highlights the hour. Use CHANNEL UP and
CHANNEL DOWN to set the displayed hours to match coordinated universal time (UTC, also call Greenwich Mean Time and
Zulu Time). When the display matches UTC time, press ENT-1W/25W . If you make a mistake while entering a digit, press
CLR-SCAN to erase the wrong number and moved the cursor to the left digit.
4. The cursor moves to highlight the minutes. Use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to adjust the minutes and press ENT-
1W/25W .
5. The cursor moves to highlight the degrees latitude. As you update each value, the cursor moves to the next value in turn. At
each number, use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN to adjust the number and press ENT-1W/25W .
6. When you have entered the last value, the radio returns to the GPS Setup menu.
USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) FEATURES
What is DSC?
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a standard that allows you to call other stations using their unique identification code (the Maritime
Mobile Service Identity or MMSI number), just like you would call a phone number. To call another station, just enter that station’s
MMSI number and choose the voice channel you want to talk on. The radio uses channel 70 to transmit your MMSI number to the
other station along with the voice channel you requested. If the other station accepts your call, both radios automatically switch to
the requested voice channel so you can talk to the other station.
DSC provides a system for automated distress calls. At the touch of a button, the radio can transmit your MMSI number, the nature
of your distress, and your current position based on data from your GPS receiver. The radio repeats the distress call every few
minutes until it receives an acknowledgement.
The DSC standard dedicates a VHF channel—channel 70—to digital transmissions only. Since digital transmissions require less
bandwidth voice transmissions, channel 70 avoids the problems of busy voice channels.
Advanced DSC Features
Your radio supports the following DSC features:
Feature Menu Item Function
Individual Call Individual Contact another vessel from your directory.
Group Call Group Contact all vessels that share your group MMSI code.
All Ships Call All Ships Broadcast to all vessels within range (used for safety or advisory messages).
Position Request POS Request Request the current location of another vessel.
Position Send Position Send Transmit your current location to another vessel.
Test Call Test Make sure your radio is working and configured correctly.
Name and MMSI Directory Directory Store a list of 20 names and MMSI identification codes for DSC calls.
Standby Mode Standby Automaticcally respond to all DSC calls within an “Unavailable” status.
Received Call Log Receive Log
Display the last 10 distress calls received by the radio and the last 20 general
calls.
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