3. To disable automatic test call reply, repeat the steps above and select
Manual
.
Position Request and Reply
Requesting another station’s position (POS Request)
Anytime you need to know where another boat 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. Press
CALL-MENU
to display the call menu.
2. Select
DSC Call sub-menu
, then select
POS Request
.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose the directory entry
you want to contact and press
ENT-1W/25W
. If you want to contact a station that is not in your directory, select Manual. 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 14). Enter all nine digits and press
ENT-1W/25W
.
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm. If you want to request the position of
the displayed MMSI number, select
Send
. To cancel the request, select
Cancel
.
5. When the other station responds, the radio displays the MMSI number, the longitude, and the latitude of the other station.
If your radio is connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection (see page 23), the position information will
also be displayed on the plotter screen.
6. If the other station does not have valid GPS data, the radio displays
No Position
.
Receiving a position request (Position Reply)
When another station requests your current position, the radio displays the following screen:
To send your current position to the other station, select
Reply
; the radio transmits your latitude and longitude to the other station.
If you select
Reply
but the radio does not have valid GPS data, it transmits the reply code with
No Position.
To reject the position request, select
Cancel
.
Enabling automatic position reply
If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever it receives a position request, you can enable auto-
matic 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 stations to get your position without
your manual confirmation
1. Press and hold
CALL-MENU
to display the normal menu.
2. Select
Setup
and then
POS Reply
.
3. Choose
Auto
and press
ENT-1W/25W.
The radio will automatically transmit your position when it receives a position request.
4. To disable automatic position reply, repeat the steps above and select
Manual
.
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