Sending your own position (Position Send)
If your radio is connected to a GPS receiver, you can send your boat’s position to someone else. If you are requesting assistance or
using an all ships call to give a safety warning, you can send your current position so other stations know where you are:
1. Press
CALL-MENU
to display the call menu.
2. Select
Position Send
.
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 22). 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 transmit your position to
the displayed MMSI number, select
Send
. To cancel the transmission, select
Cancel
.
5. The radio transmits your MMSI number, your longitude, and your latitude to the other station.
Putting the Radio into Standby
If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls, you can put your radio in standby mode. If your radio receives
an individual call, it will automatically respond with a message that indicates your radio is currently unattended. Follow the steps
below to put your radio in standby:
1. Display the
Call
menu.
2. Select
Standby
to place your radio in standby mode. The radio displays the standby screen, above.
3. To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button.
Disabling Automatic Channel Switching
If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically switch channels when it receives a DSC call.
In cases like this, you can disable automatic channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an
unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby.
1. Press and hold
CALL-MENU
to display the normal menu.
2. Select
Setup
and then
Auto CH SW
.
3. Choose
Off
and press
ENT-1W/25W
. The radio will not automatically switch channels until you reactivate this feature.
NOTE: Use this feature with caution. Deactivating automatic switching and then forgetting it can make it hard for you to receive
DSC calls.
If you have unread incoming DSC calls, the radio displays a message icon (
). You will be able to review who has called. The
radio displays the last 10 distress calls and the last 20 non-distress calls it received (see the receive log on page 17).
Renaming Channels
If you discover that a marine radio channel has a different common name in your local area, you can change the name of that
channel to make it easier for you to use (see the channel lists beginning on page 29 for the default channel names). To rename a
channel, follow the steps below:
1. Display the normal menu and choose the
Setup
sub-menu.
2. Select
Channel Name
. The screen displays the list of channels.
3. Use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
to choose the channel you want to change and press
ENT-1W/25W
.
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