GX1700
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NOTE
If the
GX1700
does not receive a position data from the polled ves-
sel, the display will show “NO POSITION DATA.”
9.8.3.2 Position Request by Manually Entering a MMSI
This feature allows you to request the position of vessel by manually entering
the MMSI of the ship you want to send your position to.
1. Press the
key. The “
DSC Menu
” will ap-
pear.
2. Press the
/
key to select “
POS RE-
QUEST
”.
3. Press the
soft key to show the “Last Indi-
vidual Call”.
4. Press the
/
key to select the “
MANUAL
,”
then press the
soft key.
5. Press the
/
key to select the first number
of the MMSI (nine digits) which you want to con-
tact, then press the
soft key to step to the
next number.
6. Repeat step 5 to set the MMSI number.
7. If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI num-
ber, repeat pressing the
soft key until the
wrong number is selected, then press the
/
key to correct the entry.
8. When finished entering the MMSI number, press
and hold the
soft key.
9. Press the
/
key to select the nature
of call (“
ROUTINE
” or “
SAFETY
”), then press the
soft key.
10. Press the
soft key to transmit the position
request DSC call.
11. When the
GX1700
receives the position from the
polled vessel it is shown on the radio display and
also transferred to the GPS Chart plotter with
NMEA DSC and DSE sentences.
12. Press the
soft key to return to radio opera-
tion.
Group
All Ships
POS Request
POS Report
Auto POS Polling
-DSC Menu-
INDIVIDUAL
QUIT
SELECT
Group
Individual
All Ships
POS Report
Auto POS Polling
-DSC Menu-
POS REQUEST
QUIT
SELECT
-POS Request Call-
Vertex
Bob
Standard
Sun Light
HORIZON
QUIT
SELECT
NEW ID
QUIT
SELECT
BACK
Input MMSI
ID:---------
-POS Request Call-
QUIT
SELECT
BACK
Input MMSI
ID:345678901
-POS Request Call-
Category:Routine
Name:
Transmiting
-POS Request Call-
ID:345678901
Category:Routine
Name:
QUIT
Since: 00:25
Waiting for ACK
-POS Request Call-
ID:345678901
-Category-
ROUTINE
QUIT
SELECT
Safety
Category:Routine
Name:
Transmit?
QUIT
YES
-POS Request Call-
ID:345678901