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GX2200E
8.7 POSITION REQUEST
Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another
vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the
GX2200E
.
Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any compat-
ible GPS chart plotter is connected to the
GX2200E
, the polled position of
the vessel is shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter making it easy
to navigate to the location of the polled vessel. This is a great feature for
anyone wanting to know the position of another vessel. For example your
buddy that is catching fish, or finding the location of a person you are cruis-
ing with.
NOTE
The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected
to its DSC radio and must not have its radio set not to deny position
requests. (Refer the section “
8.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL
” to enter infor-
mation into the individual directory).
8.7.1 Setting up a Position Request Reply
The
GX2200E
can be set up to automatically (default setting) or manu-
ally send your position when requested by another vessel. This selection is
important if you are concerned about someone polling the position of your
vessel that you may not want to. In the manual mode you will see the MMSI
(Maritime Mobile Service Identity Number) or persons name shown on the
display allowing you to choose to send your position to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold the
CALL
MENU
key until “
Setup Menu
”
appears.
-DSC Setup-
Individual Reply
Individual Directory
Individual Ack
Individual Ring
Group Directory
POSITION
REPLY
QUIT
SELECT
-Position Reply-
Manual
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2. Rotate the
CH
knob to select “
DSC SETUP
” menu.
3. Press the
soft key, then select “
POSITION
REPLY
” with the
CH
knob.
4. Press the
soft key, then select “
AUTOMATIC
”
or “
MANUAL
”. In “
AUTOMATIC
” mode, after a DSC
POS request is received, the radio will automati-
cally transmit your vessel’s position. In “
MANUAL
”
mode, the display of the
GX2200E
will show who
is requesting the position and the
soft key
on radio has to be pressed to send your position
to the requesting vessel.