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GX5500S
9.3.1.3 Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Entering a Position
The
GX5500S
allows you to manually enter a latitude/longitude of your
vessel to be able to transmit a DSC distress alert.
1. Press
the
CALL
NH\7KH³
DSC Menu
” will appear.
-DISTRESS ALERT MSG-
Nature of:Undisignated
Position: -- --.---
--- --.---
POS Time: --:--
Press [DISTRESS] 3 sec
-
-
NATURE
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
POS/TM
[0]
-Position Input-
UTC: --:--
Lon:---˚--.---_
Lat: --˚--.---_
SET
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-Position Input-
UTC: 12:56
Lon:11
8
˚09.5
8
7W
Lat: 33˚37.125N
SET
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
2. Rotate
the
DIAL
NQREWRVHOHFW³
Distress Alert
MSG
”.
3. Press the
ENT
key. (To cancel, press the
CLR
key.)
7KH³
DISTRESS ALERT MSG
” menu will appear on
the display.
4. Press
the
0
Q Z
A
key.
5. Enter the latitude and longitude of your vessel with
the keypad. Press the
6
MNO
NAV
NH\WRHQWHU³1´QRUWK
the
7
PRS
SCRM
NH\ WR HQWHU ³6´ VRXWK WKH
3
DEF
SCAN
key to
HQWHU³(´HDVWRUWKH
9
WXY
FOG
NH\WRHQWHU³:´ZHVW
then press the
ENT
key.
You may backspace the cursor by pressing the
H/L
key if you make a
mistake.
6. Enter the UTC time in the 24-hour format with the keypad, and press the
ENT
key.
7. When you have completed your selection, press and hold the
ENT
key to
save the setting.
8. Press and hold the
DISTRESS
key until a distress alert is transmitted.
9. Perform the steps 1 through 6 of the basic operation described in the
previous section.