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GX5500S
9.7 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
GX5500S
.
Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any compat-
ible GPS chart plotter is connected to the
GX5500S
, 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
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The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected
to its DSC radio and must not have its radio set to deny position
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9.7.1 Setting up the Position Reply
The
GX5500S
can be setup to automatically (default setting) or manually
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
or persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your
position to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold the
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Setup Menu
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appears.
-Setup Menu-
DSC Setup
Radio Setup
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-DSC Setup-
Individual Reply
Individual Ringer
Group Directory
Individual Ack
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
Position Reply
-Position Reply-
Automatic
Manual
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
2. Rotate the
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DSC Setup
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menu.
3. Press the
ENT
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Position Reply
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with the
DIAL
knob.
4. Press the
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Automatic
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Automatic
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position request is received, the radio will auto-
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mode, the display of the
GX5500S
will show who
is requesting the position and the
ENT
key on the
radio has to be pressed to send your position to
the requesting vessel.
5. Press
the
ENT
key to store the selected setting.
6. Press
the
CLR
key twice to return to radio operation.