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GX5500S
9.9
MANUAL INPUTTING A GPS POSITION (LAT/LON)
This selection allows the latitude and longitude of your vessel to be manually
entered so a DSC distress or a position report call will contain position infor-
mation. This feature maybe useful when a GPS connected to the
GX5500S
fails to supply position to the radio.
1. Press and hold the
CALL
NH\ XQWLO ³
Setup Menu
”
DSSHDUVWKHQVHOHFW³
DSC Setup
” with the
DIAL
knob.
-Setup Menu-
DSC Setup
Radio Setup
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-DSC Setup-
Individual Ringer
Group Directory
Individual Ack
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
Position Reply
Position Input
-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]
SOG:25.0
COG:160
P-CH
12:56
LOC
AM
25W USA
MP
M
N
W
T
16
DISTRESS
33 37.125
118 09.587
2. Press the
ENT
NH\WKHQVHOHFW³
Position Input
”
with the
DIAL
knob.
3. Press
the
ENT
key. The display will be as shown in
the illustration on the right.
4. Enter UTC time in the 24-hour format and the
latitude and longitude of your vessel. Press an
appropriate number key on the keypad to select
the number. If you make a mistake, you may
backspace the cursor by pressing the
H/L
key.
5. To store the data entered, press and hold the
ENT
key.
6. Press the
CLR
key twice to return to radio opera-
tion.
7KH³
M
” icon will appear on the display instead of
the satellite icon (
).