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setting the gps position Manually
Any time the radio does not receive valid GPS data for four hours, it displays
Input Position
. If the GPS is also connected, the
radio will sound an alert tone as well as display
Input Position
. Follow the steps below to manually input your position.
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NOTE: Be certain any manually-entered position is correct. If you enter the wrong position and then make a DSC distress
call, you will be sending the incorrect location to rescuers.
1.
Open the normal menu and choose the
Setup
sub-menu.
2.
Select
GPS Setup
and then choose
Position Set
. The radio displays the GPS manual input screen and highlights the
time setting.
3.
Use
PUSH/EnTER
to set the time to match coordinated universal time (UTC, also call Greenwich Mean Time and Zulu
Time). This is not your local time!
- Turn the
PUSH/EnTER
knob until the displayed hour matches UTC, then press
PUSH/EnTER
. The cursor moves to
highlight the minutes.
- Turn the
PUSH/EnTER
knob until the displayed minutes match UTC, then press
PUSH/EnTER
. The cursor moves to
highlight the degrees latitude.
- If you make a mistake, press
CLR
to erase the wrong number.
4.
Use
PUSH/EnTER
to set the latitude.
- Turn the
PUSH/EnTER
knob to set the degrees latitude, then press
PUSH/EnTER
. The cursor moves to highlight the
minutes latitude.
- Turn the
PUSH/EnTER
knob to set the minues latitude, then press
PUSH/EnTER
. The cursor moves to highlight
N
.
- Turn the
PUSH/EnTER
knob to select
N
orth or
S
outh latitude, then press
PUSH/EnTER
.
5.
Follow the same procedure to set the degrees and minutes longtitude, then select
E
ast or
W
est.
- Turn the
PUSH/EnTER
knob to adjust each value, then press
PUSH/EnTER
to update the setting. As you update each
value, the cursor moves to the next value in turn.
- When you enter the last value, the radio returns to the
GPS Setup
menu.
- If you make a mistake, press CLR to erase the wrong number
using Digital sElECtiVE Calling (DsC) FEaturEs
What is DsC?
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a standard that allows you to call other stations using a unique identification code, the
Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number. To call another station, just enter that station’s MMSI number and choose
the voice channel you want to talk on. The radio uses channel 70 to transmit your MMSI number to the other station along
with the voice channel you requested. If the other station accepts your call, both stations switch their radios to the requested
voice channel so you can talk to each other station. (Your radio switches automatically; to turn off the automatic channel
switch, see page 21.)
DSC provides a system for automated distress calls. At the touch of a button, the radio can transmit your MMSI number, the
nature of your distress, and your current position based on data from your GPS receiver. The radio repeats the distress call
every few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement.
The DSC standard dedicates a VHF channel—channel 70—to digital transmissions only. Since digital transmissions require
less bandwidth voice transmissions, channel 70 avoids the problems of busy voice channels.
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Position Set
GPS Setup
Setup
Turn the
PUSH/ENTER
knob
to adjust each of the values
in turn.
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