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6 DSC OPERATION
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Transmitting a position report call
Transmit a position report call when you want to announce
your own position to a specific ship and to get an answer, etc.
q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
w Rotate [CHANNEL] to select “
PPoossiittiioonn RReeppoorrtt
,”
push [CHANNEL•ENTER].
•“
PPoossiittiioonn IInnppuutt
” item appears when a GPS receiver
(NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is not connected.
e Rotate [CHANNEL] to select the desired pre-programmed
individual address or “
MMaannuuaall IInnppuutt
,” push [CHAN-
NEL•ENTER].
• The ID code can be set in advance. (p. 17)
• When “
MMaannuuaall IInnppuutt
” is selected, set the 9-digit MMSI
number for the individual you wish to call by rotating [CHAN-
NEL].
When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is con-
nected, go to step y. Because the following
steps (r and
t;
Current position/time programming) do not appear.
r The position information appears. Set your position (lati-
tude and longitude) data by rotating [CHANNEL].
• Push [16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward
or backward, respectively.
• Rotate [CHANNEL] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude
when the cursor is on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position, and W; West longi-
tude or E; East longitude when the cursor is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ po-
sition.
• Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the latitude/
longitude
data.
• Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
t After setting the position data, push [CHANNEL•ENTER]
to set the current UTC time. Set the current UTC time by
rotating [CHANNEL], then push [CHANNEL•ENTER].
• Push [16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward
or backward, respectively.
• Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the UTC time data.
• Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
