Garmin GPSMAP 298C Owner's Manual - Page 30

Navigating to a Position Report or Distress Call

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BASIC OPERATION > DSC 3. Enter the MMSI number, a Name, and any comments. 4. When finished, highlight OK, and press ENTER. Navigating to a Position Report or Distress Call After a Position Report or a Distress Call is received, navigation can be quickly set to the call location. New Directory Item Page When a Distress Call, Position Report, or Directory item is named, the name is attached to that particular MMSI number. If a name is used, all DSC entries of the same MMSI number show the name. Navigating to a DSC Call To navigate to Position Report or Distress Call: 1 Press NAV. 2. With Go To MMSI/Name highlighted, press ENTER. OR 1. Highlight the call on the Call List or Log, and press NAV. 2. With Go To MMSI/Name or DSC highlighted, press ENTER. 24 GPSMAP 292/298 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 292/298 Owner’s Manual
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
>
DSC
3.
Enter the MMSI number, a Name, and any comments.
4.
When finished, highlight
OK
,
and press
ENTER
.
New Directory Item Page
When a Distress Call, Position Report, or Directory item is named,
the name is attached to that particular MMSI number. If a name is
used, all DSC entries of the same MMSI number show the name.
Navigating to a Position Report or Distress Call
After a Position Report or a Distress Call is received, navigation
can be quickly set to the call location.
Navigating to a DSC Call
To navigate to Position Report or Distress Call:
1
Press
NAV
.
2.
With
Go To MMSI/Name
highlighted, press
ENTER
.
OR
1.
Highlight the call on the
Call List
or
Log
,
and press
NAV
.
2.
With
Go To
MMSI/Name
or
DSC
highlighted, press
ENTER.