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7 DSC OPERATION ■■Position and time programming A Distress call should include the ship's position and time. If no GPS is connected, your position and UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) time should be manually input. They are automatically included when a GPS receiver compatible with the NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01 format is connected. • Manual programming is disabled when a GPS receiver is connected. • Manually programmed position and time will be held for only 23.5 hours. qqEnter "POSITION INPUT" in the DSC SETTINGS menu. MENU ➪ DSC Settings ➪ Position Input (Push [MENU]) (Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].) wwEdit your latitude and longitude position using Dial, or [Y]/ [Z Select a desired number using Dial, or [Y]/[Z Push [ENT] or Dial to set it. • T o move the cursor, select either arrow, "←" or "→," then push [ENT] or Dial. • Select N (North latitude) or S (South latitude) when the cursor is on the 'N' or 'S' position. • Select W (West longitude) or E (East longitude) when the cursor is on the 'W' or 'E' position. eeAfter entering the position, push [ENT] to program it. rrThe UTC time programming screen is displayed, enter the UTC time in the following way: • Select a desired number using Dial, or [Y]/[Z Push [ENT] or Dial to set it. • T o move the cursor, select either arrow, "←" or "→," then push [ENT] or Dial. ttPush [ENT] or Dial to program your position and time. • Return to the "DSC SETTINGS" screen. 23

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7
DSC OPERATION
A Distress call should include the ship’s position and time. If
no GPS is connected, your position and UTC (Universal Time
Coordinated) time should be manually input. They are auto-
matically included when a GPS receiver compatible with the
NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01 format is connected.
• Manual programming is disabled when a GPS receiver is
connected.
• Manually programmed position and time will be held for
only 23.5 hours.
Enter “POSITION INPUT” in the DSC SETTINGS menu.
q
Edit your latitude and longitude position using Dial, or [
w
Y
]/
[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
• Select a desired number using Dial, or [
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
• Push [ENT] or Dial to set it.
•To move the cursor, select either arrow, “
←
” or “
→
,” then push
[ENT] or Dial.
• Select N (North latitude) or S (South latitude) when the cursor is
on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position.
• Select W (West longitude) or E (East longitude) when the cursor
is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ position.
After entering the position, push [ENT] to program it.
e
The UTC time programming screen is displayed, enter the
r
UTC time in the following way:
• Select a desired number using Dial, or [
Y
]/[
Z
]/[
Ω
]/[
≈
].
• Push [ENT] or Dial to set it.
•To move the cursor, select either arrow, “
←
” or “
→
,” then push
[ENT] or Dial.
Push [ENT] or Dial to program your position and time.
t
• Return to the “DSC SETTINGS” screen.
Position and time programming
■
MENU
➪
DSC Settings
➪
Position Input
(Push [MENU])
(Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].)