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Entering, position and time

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7 DSC OPERATION ■■Entering position and time A Distress call should include the ship's position and time. If no GPS receiver is connected and built-in GPS receiver* is not receiving valid position data, your position and UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) time should be manually entered. They are automatically included when a GPS receiver compatible with the NMEA 0183 (ver. 2.0 or later) format is connected. *For only IC-M323G and IC-M324G. • Manual entry is disabled when a GPS receiver is connected. • Manually entered 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].) wwEnter your latitude and longitude position using Dial, and [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. 22 • Push [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode. • Push [BACK] to return to the previous screen. eeAfter entering the position, push [ENT] to save it. rrThe UTC time entry 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 save your position and time. • Return to the "DSC SETTINGS" screen.

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7
DSC OPERATION
A Distress call should include the ship’s position and time.
If no GPS receiver is connected and built-in GPS receiver*
is not receiving valid position data, your position and UTC
(Universal Time Coordinated) time should be manually en-
tered. They are automatically included when a GPS receiver
compatible with the NMEA 0183 (ver. 2.0 or later) format is
connected.
*For only IC-M323G and IC-M324G.
• Manual entry is disabled when a GPS receiver is con
-
nected.
• Manually entered position and time will be held for only
23.5 hours.
Enter “POSITION INPUT” in the DSC SETTINGS menu.
q
Enter your latitude and longitude position using Dial, and
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.
• Push [EXIT] to return to the normal operating mode.
• Push [BACK] to return to the previous screen.
After entering the position, push [ENT] to save it.
e
The UTC time entry screen is displayed, enter the UTC
r
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 save your position and time.
t
• Return to the “DSC SETTINGS” screen.
Entering
■
position and time
MENU
➪
DSC Settings
➪
Position Input
(Push [MENU].)
(Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].)