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Transmitting a Position Report Call
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DSC OPERATION 6 D Transmitting a Position Report Call Transmit a Position Report Call when you want to announce your own position to a specific ship and receive an answer back. q Enter "2QUKVKQP4GRQTV" in the DSC menu. ❮&5%/GPW❯ ➪ ❮2QUKVKQP4GRQTV❯ (Push [MENU]) (Rotate [SELECTOR], then push [ENT].) w Rotate [SELECTOR] to select the desired pre-programmed individual address or "/CPWCN+PRWV," then push [ENT]. • The ID code can be set first. (p. 16) • When "/CPWCN+PRWV" is selected, push the keypad keys to set the 9 digit MMSI number for the individual you wish to call. &5% /GPW 5GNGEV #FFTGUU /CPWCN +PRWV ,QJP 2CWN )GQTIG %.4 'ZKV '06 1- When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is connected, next steps e and r (Current position/time programming) do not appear. Go to step t. e The position information appears. Edit your position data (latitude and longitude) by pushing the keypad keys. (p. 18) r After editing the position data, then push [ENT] to set. Then set the current UTC time directly with the keypad, then push [ENT]. &5% /GPW 2QUKVKQP 4GRQTV 4GCF[ 6 %.4 'ZKV '06 1- t Push [ENT] to transmit the Position Report Call. • If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the channel becomes clear. y After the Position Report Call has been transmitted, the following message is displayed. 2QUKVKQP 4GRQTV 6: %QORNGVG %.4 'ZKV u Push [CLR] to return to the previous screen before you entered the DSC menu. • Even if [CLR] hasn't been pushed, the display automatically re- turns to the previous screen after 2 seconds of inactivity. 29