Uniden MYSTIC English Owners Manual - Page 94

Mystic OM.book Page 92 Wednesday, October 22, 2003 8:59 PM Send Position Request Call This radio has the ability to request the position of an individual vessel that is registered in the DIRECTORY. 1. Press [CALL/LIGHT]. 2. At the DSC Menu, use S and T to select Position Request. Press [ENTER]. 3. At the Pos Request screen, use S and T to select the individual from the Directory that you want the position of. Note: You must have entries in your directory to make a Position Request Call. See the Setup Section (page 35.) 4. Press [ENTER]. You will see the Attention screen. Use W or X to select Yes and press [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select No and press [ENTER] to cancel the call. 5. After the call is sent, the Waiting screen appears. If you want to cancel the Position Request Call, press OK. You will be returned to the VHF screen. Otherwise, just wait for a reply. 6. The MYSTIC will wait 10 seconds for an acknowledgement. If it does not detect an acknowledgment, it will send the Position Request Call again. If no acknowledgement is received you will be returned to the VHF screen. 7. When the called vessel sends the position information, the POSITION REPLY screen appears, showing the caller's MMSI (or name), time and position information. Note: The requested radio must have the ability to transmit the position information (such as another MYSTIC radio). 8. Press [ESC]. The Map screen will now be displayed, with the calling ship's location marked on the map. Receive Position Request Call When your MYSTIC receives a Position Request Call, the DSC Routine tone or the DSC Distress tone will sound, and the POSITION REQUEST screen, displaying the category, callers' MMSI (or name) and time. 1. If you have set the Position Reply to AUTO, your MYSTIC will automatically transmit your position information. 92