Uniden UM425 English Owners Manual - Page 42

Cancel, POS Request, JOHN HENRY

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Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features 1. Press the MENU-PA button to display the menu. 2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu, then select POS Request. 3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use CHANNEL UP and CHANNEL DOWN buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to contact and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. If you want to contact a station that is not in your directory, select Manual. The radio prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 26). Enter all nine digits and press the SELECT-1W/25W button. 4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to confirm. If you want to request the position of the displayed MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the request, select Cancel. 5. When the other station responds, the radio displays the MMSI number, the longitude, and the latitude of the other station. If your radio is connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection (see page 67), the position information will also be displayed on the plotter screen. 6. If the other station does not have valid GPS data, the radio displays No Position. Receiving a position request (Position Reply) When another station requests your current position, the radio displays the following screen: To send your current position to the other station, select Reply; the radio transmits your latitude and longitude to the other station. If you select Reply but the radio does not have valid GPS data, it transmits the reply code with No Position. POS Request JOHN HENRY Reply Cancel 88A To reject the position request, select Cancel. Enabling automatic position reply If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever it receives a position request, you can enable automatic position reply. Most boaters activate automatic position reply for safety reasons or because they subscribe to a marine towing service. Sometimes-for example, in some competitive situations--you may not want other stations to get your position without your manual confirmation E-38

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Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features
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Press the
MENU-PA
button to display the menu.
Choose the
DSC Call
sub-menu, then select
POS Request
.
The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL DOWN
buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to
contact and press the
SELECT-1W/25W
button. If you want to contact a
station that is not in your directory, select
Manual.
The radio prompts
you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI
number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 26). Enter
all nine digits and press the
SELECT-1W/25W
button.
The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and
asks you to confirm. If you want to request the position of the displayed
MMSI number, select
Send.
To cancel the request, select
Cancel
.
1.
2.
3.
4.
When the other station responds, the radio displays the MMSI number,
the longitude, and the latitude of the other station. If your radio is
connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection (see
page 67), the position information will also be displayed on the plotter
screen.
If the other station does not have valid GPS data, the radio displays
No
Position.
5.
6.
Receiving a position request (Position Reply)
When another station requests your current position, the radio displays the
following screen:
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A
Reply
Cancel
POS Request
JOHN HENRY
To send your current position to the other
station, select
Reply
; the radio transmits your
latitude and longitude to the other station. If
you select
Reply
but the radio does not have
valid GPS data, it transmits the reply code
with
No Position
.
To reject the position request, select
Cancel
.
Enabling automatic position reply
If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever
it receives a position request, you can enable automatic position reply. Most
boaters activate automatic position reply for safety reasons or because they
subscribe to a marine towing service. Sometimes—for example, in some
competitive situations--you may not want other stations to get your position
without your manual confirmation