User guide
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 - General information
- Section 2 - Basic operation and key functions
- Section 3 - Radio MENU SELECT options
- 3-1 Manage your waypoints list (WAYPOINT)
- Section 4 - Radio setup menu (RADIO SETUP)
- 4-1 Channel (UIC)
- 4-2 Channel names (CH NAME)
- 4-3 Ring volume (RING VOLUME)
- 4-4 Key beep volume (KEY BEEP)
- 4-5 Select units (UNITS)
- 4-6 Internal speaker connections (INT SPEAKER)
- 4-7 Set the priority channel (WATCH MODE)
- 4-8 Weather alerts (WX ALERT)
- 4-9 NMEA protocol (COM PORT)
- 4-10 Select the GPS source (GPS SOURCE)
- 4-11 Favorite channel setup - Wx key (FAV CH SETU)
- 4-1 Channel (UIC)
- Section 5 - DSC setup menu (DSC SETUP)
- 5-1 Enter or view your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- 5-2 Maintain your groups
- 5-3 Enter or check your ATIS MMSI (ATIS MMSI)
- 5-4 Enable ATIS functionality (ATIS SELECT)
- 5-5 Response to individual calls (INDIV REPLY)
- 5-6 Enable DSC functionality (DSC FUNC)
- 5-7 Response type to LL polling calls (LL REPLY)
- 5-8 Automatic channel switching (AUTO SWITCH)
- 5-9 DSC Test Reply (TEST REPLY)
- 5-10 Set the inactivity timer (TIMEOUT)
- 5-1 Enter or view your USER MMSI (USER MMSI)
- Section 6 - AIS setup menu (AIS SETUP)
- Section 7 - Wireless handset setup menu (HS SETTING)
- Section 8 - Sending and receiving DSC calls
- 8-1 What is DSC?
- 8-2 Sending DSC Calls
- 8-3 Send an individual call (INDIVIDUAL)
- 8-4 Acknowledgement of an individual incoming call (INDIV)
- 8-5 Reply to the Last Call (LAST CALL)
- 8-6 Send a group call (GROUP)
- 8-7 Send an all ships call (ALL SHIPS)
- 8-8 Send using the call log (CALL LOG)
- 8-9 Send using the distress log (DIST LOG)
- 8-10 View sent call log (SENT CALL)
- 8-11 Request the LL position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)
- 8-12 Track your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)
- 8-13 Make a DSC test call (DSC TEST)
- 8-14 View user MMSI and GPS information
- 8-15 Receiving DSC calls
- 8-16 Receiving an all ships call (ALL SHIPS)
- 8-17 Receiving an individual call (INDIV)
- 8-18 Receiving a group call (GROUP)
- 8-19 Receiving a geographic area call (GEOGRAPH)
- 8-20 Receiving a polled position call (POSITION)
- 8-1 What is DSC?
- Section 9 - DISTRESS calls
- Section 10 - AIS functionality
- Section 11 - General functionality
- Section 12 - Wireless handset functionality
8-12 Track your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)
You can select a buddy or buddy’s to automatically track their positions. You must setup a
tracklist first and set their track status to ON before buddy track can begin. You can also start
and stop tracking your buddy and add or remove buddies from your buddy tracklist.
8-12-1 Start or stop tracking a Buddy (START TRACK)
Use START TRACK to track the position of a buddy(s) on your TRACKLIST whose status is ON
(see the following section). The buddy’s position is updated at the interval you select in
INTERVAL (15, 30, or 60 minutes).
Note: START TRACK will only track buddy(s) on your TRACKLIST whose status is ON.
DSC CALL
SENT CALL ▲
LL REQUEST
►TRACK BUDD
DSC TEST ▼
TRACK BUDDY
►START TRACK
SET BUDDY
TRACKLIST
INTERVAL
START TRACK
SEAROSE OFF
MERMAID ON
SEASPRA ON
START TRACK
YES
NO
MERMAID IV
LL REQUEST
CALLING...
SEASPRAY
LL REQUEST
CALLING...
1. Select DSC CALL then TRACK BUDDY.
2. Select START TRACK. The status of each buddy on your tracklist (ON or OFF) is displayed.
3. Check that the status of the buddy (or buddies) that you want to track is ON, then press
ENT.
4. Select YES then press ENT to start tracking (in this example, MERMAID IV and SEASPRAY.)
An LL Request is sent to each buddy on CH70 and your radio waits for your buddy’s LL
position to be displayed on the LCD. See Section 8-20 for more information.
(Select NO in the START TRACK page to STOP tracking your buddies.)
8-12-2 Select a Buddy to Track (SET BUDDY)
DSC CALL
SENT CALL ▲
LL REQUEST
►TRACK BUDD
DSC TEST ▼
TRACK BUDDY
START TRACK
►SET BUDDY
TRACKLIST
INTERVAL
SET BUDDY
SEAROSE OFF
►MERMAID OFF
SET BUDDY
MERMAID IV
►ON
OFF
1. Select DSC CALL then TRACK BUDDY.
2. Select SET BUDDY to show the status of each buddy on your tracklist (ON or OFF).
3. Select the buddy whose status you want to change, then select the new status and
press ENT to confirm.
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