User Manual

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9.8 POSITION REQUEST
Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another
vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the GX2000/
GX2150. Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any com-
patible GPS chart plotter is connected to the GX2000/GX2150, the polled po-
sition of the vessel is shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter making it
easy to navigate to the location of the polled vessel. This is a great feature for
anyone wanting to know the position of another vessel. For example your buddy
that is catching fish, or finding the location of a person you are cruising with.
NOTE
The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its
DSC radio and must not have its radio set not to deny position requests.
(Refer the section “9.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL” to enter information into the
individual directory).
9.8.1 Position Reply Setup
The GX2000/GX2150 can be set up to automatically (default setting) or manu-
ally send your position when requested by another vessel. This selection is
important if you are concerned about someone polling the position of your
vessel that you may not want to. In the manual mode you will see the MMSI or
persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send your posi-
tion to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold down the key until “Setup
Menu” appears.
2. Rotate the CHANNEL knob to select “DSC SETUP”
menu.
3. Press the soft key, then select “POSITION
REPLY” with the CHANNEL knob.
4. Press the soft key, then select “AUTOMATIC”
or “MANUAL”. In “AUTOMATIC” mode, after a DSC
POS Request is received, the radio will automati-
cally transmit your vessels position. In “MANUAL”
mode, the display of the GX2000/GX2150 will show
who is requesting the position and the YES soft key
on radio has to be pressed to send your position to
the requesting.
5. Press the soft key to store the selected set-
ting.
6. Press the soft key several times to return to radio operation.