How to Guide
3. To disable automatic test call reply, repeat the steps above and select Manual.
POSITION REQUEST AND REPLY
Anytime you need to know where another boat currently is—to find your boating
partners, to respond to a request for assistance, etc.—you can send a position request to
their radio:
1. Press
to display the call menu.
2. Select DSC Call sub-menu, then select POS Request.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
CHANNEL UP
and
CHANNEL
DOWN
to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press
. 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 18). Enter all nine digits and press
.
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 longi
tude,
and the latitude of the other station. If your radio is connected to a chartplotter
through the NMEA OUT connection (see page 30), 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.
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.
To reject the position request, select Cancel.
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