Specifications

VX-1400 OPERATING MANUAL34
SELCALL/TELCALL OPERATION
POSITION SEND CALL
The Position Send Call mode allows you to send your own position information to the
intended ID station.
Note: A suitable GPS receiver capable of supplying NMEA-0183 data must be connected
to the GPS port of the optional CT-139 Accessory Cable in order to transmit your current
position. When the transceiver receives the GPS data, the “ ” icon will be illuminated
on the LCD display.
Preparation
 Press the
[

]
/
[

]
button to select the channel to be used for the Position Send Call.
 Disable the VOX and Clarifier features, if necessary.
 Press the
[
SELCALL
]
button (the
[
PROGRAMMABLE
]
button which assigned “Selcall”
function) briefly to activate the Selcall system. The “ ” icon will be illuminated
on the LCD display.
Sending a Position Send Call
 Press the
[
CALL
]
button (the
[
PROGRAMMABLE
]
button which assigned “Call” func-
tion), then press the
[

]
/
[

]
button to select the ID number of the station to be called
using Selcall. Available IDs are: the last-received ID, ten pre-programmed IDs, and
“Auxiliary,” whereby you enter the desired ID using the Allow
([

]
/
[

]
/
[

]
/
[

])
buttons. To enter the desired ID, press the
[

]
/
[

]
button to select “AUX ID”, press
the
[

]
button, then enter the 4-digit ID number by the
[

]
/
[

]
(move the cursor)
and the
[

]
/
[

]
(select number) buttons; finally press the
[
CALL
]
button again.
 Press the
[
CALL
]
button briefly to enter the Call Menu.
 Press the
[

]
/
[

]
button to select “POS SND”.
 Press the
[
CALL
]
button again to transmit the Position Send Call.
Receiving a Position Send Call
 When the VX-1400 receives a Position Send Call matching your individual ID, a bell
alarm will be heard, and the received (calling station’s) ID number, position (Lati-
tude/Longitude), and time will scroll across the LCD.
 Press the PTT switch momentarily to cancel the Position Send Call, then press and
hold in the PTT switch and speak into the microphone in the usual fashion to reply to
the Position Send Call.
 Press the
[
SELCALL
]
button again to activate the Selcall system.