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12.8.2 Setting up a Position Request Ringer
The GX1600 has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer.
1. Press and hold down the key until “
SetupSetup
SetupSetup
Setup
MenuMenu
MenuMenu
Menu” appears.
2. Press the / key to select “
DSCDSC
DSCDSC
DSC
SETUPSETUP
SETUPSETUP
SETUP” menu.
3. Press the
[
SELECT
]
soft key, then select “
DSCDSC
DSCDSC
DSC
BEEPBEEP
BEEPBEEP
BEEP” with the / key.
4. Press the
[
SELECT
]
soft key, then select “
POSPOS
POSPOS
POS
RequestRequest
RequestRequest
Request” with the / key.
5. Press the
[
ENT
]
soft key, then select “
OffOff
OffOff
Off” with
the / key.
6. Press the
[
ENT
]
soft key to store the selected set-
ting.
7. Press the
[
QUIT
]
soft key several times to return to radio operation.
To re-enable the ringer tone, repeat the above procedure, pressing the /
key to select “
OnOn
OnOn
On” in step “5” above.
12.8.3 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
Pre-Programmed Request
1. Press the key. The “
DSC MenuDSC Menu
DSC MenuDSC Menu
DSC Menu” will ap-
pear.
2. Press the / key to select “
POS RE-POS RE-
POS RE-POS RE-
POS RE-
QUESTQUEST
QUESTQUEST
QUEST”.
3. Press the / key to select a name
that was stored in the Individual DSC direc-
tory, then press the
[
SELECT
]
soft key.
4. Press the
[
YES
]
soft key to transmit the Posi-
tion Request DSC call.
5. When the GX1600 receives the position from the
polled vessel it is shown on the radio display
and also transferred to a GPS Chart plotter
with NMEA DSC and DSE sentences.
6. Press the
[
QUIT
]
soft key to return to radio
operation.
NOTE
If the GX1600 does not receive a position data from the polled vessel,
the display will show “NO POSITION DATA.”
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