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DSC OPERATION
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Position and time programming
A distress call should include the ship’s position and time
data. If no GPS is connected, your position and UTC (Uni-
versal Time Coordinated) time should be input manually.
They are included automatically when a GPS receiver
(NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is connected.
q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.
w Rotate [DIAL] to select “Position Input,” and push
[DIAL•ENTER].
e The position information appears. Set your position (lati-
tude and longitude) data by rotating [DIAL].
•Push[16•9] or [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] to move the cursor for-
ward or backward, respectively.
•Rotate[DIAL] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude when
thecursorisonthe‘N’or‘S’position,andW;Westlongitudeor
E;Eastlongitudewhenthecursorisonthe‘W’or‘E’position.
•Push[CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the latitude/
longitude
data.
•Push[CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
r After setting the position data, push [DIAL•ENTER] to set
the current UTC time. Set the current UTC time by rotat-
ing [DIAL], then push [DIAL•ENTER].
•Push[16•9] or [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] to move the cursor for-
ward or backward, respectively.
•Push[CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the UTC time data.
•Push[CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
t Push [CLR] or rotate [DIAL] to select “Exit,” push
[DIAL•ENTER].
•ReturnstotheDSCmenu.
•Repeatagaintoreturntothenormaloperationcondition.
Manually programmed position data will be held for
23.5 hours only.
--DSC Menu--
Select Item
˘Position Input
Individual Call
Group Call
All Ships Call
Position Request
Position Report
--DSC Menu--
Input Position
Latitude
__°__.___N Null
Longitude
__°__.___W Null
<CLR 1sec˘Null Data>
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
--DSC Menu--
Input UTC Time
__:__ Null
<CLR 1sec˘Null Data>
<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>
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