GPSMAP
®
6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual
Digital Selective Calling
Selecting a DSC Channel
Note:
The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those channels that are available in all
frequency bands: 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77. The default channel is 72.
If you select a different channel, the chartplotter uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call
using another channel.
1. From the Home screen, select
Information
>
DSC List
.
2. Select a vessel or a station to call.
3. Select
Review
>
Call with Radio
>
Channel
.
4. Select a channel.
Making an Individual Routine Call
Note
: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the radio does not have an MMSI number
programmed, the radio will not receive call information.
1. From the Home screen, select
Information
>
DSC List
.
2. Select a vessel or a station to call.
3. Select
Review
>
Call with Radio
>
Send
.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.
4. On your Garmin VHF radio, select
Call
.
Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you
can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call to an AIS target. Before you start
the call, you can select a DSC channel other than the default channel, channel 72 (
1. From the Home screen, select
Charts
.
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.
3. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the
Rocker
to select an AIS target .
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch an AIS target .
4. Select
AIS Vessel
>
Call with Radio
>
Send
.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.
5. On your Garmin VHF radio, select
Call
.
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