GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual
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Digital Selective Calling
Position Tracking
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that
send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the vessel sends the
correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information).
Every position-report call received is logged in the DSC list (
).
Viewing a Position Report
1. From the Home screen, select
Information
>
other Vessels
>
DSC List
.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
or
to switch between details of the position report and a Navigation chart marking
the location.
Calling a Tracked Vessel
See “Making an Individual Routine Call” (
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel
1. From the Home screen, select
Information
>
other Vessels
>
DSC List
.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Navigate To
.
4. Select
Go To
or
Route To
(
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel
1. From the Home screen, select
Information
>
other Vessels
>
DSC List
.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Create Waypoint
.
Editing Information in a Position Report
1. From the Home screen, select
Information
>
other Vessels
>
DSC List
.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
edit
.
4. Complete an action:
• Select
Name
. Enter the name of the vessel. Select
Done
.
• Select
Symbol
. Select a new symbol. Select
Done
.
• Select
Comment
. Enter the comment. Select
Done
.
• Select
Trail
>
Show
to show a trail line for the vessel, if your radio is tracking the position of the
vessel.
• Select
Trail Line
. Select a color for the trail line.
Deleting a Position-Report Call
1. From the Home screen, select
Information
>
other Vessels
>
DSC List
.
2. Select a position-report call.
3. Select
Clear Report
.
