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GX1000S
11.7 POSITION REPORT
The feature is similar to Position Request, however instead of requesting a
position of another vessel this function allows you to send your position to
another vessel. Your vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected
for the
GX1000S
to send the position.
11.7.1 Transmitting a DSC Position Report Call
1. Press the [
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
] key. The “
DSC Operation
DSC Operation
DSC Operation
DSC Operation
DSC Operation
”
menu will appear in the display.
2. Press the [
T
]/[
S
] keys to select “
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
.”
3. Press [
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
] key to show the Position Re-
port Directory. This directory uses the Individual Direc-
tory information.
4. Press the [
T
]/[
S
] keys to select the “Individual” you want
to send your position to.
5. Press the [
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
] key to send your position
to the selected vessel. (To cancel, press the [
T
] key to
select “
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
”, then press the [
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
] key.)
6. When the
GX1000S
receives the position from the polled
vessel, a ringing tone sounds and “
RCV
” icon appears in
the display.
11.7.2 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call
When another vessel transmits their location to the
GX1000S
the following will
happen:
1. When the call is received, a ringing sound will be pro-
duced and the display will scroll to show the time the call
was received and also “
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
POS REPORT
” indication.
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. Press the [
T
] key repeatedly to change the display to view the received
data:
z
MMSI number or name of the vessel
z
Position Time
z
Latitude
z
Longitude
4. To exit from position request display, press the [
T
] key to select “
EXIT
EXIT
EXIT
EXIT
EXIT
”,
then press the [
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
] key.
