GX1150
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The
GX1150
has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer.
1. Press and hold down the
key until
“
SETUP MENU
” appears.
2. Press the
/
keys to select “
DSC
SETUP
” menu.
3. Press the
key, then select “
DSC BEEP
”
with the
/
keys.
4. Press the
key.
5. Press the
/
keys to select “
POS RE-
QUEST
”.
6. Press the
key.
7. Press the
/
keys to select “
OFF
”.
8. Press the
key to store the selected set-
ting.
9. To exit this menu and return to radio operation
mode press the
key.
If you wish to return to enabling the ringer tone, just repeat the above proce-
dure, pressing the
/
keys to select “
ON
” in step “7” above.
12.8.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
Pre-Programmable Request
1. Press the
key. The “
DSC MENU
” will ap-
pear in the display.
2. Press the
/
keys to select “
POS RE-
QUEST
”.
3. Press the
key to show the Position request
directory. This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Di-
rectory information.
4. Press the
/
keys to select a name,
then press the
key.
5. Press the
key to transmit the position
request DSC call.
6. When the
GX1150
receives the position
from the polled vessel, the
GX1150
will pro-
duce a ringing alarm sound and the posi-
tion from the polled vessel is sent to a GPS
Chart plotter via NMEA 0183.
7. Press any key to stop the alarm.
8. Press the
key to show the position from the
polled vessel transferred on the display.