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VX-1700 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
P
OSITION
R
EQUEST
C
ALL
The Position Request Call mode allows you to request
position information from a specific station.
Preparation
Rotate the
CH
Selector knob to select the channel to
be used for the Position Request Call.
Disable the VOX and Clarifier features, if necessary.
Press the [
SELCALL
] key momentarily to activate the
Selcall system. The “
” icon will be illumi-
nated on the LCD display.
Sending a Position Request Call
Rotate the
CH
Selector knob to select the ID of the
station from which you wish to receive the position
information. Available IDs are: the last-received ID,
ten pre-programmed IDs, and “Auxiliary,” whereby you
may enter the desired ID using the keypad. To enter
the desired ID, rotate the
CH
Selector knob to “
AUX
,”
press the keypad’s [
ENT
] key, then enter the 4-digit
ID number from the keypad; finally press the [
ENT
]
key again.
Press the [
CALL
] key momentarily to enter the Call
Menu.
Rotate the
CH
Selector knob to select “
PoS REQ
.”
Press the [
CALL
] key again to transmit the Position
Request Call.
Receiving a Position Request Call
When the
VX-1700
receives a Position Request Call
matching your individual ID, the LCD will display the
received (calling station’s) ID number; your radio will
transmit your current position (Latitude/Longitude)
automatically.
Press the
PTT
switch momentarily to cancel the Posi-
tion Request Call, if desired, press the
PTT
switch and
speak into the microphone in the usual fashion while
press and holding the
PTT
switch to reply to the Posi-
tion Request Call.
Press the [
SELCALL
] key again to activate the Selcall
system.
Note
: A suitable GPS receiver capable of supplying
NMEA-0183 data must be connected to the rear panel’s
GPS jack in order to transmit your current position.
S
ELCALL
/T
ELCALL
O
PERATION
P
OSITION
S
END
C
ALL
The Position Send Call mode allows you to send your own
position information to the intended ID station.
Note
: A suitable GPS receiver capable of supplying
NMEA-0183 data must be connected to the rear panel’s
GPS jack in order to transmit your current position.
Preparation
Rotate the
CH
Selector knob to select the channel to
be used for the Position Send Call.
Disable the VOX and Clarifier features, if necessary.
Press the [
SELCALL
] key momentarily to activate the
Selcall system. The “
” icon will be illumi-
nated on the LCD display.
Sending a Position Send Call
Rotate the
CH
Selector knob to select the ID number
of the station to which you wish to send your position
data. Available IDs are: the last-received ID, ten pre-
programmed IDs, and “Auxiliary,” whereby you may
enter the desired ID using the keypad. To enter the
desired ID, rotate the
CH
Selector knob to “
AUX
,”
press the keypad’s [
ENT
] key then enter the 4-digit ID
number from the keypad, finally press the [
ENT
] key
again.
Press the [
CALL
] key momentarily to enter the Call
Menu.
Rotate the
CH
Selector knob to select “
PoS SND
.”
Press the [
CALL
] key again to transmit the Position
Send Call.
Receiving a Position Send Call
When the
VX-1700
receives a Position Send Call
matching your individual ID, a bell alarm will be heard,
and the received (calling station’s) ID number, posi-
tion (Latitude/Longitude), and time will scroll across
the LCD.
Press the
PTT
switch momentarily to cancel the Posi-
tion Send Call, then press and hold in the
PTT
switch
and speak into the microphone in the usual fashion to
reply to the Position Send Call.
Press the [
SELCALL
] key again to activate the Selcall
system.
