Operation Manual

Page 43GX1000S
11.6.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
1. Press the
[
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
]
key. The “
DSC OperationDSC Operation
DSC OperationDSC Operation
DSC Operation”
menu will appear in the display.
2. Press the
[
T
]
/
[
S
]
keys to select “
POS REQUESTPOS REQUEST
POS REQUESTPOS REQUEST
POS REQUEST.”
3. Press
[
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
]
key to show the Position Re-
quest Directory. This directory uses the Individual Direc-
tory information.
4. Press the
[
T
]
/
[
S
]
keys to select the “Individual” you want
to know the position of.
5. Press the
[
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
]
key to transmit the posi-
tion request DSC call. (To cancel, press the
[
T
]
key to
select “
NONO
NONO
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. The display will scroll to show the time the
call was received and also “
POS REPLYPOS REPLY
POS REPLYPOS REPLY
POS REPLY” indication.
7. Press any key to stop the alarm.
8. 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
9. If the GX1000S does not receive a reply, “
NO REPLYNO REPLY
NO REPLYNO REPLY
NO REPLY” in-
dication will show on the display. To send again, press
the
[
T
]
key followed by the
[
CALL
(
SET
)
MENU
]
key.
NOTE
If the GX1000S does not receive position data from the polled vessel,
the LCD will show “
NO TIMENO TIME
NO TIMENO TIME
NO TIME” and “
NO POSITIONNO POSITION
NO POSITIONNO POSITION
NO POSITION”.