Operation Manual

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9. If the GX1150 does not receive a reply, the dis-
play will be as shown in the illustration on the right.
To send again, press the key.
NOTE
If the GX1150 does not receive position data from the polled vessel, the
LCD will show “NO POSITION DATA.”
Manual Request
You may enter an MMSI number manually to contact without the Setting up the
Individual / Position Call Directory.
1. Press the key. The “DSC MENU” will appear in
the display.
2. Press the / keys to select “POS REQUEST”.
3. Press key to show the Position request direc-
tory. This directory uses the INDIVIDUAL Direc-
tory information.
4. Press the / keys to select the “MANUAL”,
then press the key.
5. Press the / keys to scroll through num-
bers, 0-9. To enter the desired number and move
one space to the right press the key. Repeat
this procedure until all nine space of the MMSI
number which you want to contact are entered.
6. If a mistake was made entering in the MMSI num-
ber repeat pressing the microphone’s key un-
til the wrong number is selected, then press the
/ keys to correct the entry.
7. When finished entering the MMSI number, press
and hold the key.
8. Press the key to transmit the position request
DSC call.
9. When the GX1150 receives the position from the
polled vessel, the GX1150 will produce a ringing
alarm sound and the position from the polled ves-
sel is sent to a GPS Chart plotter via NMEA 0183.