User Guide

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GX1600/GX1700
9.7 POSITION REQUEST
Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another
vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the GX1600
and GX1700. Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any
compatible GPS chart plotter is connected to the GX1600 and GX1700, the
polled position of the vessel is shown on the display of the GPS chart plot-
ter making it easy to navigate to the location of the polled vessel. This is a
great feature for anyone wanting to know the position of another vessel. For
example your buddy that is catching sh, or nding the location of a person
you are cruising with.
NOTE
The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected
to its DSC radio and must not have its radio set to deny position
requests. (Refer the section “9.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL” to enter infor-
mation into the individual directory).
9.7.1 Setting up the Position Reply
The GX1600 and GX1700 can be setup to automatically (default setting) or
manually send your position when requested by another vessel. This selec-
tion is important if you are concerned about someone polling the position of
your vessel that you may not want to. In the manual mode you will see the
MMSI or persons name shown on the display allowing you to choose to send
your position to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold the
key until “
Setup Menu
”
appears.
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
DSC Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
GENERAL SETUP
QUIT
SELECT
-Setup Menu-
CH Function Setup
GPS Setup
MMSI Setup
Waypoint Setup
QUIT
SELECT
General Setup
DSC SETUP
-DSC Setup-
Individual Reply
Individual Directory
Individual Ack
Individual Ring
Group Directory
POSITION REPLY
QUIT
SELECT
-Position Reply-
Manual
AUTOMATIC
QUIT
ENT
2. Press the / key to select “
DSC SETUP
”
menu.
3. Press the
soft key, then select “
POSITION
REPLY
” with the / key.
4. Press the
soft key, then select “
AUTO-
MATIC
” or “
MANUAL
”. In “
AUTOMATIC
” mode, after
a DSC position request is received, the radio will
automatically transmit your position. In “
MANUAL
”
mode, the display of the GX1600 and GX1700
will show who is requesting the position and the
soft key on the radio has to be pressed to
send your position to the requesting vessel.