User Guide

GX1600/GX1700
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10. Press the soft key to transmit the position
request DSC call.
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Transmiting
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11. When the GX1600 and GX1700 receive the posi-
tion from the polled vessel it is shown on the radio
display and also transferred to the GPS chart plot-
ter with NMEA DSC and DSE sentences.
12. Press the
soft key to return to radio opera-
tion.
9.7.3 Receiving a Position Request
When a position request call is received from another vessel, a ringing alarm
sounds and “
POS REQUEST
” will be shown in the display. Operation and trans-
ceiver function differs depending on the setting of the “
Position Reply
” in
the “
DSC Setup
” menu.
Automatic reply:
1. When a position request call is received, a calling
alarm sounds 4 times. Then requested position
coordinates are transmitted automatically to the
vessel requesting your vessels position. (DSC
BEEP needs to be enabled to hear alarm.)
Received POS Request
Name:Horizon
ID:123456789
Since: 01:03
Category:Routine
QUIT
2. The display shows the MMSI number.
Manual reply:
1. When a position request call is received from
another vessel, the display will be as shown in the
illustration at the right. (DSC BEEP needs to be
enabled to hear alarm.)
Received POS Request
Name:Horizon
ID:123456789
Since: 01:03
Category:Routine
QUIT
REPLY
Received POS Request
Name:Horizon
ID:123456789
Since: 01:03
Transmitted
Category:Routine
QUIT
2. A ringing alarm sounds 2 minutes. Press any key
to stop the alarm.
3. To send your vessels position to the requesting
vessel, press the
soft key. Or to exit from
position request display, press the soft
key.