3.2 Manual Entry of Ship’s Position and Time
Entering data manually
If automatic position input is lost for one minute the message "EPFS error" appears. In this case, enter position manually as below.
* VHF call message * Format: DISTRESS
To enter data manually from the Distress Alert message, press [ENT] and select call type Distress.
Press [ENT], [ENT] [SELECT] in this order.
(Normal display)
Watch VHF CH70
Press the [SELECT] key followed by the [1] key.
Position < | > |
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NORTH= ˚ | S E= | ˚ | W | UTC= | : |
Enter |
| Enter |
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| Enter time |
latitude. |
| longitude. |
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To move blinking cursor from NORTH | Press the [ENT] key. | |
(Returns to normal | ||
position to SOUTH, press the [s] key. | ||
display.) | ||
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Note: If the manually entered position is not updated within four
hours the buzzer sounds and the message "Warning: Update posi- tion!" appears on the screen. And if not updated within 23.5 hours the position entered is erased. Once automatic input of position is restored, cancel manually entered position as below.
Confirming Ship's Position and Time
Press and hold down the [1] (POSITION) key, ship's position and time are shown while the key is pressed.
Canceling manually entered data
To cancel the manually entered data, enter 9999 for the time and press the [ENT] key.
Note: Above procedure may also be used when you do not know your ship's position. This data is input as NO INFORMATION in POS&TIME in the DISTRESS ALERT MESSAGE.