Digital Selective Calling

Digital Selective Calling (DSC)

Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio

The following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network.

Feature

NMEA 0183

NMEA 2000

Garmin NMEA

Garmin NMEA

 

VHF Radio

VHF Radio

0183 VHF Radio

2000 VHF Radio

The chartplotter can transfer your GPS

 

 

 

 

position to your radio. If your radio is

X

X

X

X

capable, GPS position information is

 

 

 

 

transmitted with DSC calls.

 

 

 

 

The chartplotter can receive DSC

X

X

X

X

distress and position information from

the radio (page 50).

 

 

 

 

The chartplotter can track the positions

X

X

X

X

of vessels sending position reports

(page 51).

 

 

 

 

Quickly set up and send individual

 

 

 

X

routine call details to your Garmin VHF

 

 

 

radio (page 50).

 

 

 

 

When you initiate a man-overboard

 

 

 

 

distress call from your radio, the

 

 

 

X

chartplotter displays the man-overboard

 

 

 

screen and prompts you to navigate to

 

 

 

 

the man-overboard point (page 50).

 

 

 

 

When you initiate a man-overboard

 

 

 

 

distress call from your chartplotter, the

 

 

 

X

radio displays the Distress Call page to

 

 

 

initiate a man-overboard distress call

 

 

 

 

(page 50).

 

 

 

 

To turn DSC on or off:

1.Select Configure > Other Vessels.

2.Select DSC to turn it on or off.

If you are using radar, see page 43 for information on configuring how DSC information displays on the radar screen.

Adding a DSC Contact

You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter. See page 52 for information on making an individual routine call.

To add a DSC contact:

1.

While viewing a chart, select Menu > Other Vessels > DSC List > Add Contact.

 

2.

Use the ROCKER (GPSMAP 4000 series) or onscreen keyboard (GPSMAP 5000 series) to enter

 

 

the MMSI number of the vessel and select Done.

DSC

3.

Use the ROCKER or the onscreen keyboard to enter the name of the vessel and select Done.

 

The contact is now available in the DSC List.

 

 

 

 

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