Icom IC-M504 instruction manual DTransmitting a position report call, Dsc Operation, Dial•Enter

6 DSC OPERATION

DTransmitting a position report call

Transmit a position report call when you want to announce your own position to a specific ship and to get an answer, etc.

qPush [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.

wRotate [DIAL] to select “Position Report,” push [DIAL•ENTER].

•“Position Input” item appears when a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is not connected.

--DSC Menu--

Select Item

Position Input

Individual Call

Group Call

All Ships Call

Position Request

˘Position Report

eRotate [DIAL] to select the desired pre-programmed indi-

vidual address or “Manual Input,” push

[DIAL•ENTER].

•The ID code can be set in advance. (p. 17)

•When “Manual Input” is selected, set the 9-digit MMSI number for the individual you wish to call by rotating [DIAL].

--DSC Menu--

Select Address

Manual Input John

˘Paul George Michael <CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>

When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is con- nected, steps r and t (Current position/time program- ming) do not appear. Go to step y.

rThe position information appears. Set your position (lati- tude and longitude) data by rotating [DIAL].

•Push [16•9] or [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] to move the cursor forward or backward, respectively.

•Rotate [DIAL] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude when the cursor is on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position, and W; West longitude or E; East longitude when the cursor is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ position.

•Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the latitude/longitude data.

•Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.

--DSC Menu--

Input Position

Latitude

__°__.___N Null

Longitude

__°__.___W Null

<CLR 1sec˘Null Data>

<CLR˘Exit / ENT˘OK>

tAfter setting the position data, push [DIAL•ENTER] to set the current UTC time. Set the current UTC time by rotating [DIAL], then push [DIAL•ENTER].

•Push [16•9] or [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] to move the cursor forward or backward, respectively.

•Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the UTC time data.

•Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.

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