3-3 Maintain your buddy list (BUDDY LIST)

Use the buddy list to store the names and associated MMSIs of 20 favorite people. Names are stored in the order of entry, with the most recent entry shown first.

The following sections show how to add, edit and delete entries on your BUDDY LIST.

Section 7-3 explains how to call a buddy.

3-3-1 Add an entry

You can enter a maximum of 20 buddy names. When your BUDDY LIST is full, you cannot make a new entry until you have deleted an existing entry.

Each buddy name can have a maximum of 11 alphanumeric characters.

MENU SELECT

BUDDY LIST

ENTER NAME

ENTER NAME

WAYPOINT

►MANUAL NEW

 

STARFISH

BACKLIGHT

SEA ROSE

ENTER MMSI

ENTER MMSI

►BUDDY LIST

MERMAID IV

 

 

 

LOCAL/DIST▼

 

 

 

ENTER NAME

STARFISH2

BUDDY LIST

 

STARFISH

123456789

►MANUAL NEW

 

ENTER MMSI

►STORE

STARFISH

 

123456789

SEA ROSE

 

CANCEL

 

 

 

MERMAID IV

 

1.Select BUDDY LIST. The cursor is at MANUAL NEW. Press ENT.

2.Enter the buddy name, one character at a time (this may be alphanumeric) then press ENT repeatedly until the cursor moves to the MMSI entry line.

3.Enter the MMSI associated with that buddy name (this must be numeric) then press ENT.

4.The new buddy name and MMSI are displayed. Press ENT to store the new entry, which is displayed at the top of your buddy list.

Note: When the BUDDY LIST is full (20 entries), you can make a new entry and the buddy at the end of the list is automatically erased.

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