NorthStar Navigation Explorer 721US, Explorer 721EU Request the LL Position of a Buddy LL Request

5-9 Request the LL Position of a Buddy (LL REQUEST)

DSC CALL CALL LOG DIST LOG

> LL REQUEST

channel name

SAM

LLREQUEST

AWAITING ACK

LLREQUEST

>SAM VHF721 BUDDY #3

SAM

LLREQUEST

>SEND?

SAM

LLREQUEST

CALLING...

1.Press CALL/MENU to enter the DSC CALL menu, then select LL REQUEST.

2.Select the buddy whose LL position you want to request then press ENT or push the rotary knob to send the request.

3.The working channel name is displayed while the radio waits for an acknowledgement from your buddy. Continue as explained in Section 5-3-1. If there’s no reply after 1 minute the radio asks if you want to retry. Continue as explained in Section 5-3-2.

5-9-1 Track Your Buddy (TRACK BUDDY)

Use the TRACKLIST option to select the buddy (or buddies) whose position you want to track, specify the time interval through the INTERVAL option and then start the track. Alternatively, if the buddy and time

are already set to your preference, just start tracking.

Select Your Buddy as follows:

DSC CALL	TRACK BUDDY
DIST LOG	START TRACK
LL REQUEST	> SET BUDDY
> TRACK BUDDY	TRACKLIST

SET BUDDY

>BUDDY1 OFF BUDDY2 ON BUDDY3 OFF

SET BUDDY

BUDDY1

>ON OFF

1.Press CALL/MENU to enter the DSC CALL menu, then select TRACK BUDDY.

2.Select SET BUDDY then select the buddy you want to track. You can set a maximum of 3 buddies to track.

3.Select ON to track that buddy or OFF to not track that buddy, and press ENT or push the rotary knob to confirm. (Repeat for the other two buddies if necessary.)

To delete a buddy from the tracklist, just scroll to the buddy’s name and press ENT or push the rotary knob. Select YES to confirm, then press ENT or push the rotary knob again.

Set the Time Interval as follows:

DSC CALL

DIST LOG

LL REQUEST

>TRACK BUDDY

TRACK BUDDY

> INTERVAL

INTERVAL

>15 MINUTES

30 MINUTES

1 HOUR

1.Press CALL/MENU to enter the DSC CALL menu, then select TRACK BUDDY.

2.Select INTERVAL, then select the desired time interval. Press ENT or push the rotary knob o confirm.

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