Standard Horizon Gx5500s - Manual (Page 51)

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5. If you want to respond, monitor the channel to make sure it is clear, then
press the PTT on the mic and talk to the calling ship(s).
NOTE
After a Group call is received, the time the call was made and the ships
MMSI or vessels name will appear on the LCD.
11.8 POSITION REQUEST
Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another
vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the GX5500S.
Standard Horizon has taken this feature one step further, if any Standard Hori-
zon GPS chart plotters are connected to the GX5500S, the polled position of
the vessel is shown on the display of the GPS chart plotter making it easy to
navigate to the location of the polled vessel. This is a great feature for anyone
wanting to know the position of another vessel. For example your buddy that is
catching fish, or finding the location of a person you are cruising with.
NOTE
The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its
DSC transceiver and must not have its transceiver set to deny position
requests. (Refer the section “11.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL” to enter infor-
mation into the individual directory).
11.8.1 Setting up Position Reply
The GX5500S can be set up to automatically or manually send your position to
another vessel. This selection is important if you are concerned about some-
one polling the position of your vessel that you may not want to. In the manual
mode you will see the MMSI or persons name shown on the display allowing
you to choose to send your position to the requesting vessel.
1. Press and hold down the [CALL(MENU)] key until
“ Radio Setup Radio Setup Radio Setup Radio Setup Radio Setup” menu appears.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “ DSC DSC DSC DSC DSC
Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup” menu.
3. Press the [ENT] key, then select “ Position Reply Position Reply Position Reply Position Reply Position Reply” with
the CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “ Auto- Auto- Auto- Auto- Auto-
matic matic matic matic matic” or “Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual.” In “Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic” mode, after a DSC
POS Request is received, the radio will automati-
cally transmit your vessels position. In “
Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual”
mode, the display of the GX5500S will show who is
requesting the position.