Garmin GPSMAP 526s - Manual (Page 69)

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Digital Selective Calling
To turn DSC on or off:
1� Select Configure > Other Vessels �
2� Select DSC to toggle it on or off�
Adding a DSC Contact
You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter. See
page 65 for information on making an individual routine call.
1� While viewing a chart, press MENU > Other Vessels > DSC >
DSC List > Add Contact �
2� Use the Rocker to enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity
(MMSI) number of the vessel, and press SELECT �
3� Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the name of the vessel, and
select Done �
Viewing the DSC List
The DSC list is a log of the most-recent DSC calls and other DSC
contacts you have entered. The DSC list can contain up to 100
entries. The DSC list shows the most-recent call from a boat. If a
second call is received from the same boat, it replaces the first call in
the call list.
From a chart screen, press
MENU > Other Vessels > dSC > dSC
List .
Receiving Distress Calls
If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected via NMEA
0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter alerts you when your VHF
radio receives a DSC distress call. If position information was sent
with the distress call, that information is also available and recorded
with the call.
The symbol designates a distress call in the DSC List and marks
the position of a vessel on the Navigation chart at the time the DSC
distress call was sent.
When you receive a DSC distress call:
1� Select Review to view details about the call�
2� Complete one of the following:
• Select Call with Radio to set up an individual routine call
with the radio to call the vessel in distress ( page 65 )� This
option is only available if you are using a Garmin NMEA
2000-compatible VHF radio�
• Select Edit to edit the vessel name and add a comment� If
your radio is tracking the position of the vessel, select Trail to
show or hide the trail line for the vessel, and select Trail Line
to change the line color� Select Clear Report to delete the
call report� Select Create Waypoint to set a waypoint at the
position sent with the distress call�