Navigating to a position report or distress call, Setting up dsc – Garmin GPSMAP 188C Sounder User Manual

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Navigating to a Position Report or Distress Call

After a Position Report or a Distress Call is received, navigation

can be quickly set to the call location.

To navigate to Position Report or Distress Call:

1 Press

NAV.

2. With

Go To MMSI/Name highlighted, press ENTER.

Or
1. Highlight the call on the

Call List or Log, and press NAV.

2. With

Go To MMSI/Name or DSC highlighted, press ENTER.

Navigating to a DSC Call

Setting up DSC

The DSC Setup sub tab turns DSC chartplotter information display

On and Off. This Setup tab also allows you to simulate Distress

Calls and Position Reports while the unit is in Simulator Mode

(see

page 3

). Simulating calls is helpful for practice before

connecting to the real system. The Distress Call simulator also

helps to check if alarms are working properly.

DSC Setup

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