Receiving A Position Request (Position Reply); Enabling.automatic.position; Reply - West Marine VHF650 Manual Del Usuario

Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features
1. Press.the.
2. Choose.the.DSC Call.sub-menu,.then.select.POS Request.
3. The.radio.displays.the.names.listed.in.your.directory;.use.
and.
contact.and.press.the.
station.that.is.not.in.your.directory,.select.Manual..The.radio.prompts.
you.to.enter.the.MMSI.number.you.want.to.call..Enter.the.MMSI.
number.the.same.way.you.enter.directory.entries.(see.page.27)..Enter.
all.nine.digits.and.press.the.
4. The.radio.displays.the.MMSI.number.you.are.about.to.contact.and.
asks you to confirm. If you want to request the position of the displayed
MMSI.number,.select.Send..To.cancel.the.request,.select.Cancel.
5. When.the.other.station.responds,.the.radio.displays.the.MMSI.number,.
the.longitude,.and.the.latitude.of.the.other.station..If.your.radio.is.
connected.to.a.chartplotter.through.the.NMEA.OUT.connection.(see.
page.66),.the.position.information.will.also.be.displayed.on.the.plotter.
screen.
6. If.the.other.station.does.not.have.valid.GPS.data,.the.radio.displays.No
Position.

Receiving a position request (Position Reply)

When.another.station.requests.your.current.position,.the.radio.displays.the.
following.screen:
To.send.your.current.position.to.the.other.
station,.select.Reply;.the.radio.transmits.your.
latitude.and.longitude.to.the.other.station..If.
you.select.Reply.but.the.radio.does.not.have.
valid.GPS.data,.it.transmits.the.reply.code.
with.No Position.
To.reject.the.position.request,.select.Cancel.
Enabling automatic position reply
If.you.want.the.radio.to.automatically.transmit.your.current.position.whenever.
it.receives.a.position.request,.you.can.enable.automatic.position.reply..Most.
boaters.activate.automatic.position.reply.for.safety.reasons.or.because.they.
subscribe to a marine towing service. Sometimes—for example, in some
competitive.situations--you.may.not.want.other.stations.to.get.your.position.
without your manual confirmation
.button.to.display.the.menu.
MENU-PA
buttons.to.highlight.the.directory.entry.you.want.to.
CHANNEL DOWN
.button..If.you.want.to.contact.a.
SELECT-1W/25W
SELECT-1W/25W
E-36
CHANNEL UP
.button.
POS Request
JOHN HENRY

Reply

Cancel
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