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Making a distress call – Garmin GPSMAP 190-00683-00 User Manual

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DSC Directory list

DSC Directory

entres. Press

ENTER to

open the Entry

Review Page.

Blank entry.

Press

ENTER to

add a Directory

entry.

To add a new Directory entry:

1. Open the DSC Directory on the Main Menu.
2. Highlight the first blank space in the directory list, and press

ENTER.

OR

Press

MENU, highlight New Item, and press ENTER.

3. Enter the MMSI number, the name, and any comments.
4. When finished, highlight

OK, and press ENTER.

New Directory Item Page

Enter the

MMSI number,

name, and a

comment (if

needed) n the

fields.

Highlight

OK,

and press

ENTER to save

the Directory

entry.

After creating a New Directory Item, the name created is attached

to that particular MMSI number. If you return to the Log, the new

name appears under the corresponding MMSI number.
Another way to input a name is from the Entry Review Page or the

DSC Distress Call Page or DSC Position Report Pages. The Name

and MMSI are sent to other Garmin GPS units: Only the MMSI

numbers are sent to other non-Garmin DSC users.

Making a Distress Call

To make a distress call, press the MayDay button on your VHF

radio. The call transmits on an emergency channel with the MMSI

number attached to the call, if you have DSC support. Any DSC-

equipped mariner (on sea or land) within range can receive the call.

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