Garmin 5008 - Manual (Page 56)

52 GPSMAP ® 4000/5000 Series Owner’s Manual
Digital Selective Calling
DSC
To show or hide the trail line for a specific vessel that is sending position reports:
1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List .
2. Select the vessel from the list, and then select Review .
3. Select Trail to show or hide the trail for the vessel on the Navigation Chart.
To change the symbol and color of the trail line for a vessel:
1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List .
2. Select any call from that vessel from the list, and then select Review > Edit .
3. Select Symbol to edit the symbol, or select Trail Line to edit the line color.
Placing an Individual Routine Call
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you
can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call. When setting up an individual
routine call from your chartplotter, you can select one of the following channels on which you want
to communicate. The radio transmits this request with your call.
The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those channels that are available in all frequency bands:
6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77.
NOtE: The default channel is 72. However, select Channel to select a different channel from the list.
If you select a different channel, the chartplotter will use that channel for subsequent calls until you call
using a different channel.
To make an individual routine call:
1. While viewing a chart, select Menu > Other Vessels > DSC List .
2. Select the station to call from the list.
3. Select
Review > Call with Radio .
4. Select Send to send the information about the call to the radio.
5. On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call .
Calling an AIS Target
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you
can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call to an Automatic Identification
System (AIS) target. For more information on selecting a channel other than the default channel
(Channel 72), see “ Placing an Individual Routine Call .”
To make an individual routine call to an AIS target:
1. While viewing a chart, select an AIS target .
2. Select
AIS Vessel > Call with Radio .
3. Select Send to send the information about the call to the radio.
4. On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call .