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Navigating to a position report or distress call, Setting up dsc – Garmin GPSMAP 296 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 a Position Report or Distress Call using

the Direct To key:

1. Press

Direct To

.

2. With

Go To (MMSI/Name) highlighted, press ENTER.

To navigate to a Position Report or Distress Call using

the Call List or Log:

1. Highlight the call on the

Call List or Log, and press

Direct To .

2. With

Go To (MMSI/Name) or (DSC) highlighted, press

ENTER.

Navigating to a DSC Call

Setting up DSC

The DSC Setup tab allows you to turn DSC 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 11

). 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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