Dsc operation – Icom IC-M505 User Manual
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DSC OPERATION
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When a GPS receiver (NMEA0183 ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is con-
nected, go to step y. Because the following steps (r and
t; Current position/time programming) do not appear.
r The position information appears. Set your position (lati-
tude and longitude) data by rotating [CHANNEL].
• Push [16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward
or backward, respectively.
• Rotate [CHANNEL] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude
when the cursor is on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position, and W; West longi-
tude or E; East longitude when the cursor is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ po-
sition.
• Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the latitude/longitude data.
• Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
t After setting the position data, push [CHANNEL•ENTER]
to set the current UTC time. Set the current UTC time by
rotating [CHANNEL], then push [CHANNEL•ENTER].
• Push [16•C] or [DIAL•DUAL/GRP] to move the cursor forward
or backward, respectively.
• Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the UTC time data.
• Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.
y Push [DISTRESS] for 5 sec. to transmit the distress call.
• While pushing [DISTRESS], the key backlighting blinks.
u After transmitting the distress call, the transceiver waits for
an acknowledgment call on Channel 70.
• The distress call is automatically transmitted every 3.5 to 4.5 min.
• After 2 sec., the transceiver is set to Channel 16 automatically.
Distress Call
TX Complete
Now Waiting for ACK
Cancel ACK> ACK> After 2 sec. 25W INT TAG Wait ACK CALLING --DSC Menu-- Input UTC Time __:__ Null 1sec˘Null Null Data> Data> Exit / ENT ENT˘OK> OK> --DSC Menu-- Input Position __°__.___N Null Longitude __°__.___W Null 1sec˘Null Null Data> Data> Exit / ENT ENT˘OK> OK>
Latitude