Setting up dsc, Using the nav key – Garmin GPSMAP 3205 User Manual

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DSC Directory

The DSC Directory acts like a phone book and can save up to 100 contacts. The

directory lists all contacts by name and MMSI number. Press ADJ from this page

to delete a highlighted entry or delete all entries.

To add a new directory item:

1. Press the

New Item soft key. The Directory Item Review window allows

you to enter information of a known contact.

2. Highlight the

MMSI, Name, or Comment field, and press ENTER.

3. Press up or down on the

ROCKER to enter information, and press ENTER.

4. Press the

OK soft key to save the entry.

After creating a New Directory Item entry, 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 enter a name is from the Entry Review Page or the DSC Distress

Call or DSC Position Report pages. The Name field is only available in the GPS.

Names cannot be sent like the MMSI numbers to other DSC users.

Setting Up DSC

Use the DSC Setup sub tab to turn DSC on and off. If you have more than one

chartplotter and you only want DSC to show on one chartplotter, turn off DSC on

all but one unit.
You can use the Setup sub tab to simulate distress calls or position reports on this

). Press either the Sim Dstrs

Call or Sim Posn Rpt soft key to simulate a Distress Call or a Position Report.

This is helpful practice before connecting to the real system. The Distress Call

simulator also helps to determine whether alarms are working properly.

DSC Setup (Simulator Mode Shown)

Using the NAV Key

The receiver of a distress call or position report can quickly navigate to the

caller using the NAV key. When the call is logged, press NAV, and select Go To

or Go To .