Garmin GPSMAP 2006C User Manual

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Reference

There are two ways to add a new entry into the directory.

To add a new Directory entry:

1. Press the ‘New Item’ SOFT KEY to access the New Directory Window.
2. Or, with the Directory Tab highlighted press the ARROW KEYPAD DOWN, highlight an empty ﬁeld and

press ENTER/MARK to access the New Directory Item window.

The New Directory Item window allows you to input information of a known contact.

To add the MMSI number, Name, or Comment:

1. Press UP/DOWN on the ARROW KEYPAD to highlight the MMSI, Name, or Comment ﬁeld.

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 is displayed under the corresponding MMSI number.
Another way to input 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.

DSC Setup

Garmin chartplotters have the ability to turn DSC ‘On’ or ‘Off’. This option is beneﬁcial for users who

have more than one GPS chartplotter. If you only want DSC to display on a particular chartplotter, turn
DSC off on the remaining Garmin chartplotters that support DSC.

You also have the ability to simulate a Distress Call or a Position Report on this page. This is helpful for

practice before connecting to the real system. The Distress Call simulator also helps to check if alarms are
working properly.

To run a simulation:

1. Place the chartplotter into simulation (see pg. 5).
2. From the Main Menu, select the ‘DSC’ tab, then highlight the ‘Setup’ tab.
3. Use the SOFT KEYS to choose which simulation you wish to run.

DSC Tab

Choose which simulation
you wish to run.

Main Menu: DSC Tab