GME G142CFD User Manual
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Displaying a distressed vessel in the chart window:
1 Highlight a received distress call you want to display.
2 Press MENU and select Display.
Going to the distress position:
1 Highlight a received distress call you want to navigate to.
2 Press MENU and select Goto.
Editing a distress waypoint:
1 Highlight a received distress call you want to edit.
2 Press MENU and select Edit Waypoint.
3 Change data field and select Save.
Tip: Receiving a Distress call from another vessel, creates
a distress waypoint automatically. However, the waypoint
you edit in the option menu is a different waypoint from the
distress waypoint.
Deleting a Distress Call:
1 Highlight a received distress call you want to delete.
2 Press MENU and select Delete.
Deleting all Distress Calls:
1 Press MENU and select Delete all.
Tip: Even though you delete a DSC call, the DSC waypoints
still exist.
Distress Message
When the distress message is received, the distress message
will pop up as below.
3-13-2 Poll
Poll
A compatible radio with the unit can request the position of
another DSC VHF radio equipped vessels around its position.
When the position of a vessel is received, the location is
displayed on the screen and it is logged into the Poll window
To display the Poll tab, press and hold PAGE.
Displaying a poll vessel in the chart window:
1 Highlight a poll you want to display.
2 Press MENU and select Display.
Going to the poll vessel position
1 Highlight a poll you want to go to.
2 Press MENU and select Goto.
Edit a distress waypoint:
1 Highlight a poll you want to edit.
2 Press MENU and select Edit Waypoint.
3 Change data field and select Save.
Tip: When receiving a poll from other vessel, it does not
create a waypoint as a distress call.
Deleting a poll:
1 Highlight the received distress call you want to delete.
2 Press MENU and select Delete.
Deleting all poll:
1 Press MENU and select Delete all.
Tip: Even though you delete a DSC call, the DSC waypoints
still exist.