Standard Horizon HX-870 User Manual
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HX870
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert with Nature of Distress
The
HX870 is capable of transmitting a DSC distress alert with the following
“Nature of Distress” categories:
Undesignated, Fire, Flooding, Collision, Grounding, Capsizing, Sinking,
Adrift, Abandoning, Piracy, MOB.
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”.
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
BACK
DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
POS REQUEST
POS REPORT
DIST ALERT MSG
SELECT
BACK
POS/TM
NATURE
DIST ALERT MSG
UNDESIGNATED
24°25.975
N
118°59.456
[DISTRESS]
Hold for 3sec.
E
UTC
POS TM:
12:56
POSITION:
NATURE OF:
UNDESIGNATED
BACK
DIST ALERT MSG
FIRE.EXPLSION
FLOODING
COLLISION
GROUNDIND
ENTER
NATURE OF
2. Press the
CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to select
“DSC CALL”, then press the
[SELECT] soft
key.
3. Press the
CH▼/CH▲ key to select “DIST
ALERT MSG
”, then press the
[SELECT] soft
key. (To cancel, press the
[BACK] soft key.)
4. Press the
[NATURE] soft key. The “NATURE
OF
” menu will appear on the display.
5. Press the
CH▼/CH▲ key to select the
desired nature of distress category, then
press the
[ENTER] soft key.
6. Press and hold the
DISTRESS key until a distress alert is transmitted.
Transmitting a DSC Distress Alert by Manually Inputting Location and Time
In case the
HX870 fails to get a GPS position fix, you may input your latitude
and longitude, and time to transmit the distress alert.
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”.
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
BACK
DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
POS REQUEST
POS REPORT
DIST ALERT MSG
SELECT
BACK
POS/TM
NATURE
DIST ALERT MSG
UNDESIGNATED
24°25.975
N
118°59.456
[DISTRESS]
Hold for 3sec.
E
UTC
POS TM:
12:56
POSITION:
NATURE OF:
BACK
SELECT
FINISH
!!DISTRESS!!
POSITION/TIME
2
4˚25.975
N
Lat
118˚59.456
E
Lon
12:56
UTC
1
5 6 7 8 9 0 S N
2 4
Delete
3
2. Press the
CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to select
“DSC CALL”, then press the
[SELECT] soft
key.
3. Press the
CH▼/CH▲ key to select “DIST
ALERT MSG
”, then press the
[SELECT] soft
key. (To cancel, press the
[BACK] soft key.)
4. Press the
[POS/TM] soft key.
5. Press the
CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to select
the first number of latitude, then press
the
[SELECT] soft key to step to the next
number.
6. Repeat step 5 to set the position and time.
If a mistake was made, press the
CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to select “←” or
“→”, press the
[SELECT] soft key until the wrong character is selected,
then perform step 5.