Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 48)

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10.5.3 Enabling the Individual Call Acknowledgment
The radio can select either reply message “Able” (default) or “Unable” when
the individual reply setting (described in the previous section) is set to “AUTO-
MATIC”.
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”.
DSC SETUP
GM SETUP
BACK
SETUP
WAYPOINT SETUP
CH SETUP
GPS SETUP
CONFIGURATION
SELECT
INDIVIDUAL DIR.
INDIVIDUAL REPLY
INDIVIDUAL ACK.
INDIVIDUAL RING
GROUP DIR.
AUTO POS POLLING
AUTO POS TIME
DSC SETUP
BACK SELECT
ABLE
BACK
DSC SETUP
UNABLE
ENTER
INDIVIDUAL ACK.
2. Press the CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to select
“SETUP”.
3. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then select
“DSC SETUP” with the CH▼/CH▲ key.
4. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then select
“INDIVIDUAL ACK.” with the CH▼/CH▲ key.
5. Press the [SELECT] soft key.
6. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select “ABLE”
or “UNABLE”.
7. Press the [ENTER] soft key to store the
selected setting.
8. Press the CLR key to return to radio opera-
tion.
10.5.4 Transmitting an Individual Call
This feature allows the user to contact another vessel with a DSC radio. This
feature is similar to calling a vessel on CH16 and requesting to go to another
channel.
Individual Call using the Individual/Position Directory
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”, then
select “DSC CALL” with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/►
key.
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
BACK
DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
POS REQUEST
POS REPORT
DIST ALERT MSG
SELECT
2. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then press the
CH▼/CH▲ key to select “INDIVIDUAL”. (To
cancel, press the [BACK] soft key.)
3. Press the [SELECT] soft key.