Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 61)

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10.7.2 Receiving a Position Request
1. When a position request call is received
from another vessel, a ringing sound will be
produced, and the display will be as shown
in the illustration at the right.
RX POS REQUEST
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG: SAFETY
SINCE: 00:15
STOP ALARM
RX POS REQUEST
Yaesu
366901235
CATEG: SAFETY
SINCE: 00:15
REPLY QUIT
RX POS REQUEST
Transmitted
CATEG: SAFETY
Horizon
366901234
QUIT
2. Press any key to stop the alarm.
3. To send your vessel’s position to the request-
ing vessel, press the [REPLY] soft key.
Or to exit from position request display, press
the [QUIT] soft key.
4. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to the channel display.
NOTE
When there is an unread position request call, “ ” icon will appear
on the display. You may review the unread individual call from the DSC
log, refer to the section “ 10.13.3 Reviewing Other Logged Calls”.
10.7.3 Manual Input of Position Information
If the HX870 is located in an area where GPS reception is limited when you are
going to reply to the received position request, you may manually input your
location (latitude and longitude) and time to be sent.
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”.
MMSI/POS INFO
366900001
MMSI
POS INFO
POS: --°--.---
-
---°--.---
-
POS TM: --:--
OK POS/TM
BACK SELECT FINISH
MMSI/POS INFO
POSITION/TIME
- -˚--.---
-
Lat
---˚--.---
-
Lon
--:-- UTC
1 5 6 7 8 9 0 S N 2 4
Delete
3
MMSI/POS INFO
366900001
MMSI
POS INFO
POS: 24°25.975
N
118°59.456
E
POS TM: 12:56 UTC
OK POS/TM
2. Press the CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to select
“MMSI/POS INFO”, then press the [SELECT]
soft key.
3. Press the [POS/TM] soft key.
4. Press the CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key to select
the first number of latitude, then press
the [SELECT] soft key to step to the next
number.
5. Repeat step 4 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 char-
acter is selected, then perform step 4.
6. When finished programming the position and time, press the [FINISH] soft
key. The display will return to the previous screen.