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2 receiving a dsc position report call, 3 navigating to the reported position – Standard Horizon HX-870 User Manual

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HX870

10.8.2 Receiving a DSC Position Report Call

When another vessel transmits their vessels location to the

HX870 the follow-

ing will happen:

1. When a position report call is received from

another vessel, a ringing sound will be

produced.

CATEG:

SAFETY

RX POS REPORT

Horizon

987654321

POS:

24°25.975

N

118°59.456

W

POS TM:

12:

SINCE:

00:05

56

AM LOC

SAVE

QUIT

INFO

RX POS REPORT

Horizon

POS INFO

987654321

POS:

24°25.975

N

118°59.456

W

POS TM:

12:

DST:

10

BRG:

006

56

AM LOC

NH

°

T

BACK

QUIT

TO WPT

2. Press any key to stop ringing.

3. Press the

[INFO] soft key to see more

detailed position information of the station.

4. To exit to radio mode, press the

[QUIT] soft

key.

10.8.3 Navigating to the Reported Position

The

HX870 has a feature that allows you to navigate to a received position

report call by using the compass display. Navigating to the position of a position

report call may be enabled by the procedure below.
1. After the position report call has been received, press the

[INFO] soft key.

2. Press the

[TO WPT] soft key.

RX POS REPORT

Horizon

POS INFO

987654321

POS:

24°25.975

N

118°59.456

W

POS TM:

12:

DST:

10

BRG:

006

56

AM LOC

NH

°

T

BACK

QUIT

TO WPT

NAME:

001WPT

----------

ENTER

WAYPOINT

BACK

GOTO

POSITION:

24°25.975

N

118°59.456

W

SAVE & GOTO

SOG

kph

36.0

DST

km

35.2

BRG

T

WPT

Horizon

HI

USA

WPT

N-UP

20nm

BUSY

300

25

°

DW-16

3. To start navigation using the compass

display, select “GOTO” with the

CH▼/CH▲

key, then press the

[ENTER] soft key.

The display indicates the distance and

direction of the received vessel, and also

the compass indicates the received vessel

with a dot ().

Stopping Navigation to the Reported Position
1. Press one of the soft keys to show the key selections.

SOG

kph

36.0

DST

km

35.2

BRG

T

HI

USA

WPT

N-UP

20nm

BUSY

300

25

°

DW-16

NEXT TG FUNC

STOP

2. Press the

[STOP] soft key. The radio will stop navigating

to the waypoint and the normal VHF display will be shown.