Garmin 5012 User Manual

Digital Selective Calling

When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track 

vessels that send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the 

vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information).
Every position report call received is logged in the DSC List (

).

1.  From the Home screen, select 

 > 

.

2.  Select from the following options:

—set up an individual routine call (

) with the radio to call the vessel 

that sent the position report. This option is only available if you are using a Garmin NMEA 

2000-compatible VHF radio.

—edit the vessel name and add a comment. If your radio is tracking the position of the 

vessel, select 

 to show or hide the trail line for the vessel, and select 

 to change 

the line color.

—delete the call report.

—Go To or Route To the location sent with the position report (

).

—set a waypoint at the location sent with the position report.

—toggle between details of the position report and a Navigation 

Chart marking the location.

If you have your chartplotter configured to show trails, the Navigation Chart displays a black dot 

for each reported position, a black line indicating the path of the vessel, and a   Blue Flag symbol 

indicating the last reported position.

1.  From a chart screen, select 

 > 

 > 

 > 

.

2.  Select the number of hours to show tracked vessels on the Navigation Chart. For example, if you 

select 

4 Hours, all trail points (less than four hours old) for tracked vessels are displayed.

1.  From a chart screen, select 

 > 

 > 

 > 

.

2.  Select 

 to turn trails off for every vessel.