Yaesu Musen Co. Ltd. 30483X3D Manuel D’Utilisation

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GX1600

12.8.2 Setting up a Position Request Ringer

The GX1600 has the capability to turn off the Position Request ringer.

1. Press and hold down the

key until “Setup

Setup

” appears.

2. Press the

key to select “DSC

DSC

SETUP

” menu.

3. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then select “DSC

DSC

BEEP

” with the

key.

4. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then select “POS

POS

Request

” with the

key.

5. Press the [ENT] soft key, then select “Off

Off

” with

the

key.

6. Press the [ENT] soft key to store the selected set-

ting.

7. Press the [QUIT] soft key several times to return to radio operation.

To re-enable the ringer tone, repeat the above procedure, pressing the

key to select “On

” in step “5” above.

12.8.3 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel

Pre-Programmed Request
1. Press the

key. The “DSC Menu

DSC Menu

” will ap-

pear.

2. Press the

key to select “POS RE-

POS RE-

QUEST

”.

3. Press the

key to select a name

that was stored in the Individual DSC direc-
tory, then press the [SELECT] soft key.

4. Press the [YES] soft key to transmit the Posi-

tion Request DSC call.

5. When the GX1600 receives the position from the

polled vessel it is shown on the radio display
and also transferred to a GPS Chart plotter
with NMEA DSC and DSE sentences.

6. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to radio

operation.

NOTE

If the GX1600 does not receive a position data from the polled vessel,
the display will show “NO POSITION DATA.”

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