Garmin 190-00683-00 Manuale Utente

With your GPSMAP 378/478 properly connected to a VHF radio 

with DSC output, you can receive any DSC distress call within 

range. An alert message appears and a tone sounds when a distress 

call is received. The alarm only sounds on a distress call; position 

reports do not sound the alarm. Distress calls are broadcast to 

all DSC users in radio range and appear with a blue and white 

checkered icon on the DSC Call List and Log tabs.
You can enter a caller’s name, if it is known. The caller’s name 

replaces the MMSI number as a reference once entered.

The Position Report operates similarly to the distress call. This type 

of contact is like a phone call; no emergency alarms are set off. 

Position reports are not broadcast to all DSC users and appear with a 

gold boat icon. 

Each time you receive a distress call or position report, a review 

page opens—either a DSC Position Report Page or a Distress Call 

Page. Both pages contain identical fields to the DSC Entry Review 

Page. 

Each entry in the Call List and Log has a corresponding DSC Entry 

Review Page. This page operates similarly to the Distress Page and 

Position Report Page. From the DSC Entry Review, you can Delete 

the entry, Save it as a waypoint, or show the location on the map.

1.  Open the Call List or Log from the

DSC tab.

2.  Highlight the call you want to review.
3.  Press

ENTER to open the DSC Entry Review Page.

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