Icom ic-m424g - DSC Operation: Position Requests; Requesting a Ships Position

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DSC OPERATION
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D Making a Position Request Call
(For only U.S.A. and Australian version transceivers)
Make a Position Request Call when you want to know a spe-
cific ship’s current position, and so on.
Enter “POSITION REQUEST” in the DSC CALLS menu. q
MENU ➪ DSC Calls ➪ Position Request
(Push [MENU].) (Rotate Dial, then push [ENT].)
Select a desired preset individual address, or “Manual In- w
put,” using Dial or [Y]/[Z], then push Dial or [ENT].
 •TheIDcodeforthePositionRequestCallcanbeenteredrst.(p.
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 •When“ManualInput”isselected,enteradesired9digitMMSIID
code for the individual you wish to call.
 •Push[EXIT]toreturntothenormaloperatingmode.
 •Push[BACK]toreturntothepreviousscreen.
About Manual Entry:
Enter a desired individual ID in the following way:
•SelectadesirednumberusingDial,or[Y]/[Z]/[Ω]/[≈].
•Push[ENT]orDialtosetit.
•Tomovethecursor,selecteitherarrow,“←” or “→,” then push
[ENT] or Dial.
•Therstdigitisspeciedas‘0’foraGroupID.IfaGroupIDis
entered, an error beep sounds after pushing [FINISH].
•Thersttwodigitsare‘0’foranycoaststationID.
A confirmation screen e is displayed.
 •Conrmthecallcontents.