Raymarine c97 - Using a DSC VHF Radio with Your Display; Enabling DSC VHF Radio Integration

11.1UsingaDSCVHFradiowithyour
display
YoucanconnectyourDSCVHFradiotoyourmultifunction
displayandshowdistressmessageinformationandGPS
positiondataforothervessels.
ConnectingaDSCVHFradiotoyourmultifunctiondisplay
providesthefollowingadditionalfunctionality:
•DistressMessages—whenyourDSCVHFradioreceivesa
DSCmessageoralarmfromanotherDSCVHFradio-equipped
vessel,thevesselidentication(MMSI),GPSposition,and
timeofdistressmessageisdisplayedonyourmultifunction
display.Withthedistressmessagedisplayedyoucanuse
thebuttonsprovidedto:clearthemessage,placeawaypoint
onthechartattheGPSpositionofthedistressedvessel,or
immediatelystartnavigating(GOTO)totheGPSpositionof
thedistressedvessel.
•PositionData—the“PositionRequest”buttononyourDSC
VHFradioenablesyoutosendandreceiveGPSpositiondata
toandfromothervesselsequippedwithaDSCVHFradio.
ForinformationoninstallingandoperatingyourDSCVHFradio,
refertothehandbookthataccompaniestheradio.
Thefollowingimageshowsanexampleofadistressmessage
displayedonamultifunctiondisplay:
11.2EnablingDSCVHFradio
integration
Withthehomescreendisplayed:
1.SelectSet-up.
2.SelectSystemSettings.
3.SelectDSCAlerts>ON.
Note:DSCVHFdistressmessagesareonlydisplayed
forradiosconnectedviaNMEA0183.DSCVHFdistress
messagesareNOTdisplayedforSeaTalkradiosconnectedto
thedisplayviatheSeaT alktoSeaTalkngconverter.
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