Garmin VHF 110 Series Owner's Manual

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The radio saves the position report in the call log.Receiving Group CallsWhen you receive a group call, GROUP appears on the screen,and the radio prompts you to change to the requested channel.If the channel requested is invalid, INVALID CH REQUESTappears on the screen.1 Select OK.2 Turn the SELECT dial to select the requested channel.3 Select OK.Position TrackingWhen you enable position tracking, the radio uses interval-based position requests to track up to three vessels.Your radio transmits received position data over the NMEAnetwork, and you can track the vessels using your Garminchartplotter (Configuring DSC NMEA Transmissions,page 9).Selecting Vessels and Activating Position TrackingBefore you can use position tracking, you must have at leastone vessel saved in the directory (Directory, page 8).1 Select DSC > POS. TRACKING > ADD ENTRY.2 Select the vessels you want to track.You can track the position of up to three vessels at one time.If you select a fourth vessel, the radio sounds an error tone,and you must remove a vessel before you can add a newone.3 Select BEGIN TRACKING.appears on the screen when the radio tracks vessels.Position-Tracking Polling Interval SequenceRegulations allow transmission of one position-request callevery five minutes. When tracking more than one vessel, theradio alternates calling each vessel in the list at five-minuteintervals. If a vessel does not respond to five consecutiveposition-request calls, the radio removes the vessel from theposition-tracking list.You can use this table to better understand how the time intervalis applied to the vessels in the position-tracking list.Vessel TimeShip 1 0 minutes (immediately when starting position tracking)Ship 2 5 minutesShip 3 10 minutesShip 1 15 minutesShip 2 20 minutesShip 3 25 minutesViewing and Deactivating Vessels on the PositionTracking ListYou can deactivate vessels that you want to keep in the trackinglist, but do not want to actively track.1 Select DSC > POS. TRACKING > VESSELS.2 Select a vessel.3 Select OFF.Deleting a Vessel From the Position Tracking ListYou can delete vessels from the tracking list that you don't planto track in the future.1 Select DSC > POS. TRACKING > DELETE.2 Select a vessel.3 Select YES.Call LogWhen the radio receives a DSC call, it records the date andtime, calling station, and type of call in the call log. The radioalso records the latitude and longitude of the calling station ifthat data is transmitted with the call.DSC calls are logged as distress, position, or other calls.Call Type Call LogDistress DistressDistress relay DistressDistress acknowledge DistressPosition send PositionPosition request PositionGroup OtherAll Ships OtherIndividual OtherWhen you enter a calling station in your directory, the name ofthe station appears in the list of calls. If the calling station is notsaved in your directory, the MMSI number appears in the list ofcalls. A symbol indicates the station type.Symbol Meaning MMSI Number FormatShip station XXXXXXXXXGroup call 0XXXXXXXXCoastal station 00XXXXXXXViewing the Calls in the Call Log1 Select DSC > CALL LOG.2 Select a call-log category.3 Select a call.Information about the call appears on the screen.Placing a Call from a Call LogCalls placed from the call log are placed as individual routinecalls.1 Select DSC > CALL LOG.2 Select a call log type.3 Select the MMSI number or the station name.4 Select CALL.5 Select a channel on which to transmit the call (Channel Lists,page 10).The radio transmits the channel request with your call.6 Select CALL.Saving a Vessel or Station to the Directory from theCall Log1 Select DSC > CALL LOG.2 Select a call-log category.3 Select the MMSI number you want to save.4 Select SAVE.5 Enter or edit the name for the saved vessel or station(optional) (Entering Text, page 4).Deleting a Call Log Entry1 Select DSC.2 Select a call-log category.3 Select the MMSI number or station.4 Select .5 Select DELETE.Digital Selective Calling 7