Garmin VHF 200 Owner's Manual

Also see for VHF 100 series: Installation instructions Quick reference guide Declaration of conformity Manual Del Usuario

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VHF 100/200 Series Owner’s Manual 2Digital Selective CallingPosition data received from stations that respond to position-request calls is sent over theNMEA network, so that you can track the vessels using your Garmin chartplotter. For moreinformation on NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000, see page 29.Selecting the Vessels and Activating the Call1. Press the DSC key.2. Select POS. TRACKING > ADD ENTRY. You can have no more than three vessels onthe position tracking list at one time. If you select ADD ENTRY and the radio sounds atriple error beep, you must delete an entry before adding another.3. Select the vessels from the directory.4. Select BEGIN TRACKING. The icon is displayed to indicate that position tracking isin progress.5. Select EXIT to stop position tracking.Viewing and Deactivating Vessels on the Position Tracking List1. Press the DSC key.2. Select POS. TRACKING.3. To view the vessels on the list, select VESSELS.4. To configure the radio to keep a vessel on the list, but to not call that vessel for positiontracking information, select the vessel.5. Select OFF.Deleting a Vessel from the Position Tracking List1. Press the DSC key.2. Select POS. TRACKING > DELETE.3. Select the vessel.4. Select YES to delete the vessel from the list. Select NO to return to the previous screenwithout deleting.Working with the Call LogsFor every DSC call that your radio receives, the calling station, type of call, and date andtime of the call are recorded in the call logs. The latitude and longitude of the calling stationare also recorded if they are transmitted with a call.There are three categories for calls that are logged: distress, position, and other. Thefollowing table indicates where each type of call is located in the call logs.Call Type Call LogDistress DistressDistress relay Distress