Icom iM504 Instruction Manual

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216DSC OPERATION6 Position and time programmingA distress call should include the ship’s position and timedata. If no GPS is connected, your position and UTC (Univer-sal Time Coordinated) time should be input manually. Theyare included automatically when a GPS receiver (NMEA0183ver. 2.0 or 3.01) is connected.q Push [MENU] to enter the DSC menu.w Rotate [DIAL] to select “PPoossiittiioonn IInnppuutt,” and push[DIAL•ENTER].e The position information appears. Set your position (lati-tude and longitude) data by rotating [DIAL].• Push [16•9] or [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] to move the cursor forwardor backward, respectively.• Rotate [DIAL] to edit N; North latitude or S; South latitude whenthe cursor is on the ‘N’ or ‘S’ position, and W; West longitude orE; East longitude when the cursor is on the ‘W’ or ‘E’ position.• Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the latitude/longitude data.• Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.r After setting the position data, push [DIAL•ENTER] to setthe current UTC time. Set the current UTC time by rotating[DIAL], then push [DIAL•ENTER].• Push [16•9] or [CH/WX•DUAL•U/I/C] to move the cursor forwardor backward, respectively.• Push [CLR] for 1 sec. to clear the UTC time data.• Push [CLR] to cancel and return to the DSC menu.t Push [CLR] or rotate [DIAL] to select “EExxiitt,” push[DIAL•ENTER].• Returns to the DSC menu.• Repeat again to return to the normal operation condition.Manually programmed position data will be held for 23.5hours only.--DSC Menu--Input UTC Time__:__ Null 1sec1sec˘NullNull Data>Data> ˘ExitExit / ENTENT˘OK>OK>--DSC Menu--Input PositionLatitude__°__.___N NullLongitude__°__.___W Null 1sec1sec˘NullNull Data>Data> ˘ExitExit / ENTENT˘OK>OK>--DSC Menu--Select Item˘ Position InputIndividual CallGroup CallAll Ships CallPosition RequestPosition Report