Standard Horizon GX3500S Marine Radio User Manual


 
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11.9 MANUAL INPUTTING OF THE GPS LOCATION
(
LAT/LON
)
You may send the Latitude/Longitude of your vessel manually even if the
GX3500S is not connected the GPS receiver unit.
After the position is entered, transmitting a DSC Distress, Position Request, or
Position Send will contain the manually entered position.
1. Press and hold down the
[
CALL
(
MENU
)]
key until
Radio Setup” menu appears.
2. Turn the CHANNEL selector knob to select “DSC
Setup
” menu.
3. Press the
[
ENT
]
key, then select “POS Input” with
the CHANNEL selector knob.
4. Press the
[
ENT
]
key. The transceiver will beep, and
the display will be as shown in the illustration on the
right.
5. Enter the your local time from the keypad by the 24-
hour system on the UTC time, then press the
[
ENT
]
key.
6. Enter the Latitude/Longitude of your vessel location
by the keypad, then press the
[
ENT
]
key. To select
North (N) press
[
6
(
NAV
)]
key, South (S) press the
[
7
(
SCRM
)]
key, East (E) press the
[
3
(
SCAN
)]
key or
West (W) press the
[
9
(
FOG
)]
key.
7. To store the data entered, press the
[
16/9
]
key to exit
this menu and return to radio operation mode.