West Marine VHF460 Marine Radio User Manual


 
E-26 West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual
If
Position Reply
is set to
Auto
: If
Position Reply
is set to
Manual
:
16
Position Request
Harris
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Routine
Exit
[CLR]
16
Position Request
Harris
Reply
Exit
[CLR]
Send
[ENT]
No action is necessary. Select
Send
to send a reply or
Exit
to reject
the request.
Posion Send
If you are requesting assistance or using an all ships call to give a safety warning, you can
send your current position so other stations know where you are:
1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the
Call
menu.
2. Select
Position Send
.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use Channel Up and Channel
Down to choose the directory entry you want to contact and press GPS/ENT H/M/L.
If you want to contact a station that is not in your directory, select
Manual
. The radio
prompts you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI number the
same way you enter directory entries (see page 22). Enter all nine digits and press
GPS/ENT H/M/L.
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and asks you to
conrm. If you want to transmit your position to the displayed MMSI number, select
Send
. To cancel the transmission, select
Exit
.
5. The radio transmits your MMSI number, your longitude, and your latitude to the other
station.
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If you are leaving your radio or do not wish to answer any DSC calls, you can put your radio
in standby mode. If your radio receives an individual call, it will automatically respond with
a message that indicates your radio is currently unattended. Follow the steps below to put
your radio in standby:
1. Press and hold MENU/CALL to display the
Call
menu.
2. Select
Standby
to place your radio in standby mode.
3. To cancel standby and return to the mode your radio was in, press any button.
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If you are involved in a bridge-to-bridge call, you may not want the radio to automatically
switch channels when it receives a DSC call. In cases like this, you can disable automatic
channel switching. If you receive an individual call, the radio will respond with an
unattended code, just as if the radio were in Standby.