GME G142CFD - Manual (Page 29)

PA G E 3 0 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N UA L G - C O M B O
Displaying AIS equipped vessel Details
1 Press or to select a vessel you want to display full AIS
details.
2 Press ENT or press MENU and select More Info.
3 Press or to see more detail.
[AIS Vessel Information -1]
[AIS Vessel Information -2]
[AIS Vessel List]
[AIS Vessel Safety message]
3-13 DSC
This feature requires connection to optional DSC VHF radio.
DSC window shows the distress and poll information received
from other vessel through DSC VHF radio.
To activate the DSC function:
1 Press and hold MENU, select system configuraton icon.
2 Select Features then DSC.
To go to the DSC windows
1 Press PAGE, select DSC icon.
2 Select one of two tabs: Distress or Poll.
3-13-1 Distress
During a distress situation, a vessel that is equipped with
a DSC VHF radio and connected to GPS has the capability
to transmit a DSC distress call with GPS position. When a
compatible VHF radio receives a distress call, the distress call
location is displayed on the screen and it is logged into the
DSC Distress window.