Uniden Mystic Vhf Marine Radio With Gps Owners Manual
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89 Position Mode z3D - position computed is 3-dimensional (elevation is being computed). z2D - position computed is 2-dimensional (elevation is not being computed). zBlank - MYSTIC is not computing a position fix. Satellite Position Where the satellite is located relative to your position. WAAS Satellites Location of the WAAS Satellites (W). Battery Life Indicator Indicates remaining battery life. This completes the set up for your MYSTIC GPS unit. Mystic OM.book Page 89 Wednesday, October 22, 2003...
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90 Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Digital Selective Calling has been chosen by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as an international standard for establishing VHF, MF and HF radio calls. Digital Selective Calling has also been selected as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). This service will let you instantly send a Distress call with GPS position to the US Coast Guard and other vessels within range of the transmission. DSC will also let you initiate or...
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91 ready to transmit on that Channel. - or - If the called radio has been set to Standby Mode, a message appears and your radio will return to normal operation. Group Call 1. Select an open (unused) working Channel. 2. Press [CALL/LIGHT]. 3. At the DSC Menu, use S and T to select Group. Press [ENTER]. 4. Press [ENTER]. You will see the Attention screen. Use W or X to select Yes and press [ENTER] to make the call. Or, select No and press [ENTER] to cancel the call. 5. After you press [ENTER], the...
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92 Send Position Request Call This radio has the ability to request the position of an individual vessel that is registered in the DIRECTORY. 1. Press [CALL/LIGHT]. 2. At the DSC Menu, use S and T to select Position Request. Press [ENTER]. 3. At the Pos Request screen, use S and T to select the individual from the Directory that you want the position of. Note:You must have entries in your directory to make a Position Request Call. See the Setup Section (page 35.) 4. Press [ENTER]. You will see the...
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93 2. If the Position Reply is set to Manual, you can press any key. The Attention screen will be displayed. Use W or X to select Yes and press [ENTER] to reply to the call. Or, select No and press [ENTER] to cancel the reply. Making a Position Send Call This radio has the ability to send the position of your vessel to another vessel using a VHF marine radio equipped with DSC. 1. Press [CALL/LIGHT] . 2. At the DSC Menu, use S and T to select Position Send. Press [ENTER] . 3. At the...
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94 Standby The DSC STANDBY function allows the MYSTIC to answer DSC calls with the UNATTENDED message, and record the calls for response at another time. When you set the MYSTIC to DSC STANDBY Mode, voice traffic may still be acti ve on any chosen Channel. 1. Press [CALL/LIGHT] . 2. At the DSC Menu, use S and T to select Standby. Press [ENTER] . When an individual DSC call is received, the radio will respond with the UNATTENDED message when you can’t answer the call. The DSC call will be...
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95 6. A Call Wait Log screen will appear and you can see the details of the call. The illustration on the right is an example of the Call Wait Log. Note:If a call has not been logged, the MYSTIC will beep and you will not be able to proceed to the next step. At this point, you can call back any of the radios displayed in the log. Geographical Call Note:The MYSTIC receives geographical calls only, sending geographical calls is not available in the MYSTIC radio. This function can receive the...
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96 Modifying a Waypoint with a Custom Icon and Name When you mark a Waypoint, you just want to save your position quickly. However, it will be difficult to figure out later which waypoint this is from a list of waypoints named WPT001, WPT002, etc. For that reason, you may want to change the default name to one of your choosing. You can also select a different icon that will help you find the waypoint when you are using the map screen. To do this, press and hold [GOTO] for 2 seconds.Use STWX to move...
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97 The cursor is now highlighting the Waypoint Name field. Press [ENTER]. The input keyboard is now displayed. The very top of the keyboard window shows you what field you are changing, in this case the Name field. Use the same technique to enter a name as you did when you entered data in the directory (See “The Alphanumeric Keypad” on page 30.) Note:Waypoint names can be up to 9 characters in length. Adding a Message to a Waypoint You can also add a message to Waypoint you are creating. There is a...
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98 To add a message to a Waypoint you are creating, highlight the Message field using W and X and press [ENTER]. The same keyboard you used to enter the Name is displayed, allowing you to enter a message. Usin g the same method as for Name, enter a Message up to 30 characters long. When you have the Message the way you want it, highlight OK and press [ENTER] . You are returned to the Mark screen with the new Message displayed. Accessing Waypoints in the Database All stored waypoints,...