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3.2 Manual Entry of Ship’s Position and Time
Entering data manually
If automatic position input is lost for one minute the message "EPFS
error" appears. In this case, enter position manually as below.
Position < >
NORTH= ° S E= ° W UTC= :
Enter time
(UTC).
Press the [ENT] key.
(Returns to normal
display.)
To move blinking cursor from NORTH
position to SOUTH, press the [s] key.
Enter
longitude.
Enter
latitude.
Press [ENT], [ENT]
[SELECT] in this order.
Watch VHF CH70
(Normal display)
* VHF call message *
Format: DISTRESS
To enter data manually
from the Distress Alert
message, press [ENT]
and select call type
Distress.
Press the [SELECT] key
followed by the [1] key.
Note: If the manually entered position is not updated within four
hours the buzzer sounds and the message "Warning: Update posi-
tion!" appears on the screen. And if not updated within 23.5 hours
the position entered is erased. Once automatic input of position is
restored, cancel manually entered position as below.
Confirming Ship's Position and Time
Press and hold down the [1] (POSITION) key, ship's position and
time are shown while the key is pressed.
Canceling manually entered data
To cancel the manually entered data, enter 9999 for the time and
press the [ENT] key.
Note: Above procedure may also be used when you do not know
your ship's position. This data is input as NO INFORMATION in
POS&TIME in the DISTRESS ALERT MESSAGE.