Dsc/Buddy Track Windows; The Windows - NorthStar EXPLORER 557 Installation And Operation Manual

14 DSC/Buddy track windows

Buddy track requires an optional Northstar DSC
VHF radio (with NavBus functionality) to be
installed. Buddy track tracks other boats which
have DSC radios connected to their GPS receivers
by NavBus and are in VHF range. For information
on setting up and using the VHF radio for buddy
track, see the radio's operation manual.

14-1 The windows

Distress
Boats that have sent DSC distress
messages and their positions.
When your DSC radio receives a distress
message, the Instrument creates a distress
waypoint at the boat position. Distress
waypoints have default names like DSTRSS01.
The Instrument displays a Distress warning.
Select:
OK to return to what you were doing.
Display to switch to Chart and display the
position of the boat sending the distress
message.
Boat positions
The boat positions on the Instrument can differ
from the true boat positions:
Distress: The position is the distress waypoint,
which is where the boat was when it sent the
distress message.
Poll
Boats you have manually polled
on the VHF radio, and their
position at that time.
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To go to the DSC windows, press
More , then press
three windows: Distress, Poll or Buddy track.
If there are more items than will fit on the
window, press or
Buddy track
Buddy boats from your DSC
radio. The radio regularly calls
the boats and updates their
positions.
Polled boats: The position is where the boat
was when you last polled the boat.
Buddy track: The position is where the boat
was when your radio last polled the boat.
, select
or to select one of the
to see the others.
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