User manual

Chapter 2: Operation
DSC calls 21
22222
Operation
To receive acknowledgement of own distress
When the SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC receives an acknowledgement of distress
from another vessel or station, a 2-tone alarm sounds. The display shows a
pop-up window with the MMSI number of the station who sent the distress
acknowledgement call.
• Press SILENT to switch off the 2-tone
alarm.
• Press the soft key VIEW to display further
data for this call.
• Press VIEW again to return to the working
display.
If the same Distress call comes in more than
once, the 2-tone alarm sounds briefly and terminates automatically.
To cancel own distress
If you need to cancel a sent distress message do as follows:
1. The display shows that a distress message has been sent. Press the soft
key ANNUL. A pop-up window is displayed.
2. Press the soft key YES to go ahead with the cancelling process. At this
stage you have the option to press the soft key NO to return to distress
sending procedure.
3. The SAILOR 6222 VHF DSC will send the self-cancellation call on
channel 70 and the display automatically shows the message that you
should say when cancelling the distress with a radio message.
Use the selector knob to scroll through all displays with information for
the voice cancel.
4. Press the soft key OK to go to the acknowledged state. Own distress is
cancelled now.
5. Press the soft key ANNUL to repeat the sending of the annul DSC
message.
6. Having finished the voice cancelling of the annulment press the soft key
QUIT to quit the annulment Distress procedure.
QUIT
VIEW
HOLD
ACKNOWLEDGED: 0:00:24
FROM: 002730000
D.MMSI: 273000000
16
NAT: UNDESIGNATED
LAT: N 12°34.5678 12:46
LON:E 123°45.6789
MODE: SIMPLEX TP
OWN DISTRESS
CH: 16