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DSC Operation
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DSC Operation
Receiving An All Ships Call
All Ships calls sent by stations within range of your radio will sound
the
Distress alarm on your radio and switch your radio to Channel 16.
When An All Ships Call Is Heard:
1.
Press any button to turn Off the alarm.
2. Read and write down the MMSI of the vessel sending
the call as well as the date and time of the call in case
you will want to respond.
3. Listen to the voice message sent on the channel your
radio was switched to by the incoming All Ships call.
4. Press one of the following three (3) buttons to
switch from
All Ships Call Receive to Standby mode:
Call/Set button, Channel 16/9 button, or Talk button.
Sending A Geographical Call
Your radio cannot send Geographical calls. Only large ships and shore
stations with specially equipped radios can send these calls.
Receiving A Geographical Call
Geographical calls are sent by specially equipped radios to all stations in a
particular geographical area to alert only those stations of the call and not
stations in unaffected areas. If you are in an area to which a Geographical
call is made, it will sound the Geographical alarm on your radio and switch
your radio to the channel chosen by the sending station.
When A Geographical Call Is Heard:
1.
Press any button to turn Off the alarm.
2. Read and write down the MMSI of the vessel
sending the call as well as the date and time
of the call in case you will want to respond.
3. Listen to the voice message sent on the channel your
radio was switched to by the incoming Geographical call.
4. Press one of the following three (3) buttons to
switch from
Geographical Call Receive to Standby mode:
Call/Set button, Channel 16/9 button, or Talk button.
Sending An Individual Call
The DSC Individual call feature allows you to notify one (1), and only one (1),
station that you want to communicate with that station. It does not alert all
other stations within range that you will be sending a message as a voice
call on Channel 16 or Channel 9 would.
To Send An Individual Call:
1.
In Standby select a channel on which you
want to communicate.
2. Press the Call/Set button to enter the Call Send menu.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to INDIVIDUAL.
4. Press the Call/Set button to move to the individual directory.
5. Use the Up/Down buttons to select the name you
want to call from the directory.
6. Press the Call/Set button to send the message or
return to
Standby if EXIT was chosen.
If the radio you are calling sends back an automatic
DSC response of “able to comply,” both your radio
and the called radio will be switched to the channel
you selected in step 1 and the Individual alarm will
sound on both radios. Wait for a voice message
from the called station.
If the called radio does not send the “able to comply”
response as at step 7, your radio will wait eight (8)
seconds and resend the message. If an “unable to
comply” response or no reply is received, your radio
will go to the
NO REPLY menu.
At the
NO REPLY menu, you can choose SEND or
EXIT with the Up/Down buttons. If you choose SEND,
your radio will restart the Individual call. If you choose
EXIT you will be returned to the INDIVIDUAL
location on the Call Send menu.
MMSI Number
Call Send Menu
Select Name
Restart the Individual Call
Geographical Call
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