Owner's Manual

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English
Operating Your Radio
Advanced Operation
Receiving Distress Calls
When a vessel is within range of a DSC Distress call, the radio receives the call,
sounds the Distress alarm, and switches to Channel 16. All DSC calls that are received
will sound one (1) alert alarm. See pages 10-13 for descriptions of the different
alarms. Press any button to turn Off the alarm. The received call information continues
to display on the LCD.
When A Distress Call Is Received:
1. Press any button to turn Off the alarm.
2. Read and write down the distress information that
displays on the LCD (position data may or may not be
shown); then determine whether to answer the call.
3. Respond, if appropriate, by pressing and holding the Talk
button to transmit on Channel 16.
4.
The received information is placed into the Call Log.
See page 62 for more information on viewing the Call
Waiting Log.
5.
If MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identify) matches a
contact from the Individual Directory entry stored in your
radio, the name identication displays and the alarm
sounds to identify the Name of the matching MMSI member.
6. Press ESC after viewing the display to return to normal
Standby mode.
NOTE
The radio automatically switches to Channel 16 upon
receiving a DSC Distress call and the alarm will sound for
approximately two (2) minutes. Press any button to clear
the Distress alarm instantly.
Regarding Distress Relay Calls
This radio cannot send Distress Relay calls. Only large ships and shore stations, with
specially equipped radios, can send Distress Relay calls.
Receiving Distress Relay Calls
This radio does respond to a Distress Relay call just as it responds to a Distress call.
stop alrm any key
Received: 0:34
MMSI: 123456789
not acknowledged
distress Receive
ok
Received: 0:34
MMSI: 123456789
not acknowledged
distress Receive
quit paus info