User Manual

DSC OPERATION

New2001

 Receiving DSC calls

[Example]: Receiving a Distress Call.

When a Distress Call is received:

 The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes.

 “RCVD DISTRESS” is displayed and the backlight blinks.

[IGN]

 Push to return to the normal operating mode.

• The transceiver exits the DSC mode.

• By pushing [PTT], the transceiver also exits the DSC mode.

• “ ” continues to blink and the Call is stored in the Received

Call Log.

[INFO]

 Push to display the Received call information. (p. 63)

[PAUSE] (For only USA version transceivers)

 Push to pause the countdown.

• The softkey is displayed if the “CH Auto Switch:” item in the DSC

SET menu (p. 66) is set to “10 sec.”

• Push [RESUME] to resume the countdown.

• The call is saved in the received call log.

[ACPT]

 Push to accept the call.

And then, push [CH 16] to change the operating channel

to Channel 16, and then monitor it, as a coast station may

require assistance.

• Even if you haven’t pushed [CH 16] within 10 seconds, the oper-

ating channel automatically changes to Channel 16. (p. 66)

Push

q Push [ALARM OFF] to

stop the alarm and the

blinking backlight.

• Even if you do not push

[ALARM OFF], the alarm

stops after 2 minutes, and

then the screen in step w

is displayed.

w Push a softkey to select

your desired action.

D Receiving a Distress Call/Distress Acknowledgement