User Manual

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DSC OPERATION
r After making the individual DSC call, the transponder will
display “DSC Transmission COMPLETED.
Push [CLEAR] to return to the screen displayed before you en-
tered the voice channel selection screen in step w.
The transceiver stands by on Channel 70 until an acknowledge-
ment is received.
Step 2: Transceiver’s operation
t When the acknowledgement is received, alarm sounds.
If the acknowledgement ‘Able to comply’ is received,
push [ALARM OFF] to stop the alarm, and then select
the intership channel specified in step w.
A different intership channel will be selected if the station you
called cannot use the channel.
To reply, push [PTT] and speak at your normal voice level.
You can check the MMSI code or the name, if entered, of the
AIS target on the display.
If the acknowledgement ‘Unable to comply’ is received,
push [ALARM OFF] to stop the alarm, and then “INDI-
VIDUAL CALL FAILED” is displayed.
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After the communication is finished, push [EXIT] to return
to the normal operating mode.
Transponder’s display Transceiver’s display
[DSC]
[CLEAR]
[Z]
[Y]
TRANSPONDER
‘Able to comply’ is received
‘Unable to comply’ is received
Making an Individual call using an AIS transponder (Continued)