Operation Manual

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When a Group Call, Geographical Area Call, or All Ships Call
is received:
The alarm sounds for 2 minutes. ➥
“RCVD GROUP CALL,” “RCVD GEOGRAPHICAL,” or ➥
“RCVD ALL SHIPS CALL” is displayed. The backlight may
blink for 2 minutes, depending on the received Category.
Push [ALARM OFF] to stop the alarm and the blinking q
backlight.
 •Evenifyoudonotpush[ALARMOFF],thealarmstopsafter2
minutes, and then the screen in step w is displayed.
Push a softkey to select your desired action. w
[IGN]
Push to ignore the Call and return to the normal operat- ➥
ing mode.
  •Thetransceiver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. 60) ➥
[ACPT]
Push to monitor the channel specified by the calling ➥
station for an announcement from the calling station.
Note for Geographical Area Call
When no GPS receiver is connected or if there is a prob-
lem with the external receiver, all Geographical Area Calls
are received, regardless of your position.
D Receiving a Group Call/Geographical Area Call/All Ships Call